Antonia Waltermann 🟥
@amwaltermann.com
Legal theory & philosophy @ Maastricht University (NL). Interests: non-human agents and the social construction of (legal) reality, law & cognitive science. Also: plants, cats, food, hiking, mostly at @gardenandlibrary.bsky.social
“I don’t need a machine, I have a community” is such a lovely way of putting what academia is, can and should be
Also I don’t need to read every book and article, discerning whats important for my research and what isn’t is a really important skill. And what I also do is collaborate with other researchers, organise conferences, edit books, review others‘ work. I don’t need a machine, I have a community
December 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
“I don’t need a machine, I have a community” is such a lovely way of putting what academia is, can and should be
This thread! 👇🏻
With genAI, I keep coming back to two questions:
1. What are we outsourcing?
2. Who are we outsourcing to?
The answers to either don’t make me inclined to use it…
With genAI, I keep coming back to two questions:
1. What are we outsourcing?
2. Who are we outsourcing to?
The answers to either don’t make me inclined to use it…
I've spent all day struggling to write a single page of a popular science article. I bang away at a word processor; give up; start diagramming on paper. Take some notes; draft a few sentences in pen; return to the computer...and very slowly I figure out what I was trying to say in the first place.
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This thread! 👇🏻
With genAI, I keep coming back to two questions:
1. What are we outsourcing?
2. Who are we outsourcing to?
The answers to either don’t make me inclined to use it…
With genAI, I keep coming back to two questions:
1. What are we outsourcing?
2. Who are we outsourcing to?
The answers to either don’t make me inclined to use it…
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Pre-announcement: on Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h), we will host Alexander Somek (Vienna) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia. He will present his paper "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformations of our Political."
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Pre-announcement: on Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h), we will host Alexander Somek (Vienna) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia. He will present his paper "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformations of our Political."
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
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Elsevier's 'reading assistant' appeared for the first time for me today, on this of all articles. 📚
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Elsevier's 'reading assistant' appeared for the first time for me today, on this of all articles. 📚
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All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.
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Stop de sloop! Vanmiddag stond ik met duizenden op de Dam om te protesteren tegen de desastreuze onderwijsbezuinigingen, nota bene doorgezet door een demissionair, ultraminoritair rompkabinet.
Lees hierover ook dit opinieartikel in NRC van afgelopen donderdag 4 december: lnkd.in/ety2QdZe
Lees hierover ook dit opinieartikel in NRC van afgelopen donderdag 4 december: lnkd.in/ety2QdZe
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Stop de sloop! Vanmiddag stond ik met duizenden op de Dam om te protesteren tegen de desastreuze onderwijsbezuinigingen, nota bene doorgezet door een demissionair, ultraminoritair rompkabinet.
Lees hierover ook dit opinieartikel in NRC van afgelopen donderdag 4 december: lnkd.in/ety2QdZe
Lees hierover ook dit opinieartikel in NRC van afgelopen donderdag 4 december: lnkd.in/ety2QdZe
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🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
Maastricht University Jobs
Find at Maastricht University
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December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
Today, higher education in NL takes to the streets once again to fight against budget cuts and for science, education, critical thinking and solidarity.
🟥 #WOinActie 🟥
🟥 #WOinActie 🟥
Morgen de grote HO staking! Tot op de Dam!
Tomorrow the big HE strike! See you at Dam square!
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Tomorrow the big HE strike! See you at Dam square!
woinactie.blogspot.com/2025/12/prog...
Programma Stakingsactie 9 december / Programme Strike Action 9 December
WOinActie is een beweging van studenten en medewerkers en maakt zich sterk voor de universiteit en haar toekomst.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Today, higher education in NL takes to the streets once again to fight against budget cuts and for science, education, critical thinking and solidarity.
🟥 #WOinActie 🟥
🟥 #WOinActie 🟥
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In zijn opiniestuk in de NRC (4-12) roept de ex-minster van OCW feitelijk op tot wetenschappelijk passivisme: we mogen ons niet bemoeien met de politiek. Beste ex-minister: dat kan niet.
Kom op 9 december in actie tegen de sloop van het hoger onderwijs
Op 9 december komen we opnieuw in actie tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs. Ben jij er bij? Stop de sloop!
www.aob.nl
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
In zijn opiniestuk in de NRC (4-12) roept de ex-minster van OCW feitelijk op tot wetenschappelijk passivisme: we mogen ons niet bemoeien met de politiek. Beste ex-minister: dat kan niet.
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I am very pleased to share I will be returning to Maastricht University, my alma mater, to give a public talk on my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/Oxford).
When: Monday 19 January, 20:00
Where: Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/events/pr...
When: Monday 19 January, 20:00
Where: Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/events/pr...
Protecting Democracy in Europe - Agenda - Maastricht University
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I am very pleased to share I will be returning to Maastricht University, my alma mater, to give a public talk on my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/Oxford).
When: Monday 19 January, 20:00
Where: Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/events/pr...
When: Monday 19 January, 20:00
Where: Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/events/pr...
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Ik moet toegeven dat ik de afgelopen twee jaar gefascineerd ben geweest door de figuur van Eppo Bruins: minister van onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschappen in een kabinet dat onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschappen zo snel mogelijk wilde afschaffen.
