Benjamin Schneider
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Using #GenerativeAI for therapy might feel like a lifeline – but there’s danger in seeking certainty in a #chatbot
"Its seductive “always-on” availability... can...reinforce unhelpful behaviours, especially for people with anxiety, OCD or trauma-related issues."
www.theguardian.com/...
"Its seductive “always-on” availability... can...reinforce unhelpful behaviours, especially for people with anxiety, OCD or trauma-related issues."
www.theguardian.com/...
Using Generative AI for therapy might feel like a lifeline – but there’s danger in seeking certainty in a chatbot
When professional services are overstretched, ‘always-on’ tools like ChatGPT can look attractive. But users must be wary of the many risks involved
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Using #GenerativeAI for therapy might feel like a lifeline – but there’s danger in seeking certainty in a #chatbot
"Its seductive “always-on” availability... can...reinforce unhelpful behaviours, especially for people with anxiety, OCD or trauma-related issues."
www.theguardian.com/...
"Its seductive “always-on” availability... can...reinforce unhelpful behaviours, especially for people with anxiety, OCD or trauma-related issues."
www.theguardian.com/...
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AI Agents have, so far, mostly been a dud, by Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social / Marcus on AI - Substack / garymarcus.substack.com/p/ai-agents-...
AI Agents have, so far, mostly been a dud
Last year, big tech couldn’t stop talking about how AI “agents” would be the next big thing in 2025. It hasn’t quite turned out that way.
garymarcus.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
AI Agents have, so far, mostly been a dud, by Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social / Marcus on AI - Substack / garymarcus.substack.com/p/ai-agents-...
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Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
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US Regierung stoppt Investitionen in Entwicklung von mRNA-Impfstoffen
„Diese Entscheidung wird schwerwiegende Folgen haben, gemessen an verlorenen Menschenleben, wenn eine schnelle Impfstoffreaktion erforderlich ist“, so Rick Bright @rickabright.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
„Diese Entscheidung wird schwerwiegende Folgen haben, gemessen an verlorenen Menschenleben, wenn eine schnelle Impfstoffreaktion erforderlich ist“, so Rick Bright @rickabright.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
www.statnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
US Regierung stoppt Investitionen in Entwicklung von mRNA-Impfstoffen
„Diese Entscheidung wird schwerwiegende Folgen haben, gemessen an verlorenen Menschenleben, wenn eine schnelle Impfstoffreaktion erforderlich ist“, so Rick Bright @rickabright.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
„Diese Entscheidung wird schwerwiegende Folgen haben, gemessen an verlorenen Menschenleben, wenn eine schnelle Impfstoffreaktion erforderlich ist“, so Rick Bright @rickabright.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
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"The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein" | @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein" | @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"... #Climate change literally does pose a threat to human civilization"- Prof. @michaelemann.bsky.social
youtu.be/cnvJsv4hiLs
youtu.be/cnvJsv4hiLs
The Heat Is Rising - How Close Are We to Reaching Unlivable Temperatures?
YouTube video by Bright Side Global
youtu.be
July 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"... #Climate change literally does pose a threat to human civilization"- Prof. @michaelemann.bsky.social
youtu.be/cnvJsv4hiLs
youtu.be/cnvJsv4hiLs
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ICML found hidden prompts in accepted papers. They have released a statement icml.cc/Conferences/...
Yes, it’s unacceptable. So is using an LLM to review a paper. Peer review is so broken.
Yes, it’s unacceptable. So is using an LLM to review a paper. Peer review is so broken.
July 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
ICML found hidden prompts in accepted papers. They have released a statement icml.cc/Conferences/...
Yes, it’s unacceptable. So is using an LLM to review a paper. Peer review is so broken.
Yes, it’s unacceptable. So is using an LLM to review a paper. Peer review is so broken.
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Immigrants are awesome.
A man saved a family of six from a burning building in Paris on July 4.
“They had to be saved, that’s it. I didn’t hesitate. I jumped automatically,” Fousseynou Samba Cissé said. wapo.st/3IkkO46
“They had to be saved, that’s it. I didn’t hesitate. I jumped automatically,” Fousseynou Samba Cissé said. wapo.st/3IkkO46
July 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Immigrants are awesome.
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What the f*ck!
Northwestern Mediterranean is +6.21°C above 1982-2015...
🌊🔥🥵
Northwestern Mediterranean is +6.21°C above 1982-2015...
🌊🔥🥵
July 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What the f*ck!
Northwestern Mediterranean is +6.21°C above 1982-2015...
🌊🔥🥵
Northwestern Mediterranean is +6.21°C above 1982-2015...
🌊🔥🥵
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„A former FBI agent who allegedly shouted “kill ’em!” at law enforcement officers during the January 6 insurrection is now advising a “weaponization working group” in the Trump justice department, a sign of the elevated role rioters are playing since they were granted clemency by the president.“
Former January 6 defendant now advising justice department’s ‘weaponization working group’
Jared L Wise, who allegedly called for police to be killed at US Capitol, had his case dropped in Trump’s clemency order
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
„A former FBI agent who allegedly shouted “kill ’em!” at law enforcement officers during the January 6 insurrection is now advising a “weaponization working group” in the Trump justice department, a sign of the elevated role rioters are playing since they were granted clemency by the president.“
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naja schockiert ist ja kaum jemand, die Richtung ist lange klar, und wir alle zu abgelenkt und müde um uns auch nur aufzuregen, was auch egal ist
Peter Thiel hat den leisen Teil gerade laut gesagt
Der Milliardär Peter Thiel deutet in einem schockierenden NYT-Interview an, die Demokratie durch die Herrschaft der Elite-Technologie zu ersetzen – was das für 2025, KI und die Zukunft der Freiheit bedeutet. www.blueamp.co/p/peter-thie...
Der Milliardär Peter Thiel deutet in einem schockierenden NYT-Interview an, die Demokratie durch die Herrschaft der Elite-Technologie zu ersetzen – was das für 2025, KI und die Zukunft der Freiheit bedeutet. www.blueamp.co/p/peter-thie...
🚨 Peter Thiel Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
Billionaire Peter Thiel hints at replacing democracy with elite tech rule in shocking NYT interview—what it means for 2025, AI, and the future of freedom.
www.blueamp.co
July 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
naja schockiert ist ja kaum jemand, die Richtung ist lange klar, und wir alle zu abgelenkt und müde um uns auch nur aufzuregen, was auch egal ist
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#OtD 19 Jun 1937 police massacred 16 people and injured nearly 300 when striking steelworkers' wives and children demonstrated in their support in Youngstown, Ohio. Many were shot in the back as they ran from the police stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9116...
June 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#OtD 19 Jun 1937 police massacred 16 people and injured nearly 300 when striking steelworkers' wives and children demonstrated in their support in Youngstown, Ohio. Many were shot in the back as they ran from the police stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9116...
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Democratic Senator Alex Padilla is forcibly removed after asking questions at Kristi Noem’s press conference, thrown to the ground and handcuffed. This is a still from a video taken by Padilla’s staff.
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Democratic Senator Alex Padilla is forcibly removed after asking questions at Kristi Noem’s press conference, thrown to the ground and handcuffed. This is a still from a video taken by Padilla’s staff.
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Leaf blowers suck but they’re an effective tool against tear gas. Pass it on.
June 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Leaf blowers suck but they’re an effective tool against tear gas. Pass it on.
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What an extraordinary, beautiful thing. Sometimes the only sensible response to scientific discovery is wonderment and awe.
June 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
What an extraordinary, beautiful thing. Sometimes the only sensible response to scientific discovery is wonderment and awe.
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With every 1/10 degree of human-caused global warming, “we will experience more extreme events, particularly heat waves but also droughts, floods, fires and human-reinforced hurricanes/typhoons”. PIK Director #Rockström on new five-year @wmo-global.bsky.social forecast.
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the globe to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes.
apnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
With every 1/10 degree of human-caused global warming, “we will experience more extreme events, particularly heat waves but also droughts, floods, fires and human-reinforced hurricanes/typhoons”. PIK Director #Rockström on new five-year @wmo-global.bsky.social forecast.
