▶ ai·
Me: Why is there an exceptionally high density of Google bullshit in the news this week?
Me: Why is there an exceptionally high density of Google bullshit in the news this week? Me: Oh, it must be Google IO. sigh
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Wow some terrible reporting about Google's latest horrible ideas about how to distort information access in the name of "convenience" (or something):
Wow some terrible reporting about Google's latest horrible ideas about how to distort information access in the name of "convenience" (or something): techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/g... A short thread 🧵>>
▶ ai·
We gotta find the guy that did this!!
We gotta find the guy that did this!!
▶ ai·
Absolutely horrified at this planned study from my own institution:
Absolutely horrified at this planned study from my own institution: www.404media.co/researchers-... >>
▶ ai·
The kids are alright.
The kids are alright. Quite on top of everything else, what kind of bozo makes a graduation speech that isn't actually about the graduates?
▶ ai·
This is beautiful on so many levels. It names clearly and directly one of the insidious tactics that tech uses to evade effective regulation. It exemplifies a way in which humanistic scholarship prov…
This is beautiful on so many levels. It names clearly and directly one of the insidious tactics that tech uses to evade effective regulation. It exemplifies a way in which humanistic scholarship provides critically…
▶ ai·
Seattle-area friends: See you Sunday?
Seattle-area friends: See you Sunday? www.pikeplacemarket.org/events-calen...
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Always worth remembering: ChatGPT isn't a tool, it isn't a companion. It's a product -- and everything you type in that box is data you are sending to OpenAI.
Always worth remembering: ChatGPT isn't a tool, it isn't a companion. It's a product -- and everything you type in that box is data you are sending to OpenAI.
▶ ai·
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 77
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 77 Y’all won’t stop producing Fresh AI Hell, so @alexhanna.bsky.social and I had to try to make another pass at clearing it out! www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
▶ ai·
So "don't feed the trolls" usually means "don't feed the trolls content to keep them going" but sometimes I think it maybe also means "don't feed the trolls to one's followers" (by e.g. boosting a pa…
So "don't feed the trolls" usually means "don't feed the trolls content to keep them going" but sometimes I think it maybe also means "don't feed the trolls to one's followers" (by e.g. boosting a particularly bad take…
▶ ai·
"Predictably, the huge spike in productivity that these companies claim their own AI products have enabled hasn’t resulted in more or better products, shorter work weeks, or better consumer experienc…
"Predictably, the huge spike in productivity that these companies claim their own AI products have enabled hasn’t resulted in more or better products, shorter work weeks, or better consumer experiences."…
▶ ai·
Hey it's the book's birthday!
Hey it's the book's birthday! Happy 1st Birthday to our book @alexhanna.bsky.social :) The AI Con has been out in the world for a whole year. 🎂🎂🎂 thecon.ai
▶ ai·
I cosign all of this
I cosign all of this
▶ ai·
People who are concerned about the good of humanity are always kissing up THIS HARD to fascists like Trump, right? Right???
People who are concerned about the good of humanity are always kissing up THIS HARD to fascists like Trump, right? Right??? (Also, Bernie bros, please get your guy.)
▶ ai·
Missed Ghost in the Machine at SIFF? You can catch it via Kinema!
Missed Ghost in the Machine at SIFF? You can catch it via Kinema! And, through tomorrow, participate in a fundraiser for @dairinstitute.bsky.social while you're at it! notaidoc.com/dairxghost
▶ ai·
Some reflections on frequently unasked questions about stochastic parrots (the phrase and the paper):
Some reflections on frequently unasked questions about stochastic parrots (the phrase and the paper): medium.com/@emilymenonb...
▶ ai·
Timeline cleanse!
Timeline cleanse!
▶ ai·
This was really great! Also showing tomorrow at SIFF (though not IMAX).
This was really great! Also showing tomorrow at SIFF (though not IMAX).
▶ ai·
I guess I'm glad this is out there, but also I am infuriated that people have to spend their time doing this. OF COURSE synthetic text extruding machines are going to output something that *looks lik…
I guess I'm glad this is out there, but also I am infuriated that people have to spend their time doing this. OF COURSE synthetic text extruding machines are going to output something that looks like but is not an…
▶ ai·
I can't think of anything that makes me want to read a paper less than encountering "Recent advances in AI/LLMs" in the abstract/intro.
I can't think of anything that makes me want to read a paper less than encountering "Recent advances in AI/LLMs" in the abstract/intro. You can step off that bandwagon. Life is better over here!
▶ ai·
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
▶ ai·
Tip for dealing with busy people: If you're asking someone to speak (esp. for free) at some event, AND you expect them to spend some time on a meeting beforehand to plan how it will go, put this in t…
Tip for dealing with busy people: If you're asking someone to speak (esp. for free) at some event, AND you expect them to spend some time on a meeting beforehand to plan how it will go, put this in the initial…
▶ ai·
“‘AI’ might not be good for xyz, but you can’t deny that it’s helpful for programming” -- sound familiar? On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will be digging into th…
“‘AI’ might not be good for xyz, but you can’t deny that it’s helpful for programming” -- sound familiar? On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will be digging into that bullshit. Join…
▶ ai·
@alexhanna.bsky.social and I are so excited to announce that THE AI CON has been selected as Book in Common for 2026-27 at Cal State Chico!
@alexhanna.bsky.social and I are so excited to announce that THE AI CON has been selected as Book in Common for 2026-27 at Cal State Chico! We're excited for thousands of folks to read and engage with our work. We'll…
▶ ai·
Seattle friends! This event on May 17, with Shelley Fairweather-Vega at Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum should be really fun. Join us!
Seattle friends! This event on May 17, with Shelley Fairweather-Vega at Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum should be really fun. Join us! www.folioseattle.org/event-detail...
▶ ai·
Go home, LinkedIn. You're drunk.
Go home, LinkedIn. You're drunk.
▶ ai·
Wesleyan Tetris
Wesleyan Tetris
▶ ai·
I'm a little late to the dunk-on-Dawkins party (but hey, let's keep the celebration rolling!) but I finally read his essay (minus the chatbot outputs he included) and I'm curious how much exposure it…
I'm a little late to the dunk-on-Dawkins party (but hey, let's keep the celebration rolling!) but I finally read his essay (minus the chatbot outputs he included) and I'm curious how much exposure it took for him to…
▶ ai·
Watch this short, powerful, very on-point speech. Literal shivers watching @mjcrockett.bsky.social make the most of their platform!
Watch this short, powerful, very on-point speech. Literal shivers watching @mjcrockett.bsky.social make the most of their platform!