Felienne Hermans
@felienne.bsky.social
"What I had not realized is that extremely short exposure to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people" - Weizenbaum 1976
Weekly newsletter on AI and teaching and more(nl/en): www.felienne.nl
Weekly newsletter on AI and teaching and more(nl/en): www.felienne.nl
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Cue the articles on discrimination against sloppers.
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who outsources original thought
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Cue the articles on discrimination against sloppers.
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"But we simply do not know, myself included, what the effect of using LLMs in the classroom, or in journalism, in research, or in medical care will be. Certainly not in the long term. Do we want to expose an entire generation of children and students to something whose effect we don't know?"
But Felienne, aren't you amazed by what LLMs can do?', a colleague asked me recently. Immediately, all the counterarguments about these advanced AI systems that can understand and generate natural language started to
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November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"But we simply do not know, myself included, what the effect of using LLMs in the classroom, or in journalism, in research, or in medical care will be. Certainly not in the long term. Do we want to expose an entire generation of children and students to something whose effect we don't know?"
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we’re about to start seeing a lot of “here’s a cost effective meal your grandparents made during the great depression”
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
we’re about to start seeing a lot of “here’s a cost effective meal your grandparents made during the great depression”
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Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
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Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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(…) “Hebben we nou een gebrek aan kennis over hoe erg het is met klimaatverandering en hoe we dat moeten oplossen? We weten dat eigenlijk wel. Waar loopt het dan op stuk? Het loopt stuk op empathie van mensen naar elkaar, om samen er wat van te maken.” (…)
Zien:
@felienne.bsky.social in Buitenhof
Zien:
@felienne.bsky.social in Buitenhof
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
(…) “Hebben we nou een gebrek aan kennis over hoe erg het is met klimaatverandering en hoe we dat moeten oplossen? We weten dat eigenlijk wel. Waar loopt het dan op stuk? Het loopt stuk op empathie van mensen naar elkaar, om samen er wat van te maken.” (…)
Zien:
@felienne.bsky.social in Buitenhof
Zien:
@felienne.bsky.social in Buitenhof
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Hallo nieuwe volgers (die mij vanmiddag bij @buitenhof.bsky.social gezien hebben, neem ik aan!)
Ik schrijf niet alleen hier, maar voornamelijk op mijn wekelijkse nieuwsbrief over AI, epistemologie, onderwijs en meer, zie hier:
www.felienne.nl/2025-45/
Ik schrijf niet alleen hier, maar voornamelijk op mijn wekelijkse nieuwsbrief over AI, epistemologie, onderwijs en meer, zie hier:
www.felienne.nl/2025-45/
AI in week 45
Welke kennis doet ertoe? Is ongeveer genoeg? | what knowledge matters? Is more or less enough?
www.felienne.nl
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hallo nieuwe volgers (die mij vanmiddag bij @buitenhof.bsky.social gezien hebben, neem ik aan!)
Ik schrijf niet alleen hier, maar voornamelijk op mijn wekelijkse nieuwsbrief over AI, epistemologie, onderwijs en meer, zie hier:
www.felienne.nl/2025-45/
Ik schrijf niet alleen hier, maar voornamelijk op mijn wekelijkse nieuwsbrief over AI, epistemologie, onderwijs en meer, zie hier:
www.felienne.nl/2025-45/
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How does something get a public release, even as a pilot, with this level of failure? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How does something get a public release, even as a pilot, with this level of failure? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
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Leuke middag bij de boekpresentatie van @jimjansen.bsky.social en @dolfjansen.bsky.social. Podium voor muziek en wetenschappers zoals @jpvdschaar.bsky.social en @felienne.bsky.social. Dankzij Felienne zijn er dit keer ook 27 letters ipv 26. 👍 Kleine deeltjes bij de Y van Yukawa
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Leuke middag bij de boekpresentatie van @jimjansen.bsky.social en @dolfjansen.bsky.social. Podium voor muziek en wetenschappers zoals @jpvdschaar.bsky.social en @felienne.bsky.social. Dankzij Felienne zijn er dit keer ook 27 letters ipv 26. 👍 Kleine deeltjes bij de Y van Yukawa
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Zondag in #buitenhof defensie-onderzoeker @michellehaas.bsky.social; @ministerbz.bsky.social David van Weel; hoogleraar Informatica @felienne.bsky.social Hermans; en vz. Nationaal Klimaat Platform @keesvendrik.bsky.social. 12:10 op NPO1. Lees meer: bit.ly/buitenhof-9-...
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Zondag in #buitenhof defensie-onderzoeker @michellehaas.bsky.social; @ministerbz.bsky.social David van Weel; hoogleraar Informatica @felienne.bsky.social Hermans; en vz. Nationaal Klimaat Platform @keesvendrik.bsky.social. 12:10 op NPO1. Lees meer: bit.ly/buitenhof-9-...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
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Fed's Jefferson: The Fed is developing internal use cases for AI, researchers have access to an internal agent.
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fed's Jefferson: The Fed is developing internal use cases for AI, researchers have access to an internal agent.
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long list of upcoming bridges he thinks he can sell you
Altman named a long list of upcoming business he thinks will generate significant revenue.
Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments | TechCrunch
Altman named a long list of upcoming business he thinks will generate significant revenue.
techcrunch.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
long list of upcoming bridges he thinks he can sell you
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The jokes write themselves
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The jokes write themselves
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Checking in on Rudy Giuliani, I see he's having an insane one
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Checking in on Rudy Giuliani, I see he's having an insane one
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The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
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Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
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oh my god they actually did it lmao
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
oh my god they actually did it lmao