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fraufriedrich (Umm Tornado)
@fraufriedrich.bsky.social
Information scientist/freak with big 🩷 for libraries | #firstgen #fromthewoods
I mainly use this account for fun.
I post work-related things over in the fediverse @fraufriedrich@openbiblio.social
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If I had to point to the single most important thread re LLM, this would be it. The principle explained here is not hard to understand, but far too many people just don't know this.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Ya don't say 🫩
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Wie erklärt man den größten Steuerraub Europas in einer Minute? 🏦
Anne Brorhilker zeigt, was CumEx wirklich ist: organisierte Finanzkriminalität, die den Rechtsstaat herausfordert.
Milliarden verschwinden – die Gesellschaft verliert. Wir brauchen Aufklärung und Konsequenz.
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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"AI will never ..."

AI will never be cared for by the time you get to the point of the world
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Where do bad folks go when they die?
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Ich glaube, dass diese Parteien deshalb so schnell wachsen konnten, weil viele Menschen bereits früher extrem rechte Ansichten hatten, diese aber nicht geäußert haben ... Es gab ein Stigma gegenüber extrem rechtem Denken, und dieses Stigma hat sich aufgelöst."
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In his keynote at #EOSCSymposium2025, Robbert Dijkgraaf proposes interesting conclusions regarding the relationship between cultural philosophies and science and technology.
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Wieso denken Techbros eigentlich, dass alles bisher gemachte Quatsch ist und sie diejenigen sind, die endlich mal richtig gute Sachen machen.
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human
Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia competitor.' It is a fully robotic regurgitation machine designed to protect the ego of the world’s wealthiest man.
www.404media.co
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Es reicht jetzt mit Quoten, Cancel Culture und Wokeness, wir sind einfach zu weit gegangen.
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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the hardest course i took in undergrad was a symbolic logic class that i registered for as a math credit. pretty much everyone got a C or worse on the midterm except for the guy who sat next to me, who spent 100% of every class reading Warhammer novels and aced both exams. mensch
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Kölle!
23.10. - 17:00 - Alter Markt.

Wer hat Lust auf ein Offline -Demo-Date?
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Alle bestätigen, dass das ein Problem ist" ist nur dann eine seriöse Basis für wichtige Entscheidungen, wenn mit "alle" Expert*innen in Bezug auf die Problemlage gemeint sind. Easy eigentlich.
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Wow, so many RDM publications! Love to see it ♥️👏
Today is fully dedicated to all the exciting research happening at @gesis.org. Beatrice Rammstedt opened the GESIS research day this morning and now we have various sessions on computational and survey methods and current social science research.
October 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Interesting paper by Hainmueller, @moritz-marbach.com, Hangartner, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, and Vallizadeh on the huge positive effect of the Germany’s Fast-Track Employment Program "Jobturbo" on Ukrainians integration in the labor market osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Oh ja, es war sehr beeindruckend 👏
Beeindruckender Abend mit @fraufriedrich.bsky.social und mit @anhspruch.bsky.social auf der Bühne.

Der Rest ist Geschichte.
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's all just a 🤡show
BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles

lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles
The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection
lastcampaign.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Your captivating thoughtfulness could reorganize the solar system
October 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I have created a bot that will give you an absurd compliment if you mention the username @absurdcompliments.bsky.social
Your vibrant voice could teach philosophy to plants
October 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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guys, if you write pamphlets about LLMs destroying science/modernity/everything we hold dear PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT USE AI SLOP GRAPHICS
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Köln hat jetzt Bürgermeister Bürgermeister
www.ksta.de/koeln/ob-sti...
September 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“In the last two years, with AI, ... it feels like we’re dealing with a new form of being that has infinite potential. It’s kind of like a God,” said Gundlach.

Oh my 🙄
All these Gen X dudes are really going through something.

www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...
Peter Thiel Wants Everyone to Think More About the Antichrist
In a series of appearances, the billionaire investor has offered his analysis intertwining technology, government and a biblical perspective on the end of the world.
www.wsj.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
September 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Hä dachte Markt regelt
Breaking news: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said 'all options' are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility on.ft.com/3W5D9W4
September 23, 2025 at 5:18 AM