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Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)?
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)?
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
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The coming years are going to reveal a lot more waste on 'AI' like this by our governments, to the tune of 10s of billions squandered on appalling nonsense, all to make rich Tech Bros richer.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time.
The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.
The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.
The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time
The Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time.
nationalpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The coming years are going to reveal a lot more waste on 'AI' like this by our governments, to the tune of 10s of billions squandered on appalling nonsense, all to make rich Tech Bros richer.
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Cineplex has ads at Union Bus Terminal and across Canada. These ads are performing facial detection on anyone passing by. This is a serious privacy concern.
Read our open letter to Cineplex:
drive.google.com/file/d/10B_C...
Sign onto the letter by Sun Nov 30:
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
#privacy
Read our open letter to Cineplex:
drive.google.com/file/d/10B_C...
Sign onto the letter by Sun Nov 30:
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
#privacy
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cineplex has ads at Union Bus Terminal and across Canada. These ads are performing facial detection on anyone passing by. This is a serious privacy concern.
Read our open letter to Cineplex:
drive.google.com/file/d/10B_C...
Sign onto the letter by Sun Nov 30:
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
#privacy
Read our open letter to Cineplex:
drive.google.com/file/d/10B_C...
Sign onto the letter by Sun Nov 30:
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
#privacy
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“The Dominion Society of Canada celebrated the coverage. Their goal is to normalize the concept of mass deportations of non-Europeans, and Tyrie says he wants to make Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre use their word for it (remigration) by the end of the year.”
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“The Dominion Society of Canada celebrated the coverage. Their goal is to normalize the concept of mass deportations of non-Europeans, and Tyrie says he wants to make Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre use their word for it (remigration) by the end of the year.”
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A reminder that The Hunt for Red October is the best movie about academic book reviewing ever made
a man with a beard is talking and says your conclusions were all wrong
ALT: a man with a beard is talking and says your conclusions were all wrong
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A reminder that The Hunt for Red October is the best movie about academic book reviewing ever made
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AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027: : Within the Government of Canada, there is a 30% vacancy rate for digital roles, threatening delivery and leading to a costly dependence on external contractors.
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027: Full-text - Canada.ca
www.canada.ca
August 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027: : Within the Government of Canada, there is a 30% vacancy rate for digital roles, threatening delivery and leading to a costly dependence on external contractors.
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
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Civic Spark is built by us — the civic tech community.
Join us Aug 16–17 for a volunteer-led gathering shaping the future of public life.
Full story → civictech.ca/announcements/civic-spark
Tickets → civic-spark.com
Join us Aug 16–17 for a volunteer-led gathering shaping the future of public life.
Full story → civictech.ca/announcements/civic-spark
Tickets → civic-spark.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Civic Spark is built by us — the civic tech community.
Join us Aug 16–17 for a volunteer-led gathering shaping the future of public life.
Full story → civictech.ca/announcements/civic-spark
Tickets → civic-spark.com
Join us Aug 16–17 for a volunteer-led gathering shaping the future of public life.
Full story → civictech.ca/announcements/civic-spark
Tickets → civic-spark.com
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CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs
CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
www.cbc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
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Some people might think that TBMs are a "zero surface disruption" means of building urban tunnels, but that is hardly the case.
Google Earth has an updated image of the TBM backstage site for the HSR tunnel in Florence, which spans a massive 1.5 km site along Campo di Marte station.
Google Earth has an updated image of the TBM backstage site for the HSR tunnel in Florence, which spans a massive 1.5 km site along Campo di Marte station.
July 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Some people might think that TBMs are a "zero surface disruption" means of building urban tunnels, but that is hardly the case.
Google Earth has an updated image of the TBM backstage site for the HSR tunnel in Florence, which spans a massive 1.5 km site along Campo di Marte station.
Google Earth has an updated image of the TBM backstage site for the HSR tunnel in Florence, which spans a massive 1.5 km site along Campo di Marte station.
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"The prompts were concealed from human readers using tricks such as white text or extremely small font sizes." asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review
asia.nikkei.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"The prompts were concealed from human readers using tricks such as white text or extremely small font sizes." asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
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For the record, I meant it as a cautionary tale not a manual! But it looks like my big projections of federal cuts are coming .... worth 15% of spending.
