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Alex Saum
@alexsaum.bsky.social
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reader, writer, poet, professor. Doing digital things in and out of UC Berkeley. En inglés y en español. Spain and LatAm, but also English comparative stuff <3 (she/her)

http://www.alexsaum.com/

// not sure if she can do this all over again //
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Alex Saum @alexsaum.bsky.social · 19d
Stop scrolling and take 5 minutes to read this poem I published in Los Angeles Review. Stop resisting and just do it.

losangelesreview.org/resistance-t...

Ps: I promise there's no virus hiding in the zip file. Maybe. Stop resisting.
Resistance to by Alex Saum - The Los Angeles Review
Where is the poem? I google the obvious and the algorithm spits back Poe’s “TheRaven” to me. I find this surprising, but not completely wrong. I ask an AI about this search result, and the bot respond...
losangelesreview.org
alexsaum.bsky.social
Bumping this! Please repost!
alexsaum.bsky.social Alex Saum @alexsaum.bsky.social · 4d
Students: come to Berkeley and do a PhD with yours truly!

DM if you want to know more!

>>> spanish-portuguese.berkeley.edu
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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elikaortega.bsky.social
What @alexsaum.bsky.social said 👇👇👇 but with the cool poster the organizers made
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
CFP for Breaking the Code is out! check it out, #elit and #newmedia friends>>>

Hacktivating Non-Normative Algorithms conference (18–19 June 2026) in Porto and Online

Submission deadline is January 15, 2026!

coda.letras.up.pt/brkcode/conf...
Breaking the Code: Hacktivating Non-Normative Algorithms | International Conference – 18–19 June 2026 – Breaking the Code
coda.letras.up.pt
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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mkirschenbaum.bsky.social
Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵
Screenshots of the following text: Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents The following statement of endorsement was drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching. The Executive Council approved it as an MLA statement in October 2025. Software, specifically learning management systems (LMSs), is as important to teaching and learning as physical classrooms and facilities. The recent and hasty integration of generative AI features into those systems is already redefining student and instructor relationships, evaluative standards, and instructional outcomes—with no compelling evidence that any of it is for the better. At the same time, so-called agentic browsers are becoming widely available to the public. These offer AI “agents” that can navigate LMSs and complete assignments without any student involvement. All of this is unfolding at a time when contractual arrangements between institutions and commercial vendors often lack transparency, with worrisome implications for data collection and student privacy. Screenshots of the following text: The Modern Language Association therefore unequivocally 1. Advocates for full faculty and instructional involvement, including faculty of languages, literatures, and the humanities, at all levels of decision-making in the selection, procurement, and responsible implementation of instructional technology systems and software, including those incorporating AI.

The instructional mission cannot be fulfilled in the absence of faculty expertise, and this expertise extends not only to the “content” of the curriculum but also to the infrastructures and environments—virtual and otherwise—in which learning happens.
  2. Calls upon law- and policymakers, LMS vendors, and companies offering agent-based AI browsers to cooperate in order to prevent misuse and to ensure that academic institutions have the ability and option to block agentic AI when needed.

Without dedicated outside cooperation from lawmakers and technology providers, academic institutions may not have the technical capacity to do so on their own. If we do not act, we risk seeing the development of a fully automated loop in which assignments are generated by AI with the support of a learning management system, AI-generated content is submitted by an agentic AI on behalf of the student, and AI-driven metrics evaluate the work on behalf of the instructor.
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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alexsaum.bsky.social
Students: come to Berkeley and do a PhD with yours truly!

DM if you want to know more!

>>> spanish-portuguese.berkeley.edu
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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acuity.design
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
Students: come to Berkeley and do a PhD with yours truly!

DM if you want to know more!

>>> spanish-portuguese.berkeley.edu
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
leoflores.bsky.social
For those interested in computer generated writing, including but going way beyond #AI, check out #NaNoGenMo, starting today it’s 13th yearly tradition of dedicating the month of November to writing code that generates a 50k word novel and sharing it and the code on GitHub. nanogenmo.github.io
#elit
NaNoGenMo
nanogenmo.github.io
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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drsaddison.bsky.social
Academia.edu wants permanent rights to your likeness, signature, voice, name, etc. to be used in any setting. My answer was "absolutely not." Log in, click on "privacy policy" when prompted to accept the new terms (don't accept!" then find "account settings" @ dropdown, scroll down to delete.
September 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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alexsaum.bsky.social
Este poemita sobre #infraestrucurasdigitales también está en español para todes aquellas que tengan paciencia.

No sean vaguetes y descárguense el poema

#elit #poesiadigital #poesía #randomtagsquemeinvento
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
markcmarino.bsky.social
Check out "Vernacular computing as encoded aesthetics for decolonial code intervention" by Koundinya Dhulipalla in AI & Society which is becoming a strong site for #critcode link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Vernacular computing as encoded aesthetics for decolonial code intervention - AI & SOCIETY
This paper examines programming languages as cultural and political artifacts embedded within colonial systems of power. Drawing from critical code studies and decolonial theory, it explores how domin...
link.springer.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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eliterature.bsky.social
Huge News! The call is out for the 5th volume of The Electronic Literature Collection (Submit by January 6)
collection.eliterature.org/5
Call for Submissions
The Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) seeks submissions for Volume 5 of the Electronic Literature Collection.
collection.eliterature.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
Este poemita sobre #infraestrucurasdigitales también está en español para todes aquellas que tengan paciencia.

No sean vaguetes y descárguense el poema

#elit #poesiadigital #poesía #randomtagsquemeinvento
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
drangelasutton.bsky.social
When designing a campaign for water efficiency, the company’s cloud computing division chose to account for only a smaller water usage figure that does not include all the ways its datacentres use water so as to minimise the risk to its reputation.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacentre owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
alexsaum.bsky.social
Stop scrolling and take 5 minutes to read this poem I published in Los Angeles Review. Stop resisting and just do it.

losangelesreview.org/resistance-t...

Ps: I promise there's no virus hiding in the zip file. Maybe. Stop resisting.
Resistance to by Alex Saum - The Los Angeles Review
Where is the poem? I google the obvious and the algorithm spits back Poe’s “TheRaven” to me. I find this surprising, but not completely wrong. I ask an AI about this search result, and the bot respond...
losangelesreview.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
elikaortega.bsky.social
Hey @alexsaum.bsky.social has this beautiful new poem out in Los Angeles Review and you should go read it.
Download the file, you won't regret it.
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
Stop scrolling and take 5 minutes to read this poem I published in Los Angeles Review. Stop resisting and just do it.

losangelesreview.org/resistance-t...

Ps: I promise there's no virus hiding in the zip file. Maybe. Stop resisting.
Resistance to by Alex Saum - The Los Angeles Review
Where is the poem? I google the obvious and the algorithm spits back Poe’s “TheRaven” to me. I find this surprising, but not completely wrong. I ask an AI about this search result, and the bot respond...
losangelesreview.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
opr71.bsky.social
Es una lástima que no hayamos tenido el vídeo del recital poético de @alexsaum.bsky.social en Granada una semana antes. De haberlo hecho, hubiéramos dedicado la discusión semanal de #SPA25CalFall25 a analizar su poesía 😉
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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archive.org
Tomorrow’s the big event! 🎉 Celebrate 1 trillion saved pages with The Web We’ve Built with #InternetArchive. Join in San Francisco or online 🌐

📅 Weds, Oct 22
🕖 7 PM PT
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...

#Wayback1T
Poster with a gradient blue background. Large text reads “the web we’ve built.” Smaller text says “Celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived.” Pixelated 3D icons of a floppy disk, magnifying glass, cursor arrow, computer window, and others radiate outward from a bright starburst in the center. On the right, text lists event details: “Wednesday, October 22, 5–10PM PT. Live stream: 7–8PM PT. 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco.” The Internet Archive logo appears in the bottom right corner.
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
Missed our performance at the #Alhambra? No sweat >>>

TRACEROUTE POEMS. Segundo viaje w/
@mariosantamaria.bsky.social <3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3QK...

#Cultur_ALH #elit
Traceroute Poems, segundo viaje. A cargo de Alex Saum-Pascual y Mario Santamaría. cultur_ALH 2025
YouTube video by Alhambra de Granada
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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insidehighered.com
Student Success | The Library Wants to Know if You ‘Got Rejected’

The @ucsantacruz.bsky.social invited students to share their stories of rejection or failure to normalize the experience and create community. https://bit.ly/3IIBanX
A posterboard displays the words "Got Rejected? Share!" with sticky notes of various colors around
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
Nueva novela del centro de datos abandonado
October 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reposted by Alex Saum
peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
No words
America’s brain drain
May 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
alexsaum.bsky.social
Back from Granada & feeling very grateful and lucky. Huge thanks to all the folks at the Patronato de la #Alhambra and the very special people at @universidadgranada.bsky.social --Ana Gallego eres la mejor <3

www.alhambra-patronato.es/culturalh/
#CULTUR_ALH

with @mariosantamaria.bsky.social 🔥🪱
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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universidadgranada.bsky.social
💥 ¿Planazo en la Alhambra con entrada gratis? 🆓
Sí: #CulturALH. Trap, performance, literatura rebelde y cultura digital🔝

🎟️ Ya puedes reservar en la web del Patronato

🎫 ¡No te quedes sin la tuya! Consulta toda la info👇

https://canal.ugr.es/noticia/disponibles-entradas-gratuitas-para-cultur-alh/
September 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM