
Independent journalist & blogger commenting on university issues (especially academic freedom), and on AI. Posts/Reposts are not endorsements. @rickypo.bsky.soc
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Hungary’s Reapproachment with Europe: What the EU Funding Thaw Really Means universitytimes.ie/2026/10/h…
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Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech. apollo.com/wealth/insights-n…
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks” techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/op…
Democratic pro-AI regulation PAC spends against Senate Republicans semafor.com/article/10/23/20…