@policyalternatives.ca
theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... 1/x
@policyalternatives.ca
theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... 1/x
Cabinet ministers told to find ‘ambitious’ savings by end of summer
Ministers have been asked to cut 7.5 per cent from program spending next year, growing to 15 per cent by 2028-29
theglobeandmail.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For the record, I meant it as a cautionary tale not a manual! But it looks like my big projections of federal cuts are coming .... worth 15% of spending.
@policyalternatives.ca
theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... 1/x
@policyalternatives.ca
theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... 1/x
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Former Canada Tonight host Travis Dhanraj sent an email this morning to CBC employees, saying he was “forced to resign from CBC News.”
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
July 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Former Canada Tonight host Travis Dhanraj sent an email this morning to CBC employees, saying he was “forced to resign from CBC News.”
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
“It comes after trying to navigate a workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm,” he wrote.
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C-5 is proof that our institutions can move at the speed of light to draft and pass pro-industry legislation.
Really makes you wonder why we always see lengthy procedural delays and endless hand-wringing over legislation designed help to the average person...
Really makes you wonder why we always see lengthy procedural delays and endless hand-wringing over legislation designed help to the average person...
June 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
C-5 is proof that our institutions can move at the speed of light to draft and pass pro-industry legislation.
Really makes you wonder why we always see lengthy procedural delays and endless hand-wringing over legislation designed help to the average person...
Really makes you wonder why we always see lengthy procedural delays and endless hand-wringing over legislation designed help to the average person...
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We’re putting on a conference!
Join us at Civic Spark 💥 August 16-17, 2025
civic-spark.com
Maybe you’ve felt the gap — between the problems we face and the systems meant to solve them. Maybe you’ve seen how those closest to the issues are pushed aside.
Help change that. 🧵
Join us at Civic Spark 💥 August 16-17, 2025
civic-spark.com
Maybe you’ve felt the gap — between the problems we face and the systems meant to solve them. Maybe you’ve seen how those closest to the issues are pushed aside.
Help change that. 🧵
May 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re putting on a conference!
Join us at Civic Spark 💥 August 16-17, 2025
civic-spark.com
Maybe you’ve felt the gap — between the problems we face and the systems meant to solve them. Maybe you’ve seen how those closest to the issues are pushed aside.
Help change that. 🧵
Join us at Civic Spark 💥 August 16-17, 2025
civic-spark.com
Maybe you’ve felt the gap — between the problems we face and the systems meant to solve them. Maybe you’ve seen how those closest to the issues are pushed aside.
Help change that. 🧵
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This article, in effect argues that editorial cartoons (which rely on stereotypes and a mix of reality and fiction to create humour) should fall within the umbrella of "disinformation". Pretty bold argument.
#FoE #censorship #humour #disinfo #infodemic
#FoE #censorship #humour #disinfo #infodemic
Our piece on Community Notes and its narrow understanding of the disinformation problem is now live on @techpolicypress.bsky.social. It is based on our paper on the topic, which can be found here: eprints.qut.edu.au/254907/1/Mat...
February 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This article, in effect argues that editorial cartoons (which rely on stereotypes and a mix of reality and fiction to create humour) should fall within the umbrella of "disinformation". Pretty bold argument.
#FoE #censorship #humour #disinfo #infodemic
#FoE #censorship #humour #disinfo #infodemic
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New from 404 Media: meet GeoSpy, a powerful AI tool that lets cops (& stalkers) geolocate photos in seconds. Trained on millions of images, it picks out soil, architecture, etc. GeoSpy closed public access after asked for comment, now marketing to police www.404media.co/the-powerful...
January 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New from 404 Media: meet GeoSpy, a powerful AI tool that lets cops (& stalkers) geolocate photos in seconds. Trained on millions of images, it picks out soil, architecture, etc. GeoSpy closed public access after asked for comment, now marketing to police www.404media.co/the-powerful...
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Young people had their pick of jobs in 2022. Two years later, youth unemployment hit 14.2%. Their employment rate dropped 4 ppt btw 2023 & 2024. Young people are being thrown under the economic bus. They deserve better. @kjscott.bsky.social Read more: www.policyalternatives.ca/new...
December 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Young people had their pick of jobs in 2022. Two years later, youth unemployment hit 14.2%. Their employment rate dropped 4 ppt btw 2023 & 2024. Young people are being thrown under the economic bus. They deserve better. @kjscott.bsky.social Read more: www.policyalternatives.ca/new...