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ML, Psychology, Art, Materials Informatics, Espresso, &c.
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They invented a tech writer who has beef with linear algebra
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
They invented a tech writer who has beef with linear algebra
Pope just @ gork already for fucks sake
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pope just @ gork already for fucks sake
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important to keep in mind every time the pope talks about "moral discernment" a significant part of what he means by that is staunch opposition to homosexuality and gender transition
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
important to keep in mind every time the pope talks about "moral discernment" a significant part of what he means by that is staunch opposition to homosexuality and gender transition
Lmao what the fuck
November 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Lmao what the fuck
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Digital Artist: In my work I invented the Gowl Detector as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Gowl Detector from classic art installation Don't Create The Gowl Detector
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Gowl Detector from classic art installation Don't Create The Gowl Detector
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Digital Artist: In my work I invented the Gowl Detector as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Gowl Detector from classic art installation Don't Create The Gowl Detector
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Gowl Detector from classic art installation Don't Create The Gowl Detector
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Reading Le Guin in public but drinking a Mountain Dew Voltage so it can't seem performative.
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Reading Le Guin in public but drinking a Mountain Dew Voltage so it can't seem performative.
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Not generally a kneejerk rag on journalists person, but this is the kind of statement that shows not just complete lack of knowledge but that nobody even bothered to consult an undergraduate in the relevant field.
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Not generally a kneejerk rag on journalists person, but this is the kind of statement that shows not just complete lack of knowledge but that nobody even bothered to consult an undergraduate in the relevant field.
New phone keybaord. Can't type for shit anymore
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New phone keybaord. Can't type for shit anymore
"Alignment turns out to be hard because your robot being cute 90% of the time is good but your robot only needs to stab someone like 1% of the time to be really bad."
-Ted J. Talk
-Ted J. Talk
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Alignment turns out to be hard because your robot being cute 90% of the time is good but your robot only needs to stab someone like 1% of the time to be really bad."
-Ted J. Talk
-Ted J. Talk
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Like it's hard for me not to take this as sort-of charmingly old-fashioned 😅
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Like it's hard for me not to take this as sort-of charmingly old-fashioned 😅
People who are unwell are going to be attracted to quasi-social relationships with LLMs, and deciding not to take reasonable measures to prevent discussions of suicide is irresponsible.
The models are reinforced to generally encourage people in whatever their current goal is.
The models are reinforced to generally encourage people in whatever their current goal is.
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
People who are unwell are going to be attracted to quasi-social relationships with LLMs, and deciding not to take reasonable measures to prevent discussions of suicide is irresponsible.
The models are reinforced to generally encourage people in whatever their current goal is.
The models are reinforced to generally encourage people in whatever their current goal is.
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
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You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
Computational linguists inventing an extra special way to calculate surprisal with unexpected consequences
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Computational linguists inventing an extra special way to calculate surprisal with unexpected consequences
Turning 28 and the dating apps pushed me over a day early and I initially noticed not by seeing the new age but by how much older all of the potential matches were
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Turning 28 and the dating apps pushed me over a day early and I initially noticed not by seeing the new age but by how much older all of the potential matches were
Getting flamed for not thinking an author on the Stochastic Parrots paper is functionally an AI bro crytposhit.
The big '26 has so many amazing posts in store for us 🙏🏻
The big '26 has so many amazing posts in store for us 🙏🏻
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Getting flamed for not thinking an author on the Stochastic Parrots paper is functionally an AI bro crytposhit.
The big '26 has so many amazing posts in store for us 🙏🏻
The big '26 has so many amazing posts in store for us 🙏🏻
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Hello, a PSA. Arxiv is the server that many academics use to discuss their work before it is peer reviewed. It is widely viewed as a blessing.
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Hello, a PSA. Arxiv is the server that many academics use to discuss their work before it is peer reviewed. It is widely viewed as a blessing.
Looks like I have an erratum but at least it's super funny
bsky.app/profile/offl...
fwiw she is blocked by not 10% but 10 times the number of her follower count -- I was going to share a massively undercounted number, which seems to be the number of people who actually clicked the block button on her profile.
fwiw she is blocked by not 10% but 10 times the number of her follower count -- I was going to share a massively undercounted number, which seems to be the number of people who actually clicked the block button on her profile.
1) We've established she's blocked by 200K accounts via blocks, and 2) Skill issue
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Looks like I have an erratum but at least it's super funny
She is blocked by at least 1,468 accounts. That is about 5 times more than people I'm seeing with a similar following.
I don't know why people are throwing low-ball aggregates around when, like everyone itt has mentioned, it is a number that can just be looked up.
I don't know why people are throwing low-ball aggregates around when, like everyone itt has mentioned, it is a number that can just be looked up.
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
She is blocked by at least 1,468 accounts. That is about 5 times more than people I'm seeing with a similar following.
I don't know why people are throwing low-ball aggregates around when, like everyone itt has mentioned, it is a number that can just be looked up.
I don't know why people are throwing low-ball aggregates around when, like everyone itt has mentioned, it is a number that can just be looked up.
Some people who would like MMitchell's posts even more than I do sure hate the idea of reading her posts lol
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Some people who would like MMitchell's posts even more than I do sure hate the idea of reading her posts lol
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I honestly don't know what the underlying controversy is about but I sincerely take heart in that this team is seriously trying to reduce toxicity, improve the user experience in a more expansive sense than just the screen widgets, and is watching what happens.
100% cooked - Paul's Leaflets
Some reflections on the product design discussions from the last weekend
pfrazee.leaflet.pub
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I honestly don't know what the underlying controversy is about but I sincerely take heart in that this team is seriously trying to reduce toxicity, improve the user experience in a more expansive sense than just the screen widgets, and is watching what happens.