Friedlind Riedel
@friedlind.bsky.social
music & sound studies, media philosophy | painfully split between German academia and anglophone-mainstream academia | Wrote a book about Burmese opera/pyazat
https://friedlindriedel.de/
https://friedlindriedel.de/
Anastasia Berg places into brackets what I see as a major point:
If a researcher is … incapable of evaluating the AI’s output (…then the prompter is already a redundant middleman.)
Where students are advice to use AI for writing they are being made redundant. That’s the point.
If a researcher is … incapable of evaluating the AI’s output (…then the prompter is already a redundant middleman.)
Where students are advice to use AI for writing they are being made redundant. That’s the point.
“An LLM is not an aircraft requiring years of training to operate. … Prompting a workflow for the execution of a task requires an underlying understanding of THE TASK“ (emphasis my own)
www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
The Ivy League’s Surrender to AI Is Insane
When college leaders drink the corporate Kool-Aid, the liberal arts die.
www.chronicle.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Anastasia Berg places into brackets what I see as a major point:
If a researcher is … incapable of evaluating the AI’s output (…then the prompter is already a redundant middleman.)
Where students are advice to use AI for writing they are being made redundant. That’s the point.
If a researcher is … incapable of evaluating the AI’s output (…then the prompter is already a redundant middleman.)
Where students are advice to use AI for writing they are being made redundant. That’s the point.
“An LLM is not an aircraft requiring years of training to operate. … Prompting a workflow for the execution of a task requires an underlying understanding of THE TASK“ (emphasis my own)
www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
The Ivy League’s Surrender to AI Is Insane
When college leaders drink the corporate Kool-Aid, the liberal arts die.
www.chronicle.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“An LLM is not an aircraft requiring years of training to operate. … Prompting a workflow for the execution of a task requires an underlying understanding of THE TASK“ (emphasis my own)
www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
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I’ve shared this before, but it bears repeating. A lot.
September 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I’ve shared this before, but it bears repeating. A lot.
My new word for the day
Forwaiding /fɔːrˈweɪdɪŋ/
The act of pasting AI-generated text and passing it off as your own.
Forwaiding /fɔːrˈweɪdɪŋ/
The act of pasting AI-generated text and passing it off as your own.
September 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
My new word for the day
Forwaiding /fɔːrˈweɪdɪŋ/
The act of pasting AI-generated text and passing it off as your own.
Forwaiding /fɔːrˈweɪdɪŋ/
The act of pasting AI-generated text and passing it off as your own.
Yes yes yes!!! It’s the best. It made my year.
MIT just called for an educational revolution. As an educator and #Python programmer who has struggled with the impact of AI for several years, I'm quite impressed.
Here are my reactions to the most important and far-reaching AI-in-education document I've seen to date: buff.ly/Aa1LTfh
Here are my reactions to the most important and far-reaching AI-in-education document I've seen to date: buff.ly/Aa1LTfh
MIT just called for an educational revolution - LernerPython
As someone who teaches programming for a living, I’ve spent the last few years wrestling with the educational implications of AI. I’m changing everything I do to adjust to our […]
buff.ly
September 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Yes yes yes!!! It’s the best. It made my year.
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This report coming from the MIT community is BY FAR the most rigorous and caring assessment of the ongoing educational revolution caused by #AI that Ihave come across.
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
Report – AI and Education
aiandeducation.mit.edu
September 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This report coming from the MIT community is BY FAR the most rigorous and caring assessment of the ongoing educational revolution caused by #AI that Ihave come across.
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
This report coming from the MIT community is BY FAR the most rigorous and caring assessment of the ongoing educational revolution caused by #AI that Ihave come across.
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
Report – AI and Education
aiandeducation.mit.edu
September 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This report coming from the MIT community is BY FAR the most rigorous and caring assessment of the ongoing educational revolution caused by #AI that Ihave come across.
