MEET THE DUTY CANARY
Who is Tally, the SIREN duty canary?
Miners took a canary underground because it noticed trouble first. SIREN's canary wears a civil-defence helmet painted in the level's colour and keeps watch on AI. Right now, at SIREN 4, Tally is whistling.
FOLLOW TALLY ON X → 𝕏 POST TALLYWhat do the five moods mean?
Tally's face is the reading. The mood says how loud AI is, never how bad: the index counts tempo, and so does the bird.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 5?
Tally is asleep on the perch.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 4?
Tally is whistling.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 3?
Tally is head up.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 2?
Tally is feathers ruffled.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 1?
Tally is in full squawk.
Where does Tally work on the site?
What are Tally's Bets?
Daily forecasts about the index, scored in public.
What is on Tally's Desk?
The unserious counts: robots and godfathers.
How do you play Tally Counts?
Thirty seconds: count signals, ignore predictions.
Can I use Tally in my own posts?
Use Tally in posts, slides and videos about AI with a link back to SIREN. Download the current-level Tally:
Tally imitates a genre, the 1950s public-information cartoon, not any agency's emblem.
What questions do people actually ask?
Who is Tally, the SIREN duty canary?
Miners took a canary underground because it noticed trouble first. SIREN's canary wears a civil-defence helmet painted in the level's colour and keeps watch on AI. Right now, at SIREN 4, Tally is whistling.
What do the five moods mean?
Tally's face is the reading. The mood says how loud AI is, never how bad: the index counts tempo, and so does the bird.
Where does Tally work on the site?
Tally's Bets, Tally's Desk and Tally Counts.
Can I use Tally in my own posts?
Use Tally in posts, slides and videos about AI with a link back to SIREN.
What are Tally's Bets?
Daily forecasts about the index, scored in public.
What is on Tally's Desk?
The unserious counts: robots and godfathers.
How do you play Tally Counts?
Thirty seconds: count signals, ignore predictions.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 5?
Tally is asleep on the perch.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 4?
Tally is whistling.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 3?
Tally is head up.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 2?
Tally is feathers ruffled.
What does Tally look like at SIREN 1?
Tally is in full squawk.
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