Cem Tabakci
@cem-tabakci.bsky.social
phd candidate at ku eichstätt - ingolstadt
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Skillcels
I’m sorry but people talking about talent as an unfair quality that needs to be Harrison Bergeroned away by AI have exactly the same energy as people saying it’s unfair that attractive people have more people attracted to them and the government should legislate their right to a hot wife
February 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Skillcels
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Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, but not to her - the prize was awarded to her (male) supervisor. #CelebratingWomen
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, but not to her - the prize was awarded to her (male) supervisor. #CelebratingWomen
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People without experience of PTSD don't realise this is pretty core to how the system "works" ☹️
The purpose of a system is what it does 💔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
The purpose of a system is what it does 💔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 AM
People without experience of PTSD don't realise this is pretty core to how the system "works" ☹️
The purpose of a system is what it does 💔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
The purpose of a system is what it does 💔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
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"no employee should even be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values"
MFW she has more backbone than centuries old universities
MFW she has more backbone than centuries old universities
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
"no employee should even be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own moral values"
MFW she has more backbone than centuries old universities
MFW she has more backbone than centuries old universities
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I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
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yes, and this is also an especially Global North/Western perspective to people's hearts: their pets — which they care about much MUCH more than they care about other humans who happen to e.g. not be USAmerican or white
I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM
yes, and this is also an especially Global North/Western perspective to people's hearts: their pets — which they care about much MUCH more than they care about other humans who happen to e.g. not be USAmerican or white
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Jtbc they hate each other too for sure
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Jtbc they hate each other too for sure
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"While corporations urge us to embrace their supposedly inevitable tech-driven future, academics must take a principled stand and defend universities by barring toxic, addictive techn from classrooms."
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Tide is def shifting: bsky.app/profile/oliv...
9/n
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Tide is def shifting: bsky.app/profile/oliv...
9/n
October 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
"While corporations urge us to embrace their supposedly inevitable tech-driven future, academics must take a principled stand and defend universities by barring toxic, addictive techn from classrooms."
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Tide is def shifting: bsky.app/profile/oliv...
9/n
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Tide is def shifting: bsky.app/profile/oliv...
9/n
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@nature.org again functioning as a marketing platform rather than upholding scientific standards. It is misleading at best to describe this as a "randomized controlled trial" AND there is no disclosure that these are Google researchers "studying" a Google product.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
@nature.org again functioning as a marketing platform rather than upholding scientific standards. It is misleading at best to describe this as a "randomized controlled trial" AND there is no disclosure that these are Google researchers "studying" a Google product.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This is very important too bsky.app/profile/oliv...
February 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is very important too bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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And formally provably so because to drive you need theory of mind. You can indeed show with maths the limits of maths since it's a formal engineered system with knowable limits, see Gödel etc. We created trains which ban humans from tracks so the system can be safely automated, not so for roads. 1/n
These companies are always lying about the extent of their automation because some things cannot be fully automated in principle
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
And formally provably so because to drive you need theory of mind. You can indeed show with maths the limits of maths since it's a formal engineered system with knowable limits, see Gödel etc. We created trains which ban humans from tracks so the system can be safely automated, not so for roads. 1/n
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BREAKING: Trump administration vows to put stop to sexual deviancy and trans agenda in organic macromolecules.
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
BREAKING: Trump administration vows to put stop to sexual deviancy and trans agenda in organic macromolecules.
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quick, someone help, we've got a vegetable situation
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
quick, someone help, we've got a vegetable situation
signed!
Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss):
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
signed!
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Tech bros 🤝 eugenists 🤝 white supremacists
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Tech bros 🤝 eugenists 🤝 white supremacists
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
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The centerpiece of the teaching evaluations I give when it eventually becomes part of my job to evaluate teaching computing ethics will surely be something along the lines of "stop teaching them the fucking trolley problem, a system you designed literally killed people this month, talk about that"
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The centerpiece of the teaching evaluations I give when it eventually becomes part of my job to evaluate teaching computing ethics will surely be something along the lines of "stop teaching them the fucking trolley problem, a system you designed literally killed people this month, talk about that"
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For folks asking for a source on the claim:
finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-...
For folks who want to see the original IG post I screenshotted and read more:
www.instagram.com/quitgpt/p/DU...
finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-...
For folks who want to see the original IG post I screenshotted and read more:
www.instagram.com/quitgpt/p/DU...
OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25 million gift
The super PAC will help fund Republicans' midterm election battle.
finance.yahoo.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 AM
For folks asking for a source on the claim:
finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-...
For folks who want to see the original IG post I screenshotted and read more:
www.instagram.com/quitgpt/p/DU...
finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-...
For folks who want to see the original IG post I screenshotted and read more:
www.instagram.com/quitgpt/p/DU...
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One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
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This is absolutely widespread and academics are doing this too. Degrading debasing and damaging our ability to award degrees that have any meaning. Sadly, students are graduating who abuse staff, plagiarise, and know they got away with it, and more. Shameful.
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 AM
This is absolutely widespread and academics are doing this too. Degrading debasing and damaging our ability to award degrees that have any meaning. Sadly, students are graduating who abuse staff, plagiarise, and know they got away with it, and more. Shameful.
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TED is one of the biggest enablers of this "AGI" scam, and one of the biggest ways to circle more money amongst more white dudes. Period.
Why not do an "interview" with the myriads of traumatized, exploited workers and those protesting genocide enabled by so-called AI to discuss "safety"?
Why not do an "interview" with the myriads of traumatized, exploited workers and those protesting genocide enabled by so-called AI to discuss "safety"?
January 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
TED is one of the biggest enablers of this "AGI" scam, and one of the biggest ways to circle more money amongst more white dudes. Period.
Why not do an "interview" with the myriads of traumatized, exploited workers and those protesting genocide enabled by so-called AI to discuss "safety"?
Why not do an "interview" with the myriads of traumatized, exploited workers and those protesting genocide enabled by so-called AI to discuss "safety"?
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JTBC not a psychosis because they are getting away with it and the culture then and now allows it pretty much; it's attached to reality they could abuse like this, it really happened, sadly; and we must contend with this
These men, and women, did this because they think it is their right to treat other humans like this. It is their right because they are rich. It is a psychosis. It is truly sad that these uber rich have so little care for those "below" them. The world cannot be good with rich people in it.
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 AM
JTBC not a psychosis because they are getting away with it and the culture then and now allows it pretty much; it's attached to reality they could abuse like this, it really happened, sadly; and we must contend with this
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So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 AM
So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
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Every time I hear some genius bragging about how fast they are learning to code/write/make art by using AI instead of their own brain, I think of Jenko in 21 Jump Street on the drug that makes him think he’s figured out all of chemistry but the whiteboard is just a whole bunch of 4s
January 31, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Every time I hear some genius bragging about how fast they are learning to code/write/make art by using AI instead of their own brain, I think of Jenko in 21 Jump Street on the drug that makes him think he’s figured out all of chemistry but the whiteboard is just a whole bunch of 4s
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I was recently a victim of DARVO and the perpetrator was assisted by the leadership of a professional society (which I have since left). So academic leaders really need to be familiar with this tactic and make sure that their policies are not easy to abuse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO
DARVO - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I was recently a victim of DARVO and the perpetrator was assisted by the leadership of a professional society (which I have since left). So academic leaders really need to be familiar with this tactic and make sure that their policies are not easy to abuse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO