Anna Wainwright
@annawainwright.bsky.social
associate professor of Italian studies at UNH. any and all views posted are my own, not those of my employer.
New book: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/widow-city/9781644533598/
New book: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/widow-city/9781644533598/
If you're a published author, you're probably on here!
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you're a published author, you're probably on here!
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U Chicago AAUP fights back docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AAUP AHD open letter
This is an open letter from members of the University of Chicago community to the university administration. It is sponsored by UChicago AAUP, but you do not need to be a member to sign (though we enc...
docs.google.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
U Chicago AAUP fights back docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
![Well, everything. The death of art. [Laughs.] A thing that I’ve been struck by in the last year of tech development around art is that what makes us human is making art, even if you’re not a professional artist. This is kind of corny, but I think about cavemen, right? One of the first things we ever did as a species was put our handprints on a wall, and it’s just this drive that has always been there. It’ll always be there. And I think it’s preposterous that these people are suggesting that they develop this technology, and the first thing they want to eliminate is art, so you have more time to…what, email? I don’t know what they think I’m going to do with my fucking day. Most of the population is not artists, but a lot of the population has artistic hobbies, and if you replace that with a computer doing it for you or whatever, it’s just pointless. I think there’s a death drive in these people, almost, and an actual hatred of artists; they are jealous of people with imagination because they don’t have one, and they almost consciously want to eliminate it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:obalt57atoxc2zooldtuur75/bafkreifnjtvupzmkqg7cggiv2z5nckzpp5yd2sm7h5gg2kq3plbwv2btuy@jpeg)
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
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I'm sure this is a serious social issue (on which I'm not qualified to comment) but I did find this genuinely hilarious:
'The company is yet to experiment with creating plus-size women, claiming "the technology is not advanced enough for that".'
'The company is yet to experiment with creating plus-size women, claiming "the technology is not advanced enough for that".'
July 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I'm sure this is a serious social issue (on which I'm not qualified to comment) but I did find this genuinely hilarious:
'The company is yet to experiment with creating plus-size women, claiming "the technology is not advanced enough for that".'
'The company is yet to experiment with creating plus-size women, claiming "the technology is not advanced enough for that".'
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Is the theme of 2025 giving people things they never asked for, don’t want, and will make life just a little bit worse?
Microsoft and Mercedes‑Benz are working together to let people access Teams from the car.
Benz is the first car maker to enable in-car camera use for Teams while a car is being driven.
The companies are also partnering to put Microsoft 365 Copilot into vehicles.
www.theverge.com/news/708481/...
Benz is the first car maker to enable in-car camera use for Teams while a car is being driven.
The companies are also partnering to put Microsoft 365 Copilot into vehicles.
www.theverge.com/news/708481/...
Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving
The all-new CLA gets this first
www.theverge.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Is the theme of 2025 giving people things they never asked for, don’t want, and will make life just a little bit worse?
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What do monsters have to do with science?
Today, Dr Surekha Davies joins us to discuss her new book Humans: A Monstrous History – a sweeping look at how ideas about humanity have been shaped by encounters with that which did not quite "fit".
@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
#HPS #history #monsters
Today, Dr Surekha Davies joins us to discuss her new book Humans: A Monstrous History – a sweeping look at how ideas about humanity have been shaped by encounters with that which did not quite "fit".
@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
#HPS #history #monsters
S5 E2 - Surekha Davies on Humans: A Monstrous History - The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
Today on The HPS Podcast, Thomas Spiteri speaks with Dr. Surekha Davies, historian of science, art and ideas, and author of the new book Humans: A Monstrous History (University of California Press). S...
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July 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What do monsters have to do with science?
Today, Dr Surekha Davies joins us to discuss her new book Humans: A Monstrous History – a sweeping look at how ideas about humanity have been shaped by encounters with that which did not quite "fit".
@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
#HPS #history #monsters
Today, Dr Surekha Davies joins us to discuss her new book Humans: A Monstrous History – a sweeping look at how ideas about humanity have been shaped by encounters with that which did not quite "fit".
@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
#HPS #history #monsters
Really important clarifications here by @chanda.bsky.social about Wages for Housework. People do love to package such influential and radical feminist work as "history" with a tidy end date.
So there is a review this week in @thenation.com of a book that is 1/3 about my mother and grandmother and their organizing work, and this is now the nth review that states the misinformation that the Wages for Housework Campaign ended in the 1980s.
This is completely false. 🧵
This is completely false. 🧵
The Enduring Lessons of Wages for Housework
Emily Callaci’s history of the international feminist movement examines the influence of their intellectual and political victories.
www.thenation.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really important clarifications here by @chanda.bsky.social about Wages for Housework. People do love to package such influential and radical feminist work as "history" with a tidy end date.
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Meta is building something the size of Manhattan to try to create superintelligence but we already have a superintelligent thing the size of Manhattan and it’s Manhattan and all of the people in it
Republicans are sabotaging the clean energy industry at the same time that Big Tech is doing a massive energy-intensive buildout of AI, and that is going to be so damaging to any hope of meeting climate targets (not to mention EJ harms). www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push
CEO says company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence products
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Meta is building something the size of Manhattan to try to create superintelligence but we already have a superintelligent thing the size of Manhattan and it’s Manhattan and all of the people in it
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Billionaires are convinced AI is on the verge of making new scientific discoveries because they don't understand how AI chatbots work.
Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Is Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries
gizmodo.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Billionaires are convinced AI is on the verge of making new scientific discoveries because they don't understand how AI chatbots work.
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So grateful for the clear, unequivocal witness and voice of Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social who visited the horrifying detention camp in Florida. As he said, “I didn’t see any Russians who’ve overstayed their visas. Only Black & Latino men who look like me.” @maddow.msnbc.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
So grateful for the clear, unequivocal witness and voice of Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social who visited the horrifying detention camp in Florida. As he said, “I didn’t see any Russians who’ve overstayed their visas. Only Black & Latino men who look like me.” @maddow.msnbc.com
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Trump surrenders in his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and an Iowa pollster, in which he claims he suffered mental damage as a result of a poll showing Kamala Harris doing well, but not winning, in Iowa. It's one of a dozen lawsuits of this sort that he filed as ostensible cover for bribes.
June 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trump surrenders in his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and an Iowa pollster, in which he claims he suffered mental damage as a result of a poll showing Kamala Harris doing well, but not winning, in Iowa. It's one of a dozen lawsuits of this sort that he filed as ostensible cover for bribes.
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Like yes this. Get out in front of this. MANY students I’ve taught just in the last year - at VIRGINIA TECH!!! - are sick of AI crap
Backlash to AI is coming and honestly we might actually save the English major by just advertising it with: Write with your human brain. No bots allowed.”
June 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Like yes this. Get out in front of this. MANY students I’ve taught just in the last year - at VIRGINIA TECH!!! - are sick of AI crap
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I have literally never seen a graph like this once in all my years of being an election sicko
18-24 always lags, always, it’s just a natural law of politics
and this is the guy they want to throw out of the party?!
18-24 always lags, always, it’s just a natural law of politics
and this is the guy they want to throw out of the party?!
June 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I have literally never seen a graph like this once in all my years of being an election sicko
18-24 always lags, always, it’s just a natural law of politics
and this is the guy they want to throw out of the party?!
18-24 always lags, always, it’s just a natural law of politics
and this is the guy they want to throw out of the party?!
One thing that is really noteworthy about so many of these "great ideas" about AI and the classroom is that it is clear they haven't actually asked instructors what would be helpful or effective.
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
Khan Academy CEO predicts AI in the classroom will be like 5 'amazing graduate students' assisting teachers
Founder and CEO Sal Khan believes AI agents will act like a team of grad students, helping teachers adjust lesson plans to improve student engagement.
www.businessinsider.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
One thing that is really noteworthy about so many of these "great ideas" about AI and the classroom is that it is clear they haven't actually asked instructors what would be helpful or effective.
