Courtney Wilburn
@cjwilburn.engineering
(she/her) Engineering leader, powerlifter, pun maker, wife, dog mom, lifelong Prince fan. Cautiously optimistic -> near cynic.
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Courtney Wilburn
@cjwilburn.engineering
· May 18
Hello please look at my handsome dog son who is a great model and also perfect.
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Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
October 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
ghee gives you the butter flavor without making the popcorn wet & soggy
but I also have been known to also add zatar, aleppo pepper, and salt
but I also have been known to also add zatar, aleppo pepper, and salt
What do you guys like putting on your popcorn?
October 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
ghee gives you the butter flavor without making the popcorn wet & soggy
but I also have been known to also add zatar, aleppo pepper, and salt
but I also have been known to also add zatar, aleppo pepper, and salt
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sometimes (most times?) bad things that happen aren’t about you and there’s no real need to make them about you
October 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
sometimes (most times?) bad things that happen aren’t about you and there’s no real need to make them about you
where are my fellow audiobook lovers at? i have a question for you: have you every gotten an audiobook from Books a Million? if so, can you download the file and use a different audio player that's not the BAM app?
October 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
where are my fellow audiobook lovers at? i have a question for you: have you every gotten an audiobook from Books a Million? if so, can you download the file and use a different audio player that's not the BAM app?
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What’s up everyone, why are you on this one this week
October 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
What’s up everyone, why are you on this one this week
I don't think that sweatpants should be available for sale without at least one rear pocket large enough to put more than lip balm in. it doesn't need to be wallet or phone sized but a folded dollar bill should not have to be stuffed in there.
October 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I don't think that sweatpants should be available for sale without at least one rear pocket large enough to put more than lip balm in. it doesn't need to be wallet or phone sized but a folded dollar bill should not have to be stuffed in there.
I finished the book "Addicted by Design" today and let me tell you something: if you're wondering how we got here with sports betting and prediction markets, this book will fill you in.
October 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I finished the book "Addicted by Design" today and let me tell you something: if you're wondering how we got here with sports betting and prediction markets, this book will fill you in.
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The Nazis know NOTHING about women
October 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The Nazis know NOTHING about women
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If you are a person who works in social media, and your job requires you to manage an account on Twitter/X, please ask your boss, in writing, to verify that you are required as a responsibility of your position to be on a platform that knowingly creates and monetizes child sexual abuse material …
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
If you are a person who works in social media, and your job requires you to manage an account on Twitter/X, please ask your boss, in writing, to verify that you are required as a responsibility of your position to be on a platform that knowingly creates and monetizes child sexual abuse material …
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You are correct.
Biden signed an EO on AI to require companies to share their safety test results and to task the NIST to set rigorous standards for AI safety, security, and trustworthy development before public deployment. I would imagine Trump killed those efforts.
September 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
You are correct.
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I don't disagree with the thread below but frame it somewhat differently as an academic who regularly sees people who read for a living fail in the way described here. From that perspective it seems more a cultural crisis than an educational one
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context.
I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
September 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I don't disagree with the thread below but frame it somewhat differently as an academic who regularly sees people who read for a living fail in the way described here. From that perspective it seems more a cultural crisis than an educational one
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this is so real and anyone with more than 5k followers on this website can attest to it
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context.
I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
September 26, 2026 at 7:59 AM
this is so real and anyone with more than 5k followers on this website can attest to it
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And if you're on instagram, you should go to your settings and uncheck these two boxes
September 25, 2026 at 9:07 PM
And if you're on instagram, you should go to your settings and uncheck these two boxes
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Notice all the black writers being accused of using AI in their works. Notice.
September 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Notice all the black writers being accused of using AI in their works. Notice.
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#TransRights
September 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
#TransRights
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Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.
September 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.
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Your support is our lifline and the only way for rebuilding our life after we lost everything
No matter how much it's will be part of rebuilding our life
No matter how much it's will be part of rebuilding our life
Don’t forget support us
Our link in bio 🔗
Our link in bio 🔗
September 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Your support is our lifline and the only way for rebuilding our life after we lost everything
No matter how much it's will be part of rebuilding our life
No matter how much it's will be part of rebuilding our life
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Thinking about starting up the Black MaGe art/craft group again. Pls repost to circulate, and like to indicate interest.
September 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Thinking about starting up the Black MaGe art/craft group again. Pls repost to circulate, and like to indicate interest.
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They want us to give up on each other.
September 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
They want us to give up on each other.
I was just reminded of the time the Today (US) show hosts dressed as the cast of Peanuts and I'm not sure if I'm laugh-crying or cry-laughing.
September 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I was just reminded of the time the Today (US) show hosts dressed as the cast of Peanuts and I'm not sure if I'm laugh-crying or cry-laughing.
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Do you see any “overground railroads” where you are? What systems, networks, and relationships come together around you to bring people closer to liberation?
September 21, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Do you see any “overground railroads” where you are? What systems, networks, and relationships come together around you to bring people closer to liberation?
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Our super talented friend and collaborator @noahjodice.bsky.social has another installment for @interruptcrim.bsky.social's "Imagining Overground Railroads" series. I shared this one with folks this weekend: the theme is "Learning Together."
millionexperiments.com/zines/overgr...
millionexperiments.com/zines/overgr...
Overground Railroads
Do you see any “overground railroads” where you are?
What systems, networks, and relationships come together around you to bring people closer to liberation? The different pieces of your railroad may...
millionexperiments.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Our super talented friend and collaborator @noahjodice.bsky.social has another installment for @interruptcrim.bsky.social's "Imagining Overground Railroads" series. I shared this one with folks this weekend: the theme is "Learning Together."
millionexperiments.com/zines/overgr...
millionexperiments.com/zines/overgr...
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Excited to announce that I've signed a contract with @mitpress.bsky.social for a new book! It's about ImageNet, a dataset of 14 million photos. Without it, we likely wouldn't have "AI" as we currently know it.
I've been thinking about this book for over 5 years, and am excited to finally write it.
I've been thinking about this book for over 5 years, and am excited to finally write it.
September 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Excited to announce that I've signed a contract with @mitpress.bsky.social for a new book! It's about ImageNet, a dataset of 14 million photos. Without it, we likely wouldn't have "AI" as we currently know it.
I've been thinking about this book for over 5 years, and am excited to finally write it.
I've been thinking about this book for over 5 years, and am excited to finally write it.