Selina
@sjmoore.bsky.social
Corgi wrangler. Writing & illustrating stuff. Judging books by their covers. Fabulist fiction enthusiast - I like the weird s*#%…
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NEW: LibGen contains millions of pirated books and research papers, built over nearly two decades. From court documents, we know that Meta torrented a version of it to build its AI. Today, @theatlantic.com presents an analysis of the data set by @alexreisner.bsky.social. Search through it yourself:
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
NEW: LibGen contains millions of pirated books and research papers, built over nearly two decades. From court documents, we know that Meta torrented a version of it to build its AI. Today, @theatlantic.com presents an analysis of the data set by @alexreisner.bsky.social. Search through it yourself:
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One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
February 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
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A reminder of the ever growing list of Indie Publishers on Bluesky
Add it to your feeds to see what they’re up to
Give me a shout if you want added
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Add it to your feeds to see what they’re up to
Give me a shout if you want added
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A reminder of the ever growing list of Indie Publishers on Bluesky
Add it to your feeds to see what they’re up to
Give me a shout if you want added
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Add it to your feeds to see what they’re up to
Give me a shout if you want added
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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People often ask me why I’m outspoken about trans rights. I’m not trans so “why do you care?”
I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. 🧵
I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. 🧵
January 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
People often ask me why I’m outspoken about trans rights. I’m not trans so “why do you care?”
I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. 🧵
I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. 🧵
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Most people are unaware of the fact. I was, until saw the sign on the doors! Private equity companies have bought many of the country’s ERs. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors
Increasingly, private equity firms shape staffing decisions at hospital emergency rooms, research shows. One apparent effect: Hiring fewer doctors and more health care practitioners who earn far less.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Most people are unaware of the fact. I was, until saw the sign on the doors! Private equity companies have bought many of the country’s ERs. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
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The percentage of children’s books with a racially minoritised main character has halved since 2022. A third of primary school children in the UK are Black and brown. The publishing industry needs to do so much better. It’s failing this generation of readers. Full report at clpe.org.uk
CLPE Reflecting Realities - Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature (November 2024) | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
The 7th annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature, funded by the Arts Council England, shows that 17% of chi...
clpe.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 11:49 AM
The percentage of children’s books with a racially minoritised main character has halved since 2022. A third of primary school children in the UK are Black and brown. The publishing industry needs to do so much better. It’s failing this generation of readers. Full report at clpe.org.uk
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Faber has a new children's literature award for unpublished manuscripts #UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
Faber launches Action! Prize | Journal, News | Faber
Faber launches the Action! Prize in direct response to research from the National Literacy Trust that reveals children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades, and that the pr...
www.faber.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Faber has a new children's literature award for unpublished manuscripts #UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
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Start of a new Starter Pack, this time for literary events.
If you are one or know of one on Bluesky, please let me know.
💙📚 #BookSky
go.bsky.app/PHw99bS
If you are one or know of one on Bluesky, please let me know.
💙📚 #BookSky
go.bsky.app/PHw99bS
November 21, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Start of a new Starter Pack, this time for literary events.
If you are one or know of one on Bluesky, please let me know.
💙📚 #BookSky
go.bsky.app/PHw99bS
If you are one or know of one on Bluesky, please let me know.
💙📚 #BookSky
go.bsky.app/PHw99bS
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If you see this, post a monster.
November 17, 2024 at 7:54 PM
If you see this, post a monster.
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Great word, @susiedent.bsky.social! And, if you have the 'gwenders' you'll probably shiver, originally 'chiveren', from the Old English word for 'jaw' ... because the cold makes our teeth chatter!
November 20, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Great word, @susiedent.bsky.social! And, if you have the 'gwenders' you'll probably shiver, originally 'chiveren', from the Old English word for 'jaw' ... because the cold makes our teeth chatter!
Hmmmm. I should probably post something shouldn’t I? Here, have a corgi…
November 20, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Hmmmm. I should probably post something shouldn’t I? Here, have a corgi…
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Something *really* telling about open ai calling artists “abusers” for trying to set up boundaries to protect our work.
November 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Something *really* telling about open ai calling artists “abusers” for trying to set up boundaries to protect our work.
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These are starter packs covering a wider group of bookish people #kidlitUK
go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC
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go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC
go.bsky.app/TEbP2cq
November 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
These are starter packs covering a wider group of bookish people #kidlitUK
go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC
go.bsky.app/TEbP2cq
go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC
go.bsky.app/TEbP2cq
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I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe