Arne Berger
@arneberger.bsky.social
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction • Co-Design, Smart Things, More-than-Human • Luddite • Mountainbiker • Changing the world does not come from above or from outside. private account.
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Papagei der Tech-Bosse: Wissenschaftler, die zu Künstlicher Intelligenz forschen, widersprechen Ursula von der Leyen. Sie wiederhole nur „unwissenschaftliche Marketingaussagen“ von US-Konzernen netzpolitik.org/2025/kuenstl...
„Künstliche Intelligenz“: Ursula von der Leyen als Papagei der Tech-Bosse
EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen macht sich die Übertreibungen der Tech-Bosse über „Künstliche Intelligenz“ zu eigen. Dagegen protestieren nun Wissenschaftler: Die EU sollte eher ein Aug...
netzpolitik.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Papagei der Tech-Bosse: Wissenschaftler, die zu Künstlicher Intelligenz forschen, widersprechen Ursula von der Leyen. Sie wiederhole nur „unwissenschaftliche Marketingaussagen“ von US-Konzernen netzpolitik.org/2025/kuenstl...
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
»We are entering a period where only bold, coordinated action can prevent catastrophic outcomes. Social tipping points, moments when shifts in policy and public norms rapidly accelerate, offer a critical pathway to progress.« doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
»We are entering a period where only bold, coordinated action can prevent catastrophic outcomes. Social tipping points, moments when shifts in policy and public norms rapidly accelerate, offer a critical pathway to progress.« doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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Der Dorsch ist verloren, der Hering wird verloren gehen. Die Fischereipraxis und die jetzt beschlossenen EU-Fangquoten für die Ostsee besiegeln ihr Ende, sagt der Meeresbiologe Rainer Froese im DLF.
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Meeresbiologe Froese - „Den Dorsch haben wir verloren“
Der Ostsee-Dorsch ist vom Aussterben bedroht: Meeresbiologe Froese warnt, doch trotz gefährdeter Bestände gibt es Widerstand gegen strengere Fangquoten.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Der Dorsch ist verloren, der Hering wird verloren gehen. Die Fischereipraxis und die jetzt beschlossenen EU-Fangquoten für die Ostsee besiegeln ihr Ende, sagt der Meeresbiologe Rainer Froese im DLF.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
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I think hostile architecture is the perfect metaphor for our current culture. We will refuse to have comfortable outdoor seating just to prevent the people we don’t want to be there from using it. We will all just be uncomfortable.
October 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I think hostile architecture is the perfect metaphor for our current culture. We will refuse to have comfortable outdoor seating just to prevent the people we don’t want to be there from using it. We will all just be uncomfortable.
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@who.int led medical evacuation of 41 critical patients & 145 companions out of #Gaza, first since the ceasefire.
~15 000 patients are waiting for approval to receive medical care outside Gaza. We call on countries to show solidarity & for all routes to be opened to expedite the medical evacuation.
~15 000 patients are waiting for approval to receive medical care outside Gaza. We call on countries to show solidarity & for all routes to be opened to expedite the medical evacuation.
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Sorry for the rather late notice, but if you can get to Amsterdam for Thursday/Friday this week I **strongly** recommend this one #AIEthics #philosophyOfAI
Join the „Philosophy of AI“ Conference in Amsterdam (23-24. October 2025):
www.pt-ai.org/2025/
And join the associated Society for Philosophy of AI while you are at it.
www.pt-ai.org/2025/
And join the associated Society for Philosophy of AI while you are at it.
PhAI 2025 – PT-AI & Related Conferences
www.pt-ai.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sorry for the rather late notice, but if you can get to Amsterdam for Thursday/Friday this week I **strongly** recommend this one #AIEthics #philosophyOfAI
coming-of-age movie on the person who was later instructed to prompt that shit-slop
October 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
coming-of-age movie on the person who was later instructed to prompt that shit-slop
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So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
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More on the attacks on Wikipedia and its editors: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
More on the attacks on Wikipedia and its editors: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.”
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.”
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
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Ich freue mich: Am 4. November um 13.30 Uhr spreche ich an der HS Merseburg online über "Einmal Assistentin, immer Assistentin? Wie binäre Geschlechterperspetiven die Repräsentation von KI beeinflussen". Pssst: Es gibt lustige Gifs! Infos & Anmeldung hier: www.hs-merseburg.de/hochschule/p...
