Mark S. Luckie
@marksluckie.bsky.social
Techie journo experimentor. Invited to a barbecue that's starting at 4. marksluckie.com
“I know that’s right!” is perhaps the highest compliment a Black person can give you.
May 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“I know that’s right!” is perhaps the highest compliment a Black person can give you.
“Whether you're using ChatGPT text or voice, asking it personal questions, or just brainstorming for work, it seems that the longer you use the chatbot, the more likely you are to become emotionally dependent upon it.”
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Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot
ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.
futurism.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Whether you're using ChatGPT text or voice, asking it personal questions, or just brainstorming for work, it seems that the longer you use the chatbot, the more likely you are to become emotionally dependent upon it.”
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This man is pickle French toast walking so the rest of us can skibbidy run.
April 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This man is pickle French toast walking so the rest of us can skibbidy run.
Reposted by Mark S. Luckie
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Increasingly hard to distinguish whether someone is deliberately spelling words wrong in their social posts so they can generate engagement or if it’s a genuine misspelling.
Still haunted by someone writing “ease dropping” in their caption.
Still haunted by someone writing “ease dropping” in their caption.
a man with a mustache wearing a shirt that says dunkin donuts
ALT: a man with a mustache wearing a shirt that says dunkin donuts
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Increasingly hard to distinguish whether someone is deliberately spelling words wrong in their social posts so they can generate engagement or if it’s a genuine misspelling.
Still haunted by someone writing “ease dropping” in their caption.
Still haunted by someone writing “ease dropping” in their caption.
Great conversations and insights at the NABJ Media Institute this weekend at Morehouse. Lots of conversations around the current landscape of DEI and the rise of AI for personal and professional development.
March 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Great conversations and insights at the NABJ Media Institute this weekend at Morehouse. Lots of conversations around the current landscape of DEI and the rise of AI for personal and professional development.
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
What do AI 2Pac and Lake Sheboygan have in common?
They're both featured in this week's edition of dots & dashes, your resource for AI and journalism: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/oh-the-pla...
They're both featured in this week's edition of dots & dashes, your resource for AI and journalism: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/oh-the-pla...
Oh, the places your PDF can go!
From chatbots to AI podcasts, the ways you can interact with documents have evolved.
dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What do AI 2Pac and Lake Sheboygan have in common?
They're both featured in this week's edition of dots & dashes, your resource for AI and journalism: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/oh-the-pla...
They're both featured in this week's edition of dots & dashes, your resource for AI and journalism: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/oh-the-pla...
Here’s a picture of me taking a picture of my food. For research.
February 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here’s a picture of me taking a picture of my food. For research.
Turns out Google Meet has a Black History Month” virtual room option
January 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Turns out Google Meet has a Black History Month” virtual room option
The first edition of dots & dashes, my new newsletter on journalism and AI, is now live! Learn about how you can tackle your transcriptions, correct your eyeline, and hopefully not get tricked by scammers. And of course, be sure to subscribe!
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AI Tools, Transcriptions, and a Digital Grandma Walk Into a Newsletter...
Transforming your audio, your eyes, and the way you talk to grandmothers.
dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The first edition of dots & dashes, my new newsletter on journalism and AI, is now live! Learn about how you can tackle your transcriptions, correct your eyeline, and hopefully not get tricked by scammers. And of course, be sure to subscribe!
dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/ai-tools-t...
dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/ai-tools-t...
Built my guy his own custom crane machine for his birthday 🎉
January 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Built my guy his own custom crane machine for his birthday 🎉
Bring It On but for marching bands?
a group of cheerleaders are standing in a line in a gym .
ALT: a group of cheerleaders are standing in a line in a gym .
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Bring It On but for marching bands?
Getting my priorities in order this weekend.
January 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Getting my priorities in order this weekend.
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dots & dashes
Your guide to practical uses of AI for journalists and newsrooms
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January 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thanks to everyone who's subscribed to the dots & dashes newsletter so far! If journalism and AI are on your radar and you want to explore more, make sure to subscribe if you haven't already: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/
I’m proud to announce the launch of dots & dashes, my newsletter dedicated to the intersection of AI and journalism! The bi-weekly newsletter will showcase practical ways that journalists and newsrooms can start using AI tools and platforms right now.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’m proud to announce the launch of dots & dashes, my newsletter dedicated to the intersection of AI and journalism! The bi-weekly newsletter will showcase practical ways that journalists and newsrooms can start using AI tools and platforms right now.
dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/
dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/
Reposted by Mark S. Luckie
Media and digital literacy are key to disrupting disinformation.
--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material
--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it
--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material
--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it
--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
It was inevitable, but it’s still good to be aware that this is happening here, now.
If you see suspicious account/comment, remember: Don’t engage. Don’t argue. Don’t clap back. Don’t screenshot and share. Just block and move on.
today.rtl.lu/news/busines...
If you see suspicious account/comment, remember: Don’t engage. Don’t argue. Don’t clap back. Don’t screenshot and share. Just block and move on.
today.rtl.lu/news/busines...
A new 'Matryoshka' campaign: Pro-Russian disinformation makes its Bluesky debut
Disinformation similar to the pro-Russian "Matryoshka" campaign is emerging on Bluesky, using deepfakes and fake profiles to spread pro-Russian messages, prompting calls for more proactive action from...
today.rtl.lu
January 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Media and digital literacy are key to disrupting disinformation.
--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material
--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it
--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material
--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it
--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
Bacon, Bad Bunny and BlueSky. A great morning.
a woman in a white dress is dancing in front of a large group of people
ALT: a woman in a white dress is dancing in front of a large group of people
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bacon, Bad Bunny and BlueSky. A great morning.
Just remembered that my very first multimedia project in a newsroom was a series of Flash animation explainers on California wildfires
January 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just remembered that my very first multimedia project in a newsroom was a series of Flash animation explainers on California wildfires
Me when “Da Dip” came out in 1997:
January 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Me when “Da Dip” came out in 1997:
A last minute flight out of Hartsfield Jackson airport.
What's the hardest ticket to get in your city?
I'll Go first... Tuscaloosa University of Alabama football
I'll Go first... Tuscaloosa University of Alabama football
January 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A last minute flight out of Hartsfield Jackson airport.
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I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Reposted by Mark S. Luckie
This app made me realize how stressed out Twitter was making me.
December 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This app made me realize how stressed out Twitter was making me.
Reposted by Mark S. Luckie
Sites that celebrate our past are especially vital as the country braces for an administration opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. capitalbnews.org/pauli-murray...
The Renewed Urgency of Preserving Black History
Sites that celebrate our past are especially vital as the country braces for an administration opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
capitalbnews.org
December 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Sites that celebrate our past are especially vital as the country braces for an administration opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. capitalbnews.org/pauli-murray...