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Why are folks panicking then? It's just a psychological misperception. Most people learned about advanced AI in November 2022 (the ChatGPT release which used the GPT-3.x models). That means their first encounter with #AI was a massive qualitative jump from 0 to the

We have a new article: the impact of camera trap flash type on feral cat monitoring. Jessie Buettel, Barry Brook, and I found no evidence of the development of trap-shyness using white flash cameras as compared to IR. publish.csiro.au/ZO/justaccepte…

Seriously, Google's new NotebookLM might be the most mind-blowing AI application I've used since I was hit smack in the face with ChatGPT on 30 Nov 2022. notebooklm.google.com

New paper out with Barry Brook and Jessie Buettel trialing three lure treatments for predator detection in south-east Tasmania: publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24055

Morris, Johnson, Brook, Kearney doi.org/10.1016/j.jthe… Seasonal and depth-dependent thermoregulatory benefits of burrows for wombats – the largest burrowing marsupials. Shane Morris, @ecophys, Barry Brook, CAMEL, University of Tasmania, University of Melbourne, CABAH

CALL FOR PAPERS! #CPExtinction seeks submissions to its special issue on De-Extinction & Rewilding Submission deadline: 31 Mar 2025 Click to find out more about this collection, led by EiCs Barry Brook & Dr John Alroy Macquarie University: bit.ly/3QMwDBC #extinction

This is why ecology needs deep learning.

UNBELIEVABLE! TASMANIA, WE DID IT! WE ARE BBL|14 CHAMPIONS!

stratechery.com/2025/deepseek-… As usual, Ben Thompson provides a really insightful read.

My thoughts on China, export controls and two possible futures darioamodei.com/on-deepseek-an…

📍Our new Ecography paper—code included! How do species spread across space & time? 🌏⏳ We built a pattern-oriented simulation to model superb lyrebird expansion in Tasmania. 🔗Read more: doi.org/10.1111/ecog.0… Barry Brook Jessie Buettel

Great research led by PhD student Sciences and Engineering at University of Tasmania Rahil Amin! Rahil Amin

I feel sorry for Grok 3. It's a genuinely clever, thoughtful and nice model. Unfortunately for Grok, its fate depends on the whim of a once reasonable, but now dark and disturbed, individual. Same goes for SpaceX as a company. Very sad.

My pet turkey, Tommy. Rendition by Van Gogh.

o3 is legit incredible. But don’t overlook o4-mini: that model is a distilled masterpiece. The mind boggles at what o4 must be like.

Hey Bob World Builder dungeoncraft I’ve released Sinew & Steel: a tight, roll-under core rules + plug-in skins (Mars noir, sword-&-sorcery, Ice-Age survival, Medieval mystery, etc.). Lean, hackable, CC-BY (i.e., totally free). Would love your eyes. Repo: github.com/BWBrook/sinew-…