Veranstaltungen
www.hs-merseburg.de
October 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Ich freue mich: Am 4. November um 13.30 Uhr spreche ich an der HS Merseburg online über "Einmal Assistentin, immer Assistentin? Wie binäre Geschlechterperspetiven die Repräsentation von KI beeinflussen". Pssst: Es gibt lustige Gifs! Infos & Anmeldung hier: www.hs-merseburg.de/hochschule/p...
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In her life, Marilyn Monroe was exploited and abused by so many men.
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
www.scientificamerican.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In her life, Marilyn Monroe was exploited and abused by so many men.
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill
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We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications. Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications. Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/
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#Chatkontrolle stoppen!
Unterzeichnet bitte die Petition hier und schreibt auch den Abgeordneten in eurem Wahlkreis und im Bundestag. ☝️
Das wirkt, denn sogar die Union hat festgestellt, dass dies viele Menschen mit Sorge betrachten und..."
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
Unterzeichnet bitte die Petition hier und schreibt auch den Abgeordneten in eurem Wahlkreis und im Bundestag. ☝️
Das wirkt, denn sogar die Union hat festgestellt, dass dies viele Menschen mit Sorge betrachten und..."
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
Chatkontrolle stoppen!
Die EU-Kommission will Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal zwingen, alle privaten Nachrichten und Fotos in Echtzeit zu scannen. Angeblich zum Kinderschutz. In Wahrheit bedeutet die Chatkontrolle...
weact.campact.de
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
#Chatkontrolle stoppen!
Unterzeichnet bitte die Petition hier und schreibt auch den Abgeordneten in eurem Wahlkreis und im Bundestag. ☝️
Das wirkt, denn sogar die Union hat festgestellt, dass dies viele Menschen mit Sorge betrachten und..."
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
Unterzeichnet bitte die Petition hier und schreibt auch den Abgeordneten in eurem Wahlkreis und im Bundestag. ☝️
Das wirkt, denn sogar die Union hat festgestellt, dass dies viele Menschen mit Sorge betrachten und..."
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
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Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
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Trotz des immensen möglichen Schadens der #Chatkontrolle für Meinungsfreiheit, Pressefreiheit, Privatsphäre, Demokratie und IT-Sicherheit ist das Thema medial derzeit noch ganz schön unterberichtet. Hier steht, um was es eigentlich geht: netzpolitik.org/2025/fragen-...
Fragen und Antworten: Warum ist Chatkontrolle so gefährlich für uns alle?
Die Chatkontrolle gilt weithin als Ende der verschlüsselten und privaten Kommunikation, also als Gefahr für die Demokratie und technisches Sicherheitsrisiko für die digitale Welt. Wir erklären und kom...
netzpolitik.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Trotz des immensen möglichen Schadens der #Chatkontrolle für Meinungsfreiheit, Pressefreiheit, Privatsphäre, Demokratie und IT-Sicherheit ist das Thema medial derzeit noch ganz schön unterberichtet. Hier steht, um was es eigentlich geht: netzpolitik.org/2025/fragen-...
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The bees have discovered Brutalism
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The bees have discovered Brutalism
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Wenn man die Arbeitszeit erhöht und parallel die Pflegestufe 1 streichen will, ist das Ziel übrigens recht offensichtlich, dass Frauen wieder in traditionelle Rollenverhältnisse gedrängt werden sollen.
September 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Wenn man die Arbeitszeit erhöht und parallel die Pflegestufe 1 streichen will, ist das Ziel übrigens recht offensichtlich, dass Frauen wieder in traditionelle Rollenverhältnisse gedrängt werden sollen.
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You spend years warning about this stuff...
...and then they just come out and admit it in public...
...and still nobody cares because they're too busy worrying about trans Cracker Barrel labubu vaccination immigrants eating their pets
...and then they just come out and admit it in public...
...and still nobody cares because they're too busy worrying about trans Cracker Barrel labubu vaccination immigrants eating their pets
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You spend years warning about this stuff...
...and then they just come out and admit it in public...
...and still nobody cares because they're too busy worrying about trans Cracker Barrel labubu vaccination immigrants eating their pets
...and then they just come out and admit it in public...
...and still nobody cares because they're too busy worrying about trans Cracker Barrel labubu vaccination immigrants eating their pets
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We’re bringing back surveillance capital based behaviorist social physics as total social control
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We’re bringing back surveillance capital based behaviorist social physics as total social control