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
The “most important goal must be to nurture and protect our shared humanity”…
aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
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Musicology Bluesky! Looking to interview someone who can explain *on the record* how the American military ensembles employ fair use exception to perform original arrangements of popular music. Can anyone help?
August 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Musicology Bluesky! Looking to interview someone who can explain *on the record* how the American military ensembles employ fair use exception to perform original arrangements of popular music. Can anyone help?
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Immensely inspired by the Burmese scholars and students who talked about different manuscripts in the holdings of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social brilliantly organised by Maria Kekki and Hein Htet San
August 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Immensely inspired by the Burmese scholars and students who talked about different manuscripts in the holdings of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social brilliantly organised by Maria Kekki and Hein Htet San
Immensely inspired by the Burmese scholars and students who talked about different manuscripts in the holdings of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social brilliantly organised by Maria Kekki and Hein Htet San
August 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Immensely inspired by the Burmese scholars and students who talked about different manuscripts in the holdings of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social brilliantly organised by Maria Kekki and Hein Htet San
Signed. “Cofnas himself seems less concerned with the issue of academic freedom. In his own writings, we find numerous passages calling for the expulsion of those who disagree with him"
We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter.
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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...
forms.gle
August 26, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Signed. “Cofnas himself seems less concerned with the issue of academic freedom. In his own writings, we find numerous passages calling for the expulsion of those who disagree with him"
This is so good! And so terrifying.
I get so sick of being told that there has been no gender-based prejudice against women musicians. So here are some genuine reviews written about women, between 1893 & 2021, with a couple words/letters changed to make them about men.
August 23, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This is so good! And so terrifying.
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Yes I just found one! @univie.ac.at, at least the anthropology department. Class descriptions come with this standardised text:
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
do we know of any universities/higher ed institutions that have explicitly stated resistance/refusal of genai as their official policy
August 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Yes I just found one! @univie.ac.at, at least the anthropology department. Class descriptions come with this standardised text:
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
Yes I just found one! @univie.ac.at, at least the anthropology department. Class descriptions come with this standardised text:
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
do we know of any universities/higher ed institutions that have explicitly stated resistance/refusal of genai as their official policy
August 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Yes I just found one! @univie.ac.at, at least the anthropology department. Class descriptions come with this standardised text:
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
“The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor”
This is a fantastic source. Before sending students off into essay writing phase, we read several of the recommended articles in class including some German ones I had added.
sunday mid-august is just about the sundayest.
balm for the sundays:
this solidarity guide to back-to-school support for the wide refusal movement
updated w new assignments, teachable readings, labor resources +more after launch 1 year ago
send us your updates! bon courage!
against-a-i.com
balm for the sundays:
this solidarity guide to back-to-school support for the wide refusal movement
updated w new assignments, teachable readings, labor resources +more after launch 1 year ago
send us your updates! bon courage!
against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI -
against-a-i.com
August 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is a fantastic source. Before sending students off into essay writing phase, we read several of the recommended articles in class including some German ones I had added.
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What happens to war criminals who should be dealt with in The Hague?
They receive a guard of honour from the neighbouring country where its president ignores ASEAN, international law and the majority sentiment in his own country and welcomes #Myanmar dictator Min Aung Hlaing, parading as President.
They receive a guard of honour from the neighbouring country where its president ignores ASEAN, international law and the majority sentiment in his own country and welcomes #Myanmar dictator Min Aung Hlaing, parading as President.
August 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM
What happens to war criminals who should be dealt with in The Hague?
They receive a guard of honour from the neighbouring country where its president ignores ASEAN, international law and the majority sentiment in his own country and welcomes #Myanmar dictator Min Aung Hlaing, parading as President.
They receive a guard of honour from the neighbouring country where its president ignores ASEAN, international law and the majority sentiment in his own country and welcomes #Myanmar dictator Min Aung Hlaing, parading as President.
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Writing is rewriting and more rewriting until you get it close to right. You can't skip steps with this shit.
August 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Writing is rewriting and more rewriting until you get it close to right. You can't skip steps with this shit.
The German comment would be: Promt daneben.
This politician in Canada used ChatGPT to write his speech and then just directly read out loud the AI prompt without realising it, announcing to legislators “Here's a more natural, flowing version of that section that reads like a legislative speech rather than a series of short points." Glorious!
July 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The German comment would be: Promt daneben.
The medium is the message
This politician in Canada used ChatGPT to write his speech and then just directly read out loud the AI prompt without realising it, announcing to legislators “Here's a more natural, flowing version of that section that reads like a legislative speech rather than a series of short points." Glorious!
July 28, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The medium is the message
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Die wichtigste ö. Forschungsstelle für Rechtsextremismus muss sich von der FPÖ nicht als „pseudowissenschaftlich“ diffamieren lassen, weil es dafür keinerlei Tatsachengrundlage gibt, hat der Oberste Gerichtshof entschieden: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Höchstgericht: FPÖ darf DÖW nicht pseudowissenschaftlich nennen
Das Dokumentationsarchiv des Österreichischen Widerstands bekam vor dem Obersten Gerichtshof (OGH) Recht. Urteile früherer Instanzen hatten für viel Kritik gesorgt
www.derstandard.at
July 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Die wichtigste ö. Forschungsstelle für Rechtsextremismus muss sich von der FPÖ nicht als „pseudowissenschaftlich“ diffamieren lassen, weil es dafür keinerlei Tatsachengrundlage gibt, hat der Oberste Gerichtshof entschieden: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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I am a member of an international editorial board of a regionally oriented journal, the flagship journal for the region. We had a board meeting and the journal editor shared the latest numbers: 70% desk rejects due to #AI at a submission rate of over 1000 articles p.a. Countless hours of extra work.
June 23, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I am a member of an international editorial board of a regionally oriented journal, the flagship journal for the region. We had a board meeting and the journal editor shared the latest numbers: 70% desk rejects due to #AI at a submission rate of over 1000 articles p.a. Countless hours of extra work.
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Appreciate Robert’s willingness to call this garbage out, the absolute last thing our field needs to welcome in this uncritical way
At this year's music Pedagogy into Practice conference at UBC, I attended a keynote address on the subject of integrating AI into music education, from José Antonio Bowen. It was the most disappointed I have ever been during a keynote talk. At times, it was stomach-churning. Thread:
May 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Appreciate Robert’s willingness to call this garbage out, the absolute last thing our field needs to welcome in this uncritical way
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I think the thing crushing my spirit at the moment (it rotates, but there's always something!) is just the utter selfishness that the AI debate is bringing out in so many people. But I guess that's why it's the big Silicon Valley/GOP play. They know we love being selfish.
May 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I think the thing crushing my spirit at the moment (it rotates, but there's always something!) is just the utter selfishness that the AI debate is bringing out in so many people. But I guess that's why it's the big Silicon Valley/GOP play. They know we love being selfish.
"It’s no surprise that 76% of teachers are using #AI tools . . . [also] for marking even creative subjects" Unclear where this number is from but: creativity is not the (only) boundary of AI. It's the ability for critique. It's the ability to be bored, inspiered, to joke.
Students rebel against AI
Students at Barton School oppose AI as it risks replacing human teachers, especially in creative subjects, ethics and wellbeing | Oscar Dunning
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Students at Barton School oppose AI as it risks replacing human teachers, especially in creative subjects, ethics and wellbeing | Oscar Dunning
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Students rebel against AI
Students at Barton School oppose AI as it risks replacing human teachers, especially in creative subjects, ethics and wellbeing
sussexbylines.co.uk
May 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"It’s no surprise that 76% of teachers are using #AI tools . . . [also] for marking even creative subjects" Unclear where this number is from but: creativity is not the (only) boundary of AI. It's the ability for critique. It's the ability to be bored, inspiered, to joke.