Stephany Daniel
@sadanielwrites.bsky.social
writer | cat lady | nature lover | tea enthusiast | day job in mental health and sci comms | she/her
website: sadaniel.com
website: sadaniel.com
Playing Hades 2 and my husband forgot the name of Scylla and the Sirens so he called them Kraken and the Divas
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Playing Hades 2 and my husband forgot the name of Scylla and the Sirens so he called them Kraken and the Divas
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The general inclination to stick one’s head in the sand and pretend that being “not political” is a morally justified position that puts you above the bullshit of Washington is pure centrist masturbation.
Everything is political. Ignoring it makes you a sap, not a sage.
Everything is political. Ignoring it makes you a sap, not a sage.
"X shouldn't be political." OK but it is. Now what?
October 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The general inclination to stick one’s head in the sand and pretend that being “not political” is a morally justified position that puts you above the bullshit of Washington is pure centrist masturbation.
Everything is political. Ignoring it makes you a sap, not a sage.
Everything is political. Ignoring it makes you a sap, not a sage.
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The vibe I bring to the function
October 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The vibe I bring to the function
I’ve had an essay bouncing around in my head for a couple of weeks. It’s been persistent, begging attention, so I sat down to start it today even though I have a novel that needs revising. Sometimes you have to go where the writing energy is. It’s all good practice.
October 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I’ve had an essay bouncing around in my head for a couple of weeks. It’s been persistent, begging attention, so I sat down to start it today even though I have a novel that needs revising. Sometimes you have to go where the writing energy is. It’s all good practice.
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We are looking forward to this talk next Tuesday with Dr.
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.
➡️ In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/42kxaQV
#AGI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.
➡️ In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/42kxaQV
#AGI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We are looking forward to this talk next Tuesday with Dr.
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.
➡️ In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/42kxaQV
#AGI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.
➡️ In-person and via livestream: bit.ly/42kxaQV
#AGI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
October 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
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I heard "there's artificial intelligence, and there's actual intelligence" and almost choked to death on this cough drop
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I heard "there's artificial intelligence, and there's actual intelligence" and almost choked to death on this cough drop
My rapture hot take is we’d never know bc no one’s ascending. I left church a looong time ago, but Jesus was pretty clear about life being a group project. We’re all interconnected. I don’t think He’s assigning anyone “VIPs” when we still have so many people starving and hurt on this earth. 🤷🏼♀️
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My rapture hot take is we’d never know bc no one’s ascending. I left church a looong time ago, but Jesus was pretty clear about life being a group project. We’re all interconnected. I don’t think He’s assigning anyone “VIPs” when we still have so many people starving and hurt on this earth. 🤷🏼♀️
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I had a dream last night that a bunch of megacorp skyscraper buildings grew legs and stomped around the world’s major cities, crushing smaller buildings and homes and people, and if that’s not an apt metaphor for how corporate interests are destroying the world, I don’t know what is.
September 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I had a dream last night that a bunch of megacorp skyscraper buildings grew legs and stomped around the world’s major cities, crushing smaller buildings and homes and people, and if that’s not an apt metaphor for how corporate interests are destroying the world, I don’t know what is.
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ACTION OPPORTUNITY: Public Comment Period for urging CDC to restore old guidelines that everyone get COVID vaccine access, opposing new restriction to high-risk only (which will reduce number of places stocking it & make it easier for insurance to deny coverage). Commenting takes literally 1 minute!
🚨 HELLO folks who care about science, health, and kids 🚨
👋 Can I borrow you for a sec? Public comment for ACIP meeting opened today and there are only THREE entries 😳
Can you add your input? Ok to do anon. Brief comments fine - deadline Sept 13. Please share! ❤️⤵️
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
👋 Can I borrow you for a sec? Public comment for ACIP meeting opened today and there are only THREE entries 😳
Can you add your input? Ok to do anon. Brief comments fine - deadline Sept 13. Please share! ❤️⤵️
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
September 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
ACTION OPPORTUNITY: Public Comment Period for urging CDC to restore old guidelines that everyone get COVID vaccine access, opposing new restriction to high-risk only (which will reduce number of places stocking it & make it easier for insurance to deny coverage). Commenting takes literally 1 minute!
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So new studies showcase that the more you know how GenAi works, the less likely you are to use it! 😌
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It
AI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it.
www.wsj.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
So new studies showcase that the more you know how GenAi works, the less likely you are to use it! 😌
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
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what I say whenever there are worries
September 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
what I say whenever there are worries
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Today in AI Is Not A Good Source For Learning About The World's Most Misunderstood Body Part, meet this ChatGPT gem.
Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
August 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Today in AI Is Not A Good Source For Learning About The World's Most Misunderstood Body Part, meet this ChatGPT gem.
Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
Today, I’m thinking about every person who has ever said (rudely), “an English major? What are you going to do with THAT?”
I, along with other humanities folks, clocked the danger of this administration 10 yrs ago.
Meanwhile, look how many STEM bros have sold their souls to fascism.
I, along with other humanities folks, clocked the danger of this administration 10 yrs ago.
Meanwhile, look how many STEM bros have sold their souls to fascism.
August 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today, I’m thinking about every person who has ever said (rudely), “an English major? What are you going to do with THAT?”
I, along with other humanities folks, clocked the danger of this administration 10 yrs ago.
Meanwhile, look how many STEM bros have sold their souls to fascism.
I, along with other humanities folks, clocked the danger of this administration 10 yrs ago.
Meanwhile, look how many STEM bros have sold their souls to fascism.
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The assertion of technology “rights” and the systematic removal of human rights are part of the same fascist project.
No. It’s not sentient, you clowns. Stop selling this garbage in “news” articles.
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
August 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The assertion of technology “rights” and the systematic removal of human rights are part of the same fascist project.
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And I speak of spiritual suffering! Of people seeing their talent, their work, their lives wasted. Of good minds submitting to stupid ones. Of strength and courage strangled by envy, greed for power, fear of change.
August 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And I speak of spiritual suffering! Of people seeing their talent, their work, their lives wasted. Of good minds submitting to stupid ones. Of strength and courage strangled by envy, greed for power, fear of change.
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I try to be rly visible & vocal when it comes to masking and it wrecks me every time I get responses from ppl who are thankful bc they feel so isolated and alone bc otherwise caring folks won’t do the bare minimum & wear a mask—reposted this old, but relevant read. Plz read & consider masking again.
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I try to be rly visible & vocal when it comes to masking and it wrecks me every time I get responses from ppl who are thankful bc they feel so isolated and alone bc otherwise caring folks won’t do the bare minimum & wear a mask—reposted this old, but relevant read. Plz read & consider masking again.
New blog post is up!
It's next up in my multi-part series critical of GenAI evangelism and an expansion of a presentation I've given for colleagues at my (GenAI-obssessed) institution this year.
In short, I want people to understand this tech and its risks so they stop thinking it's magic.
It's next up in my multi-part series critical of GenAI evangelism and an expansion of a presentation I've given for colleagues at my (GenAI-obssessed) institution this year.
In short, I want people to understand this tech and its risks so they stop thinking it's magic.
The Dark Side of GenAI: A Foundation of Theft — S. A. Daniel
In my previous post, I explained how GenAI technologies are developed and clarified what they can and can’t do. I also discussed how GenAI tools require vast collections of content in the form of what...
www.sadaniel.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
New blog post is up!
It's next up in my multi-part series critical of GenAI evangelism and an expansion of a presentation I've given for colleagues at my (GenAI-obssessed) institution this year.
In short, I want people to understand this tech and its risks so they stop thinking it's magic.
It's next up in my multi-part series critical of GenAI evangelism and an expansion of a presentation I've given for colleagues at my (GenAI-obssessed) institution this year.
In short, I want people to understand this tech and its risks so they stop thinking it's magic.
I’ll also add that anything marketed to you and free to use/freely given usually means that you (and your data) are the product being sold. This is true in the micro (individuals) and the macro (organizations).
If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
August 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’ll also add that anything marketed to you and free to use/freely given usually means that you (and your data) are the product being sold. This is true in the micro (individuals) and the macro (organizations).
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This is in the replies and it demonstrates a real issue which is if you find profundity from an AI, you’re responding to something profound a human being wrote that was vacuumed up and what ends up happening is you thank AI and not only don’t thank the person, you have no idea they were involved
August 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is in the replies and it demonstrates a real issue which is if you find profundity from an AI, you’re responding to something profound a human being wrote that was vacuumed up and what ends up happening is you thank AI and not only don’t thank the person, you have no idea they were involved
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AI this, LLM that, I'm amped for the counterculture to ignite against this banal mediocrity.
Gimme handmade zines, let's write poems on the back of receipts, a watercolor using found pigments, book clubs on subway cars; let the revolution be not just analog but antiquated, baby. Bring back quills!
Gimme handmade zines, let's write poems on the back of receipts, a watercolor using found pigments, book clubs on subway cars; let the revolution be not just analog but antiquated, baby. Bring back quills!
August 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AI this, LLM that, I'm amped for the counterculture to ignite against this banal mediocrity.
Gimme handmade zines, let's write poems on the back of receipts, a watercolor using found pigments, book clubs on subway cars; let the revolution be not just analog but antiquated, baby. Bring back quills!
Gimme handmade zines, let's write poems on the back of receipts, a watercolor using found pigments, book clubs on subway cars; let the revolution be not just analog but antiquated, baby. Bring back quills!