Alyssa Coghlan
@ancoghlan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
CPython core developer, Python platform engineer @ Westpac (opinions my own), cognitive science dabbler, secular humanist, charitably mercenary cynical idealist :)
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Summarising my thoughts on the notion of organisations overriding rational tool evaluation processes with "though shalt use LLMs" AI mandates:
"All staff are now expected to regularly swing hammers, and will be measured on the frequency and enthusiasm of their hammer swinging, regardless of […]
"All staff are now expected to regularly swing hammers, and will be measured on the frequency and enthusiasm of their hammer swinging, regardless of […]
Reposted by Alyssa Coghlan
You can do it
(I commented this on LinkedIn)
(I commented this on LinkedIn)
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
You can do it
(I commented this on LinkedIn)
(I commented this on LinkedIn)
Reposted by Alyssa Coghlan
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
Via @xgranade and @jrdepriest, a reflection on the parallels between LLMs and the way psychic acts trick us into fooling ourselves: https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/
The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour
softwarecrisis.dev
December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Via @xgranade and @jrdepriest, a reflection on the parallels between LLMs and the way psychic acts trick us into fooling ourselves: https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/
Reposted by Alyssa Coghlan
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reposted by Alyssa Coghlan
The two hardest problems in Computer Science are:
1. Getting up in the morning
2. Going to bed at a reasonable time
1. Getting up in the morning
2. Going to bed at a reasonable time
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The two hardest problems in Computer Science are:
1. Getting up in the morning
2. Going to bed at a reasonable time
1. Getting up in the morning
2. Going to bed at a reasonable time
Summarising my thoughts on the notion of organisations overriding rational tool evaluation processes with "though shalt use LLMs" AI mandates:
"All staff are now expected to regularly swing hammers, and will be measured on the frequency and enthusiasm of their hammer swinging, regardless of […]
"All staff are now expected to regularly swing hammers, and will be measured on the frequency and enthusiasm of their hammer swinging, regardless of […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Summarising my thoughts on the notion of organisations overriding rational tool evaluation processes with "though shalt use LLMs" AI mandates:
"All staff are now expected to regularly swing hammers, and will be measured on the frequency and enthusiasm of their hammer swinging, regardless of […]
"All staff are now expected to regularly swing hammers, and will be measured on the frequency and enthusiasm of their hammer swinging, regardless of […]