Reed C. Hepler
@bringthehuman.bsky.social
Digital Initiatives Librarian, Copyright Agent, Archivist, Instructional Designer, Pianist, AI Consultant. #mormonsky #musicsky #aisky #edusky #frasier #infolit #skybrarian #tolkien
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Reed C. Hepler
@bringthehuman.bsky.social
· Dec 12
If you try to use #ChatGPT, EVEN the "SearchGPT" function, with #Boolean keywords, you will utterly fail. It is a whole different type of searching the web (and again, you ONLY do that with " #SearchGPT," NOT regular ChatGPT). #onlineliteracy #infolit
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No, but they have analogous attributes and relationships that are just as complex (if not more!).
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
No, but they have analogous attributes and relationships that are just as complex (if not more!).
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Go Abby! 🎉
Congrats to MSU graduate student @abbycassario.bsky.social on being awarded a 2025 Student Publication Prize from @spspnews.bsky.social!
Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Go Abby! 🎉
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Crick and Watston’s work was incredible
Watson was an utter prick
Rosalind Franklin’s work was fundamental to theirs
Franklin was treated poorly
They didn’t steal her work
Is that so complex it has to be reduced to ‘they nicked her work’?
Watson was an utter prick
Rosalind Franklin’s work was fundamental to theirs
Franklin was treated poorly
They didn’t steal her work
Is that so complex it has to be reduced to ‘they nicked her work’?
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Crick and Watston’s work was incredible
Watson was an utter prick
Rosalind Franklin’s work was fundamental to theirs
Franklin was treated poorly
They didn’t steal her work
Is that so complex it has to be reduced to ‘they nicked her work’?
Watson was an utter prick
Rosalind Franklin’s work was fundamental to theirs
Franklin was treated poorly
They didn’t steal her work
Is that so complex it has to be reduced to ‘they nicked her work’?
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If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I rely on it for work across the state (just how things are here) and whenever I post something that is just a normal "here's this event" or "I liked this conference session" or "we all need to focus more on X instead of vanity metrics" it blows people's minds.
Every now and again people I've met at a work thing will say "I'll connect with you on LinkedIn" and I remember this a month later and log on and the whole interface is a bewildering mess of self-congratulatory nonsense and so I log off again and decide I'm happier missing out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I rely on it for work across the state (just how things are here) and whenever I post something that is just a normal "here's this event" or "I liked this conference session" or "we all need to focus more on X instead of vanity metrics" it blows people's minds.
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“And people did this, just like you, you and me... it was not Hitler who arrested me, not Goering, not Goebbels. The grocer, the janitor, the tailor, the shoemaker, the baker, they suddenly got a uniform, a swastika armband, and there they were, the master race...”
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“And people did this, just like you, you and me... it was not Hitler who arrested me, not Goering, not Goebbels. The grocer, the janitor, the tailor, the shoemaker, the baker, they suddenly got a uniform, a swastika armband, and there they were, the master race...”
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
This is the specialized (for AI training) model/process for Project-Based Learning that Cathy Leavitt and I designed for use in the NATO-AECT D&D Competition. This can be generalizable if one replaces the header with "Project-Based Learning' and replaces "LLM" with "technology," or just removes it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is the specialized (for AI training) model/process for Project-Based Learning that Cathy Leavitt and I designed for use in the NATO-AECT D&D Competition. This can be generalizable if one replaces the header with "Project-Based Learning' and replaces "LLM" with "technology," or just removes it.
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*75 years and computers are barely more "intelligent" than they were in 1950.
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
*75 years and computers are barely more "intelligent" than they were in 1950.
Some thoughts:
A lot of people are in a dither about "artificial intelligence (genAI AND predictive) was meant for researchers, particularly in the field of medicine to model the mind, it was not meant for education/tutoring, etc.!"
www.linkedin.com/posts/reed-h...
A lot of people are in a dither about "artificial intelligence (genAI AND predictive) was meant for researchers, particularly in the field of medicine to model the mind, it was not meant for education/tutoring, etc.!"
www.linkedin.com/posts/reed-h...
Some thoughts:
A lot of people are in a dither about "artificial intelligence (genAI AND predictive) was meant for researchers, particularly in the field of medicine to model the mind, it was no...
Some thoughts:
A lot of people are in a dither about "artificial intelligence (genAI AND predictive) was meant for researchers, particularly in the field of medicine to model the mind, it was not mea...
www.linkedin.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Some thoughts:
A lot of people are in a dither about "artificial intelligence (genAI AND predictive) was meant for researchers, particularly in the field of medicine to model the mind, it was not meant for education/tutoring, etc.!"
www.linkedin.com/posts/reed-h...
A lot of people are in a dither about "artificial intelligence (genAI AND predictive) was meant for researchers, particularly in the field of medicine to model the mind, it was not meant for education/tutoring, etc.!"
www.linkedin.com/posts/reed-h...
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The Buddha gave a wealth of profound teachings. But underlying them all were the four noble truths:
1. There is suffering.
2. There is a cause of suffering.
3. There is an end to suffering.
4. The way out is the eightfold path.
Learn more at the link below.
1. There is suffering.
2. There is a cause of suffering.
3. There is an end to suffering.
4. The way out is the eightfold path.
Learn more at the link below.
What are the four noble truths?
1. There is suffering. 2. There is a cause of suffering. 3. There is an end to suffering. 4. The way out is the eightfold path.
tricycle.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Buddha gave a wealth of profound teachings. But underlying them all were the four noble truths:
1. There is suffering.
2. There is a cause of suffering.
3. There is an end to suffering.
4. The way out is the eightfold path.
Learn more at the link below.
1. There is suffering.
2. There is a cause of suffering.
3. There is an end to suffering.
4. The way out is the eightfold path.
Learn more at the link below.
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Right now, Arcayürek and Martineau perform two #Schumanns in #Madrid www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
Arcay�rek and Martineau perform two Schumanns in Madrid - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Ilker Arcayürek, tenor, and Malcolm Martineau, piano, perform: C.SCHUMANN: Lieder, op. 12 (excerpts)/ Sie liebten sich Beide, from Sechs Lieder, op.13/ Die Lorelei/ Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage/…
www.worldconcerthall.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Right now, Arcayürek and Martineau perform two #Schumanns in #Madrid www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
Meanwhile at my institution in the US, I have been told it's a firm "no" in quest to get a basic course on info lit going. It used to be required. Now it's not even an option.
In Finland they’ve been taught how to spot fake news as part of a critical thinking curriculum since 2014 including how to spot a doctored photo, check for inconsistencies as well as countering misinformation that sows division. We are more than 10 years behind on this.
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Meanwhile at my institution in the US, I have been told it's a firm "no" in quest to get a basic course on info lit going. It used to be required. Now it's not even an option.
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This seems silly.
As far as I can ascertain the Italian company has no claim to the copyright as they never acquired it, and any claim of abandonment is spurious at best, as it was never surrendered.
There’s a clear lineage and they are not part of it.
As far as I can ascertain the Italian company has no claim to the copyright as they never acquired it, and any claim of abandonment is spurious at best, as it was never surrendered.
There’s a clear lineage and they are not part of it.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This seems silly.
As far as I can ascertain the Italian company has no claim to the copyright as they never acquired it, and any claim of abandonment is spurious at best, as it was never surrendered.
There’s a clear lineage and they are not part of it.
As far as I can ascertain the Italian company has no claim to the copyright as they never acquired it, and any claim of abandonment is spurious at best, as it was never surrendered.
There’s a clear lineage and they are not part of it.
The UK High Court has just upheld Stability AI's claims by acknowledging a UK version of "fair use" (which is a US construct) by using the idea of "transformativeness," though not by that name, to say that training a model using copyrighted works (Getty Images) is not making a duplicate copy.
November 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The UK High Court has just upheld Stability AI's claims by acknowledging a UK version of "fair use" (which is a US construct) by using the idea of "transformativeness," though not by that name, to say that training a model using copyrighted works (Getty Images) is not making a duplicate copy.
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Wrapping up a 200+ page analysis, the High Court observes that while its decision may prove "historic," it's also limited. Bottom line, however, @StabilityAI.com wins: a model, even when its weights are informed by ©d works, is NOT itself an infringing copy...