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
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The GOP budget bill is 1,116 pages long and filled with devastating cuts to vital programs in exchange for tax cuts that will disproportionately help the rich.
The plan is so unpopular that Republicans are taking another vote on it tomorrow at 1 AM.
They're trying to hide it.
The plan is so unpopular that Republicans are taking another vote on it tomorrow at 1 AM.
They're trying to hide it.
May 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The GOP budget bill is 1,116 pages long and filled with devastating cuts to vital programs in exchange for tax cuts that will disproportionately help the rich.
The plan is so unpopular that Republicans are taking another vote on it tomorrow at 1 AM.
They're trying to hide it.
The plan is so unpopular that Republicans are taking another vote on it tomorrow at 1 AM.
They're trying to hide it.
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Dieses Essay ist einer der wichtigsten politischen Texte der letzten Jahre. Es erklärt den Zusammenhang von Inflation und der extremen Rechten und warum Inflation im Ansatz verhindert werden muss.
Antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik ist das Gebot der Stunde.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
Antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik ist das Gebot der Stunde.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
Opinion | The Lesson of This Election: We Must Stop Inflation Before It Starts
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Dieses Essay ist einer der wichtigsten politischen Texte der letzten Jahre. Es erklärt den Zusammenhang von Inflation und der extremen Rechten und warum Inflation im Ansatz verhindert werden muss.
Antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik ist das Gebot der Stunde.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
Antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik ist das Gebot der Stunde.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
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Just over half of the children born in 2020 will face unprecedented exposure to heatwaves over their lifetime — even under a conservative projection for how climate change will unfold over the next 75 years
https://go.nature.com/3YzbUFn
https://go.nature.com/3YzbUFn
How climate change will burden our children: data reveal a lifetime of extreme heat
Young people will be exposed to a number of heatwaves that no one would have experienced in pre-industrial times.
go.nature.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just over half of the children born in 2020 will face unprecedented exposure to heatwaves over their lifetime — even under a conservative projection for how climate change will unfold over the next 75 years
https://go.nature.com/3YzbUFn
https://go.nature.com/3YzbUFn
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Privacy as we know it is done, and social control is about reach a new level, unless we speak up now. Breaking news and an urgent essay, with quote from Carissa Véliz.
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
All your data belong to us
Surveillance shit is about to get real
open.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Privacy as we know it is done, and social control is about reach a new level, unless we speak up now. Breaking news and an urgent essay, with quote from Carissa Véliz.
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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This is some fascist stuff: illness as a moral failing, bodies assets for and property of the nation, “health” equalling morally good, while illness is coded as parasitic on the nation. Dark times.
Now it's your fault if you get sick?
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
April 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is some fascist stuff: illness as a moral failing, bodies assets for and property of the nation, “health” equalling morally good, while illness is coded as parasitic on the nation. Dark times.
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Researchers have created what they think is the largest chunk of meat grown in the laboratory yet, thanks to a designer ‘circulatory system’ that delivers nutrients and oxygen into the growing tissue
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Winner, winner, lab-made dinner! Team grows nugget-sized chicken chunk
Artificial circulatory system enables feat by delivering nutrients to growing tissue.
www.nature.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Researchers have created what they think is the largest chunk of meat grown in the laboratory yet, thanks to a designer ‘circulatory system’ that delivers nutrients and oxygen into the growing tissue
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This breaks me — because I can see my wife and daughter living through this.
I don’t trust DHS, and you shouldn’t either because it could happen to anyone. They’re on a mission, and it feels lawless as hell.
I don’t trust DHS, and you shouldn’t either because it could happen to anyone. They’re on a mission, and it feels lawless as hell.
April 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This breaks me — because I can see my wife and daughter living through this.
I don’t trust DHS, and you shouldn’t either because it could happen to anyone. They’re on a mission, and it feels lawless as hell.
I don’t trust DHS, and you shouldn’t either because it could happen to anyone. They’re on a mission, and it feels lawless as hell.