@johnpcraig.bsky.social
I block bots & botlikes. Is that biochauvinism?
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Trump Pushes To Rename Sexual Attraction To Children ‘Americaphilia’
August 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trump Pushes To Rename Sexual Attraction To Children ‘Americaphilia’
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Dolly Parton Troubled To Find God Illiterate https://theonion.com/dolly-parton-troubled-to-find-god-illiterate/
August 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Dolly Parton Troubled To Find God Illiterate https://theonion.com/dolly-parton-troubled-to-find-god-illiterate/
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We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
August 26, 2026 at 1:34 AM
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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What happens when you put an air tag in a large shipment of old books?
You end up at an AI-training facility where such books are destructively scanned.
www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
You end up at an AI-training facility where such books are destructively scanned.
www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
www.404media.co
August 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
What happens when you put an air tag in a large shipment of old books?
You end up at an AI-training facility where such books are destructively scanned.
www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
You end up at an AI-training facility where such books are destructively scanned.
www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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"AI" has existed in its current form for barely four years and the fact that it's jammed up the cognitive development of an entire generation that fast (and that there's a specific overclass of techofascists who are deeply thrilled about this) is a big damn red flag.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"AI" has existed in its current form for barely four years and the fact that it's jammed up the cognitive development of an entire generation that fast (and that there's a specific overclass of techofascists who are deeply thrilled about this) is a big damn red flag.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
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“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
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i love when they recover some 3000 year old clay tablet and its something totally relatable like “i hope this tablet finds you well but the group project is a disaster…”
August 15, 2026 at 11:59 AM
i love when they recover some 3000 year old clay tablet and its something totally relatable like “i hope this tablet finds you well but the group project is a disaster…”
Counterpoint: An email saying "Thanks" in response to an email saying "Thanks" is as unnecessary as unintentional/performative reply-alls.
‘Hello, just circling back!’ Not responding to emails is common across higher education but bad for morale
Several colleges and universities instruct students on how to navigate email communication on their campus, but more could consider the practice.
theconversation.com
August 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Counterpoint: An email saying "Thanks" in response to an email saying "Thanks" is as unnecessary as unintentional/performative reply-alls.
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I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
July 31, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
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The cost to defend and often settle cases against ADOC officers accounts for 63 percent of the state's liability fund.
#alpolitics
#alpolitics
buff.ly
July 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The cost to defend and often settle cases against ADOC officers accounts for 63 percent of the state's liability fund.
#alpolitics
#alpolitics
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uh...yes?
July 22, 2026 at 11:33 AM
uh...yes?
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Three years ago tomorrow, I very nervously gave this speech. I knew my career as a TV journalist was dunzo, cooked, filleted, kaput the morning I wrote it. (Thanks to Kat insisting I go for it anyway.)
The end is awfully prescient at this exact second, though. Big ups to Scott Pelley for fighting.
The end is awfully prescient at this exact second, though. Big ups to Scott Pelley for fighting.
June 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Three years ago tomorrow, I very nervously gave this speech. I knew my career as a TV journalist was dunzo, cooked, filleted, kaput the morning I wrote it. (Thanks to Kat insisting I go for it anyway.)
The end is awfully prescient at this exact second, though. Big ups to Scott Pelley for fighting.
The end is awfully prescient at this exact second, though. Big ups to Scott Pelley for fighting.
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Their new girlfriend is women
May 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Their new girlfriend is women
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so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.
"People have stopped believing that the economy can be good, and have lost the willingness to admit that they are doing well. That pessimism might be harder to fix than an actual downturn," @annielowrey.bsky.social argues.
The ‘Vibecession’ Is Over. The ‘Permacession’ Is Here.
Why Americans are so unhappy.
bit.ly
May 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.
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People prefer to use “sycophantic” AI systems that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs.
In a new paper (n=7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with sycophantic AI chatbots more than interacting with neutral chatbots or “disagreeable” chatbots that challenged their beliefs.
In a new paper (n=7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with sycophantic AI chatbots more than interacting with neutral chatbots or “disagreeable” chatbots that challenged their beliefs.
May 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
People prefer to use “sycophantic” AI systems that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs.
In a new paper (n=7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with sycophantic AI chatbots more than interacting with neutral chatbots or “disagreeable” chatbots that challenged their beliefs.
In a new paper (n=7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with sycophantic AI chatbots more than interacting with neutral chatbots or “disagreeable” chatbots that challenged their beliefs.
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AI botched their graduation…
Sir, another graduation ceremony in which the students booed AI has dropped.
"College graduates were pissed after their school used AI to announce graduates’ names and missed hundreds of names"
(via @/FearedBuck on Twitter)
"College graduates were pissed after their school used AI to announce graduates’ names and missed hundreds of names"
(via @/FearedBuck on Twitter)
May 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
AI botched their graduation…
“AI.” It can only good happen.
May 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
“AI.” It can only good happen.
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"Altman and Musk surprised the court by demanding a jury AI chatbots, explaining they had a right to a jury of their peers." Source: canyoutellifimadethatupornot
April 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"Altman and Musk surprised the court by demanding a jury AI chatbots, explaining they had a right to a jury of their peers." Source: canyoutellifimadethatupornot
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🔗: https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/04/britt-questions-rices-whale-endangered-status-amid-gulf-drilling-debate.html??utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
There are just 51 Rice’s Whales left in existence, scientists estimate.
There are just 51 Rice’s Whales left in existence, scientists estimate.
April 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/04/britt-questions-rices-whale-endangered-status-amid-gulf-drilling-debate.html??utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
There are just 51 Rice’s Whales left in existence, scientists estimate.
There are just 51 Rice’s Whales left in existence, scientists estimate.
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This is your periodic reminder that Democrats introduced legislation in 2021 to ban gerrymandering nationwide and every republican voted against it except two who were absent.
April 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This is your periodic reminder that Democrats introduced legislation in 2021 to ban gerrymandering nationwide and every republican voted against it except two who were absent.
A predictable outcome.
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
www.nature.com
April 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A predictable outcome.
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April 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM