This is why AI "inspiration" - slop outputs fed into new chatbots - creates an near-immediate systemic collapse, and also why tech companies want to turn human creatives into little piggies that do nothing but feed the slop machine, because they *know* it's unique and valuable
Three cheers for the House of Lords. This far from the the first time in their modern history that they have functioned as a check on the tendency of governments to comply with the industry pressure.
"The task of AI education, then, is not merely to teach technical competence, but to cultivate the political imagination and collective capacities necessary to contest and reshape technological power," write Jan‐Philipp Siebold, Annemarie Witschas, and Rainer Mühlhoff.
I don’t think most academics realise that we’re way past the ‘AI concerns me’ phase and in the middle of a full scale apocalyptic war waged by tech corporations. We must fight for our lives and for everything we hold dear. AI should be exposed, shamed, and rejected in every facet of our profession.
surely we can teach the children how to ethically use this product designed for unethical use by unethical people
In case you missed it, the recording of 'Technomoral Conversations: What's the Story with AI? AI Narratives and Counter-Narratives' with @abeba.bsky.social @johnthornhill.bsky.social @amoorelouise.bsky.social & @alex-taylor.bsky.social is available now!
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If you are in the UK please consider signing the open letter to the government about this here: weandai.org/updated-open...
"Is Claude really powerful? Yes, say the people who need that to be true!"
Just the most basic failures of competent journalism on show here.
Check out our new op-ed! With @taniaduarte.bsky.social @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social, & @timdavies.org.uk.
We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.
I think part of this is academic-brain. We've disciplined ourselves into believing that refusal or simply identifying something as irredeemable are not respectable intellectual positions. Instead, the clever posture is to wishcast a scenario on to which we can project our own smart version of sthing
This was an excellent event, well done Dani and team! (and @aggillespie.bsky.social has been lured to Bluesky)
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
I think I might be a burnt out husk now
I hope your UK lawyer is more competent
The implied purpose of the "trust" here is telling. It's needed for to sell more AI and harvest more data, but nothing about actual benefits for the people trusting it.
I would say this findings shows women are more AI literate than men, because the majority of non-magical beings have no innate ability to "judge truthfulness"
And please all join me in summoning Alex Gillespie to Bluesky
Had a great time prepping for a Tech Refusal workshop today. Getting to talk to wonderful, smart people about important things is really the highlight of this job. Shoutouts to @ftollon.bsky.social @meenakshimani.bsky.social @jacquelinerowe.bsky.social @kimberleyparadis.bsky.social
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the only way to ensure it's a bubble that'll eventually burst is to prevent institutional uptake of these technologies, which is still possible if we keep refusing and resisting
Learning objectives 1 Gain conceptual clarity and deeper understanding of ‘AI’, its various forms and meanings 2 Understand how the science of human cognition can help resist AI hype 3 Critically uncover pseudoscientific claims about AI 4 Analyse critical intersectional theories (racism, sexism, ableism and more) to analyse social harms such as the exploitation of labor behind AI technologies 5 Critically grasp the relationship between AI technologies, sustainability, and environmental devastation 6 Perform a critical AI literacy project to start ways of resisting AI in a specific context
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My brain just screamed "case study", so far gone am I
Samesies
Except that what we teach in the classroom is the standard we set for research
"I got straight As!"
"Well that's incredibly wrong"
The Home Office also recognise that this may have an impact on user of care services who are likely to be older people and those with disabilities. The Home Office believes that despite these points the changes are justified for a number of policy reasons including reducing net migration and ending reliance on overseas recruitment.
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
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You heard it here first folks, Rachel only ever psychically levitates her many premium bonds!
