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jordan profile picture
We're at the point of performative anti-ai sentiment that people are claiming to have never liked the character Data from Star Trek.
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgwhhg8ngsmwg5pnp0775x944je2d4fa02zu702vg4czks8lvxstsqkpxx0 Oh, I know *quite a bit* about the systems that produce it and their impacts. In fact, it's been one of my primary areas of research focus since 2016. ... and that informs my refusal ...
Flock of Bats ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐Ÿฆ‡ ๐ŸŽƒ · 15w
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/07/graham-platner-sexual-assault-drop-out-democrats.html This is a pretty good take on this mess. There are some Dems who say that to beat Trump we need our...
jordan profile picture
@nprofile1q... It certainly shows that there is *a lot* that people are willing to forgive if they just adopt the right policies.

I'm certain the institutional Democrats will learn (or pretend to learn) the wrong lesson from all this.
beka valentine · 54w
but what kind of computer literacy is that? they're starting out on iPads or iPhones, browsing the web, playing games, and whatnot. maybe they'll have Chromebooks to do the same most of them aren't l...
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@nprofile1q... There's a trend on TikTok right now where so many people (Gen Z, Millennials) believe that blocking the Oracle or Meta accounts somehow protects you from their spying or influences/"unlocks" your algorithmic experience. Its the modern version of declaring facebook cannot use your photos in a status post. With the lack of education, I'm seeing more and more techno-cargo-cult behavior; myths trying to make sense of a world they inhabit but can't comprehend.