mikes barnes
@mikesbarnes.bsky.social
philosophy of words & the world wide web & the work behind it all. associate professor at the university of oslo. michaelrandallbarnes.com/about
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mikes barnes
@mikesbarnes.bsky.social
· Feb 12
just noticed this book (coming out in may) now has a cover. but just look all the great contributors (and me). seriously #blessed to be a part of this. big thanks to patrick connolly, sandy goldberg and @jennysaul.bsky.social for putting this together
at Heathrow for a few hours, stop by and say hello
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
at Heathrow for a few hours, stop by and say hello
Larry Summers? the Open AI board member?
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Larry Summers? the Open AI board member?
for those keeping track. I first gave a talk with this title in 2022 (in Pittsburgh, woot). gave up on it for a couple years. but I'm bringing it back (with substantial revisions) bc the people demand it
will i be flying to new orleans for the #ppesociety meeting later this week? only time will tell.
but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
for those keeping track. I first gave a talk with this title in 2022 (in Pittsburgh, woot). gave up on it for a couple years. but I'm bringing it back (with substantial revisions) bc the people demand it
will i be flying to new orleans for the #ppesociety meeting later this week? only time will tell.
but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
will i be flying to new orleans for the #ppesociety meeting later this week? only time will tell.
but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
im supposed to fly to the US later this week and tbh the timing is starting to seem not ideal
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
im supposed to fly to the US later this week and tbh the timing is starting to seem not ideal
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
reading the actual texts chatgpt produces in this story and they are *chilling* edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
edition.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
reading the actual texts chatgpt produces in this story and they are *chilling* edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
seems bad:
"images of the women flayed, decapitated or fed into a wood chipper, was seemingly enabled—and given a visceral realism—by generative artificial intelligence. In some of the images, Ms. Roper was wearing a blue floral dress that she does, in fact, own."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
"images of the women flayed, decapitated or fed into a wood chipper, was seemingly enabled—and given a visceral realism—by generative artificial intelligence. In some of the images, Ms. Roper was wearing a blue floral dress that she does, in fact, own."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
seems bad:
"images of the women flayed, decapitated or fed into a wood chipper, was seemingly enabled—and given a visceral realism—by generative artificial intelligence. In some of the images, Ms. Roper was wearing a blue floral dress that she does, in fact, own."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
"images of the women flayed, decapitated or fed into a wood chipper, was seemingly enabled—and given a visceral realism—by generative artificial intelligence. In some of the images, Ms. Roper was wearing a blue floral dress that she does, in fact, own."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
this @404media.co article by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social does a great job laying out the sloppy future social media is barreling towards. and includes this amazingly ambiguous, dead-inside, genAI 'family' showing their support for 'the blue team' at the world series
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
this @404media.co article by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social does a great job laying out the sloppy future social media is barreling towards. and includes this amazingly ambiguous, dead-inside, genAI 'family' showing their support for 'the blue team' at the world series
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
no one knows how microwaves work and if they say 'it excites the water molecules' they're a just using more words to say they don't know
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
no one knows how microwaves work and if they say 'it excites the water molecules' they're a just using more words to say they don't know
this is why I left toronto for the sports powerhouse of oslo
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is why I left toronto for the sports powerhouse of oslo
not now monkeys carrying hepatitis c, herpes, and covid
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
not now monkeys carrying hepatitis c, herpes, and covid
arrested for not being actual literal cousins with a bear
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
arrested for not being actual literal cousins with a bear
this is good and if y'all knew your Canadian history you'd like and subscribe
because it's 2015
Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau are officially dating.
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
this is good and if y'all knew your Canadian history you'd like and subscribe
because it's 2015
October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
because it's 2015
woke up in Europe and baseball still going on. these two things aren't supposed to be mix
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
woke up in Europe and baseball still going on. these two things aren't supposed to be mix
for the first time in idk how long, I've moved into a new apartment and don't have any plans to leave. weird feelings over here
October 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
for the first time in idk how long, I've moved into a new apartment and don't have any plans to leave. weird feelings over here
years of lead(-laced protein powder) ahead
October 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
years of lead(-laced protein powder) ahead
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This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content
Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.
www.businessinsider.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
on the bright side we get to say the word jawboning a bunch again
September 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
on the bright side we get to say the word jawboning a bunch again
such a stacked cast. such a silly movie
im kind of a 90s kid so my key robert redford movie is "sneakers"
September 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
such a stacked cast. such a silly movie
sneakers is easily one of my favourite movies and I quote it relentlessly (to everyone else's confusion)
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
sneakers is easily one of my favourite movies and I quote it relentlessly (to everyone else's confusion)
feeds are all 'a chef taught me this'
'a flight attendant taught me this'
'my Japanese friend taught me this'
'a freshwater salmon taught me this'
'this information was revealed in a dream'
'all wisdom is merely recalled, never learnt'
'a flight attendant taught me this'
'my Japanese friend taught me this'
'a freshwater salmon taught me this'
'this information was revealed in a dream'
'all wisdom is merely recalled, never learnt'
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
feeds are all 'a chef taught me this'
'a flight attendant taught me this'
'my Japanese friend taught me this'
'a freshwater salmon taught me this'
'this information was revealed in a dream'
'all wisdom is merely recalled, never learnt'
'a flight attendant taught me this'
'my Japanese friend taught me this'
'a freshwater salmon taught me this'
'this information was revealed in a dream'
'all wisdom is merely recalled, never learnt'
September 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM