Bethany Park
@bethanypark.bsky.social
MLIS student. Future sweatpants ghost. She/her
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Every accusation is a confession
June 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Every accusation is a confession
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"Large language models do not, cannot, and will not 'understand' anything at all. They are not emotionally intelligent or smart in any meaningful or recognizably human sense of the word."
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What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works
Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.
www.theatlantic.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"Large language models do not, cannot, and will not 'understand' anything at all. They are not emotionally intelligent or smart in any meaningful or recognizably human sense of the word."
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I think a lot of people don't understand that in a world where everyone uses "AI" to vomit out statistically average text, the ability to use words uniquely becomes a premium skill and a critical differentiator.
I teach a game writing class. Students have scripts, worldbuilding docs, treatments, etc due every week
About half the class used ChatGPT last semester even though I made it clear using an LLM = an F. When I asked why a studio would ever hire them if their work was just ChatGPT, they seemed stunned
About half the class used ChatGPT last semester even though I made it clear using an LLM = an F. When I asked why a studio would ever hire them if their work was just ChatGPT, they seemed stunned
This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
June 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I think a lot of people don't understand that in a world where everyone uses "AI" to vomit out statistically average text, the ability to use words uniquely becomes a premium skill and a critical differentiator.
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Don't put in the newspaper that she is a history buff.
The review of the Smithsonian museums for "improper ideology" is being led by a 35-year old lawyer who has no experience or credentials in history or museum studies.
But one supporter says she is an avid "fan of history."🗃️
The review of the Smithsonian museums for "improper ideology" is being led by a 35-year old lawyer who has no experience or credentials in history or museum studies.
But one supporter says she is an avid "fan of history."🗃️
She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.
Who is Lindsey Halligan, the attorney assigned to help remove “improper ideology” from Washington’s most important cultural institution?
wapo.st
April 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Don't put in the newspaper that she is a history buff.
The review of the Smithsonian museums for "improper ideology" is being led by a 35-year old lawyer who has no experience or credentials in history or museum studies.
But one supporter says she is an avid "fan of history."🗃️
The review of the Smithsonian museums for "improper ideology" is being led by a 35-year old lawyer who has no experience or credentials in history or museum studies.
But one supporter says she is an avid "fan of history."🗃️
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but if i'm not allowed to feed artists into my artist killing machine it's going to be basically impossible for the machine to keep killing artists. is that what you want?? and before you answer keep in mind this is a very expensive machine
May 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
but if i'm not allowed to feed artists into my artist killing machine it's going to be basically impossible for the machine to keep killing artists. is that what you want?? and before you answer keep in mind this is a very expensive machine
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If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
The Mystery Mousketool is Chekhov’s Gun for the preschool set.
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Mystery Mousketool is Chekhov’s Gun for the preschool set.
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Me, listening to my intrusive thoughts
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Me, listening to my intrusive thoughts
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Self awareness is the most important trait you can cultivate. Only through constant introspection can you develop the wisdom necessary to be sad all the time
December 16, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Self awareness is the most important trait you can cultivate. Only through constant introspection can you develop the wisdom necessary to be sad all the time
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and then what happened?
October 5, 2024 at 3:11 PM
and then what happened?
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the conservative theory of law in one headline
July 2, 2024 at 5:35 PM
the conservative theory of law in one headline
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Me: *accidentally shuts the cat in the closet*
Cat: For the love of God, Montressor!
Cat: For the love of God, Montressor!
June 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Me: *accidentally shuts the cat in the closet*
Cat: For the love of God, Montressor!
Cat: For the love of God, Montressor!
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Inside of you are two wolves. Inside of me are two geese. Inside of that guy are two bags of grain. We arrive at a riverbank and there is a boat that can cross it but it can only ho
March 28, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Inside of you are two wolves. Inside of me are two geese. Inside of that guy are two bags of grain. We arrive at a riverbank and there is a boat that can cross it but it can only ho
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This came to me in a dream—
March 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
This came to me in a dream—
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I am on a writing retreat at what turns out to be the strangest, most convoluted, bizarro house I’ve ever been in. So if this new book turns out to be EXTREMELY strange, you know what to blame.
March 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM
I am on a writing retreat at what turns out to be the strangest, most convoluted, bizarro house I’ve ever been in. So if this new book turns out to be EXTREMELY strange, you know what to blame.
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Daughter tells me she heard today that if you wear a band T-shirt (especially as a young woman) and a man says to you “name five of their songs”, the correct response is “name five women who trust you”, so I pass this on in case any of you need it
February 20, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Daughter tells me she heard today that if you wear a band T-shirt (especially as a young woman) and a man says to you “name five of their songs”, the correct response is “name five women who trust you”, so I pass this on in case any of you need it
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate