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Michael Muller (he/him)
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I do research at the hybrid intersection of HCI, AI, critical computing, and social justice. Co-chair of ACM SIGCHI CARES. Member of Fempower.tech, AccessSIGCHI. My posts do not reflect the views of my employer.

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David M Weigel @spdbump.bsky.social · 5d
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · 7d
"I still love boxes and the way a word

is a box. It holds things,
flotsam holding flotsam."

--Catherine Barnett
poets.org/poem/speciou...
#poetry #words

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12d
Should AI chatbots talk with you as if they’re human?

Charlie Warzel speaks with author Kashmir Hill about the ever more alarming relationships people build with AI chatbots. Listen to the episode:
When Chatbots Break Our Minds
How big a problem is “AI psychosis”?
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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 18d
“But this is how everything broken heals. You must hold it close when it cries out and love it until it is holy.”
The world drowns and we must pull it to safety. The world burns and we must douse the flames. Every crack in this world can yet be filled with light. Call it hope. Name it sacred. But this is how everything broken heals. You must hold it close when it cries out and love it till it is holy. - Nikita Gill

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Joe Yracheta (A ∩ & ∪ Ω) @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social · 18d
1/2 This has been an issue since at least 1996 (long before if you include birth control, radiation, syphilis and tuberculosis research). In a way it’s bad we are still talking about this with universities and federal funders), tribalcollegejournal.org/our-dna-our-...
Our DNA, Our Sovereignty: Reclaiming Genetic Data in Indian Country
Native genetic data has been taken, studied, and stored often without tribal consent. TCUs can lead the effort to change the paradigm.
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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 19d
May seem mad to a lot of people but if we keep voting for the lesser evil in perpetuity, evil still wins and things will only keep getting worse.

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Prof. Carrie McDonough @carrieamcdphd.bsky.social · 19d
Seen on CMU campus ❤️

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 22d
And also if you are a writer who could use some help getting unstuck or someone to provide editorial review of your work, I've been working with writers since 2009 and it's one of my favorite things to do. I put up some more info on my website.

halperta.com/categories/e...
Writing and Editing
Towards a better future for the humanities.
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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 22d
Speaking of caring about values and needing a job!

If you or someone you know needs a contract worker to do data and assessment, grants, communications, or project management, please get in touch 🌼
Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · 23d
muse.jhu.edu/article/968497
Project MUSE - Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library
muse.jhu.edu

Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · 23d
"and the kiss of mist on your face is
God's way of saying I love you and
rain needs something to fall on"
--Wynn Libby
Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · 23d
Now we're engaging in collective punishment, which is collective retaliation, which is collective retribution. And we're using demographics as our only "evidence." I hope people will remember who did this in the past, and how we used to condemn these ways of thinking & acting. What are we becoming?

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 24d
"and on his palette the painter mixes
the cheap acrylic reds and blues to
make something past periwinkle"

#TodaysPoem #poetry
After the rain starts by @wynnlibby.bsky.social (2025 @pinholepoetry.bsky.social) pinholepoetry.ca/13982-2/
· P I N H O L E • P O E T R Y
WYNN LIBBY After the rain startsand on his palette the painter mixesthe cheap acrylic reds and blues tomake something past periwinkle,and the way the rain splattersand hangs on the windows makesyou wo...
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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 24d
Really excited about this 🔔new paper🔔 where we had a chance to leverage Change.org 's staggered rollout of a "write with AI" tool to causally (aka "once and for all") measure the impact of such tools on global platform outcomes. Summary: with AI, petition length ⬆️, homogeneity ⬆️, Outcomes ⬇️. More:

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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 28d
Barry Dempster, RIP
The Silent Planet This is a world of hope unspoken. The heart's canals sink deep within the tunnels of a silver mine. Emotions etched in stone. Bodies always seem to tremble, stall. Waiting on a sudden spill, a waterfall of silver fire hollowing the fragile bones. A stoic planet, this silence of defeat. Expectations echo, dwindle down to muffled sounds of grief. Pebbles rolling off the edge of a cliff.

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · 29d
management pushing dumb ai policies and tools on you?

twc and friends have launched workersdecide.tech to pool resources, stories and strategies to organize and push back.

don’t let the bubble drag your job down with it!

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Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · Nov 23
Just imploring you to mask up. Flew home from an insanely wonderful mo of research in Paris last Sunday. Double masked but surrounded by coughing unmask travelers. By Thurs I was in the hospital. Out now but recovery is going to take a while from this random NON COVID virus. #WearAMask
Women’s arm with a IV in it. Red fleece sleeve.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · Nov 17
Can we please stop using the phrase "the advent of LLMs"? They are not something that arrived on the scene of their own accord and the religious connotations are also extremely icky.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Nov 17
OPINION: "Perhaps the most important skill schools can teach children today is the self-awareness to prioritize learning over shortcuts, and to refrain from delegating work to machines until they know how to do it themselves," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
Opinion | Kids Need Stronger Soft Skills in the Age of AI
Jennifer L. Steele writes that teachers still have tools to teach children soft skills even as artificial intelligence becomes more popular.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Nov 16
May her memory be for a revolution that lights all of our way home. ❤️‍🔥

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · Nov 16
We need more like her

#USDemocracy

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Adelita Grijalva pledges to 'stand up for LGBTQ+ rights' during swearing-in speech
Newly-elected Arizona Democrat representative Adelita Grijalva spoke out for LGBTQ+ rights during her swearing-in speech.
www.thepinknews.com

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Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social · Nov 16
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.

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Dr. Thrasher wants you to pre-order The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · Nov 15
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · Nov 15
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Nov 15
OPINION: "Solving novel, complex problems will continue to befuddle AI, not only because there are many steps and unknowns, but also because AI lacks our spatial and emotional understanding of the world," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
Opinion | Kids Need Stronger Soft Skills in the Age of AI
Jennifer L. Steele writes that teachers still have tools to teach children soft skills even as artificial intelligence becomes more popular.
buff.ly

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · Nov 14
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
jackjenkins.me Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Nov 14
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · Nov 13
There is no 'congrats' loud or enthusiastic enough for the Penn State grad students, who didn't just win their union today, but did it by an utterly absurd 90 point margin.

I'm so proud and happy for them!!!!!

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Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · Nov 13
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.

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Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · Nov 6
It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column
lexmcmenamin.com Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · Nov 3
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · Nov 4
Thank you, what a lovely way to think and to write.