Assia
@assiaw.bsky.social
phd candidate reading about face analysis 🤖 université paris-saclay • STS/sociology • they/them • fr+eng
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This article contains 0 mentions of 100+ data centres being built across the UK and 2 mentions of shorter showers. The doctrine of personal responsibility <<<< 20% of treated water lost thru' old pipes + more via unshaded reservoirs.
www.dumptheguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.dumptheguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
How can England possibly be running out of water?
While famously rainswept, climate crisis, population growth and profligacy mean the once unthinkable could be possible
www.dumptheguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This article contains 0 mentions of 100+ data centres being built across the UK and 2 mentions of shorter showers. The doctrine of personal responsibility <<<< 20% of treated water lost thru' old pipes + more via unshaded reservoirs.
www.dumptheguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.dumptheguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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⚠️ Freedom of Information (FOI) requests reveal that the UK passport and immigration databases have been used by police for mass facial recognition searches WITHOUT a clear legal basis, or the public or parliament’s knowledge.
pvcy.org/TelegraphFRT
pvcy.org/TelegraphFRT
August 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
⚠️ Freedom of Information (FOI) requests reveal that the UK passport and immigration databases have been used by police for mass facial recognition searches WITHOUT a clear legal basis, or the public or parliament’s knowledge.
pvcy.org/TelegraphFRT
pvcy.org/TelegraphFRT
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I'm genuinely gobsmacked that the Home Office think this is a good idea. How do they envisage "training" technology to verify the age of a young person from (say) Darfur or Iraqi Kurdistan? They might as well get the calipers out and start doing phrenology
Given what we know about AI reproducing existing racial bias, and the inaccurate and racist results of facial recognition technology, this has to be there with the worst proposals the Home Office has ever made, and believe me, the bar is high
UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers
Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decade
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm genuinely gobsmacked that the Home Office think this is a good idea. How do they envisage "training" technology to verify the age of a young person from (say) Darfur or Iraqi Kurdistan? They might as well get the calipers out and start doing phrenology
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Join us on Friday: Workshop on “Historical and Sociological Perspectives on the #DigitalTransformation”.
⏰ July 18, 2025, 9 a.m.
🏛️ Deutsches Museum Munich
👉 Organized by DFG-project #ArtViWO (@dfg.de)
#HistSci #HistTech #HistAI #STS
@vgoujon.bsky.social @assiaw.bsky.social
⏰ July 18, 2025, 9 a.m.
🏛️ Deutsches Museum Munich
👉 Organized by DFG-project #ArtViWO (@dfg.de)
#HistSci #HistTech #HistAI #STS
@vgoujon.bsky.social @assiaw.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Join us on Friday: Workshop on “Historical and Sociological Perspectives on the #DigitalTransformation”.
⏰ July 18, 2025, 9 a.m.
🏛️ Deutsches Museum Munich
👉 Organized by DFG-project #ArtViWO (@dfg.de)
#HistSci #HistTech #HistAI #STS
@vgoujon.bsky.social @assiaw.bsky.social
⏰ July 18, 2025, 9 a.m.
🏛️ Deutsches Museum Munich
👉 Organized by DFG-project #ArtViWO (@dfg.de)
#HistSci #HistTech #HistAI #STS
@vgoujon.bsky.social @assiaw.bsky.social
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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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I do not like AI in Slack
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
June 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I do not like AI in Slack
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
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“Just last week, researchers at Apple released a damning paper that threw cold water on the "reasoning" capabilities of the latest and most powerful LLMs, arguing they "face a complete accuracy collapse beyond certain complexities."
Womp womp.
Womp womp.
June 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
“Just last week, researchers at Apple released a damning paper that threw cold water on the "reasoning" capabilities of the latest and most powerful LLMs, arguing they "face a complete accuracy collapse beyond certain complexities."
Womp womp.
Womp womp.
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What could go wrong.
OpenAI and Barbie-maker Mattel team up to bring generative AI to toymaking, other products | TechCrunch
Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toymaking and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging.
techcrunch.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What could go wrong.
