Dave Bloom
@drumkitdave.bsky.social
Music stuff, librarian/info lit stuff, other duties as assigned
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1. The DOJ has sent threatening letters to several medical journals, focused around whether these journals are spreading misinformation that harms the American people and suppressing alternative viewpoints.
I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.
I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.
Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias (Gift Article)
An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
1. The DOJ has sent threatening letters to several medical journals, focused around whether these journals are spreading misinformation that harms the American people and suppressing alternative viewpoints.
I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.
I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.
Reposted by Dave Bloom
Here's my lightning talk about AI at #acrl2025 this morning. Thanks to @nicoloff.bsky.social for recording.
youtu.be/H2UdS1MqH8w?...
youtu.be/H2UdS1MqH8w?...
Take a Breath. Most Students Don't Need AI Skills
YouTube video by Molly June Roquet
youtu.be
April 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Here's my lightning talk about AI at #acrl2025 this morning. Thanks to @nicoloff.bsky.social for recording.
youtu.be/H2UdS1MqH8w?...
youtu.be/H2UdS1MqH8w?...
Could only attend virtually this year, but really enjoying how Ruha Benjamin is complicating what appears to be a lot of "let's throw AI at it" content scheduled for the next few days of the conference. #ACRL2025
April 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Could only attend virtually this year, but really enjoying how Ruha Benjamin is complicating what appears to be a lot of "let's throw AI at it" content scheduled for the next few days of the conference. #ACRL2025
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March 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Reposted by Dave Bloom
I had such a good time doing this. Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social for inviting me on!
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 51
@mmelibrarian.bsky.social , @alexhanna.bsky.social & I explore the ridiculousness of setting up synthetic text extruding machines as ‘uncensored’, ‘unbiased’ sources:
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
Thx to @whatulysses.bsky.social for production!
@mmelibrarian.bsky.social , @alexhanna.bsky.social & I explore the ridiculousness of setting up synthetic text extruding machines as ‘uncensored’, ‘unbiased’ sources:
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
Thx to @whatulysses.bsky.social for production!
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I had such a good time doing this. Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social for inviting me on!
"Referencing—citing sources—may be a good example of something that can be offloaded to AI, he said. . . ."
Good example of why you always start with the problem you're trying to solve and don't go in search of problems for a predetermined solution. Citation managers already do this very well.
Good example of why you always start with the problem you're trying to solve and don't go in search of problems for a predetermined solution. Citation managers already do this very well.
AI: Cheating matters but redrawing assessment "matters most"
Universities should prioritize ensuring that assessments are “assessing what we mean to assess” rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating.
www.insidehighered.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Referencing—citing sources—may be a good example of something that can be offloaded to AI, he said. . . ."
Good example of why you always start with the problem you're trying to solve and don't go in search of problems for a predetermined solution. Citation managers already do this very well.
Good example of why you always start with the problem you're trying to solve and don't go in search of problems for a predetermined solution. Citation managers already do this very well.
An experiment with one of MS Copilot's suggested prompts. 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
An experiment with one of MS Copilot's suggested prompts. 🧵
Extremely disappointed to see Common Sense partnering with OpenAI on their K-12 advertising push.
Sure enough, Common Sense Media has watered-down its ChatGPT review (www.commonsensemedia.org/ai-ratings/c...).
I have some somewhat scathing quotes from their October 2023 ChatGPT review (before their partnership with OpenAI) in this post (www.criticalinkling.com/i/143961697/...).
#EduSky
I have some somewhat scathing quotes from their October 2023 ChatGPT review (before their partnership with OpenAI) in this post (www.criticalinkling.com/i/143961697/...).
#EduSky
November 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Extremely disappointed to see Common Sense partnering with OpenAI on their K-12 advertising push.