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Wrapping up a 200+ page analysis, the High Court observes that while its decision may prove "historic," it's also limited. Bottom line, however, @StabilityAI.com wins: a model, even when its weights are informed by ©d works, is NOT itself an infringing copy...
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BREAKING IN THE UK: @GettyImages.com, @MLex.com reports, has lost its remaining © claims v @StabilityAI.com in Britain's High Court. Fair Use, a US construct, doesn't apply but the idea of "transformativeness" may de facto figure in the ruling, though not by that name or by statute...🧵⏬...
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
BREAKING IN THE UK: @GettyImages.com, @MLex.com reports, has lost its remaining © claims v @StabilityAI.com in Britain's High Court. Fair Use, a US construct, doesn't apply but the idea of "transformativeness" may de facto figure in the ruling, though not by that name or by statute...🧵⏬...
Common Crawl is open source, abides by fair use principles and "no robots," and has maintained its open access data archive since 2008. Everyone knew this. They have awards for this
If people understood LLMs, they would understand that TRAINING (NOT prompting) with copyrighted materials is fair use
If people understood LLMs, they would understand that TRAINING (NOT prompting) with copyrighted materials is fair use
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Common Crawl is open source, abides by fair use principles and "no robots," and has maintained its open access data archive since 2008. Everyone knew this. They have awards for this
If people understood LLMs, they would understand that TRAINING (NOT prompting) with copyrighted materials is fair use
If people understood LLMs, they would understand that TRAINING (NOT prompting) with copyrighted materials is fair use
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Blocking hatemongers is one thing but this trend of using mass block lists to avoid hearing from people who might or might not hold points of view you expect to disagree with is unhealthy imo and hurts the platform.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Blocking hatemongers is one thing but this trend of using mass block lists to avoid hearing from people who might or might not hold points of view you expect to disagree with is unhealthy imo and hurts the platform.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
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A program adjusting its weights by looking at something is also arguably not infringement, but a fair use.
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A program adjusting its weights by looking at something is also arguably not infringement, but a fair use.
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If Ye Love Me
Composer: Thomas Tallis
Allyson Clare, Rose Hegele, sopranos; Brian Mark, tenor; Seth Gilman, baritone
Recorded 2025
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Composer: Thomas Tallis
Allyson Clare, Rose Hegele, sopranos; Brian Mark, tenor; Seth Gilman, baritone
Recorded 2025
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If Ye Love Me
Composer: Thomas Tallis
Allyson Clare, Rose Hegele, sopranos; Brian Mark, tenor; Seth Gilman, baritone
Recorded 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If Ye Love Me
Composer: Thomas Tallis
Allyson Clare, Rose Hegele, sopranos; Brian Mark, tenor; Seth Gilman, baritone
Recorded 2025
www.tumblr.com/sethsings/79...
Composer: Thomas Tallis
Allyson Clare, Rose Hegele, sopranos; Brian Mark, tenor; Seth Gilman, baritone
Recorded 2025
www.tumblr.com/sethsings/79...
In the words of @dr-frasier-crane.bsky.social, "I will CHOKE on another platitude!"
A journalist tried out the AI "Friend" for a week and was not pleased.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In the words of @dr-frasier-crane.bsky.social, "I will CHOKE on another platitude!"
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I'm talking about paraphrase in class this week and was curious to know how ChatGPT would fare creating a lesson similar to the one I'm actually using (that I made without AI). I asked for a passage from a real article and then a good paraphrase. It did give me a passage. But the rest? Not great. /1
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I'm talking about paraphrase in class this week and was curious to know how ChatGPT would fare creating a lesson similar to the one I'm actually using (that I made without AI). I asked for a passage from a real article and then a good paraphrase. It did give me a passage. But the rest? Not great. /1
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i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.
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I finished last in my 1st triathlon. Dead last. I ran the last bit with the steward who was making sure no one was stranded on the course. He peeled off near the finish so I could experience, alone, the amazing cheers (from a big crowd of people) that went up for the final finisher. I cried.
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I finished last in my 1st triathlon. Dead last. I ran the last bit with the steward who was making sure no one was stranded on the course. He peeled off near the finish so I could experience, alone, the amazing cheers (from a big crowd of people) that went up for the final finisher. I cried.