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🇪🇺🇫🇷 La France et l’Europe financent, sans le dire, l’industrie militaire israélienne
Enquête de @disclaimer.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr et @investigate-europe.eu sur un financement public pour développer des drones armés qui alimente la machine de guerre d’Israël
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
Enquête de @disclaimer.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr et @investigate-europe.eu sur un financement public pour développer des drones armés qui alimente la machine de guerre d’Israël
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
La France et l’Europe financent, sans le dire, l’industrie militaire israélienne
Un projet de développement de drones militaires financé par l'Europe et sept gouvernements européens, dont la France, a obtenu, en mai 2024, un financement de 59 millions d’euros d'argent public. Pro...
disclose.ngo
June 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🇪🇺🇫🇷 La France et l’Europe financent, sans le dire, l’industrie militaire israélienne
Enquête de @disclaimer.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr et @investigate-europe.eu sur un financement public pour développer des drones armés qui alimente la machine de guerre d’Israël
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
Enquête de @disclaimer.bsky.social @reportersunited.gr et @investigate-europe.eu sur un financement public pour développer des drones armés qui alimente la machine de guerre d’Israël
disclose.ngo/fr/article/l...
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Le gouvernement a supprimé ses publications.
Mais la vidéo a été sauvegardée.
La voici.
Mais la vidéo a été sauvegardée.
La voici.
May 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Le gouvernement a supprimé ses publications.
Mais la vidéo a été sauvegardée.
La voici.
Mais la vidéo a été sauvegardée.
La voici.
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🗓️ Join us next Tuesday for a talk by Anna Schjøtt Hansen and Dieuwertje Luitse on "The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation: From Present to Future"!
A presentation followed by a collective discussion with @assiaw.bsky.social, @theolenoir.bsky.social, @alexcampolo.bsky.social and myself ⤵️
A presentation followed by a collective discussion with @assiaw.bsky.social, @theolenoir.bsky.social, @alexcampolo.bsky.social and myself ⤵️
Mardi 3 juin, découvrez comment l’évaluation des modèles IA évolue et soulève un enjeu politique majeur.
Une présentation d’ @annaschjoett.bsky.social et @dluitse.bsky.social suivie d’un échange sur le lancement de la collection « The Politics of ML Evaluation » dans Digital Society.
Plus d'info 🔽
Une présentation d’ @annaschjoett.bsky.social et @dluitse.bsky.social suivie d’un échange sur le lancement de la collection « The Politics of ML Evaluation » dans Digital Society.
Plus d'info 🔽
The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation: From Present to Future | médialab Sciences Po
Le médialab reçoit Anna Schjøtt Hansen et Dieuwertje Luitse pour le prochain séminaire du 3 juin 2025. Elles feront une présentation d'ouverture sur les politiques d'évaluation de l'apprentissage auto...
medialab.sciencespo.fr
May 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🗓️ Join us next Tuesday for a talk by Anna Schjøtt Hansen and Dieuwertje Luitse on "The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation: From Present to Future"!
A presentation followed by a collective discussion with @assiaw.bsky.social, @theolenoir.bsky.social, @alexcampolo.bsky.social and myself ⤵️
A presentation followed by a collective discussion with @assiaw.bsky.social, @theolenoir.bsky.social, @alexcampolo.bsky.social and myself ⤵️
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Some guy on Twitter made a point of announcing that thousands upon thousands of men are descended from rapists, and we women "aren't going to like it when [they] stop asking nicely."
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
May 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Some guy on Twitter made a point of announcing that thousands upon thousands of men are descended from rapists, and we women "aren't going to like it when [they] stop asking nicely."
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
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>would kill the AI industry
imagine thinking that this would be a bad thing.
imagine thinking that this would be a bad thing.
My plans for a major retail emporium are being threatend by wholesalers who won't let me steal the stock.
May 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
>would kill the AI industry
imagine thinking that this would be a bad thing.
imagine thinking that this would be a bad thing.
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Vous connaissiez Virginia Eubanks pour son enquête sur les technologies de l'État social américain. On en discute sur @aoc-media.bsky.social, avec l’actualité américaine et un témoignage sur son expérience de proche aidante et sur comment le soin pourrait être réinventé.
May 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Vous connaissiez Virginia Eubanks pour son enquête sur les technologies de l'État social américain. On en discute sur @aoc-media.bsky.social, avec l’actualité américaine et un témoignage sur son expérience de proche aidante et sur comment le soin pourrait être réinventé.
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🗓️ The next and final 2024-2025 session of the FlashLab seminar will feature Dieuwertje Luitse (@dluitse.bsky.social), PhD Candidate at the University of Amsterdam, with a talk on the technopolitical production of "otherness" through ML modelling and evaluation in medecine!
Abstract and more info ⤵️
Abstract and more info ⤵️
May 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🗓️ The next and final 2024-2025 session of the FlashLab seminar will feature Dieuwertje Luitse (@dluitse.bsky.social), PhD Candidate at the University of Amsterdam, with a talk on the technopolitical production of "otherness" through ML modelling and evaluation in medecine!
Abstract and more info ⤵️
Abstract and more info ⤵️
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my latest for the guardian on love in a time of surveillance - inspired by some horrifying findings from recent eSafety Commissioner research (e.g. nearly 1 in 5 young people believe it’s okay to track their partner whenever they want)
Tracking apps might make us feel safe, but blurring the line between care and control can be dangerous | Samantha Floreani
Apps like Life360 and Find My Friends are changing the landscape of what’s considered to be an expression of love – and not necessarily for the better
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
my latest for the guardian on love in a time of surveillance - inspired by some horrifying findings from recent eSafety Commissioner research (e.g. nearly 1 in 5 young people believe it’s okay to track their partner whenever they want)
La séance se tiendra à 16h en ligne ! Au plaisir de vous y retrouver nombreux.ses 👇
May 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
La séance se tiendra à 16h en ligne ! Au plaisir de vous y retrouver nombreux.ses 👇
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A good rule of thumb: If a surveillance technology exists, it will eventually be weaponized and abused.
May 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A good rule of thumb: If a surveillance technology exists, it will eventually be weaponized and abused.
Nouvelle séance du #Flashlab organisée le 15/05 (16h-17h30) avec une présentation de Laurène Tetu, doctorante en #SIC à l'Université de La Réunion : “Questionner l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle en contexte postcolonial pour combler un manque de source et changer de paradigme”
May 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Former Death Star employees condemn new Emperor's plan to use Death Star for death star stuff
NEW: 13 ex-Palantir employees condemn work with the Trump administration as violating Palantir's code of conduct, including using products to collect data on immigrant children.
"These injustices could be facilitated by the very software infrastructure we help build."
www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
"These injustices could be facilitated by the very software infrastructure we help build."
www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
Former Palantir workers condemn company's work with Trump administration
In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Former Death Star employees condemn new Emperor's plan to use Death Star for death star stuff
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❗ PLOUF - Avis de Parution ❗
On l’avait (vraiment pas) rêvé, iels l’ont fait ! Aujourd’hui, mercredi 30 avril 2025, sort l’ouvrage collectif 'Face à l’obscurantisme woke' aux Presses "Universitaires" de France. 🧵
On l’avait (vraiment pas) rêvé, iels l’ont fait ! Aujourd’hui, mercredi 30 avril 2025, sort l’ouvrage collectif 'Face à l’obscurantisme woke' aux Presses "Universitaires" de France. 🧵
April 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
❗ PLOUF - Avis de Parution ❗
On l’avait (vraiment pas) rêvé, iels l’ont fait ! Aujourd’hui, mercredi 30 avril 2025, sort l’ouvrage collectif 'Face à l’obscurantisme woke' aux Presses "Universitaires" de France. 🧵
On l’avait (vraiment pas) rêvé, iels l’ont fait ! Aujourd’hui, mercredi 30 avril 2025, sort l’ouvrage collectif 'Face à l’obscurantisme woke' aux Presses "Universitaires" de France. 🧵
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Generative AI ate my job: Venezuela provided the tech industry with low-paid gig-work annotating data but generative AI now does many of these low-skilled tasks depriving migrants of work and income.
restofworld.org/2025/generat...
restofworld.org/2025/generat...
restofworld.org
April 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Generative AI ate my job: Venezuela provided the tech industry with low-paid gig-work annotating data but generative AI now does many of these low-skilled tasks depriving migrants of work and income.
restofworld.org/2025/generat...
restofworld.org/2025/generat...
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"our aim is to accelerate the development and adoption of AI" every government, university, and business alike.... my question is WHY?
April 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"our aim is to accelerate the development and adoption of AI" every government, university, and business alike.... my question is WHY?
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🗓️ Le séminaire FlashLab ouvre son nouveau cycle trimestriel, dédié aux enjeux contemporains de l'IA, avec une présentation d'Hélène Herman (CEMS, @ehess.fr) : au menu, l'implémentation de la notion de confiance au sein des normes européennes portées par le CEN-CENELEC.
Titre et résumé ci-dessous ⤵️
Titre et résumé ci-dessous ⤵️
April 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🗓️ Le séminaire FlashLab ouvre son nouveau cycle trimestriel, dédié aux enjeux contemporains de l'IA, avec une présentation d'Hélène Herman (CEMS, @ehess.fr) : au menu, l'implémentation de la notion de confiance au sein des normes européennes portées par le CEN-CENELEC.
Titre et résumé ci-dessous ⤵️
Titre et résumé ci-dessous ⤵️