Sheldon Fernandez

AI Strategist, Thinker & Philosopher

[Sheldon Fernandez @sheldonfff]

My inaugural article in @thewalrus on what the research is telling us about the effects of Generative AI on adult cognition.

A fun piece to research – but an even more amusing one to write.

https://t.co/uAKJ8cBwQg

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@JimPethokoukis @SSRN Link to paper?

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Theoretically significant paper from @GoogleDeepMind on the limits of 'instantiating consciousness' with prevailing technologies.

Highly worthwhile...

https://t.co/xSCqiFSLHV

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I’ve observed a change with the latest version of X on IoS when I forward a tweet on the native mail client.

The original behavior included a text preview of the tweet while the new behavior is to only include the link. Screenshots below. Confirmed on multiple devices.

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@virtualinfocom Wx
Even

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It is the question I get asked more than any other: “What does Artificial Intelligence mean for my children?”

To wit, my piece in the Observer on the effects of Generative AI on childhood cognition.

[Observer @observer]

As A.I. enters classrooms and homes, the real risk isn’t misinformation but the quiet erosion of developing thinking skills. https://t.co/qloUsG0PXu

[S Sebag Montefiore @simonmontefiore]

Wow

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

It took 9 years and 3 billion miles to get this shot.

Pluto’s icy Mountains.

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the calm before the storm...let's go @BlueJays!

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@Jake_Einy @KPILLAR4 How often do you play through the top of the 9th inning in game 6 of the 2015 ALCS?

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It’s been 3411 days – more than 9 years – between these two pieces I had featured on @RCScience.

From anticipation to reckoning in under a decade. Links to both articles below:

https://t.co/BmTswhLbyU

https://t.co/ETeMP3A1bu

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Eight months ago, on the way to soccer practice, my six-year-old asked, “Dad, where does ChatGPT live?” and unknowingly stirred his father’s creative impulses.

The resulting piece can be found below.

https://t.co/BmTswhLbyU

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

On The BetaKit Podcast, Sheldon Fernandez (@sheldonfff), former CEO of DarwinAI, opens up about what we can learn from talking to #AI.

What do we gain, what might we lose, and most importantly, how might this impact future generations?

Listen now. https://t.co/V4kI4T7ocH

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His first MLB game @BlueJays !

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

Former DarwinAI CEO Sheldon Fernandez discusses the virtues of being vulnerable with his ChatGPT-4o instance. #AI https://t.co/V4kI4T7ocH

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@CanadianPolling Ah good catch…

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An excerpt from the Jan 1991 issue of @PCMag, highlighting their technical awards for 1990.

The prose below makes for quaint reading 34 years later.

Feels apropos to share this on the first day of 2025; we’re at the precipice….

[Sheldon Fernandez @sheldonfff]

Ding’s blunder reminds me Karpov’s oversight in game 10 of the second KK match, which prefigured a changing of the guard against his youthful opponent.

Might this prove similarly portentous @Kasparov63 ?

#DingGukesh

[Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) @creativedlab]

In the latest episode of Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, we’re diving deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence with #AI pioneers @sheldonfff (DarwinAI), @korymath (@GoogleDeepMind), and @ghadfield (@UofT). @StackhouseJohn
https://t.co/Fw65DVWeZz