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Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
Khan Academy CEO predicts AI in the classroom will be like 5 'amazing graduate students' assisting teachers
Founder and CEO Sal Khan believes AI agents will act like a team of grad students, helping teachers adjust lesson plans to improve student engagement.
www.businessinsider.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
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If you're about to post something mean about Andrew Cuomo, I urge you to pause, take a deep breath, and think of something even meaner.
i think cuomo did well considering he couldn’t campaign while the sun was up
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
If you're about to post something mean about Andrew Cuomo, I urge you to pause, take a deep breath, and think of something even meaner.
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Democrat Billie Butler has won a special election for the NH House by a 55-45 margin, very close to Harris' 55-44 margin in 2024.
Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans.
Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans.
Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
June 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Democrat Billie Butler has won a special election for the NH House by a 55-45 margin, very close to Harris' 55-44 margin in 2024.
Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans.
Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans.
Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
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New infographic: State leaders across government have critical roles to play in managing the development, acquisition, use, & ongoing monitoring of AI in public service delivery. But too often, decision-making is siloed in technology offices / positions. cdt.org/insights/sta...
June 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New infographic: State leaders across government have critical roles to play in managing the development, acquisition, use, & ongoing monitoring of AI in public service delivery. But too often, decision-making is siloed in technology offices / positions. cdt.org/insights/sta...
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Note to dem politicians:
Hillary's vote for the Iraq war seemed like the safe play at the time & cost her the presidency twice
Hillary's vote for the Iraq war seemed like the safe play at the time & cost her the presidency twice
note to keir starmer:
Iraq destroyed blair's legacy & people liked him a lot more than they like you
Iraq destroyed blair's legacy & people liked him a lot more than they like you
June 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Note to dem politicians:
Hillary's vote for the Iraq war seemed like the safe play at the time & cost her the presidency twice
Hillary's vote for the Iraq war seemed like the safe play at the time & cost her the presidency twice
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I hear the questions about Mamdani’s management experience, think about what I’ve seen of him in this campaign, and recall Obama’s response when confronted with the same doubts:
“Look at my campaign.”
“Look at my campaign.”
In terms of demonstrating a commitment to New York City and meeting people where they are, I think it's genuinely hard to criticize how Zohran Mamdani walked the entire length of Manhattan on Friday, and even meeting up with his mom Mira Nair: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5e6...
Why we walked the length of Manhattan
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I hear the questions about Mamdani’s management experience, think about what I’ve seen of him in this campaign, and recall Obama’s response when confronted with the same doubts:
“Look at my campaign.”
“Look at my campaign.”
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the thing with Mamdani is that he’s obviously an incredible political talent - the campaign he’s run has been extremely impressive even if you don’t like his policies
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
June 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
the thing with Mamdani is that he’s obviously an incredible political talent - the campaign he’s run has been extremely impressive even if you don’t like his policies
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
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So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.
June 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.
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Sometimes people ask if for me as an educator the most frustrating part of “AI” is students cheating and like yeah I don’t love that but I’m much more worried about their brains atrophying than whether they’re being honest in my class
June 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Sometimes people ask if for me as an educator the most frustrating part of “AI” is students cheating and like yeah I don’t love that but I’m much more worried about their brains atrophying than whether they’re being honest in my class
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This sounds like a bit but I’m being serious: kids using chat gpt for their homework are denying themselves the invaluable experience of learning how to bullshit their way through a problem. You drink some caffeine the night before and figure it the fuck out. That’s a skill. You need it in life.
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This sounds like a bit but I’m being serious: kids using chat gpt for their homework are denying themselves the invaluable experience of learning how to bullshit their way through a problem. You drink some caffeine the night before and figure it the fuck out. That’s a skill. You need it in life.
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One thing that's so great tra la la about being a woman in America at this moment is seeing how many people across parties and industries simply do not care about multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Just do not see it as a dealbreaker.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Opinion | Our Advice to Voters in a Vexing Race for New York Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One thing that's so great tra la la about being a woman in America at this moment is seeing how many people across parties and industries simply do not care about multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Just do not see it as a dealbreaker.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...