Beltsazar Krisetya
@krisetya.com
PhD student at UCL and a Dunning-Kruger thrill rider.
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It’s disheartening that doctors and scientists often become proxy targets for broader distrust and resentment toward institutions that have very real problems.
February 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It’s disheartening that doctors and scientists often become proxy targets for broader distrust and resentment toward institutions that have very real problems.
cacm.acm.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Degenerative AI. Where have I been.
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Degenerative AI. Where have I been.
Long live academic startups with PPP-sensitivity.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Long live academic startups with PPP-sensitivity.
Good morning and kind reminder.
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Good morning and kind reminder.
Academic research taught me how to build confidence amidst (self) doubts. Policy research taught me how to doubt the confidents.
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Academic research taught me how to build confidence amidst (self) doubts. Policy research taught me how to doubt the confidents.
Presented something at #DigiMeet2025. Got loads and loads of helpful feedback. Thank you!
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Presented something at #DigiMeet2025. Got loads and loads of helpful feedback. Thank you!
After all, isn't the core work of research and comedy essentially similar: highlighting irony?
Academic articles can benefit from more puns and wordplay.
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
After all, isn't the core work of research and comedy essentially similar: highlighting irony?
Academic articles can benefit from more puns and wordplay.
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Academic articles can benefit from more puns and wordplay.
😂
And so we learn that the Portuguese word for enshittification is merdificacão. 🤣 #AoIR2025
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Do online scammers ever experience imposter syndrome?
October 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Do online scammers ever experience imposter syndrome?
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How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign…
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign…
How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign manipulation on social media was "censorship" and a violation of Americans' free speech rights. The same crowd that turned researchers into pariahs and shut down entire government offices dedicated to studying foreign influence operations are now… demanding that social media platforms identify foreign accounts?
www.techdirt.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign…
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign…
My music library and taste only expands to the extent of new movie/series by @jamesgunn.bsky.social.
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My music library and taste only expands to the extent of new movie/series by @jamesgunn.bsky.social.
Today's achievement. Can't say the same for my inbox but small win matters.
August 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today's achievement. Can't say the same for my inbox but small win matters.
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“We already see a lot of actors — based on this monetization of platforms like X — that are using AI to produce content that just seeks to maximize attention…So misinformation, often highly polarized information — as AI models become more powerful, that content is going to take over."
Scientists Created an Entire Social Network Where Every User Is a Bot, and Something Wild Happened
Researchers simulated a social media platform that was populated entirely by AI to see if we can stop them from turning into echo chambers.
futurism.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“We already see a lot of actors — based on this monetization of platforms like X — that are using AI to produce content that just seeks to maximize attention…So misinformation, often highly polarized information — as AI models become more powerful, that content is going to take over."