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Onderzoekers die hun mening niet durven geven
Ik moet toegeven dat ik de afgelopen twee jaar gefascineerd ben geweest door de figuur van Eppo Bruins: minister van onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschappen in een kabinet dat onderwijs, cultuur en wet…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Ik moet toegeven dat ik de afgelopen twee jaar gefascineerd ben geweest door de figuur van Eppo Bruins: minister van onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschappen in een kabinet dat onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschappen zo snel mogelijk wilde afschaffen.
neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/onde...
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As of today, I'm officially an associate professor at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who's been part of the (academic) journey so far. I will let the gif below represent my joy and pleasure.
Thank you to everyone who's been part of the (academic) journey so far. I will let the gif below represent my joy and pleasure.
kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain
Alt: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain doing an overly excited happy dance - roughly as excited I am to make this announcement
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December 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
As of today, I'm officially an associate professor at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who's been part of the (academic) journey so far. I will let the gif below represent my joy and pleasure.
Thank you to everyone who's been part of the (academic) journey so far. I will let the gif below represent my joy and pleasure.
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Kant's moral philosophy
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kant's moral philosophy
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Join us in Maastricht on 14 November for the VSR–VWR Symposium: Vulnerability and the Law – Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
A full day of engaging talks and discussion on how vulnerability shapes law, justice, and society.
🕓 Register by 10 November → www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/vsr-v...
A full day of engaging talks and discussion on how vulnerability shapes law, justice, and society.
🕓 Register by 10 November → www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/vsr-v...
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Join us in Maastricht on 14 November for the VSR–VWR Symposium: Vulnerability and the Law – Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
A full day of engaging talks and discussion on how vulnerability shapes law, justice, and society.
🕓 Register by 10 November → www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/vsr-v...
A full day of engaging talks and discussion on how vulnerability shapes law, justice, and society.
🕓 Register by 10 November → www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/vsr-v...
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Absolutely fucked that I now have to consent to an AI scanning my data to improve Wiley’s systems in order to publish in a top journal.
As if they don’t profit enough from hosting my intellectual property. My data is now a training pipeline.
As if they don’t profit enough from hosting my intellectual property. My data is now a training pipeline.
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Absolutely fucked that I now have to consent to an AI scanning my data to improve Wiley’s systems in order to publish in a top journal.
As if they don’t profit enough from hosting my intellectual property. My data is now a training pipeline.
As if they don’t profit enough from hosting my intellectual property. My data is now a training pipeline.
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I was thinking of being a bat for Halloween, but I just couldn't imagine what it would be like.
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I was thinking of being a bat for Halloween, but I just couldn't imagine what it would be like.
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🟥 D-Day voor de democratie vandaag. Maar ook voor onderwijs en onderzoek! Onderstaand overzicht geeft een idee op basis van NL verkiezingsprogramma's. Geen verdere bezuinigingen!
via @remcobreuker.bsky.social
via @remcobreuker.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🟥 D-Day voor de democratie vandaag. Maar ook voor onderwijs en onderzoek! Onderstaand overzicht geeft een idee op basis van NL verkiezingsprogramma's. Geen verdere bezuinigingen!
via @remcobreuker.bsky.social
via @remcobreuker.bsky.social
Elections today in the Netherlands. As a foreigner (former study migrant here), I am not allowed to vote, so I can only keep an eye on the liveblogs and hope for the best.
Beste Nederlanders: ik hoop dat jullie met hart en verstand tegen fascisme stemmen vandaag!
Beste Nederlanders: ik hoop dat jullie met hart en verstand tegen fascisme stemmen vandaag!
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Elections today in the Netherlands. As a foreigner (former study migrant here), I am not allowed to vote, so I can only keep an eye on the liveblogs and hope for the best.
Beste Nederlanders: ik hoop dat jullie met hart en verstand tegen fascisme stemmen vandaag!
Beste Nederlanders: ik hoop dat jullie met hart en verstand tegen fascisme stemmen vandaag!
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When your Halloween decorations are getting pretty niche but you are having fun
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
When your Halloween decorations are getting pretty niche but you are having fun
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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#OAweek Support diamond #openaccess scholar-controlled journals, such as those listed at freejournals.org.
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
#OAweek Support diamond #openaccess scholar-controlled journals, such as those listed at freejournals.org.
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Wir sehen daran auch, dass gerade Geistes- & Sozialwissenschaften 1 enormes Potential zukommt, um menschenfeindliche, demokratiegefährdende Politik als solche zu benennen & zu analysieren. Und ja, genau deshalb stehen diese Disziplinen von rechts außen derart unter Druck!
Zum Glück sind seit der Debatte um #Stadtbild und #Töchter eine ganze Menge kluge Stimmen aus der Wissenschaft in den Medien zu hören, nicht mehr nur in der zweiten Reihe wie bisher oft.
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Wir sehen daran auch, dass gerade Geistes- & Sozialwissenschaften 1 enormes Potential zukommt, um menschenfeindliche, demokratiegefährdende Politik als solche zu benennen & zu analysieren. Und ja, genau deshalb stehen diese Disziplinen von rechts außen derart unter Druck!