Mariza
@cettefemme.bsky.social
I like cats, cake and clothes
I used to be a chatbot conversation designer in the old world. Still trying to figure this new world out
I used to be a chatbot conversation designer in the old world. Still trying to figure this new world out
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ok a question: if you could have your students read one thing on genAI that you hope will encourage them not to use it, what would it be?
September 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Bookmarking
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I feel unseen’
Cofounder with Michael Samadi of AI rights campaign group Ufair says it should watch over the technology in case an AI becomes conscious
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"[Microsoft Azure] has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Microsoft continues to aid genocide
Microsoft continues to aid genocide
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"[Microsoft Azure] has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Microsoft continues to aid genocide
Microsoft continues to aid genocide
So excited that Poets Square by Courtney Gustafson has finally had its Australian release date and that I now have a copy
July 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
So excited that Poets Square by Courtney Gustafson has finally had its Australian release date and that I now have a copy
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New Trump EO: "when ideological biases or social agendas are built into AI models, they can distort the quality and accuracy of the output"
...so henceforth the US government won't do business with you unless your LLM is built to echo our ideological bias and promote our social agenda.
...so henceforth the US government won't do business with you unless your LLM is built to echo our ideological bias and promote our social agenda.
Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
July 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
New Trump EO: "when ideological biases or social agendas are built into AI models, they can distort the quality and accuracy of the output"
...so henceforth the US government won't do business with you unless your LLM is built to echo our ideological bias and promote our social agenda.
...so henceforth the US government won't do business with you unless your LLM is built to echo our ideological bias and promote our social agenda.
I am soooo excited about @karenhao.bsky.social coming to Sydney. I'm still reading Empire of AI (anything toddler-related happens fast, everything not-toddler-related happens slow), but it is compelling unswcentreforideas.com/event/karen-...
Karen Hao: Empire of AI | UNSW Sydney
Will AI be a force for good or a force to be reckoned with? Empire of AI author Karen Hao weighs in.
unswcentreforideas.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I am soooo excited about @karenhao.bsky.social coming to Sydney. I'm still reading Empire of AI (anything toddler-related happens fast, everything not-toddler-related happens slow), but it is compelling unswcentreforideas.com/event/karen-...
Absolutely maddening to listen to What Next: TBD @slate.com and hear an interview with @kashhill.bsky.social about her reporting on AI "pushing people into dark places", and her conclusion is she doesn't know what OpenAI and co can do about it, almost like it's a problem not of their making
July 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Absolutely maddening to listen to What Next: TBD @slate.com and hear an interview with @kashhill.bsky.social about her reporting on AI "pushing people into dark places", and her conclusion is she doesn't know what OpenAI and co can do about it, almost like it's a problem not of their making
Seeing an ABC article (written by Luke Munn for The Conversation) doing the rounds about Coles signing with Palantir, didn’t know about it, am horrified, but it's from Feb last year. Here's the article www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
Known for their work with the CIA, tech company Palantir is coming to Coles
Coles plans to deploy data company Palantir's tools across more than 840 supermarkets to cut costs and "redefine how we think about our workforce". At a time of increased food insecurity, Australians ...
www.abc.net.au
July 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Seeing an ABC article (written by Luke Munn for The Conversation) doing the rounds about Coles signing with Palantir, didn’t know about it, am horrified, but it's from Feb last year. Here's the article www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
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Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
July 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
That scene in Ballerina where Eve kept launching herself at John Wick but he was determined not to fight her really reminded me of our senior cat and our new little ex-foster cat
June 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
That scene in Ballerina where Eve kept launching herself at John Wick but he was determined not to fight her really reminded me of our senior cat and our new little ex-foster cat
@emilymbender.bsky.social in conversation this evening with @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social based on her book (co-written with @alexhanna.bsky.social ) The AI Con
June 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@emilymbender.bsky.social in conversation this evening with @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social based on her book (co-written with @alexhanna.bsky.social ) The AI Con
I was up on @emilymbender.bsky.social being here and was at her talk at UTS this evening, but didn't realise I could have seen @carlbergstrom.com today as well. (Though I did teach an ethics class today so the timing probably wouldn't have worked)
Thanks so much for everyone who came out in person or online to hear me talk about our LLM course today at UNSW.
thebullshitmachines.com
thebullshitmachines.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I was up on @emilymbender.bsky.social being here and was at her talk at UTS this evening, but didn't realise I could have seen @carlbergstrom.com today as well. (Though I did teach an ethics class today so the timing probably wouldn't have worked)
Marked the winter solstice by watching the sunrise at Wylie's Baths, and by setting this sunset scene
June 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Marked the winter solstice by watching the sunrise at Wylie's Baths, and by setting this sunset scene
Covid days. Been reading Empire of AI by Karen Hao. Also, baking Brooki cookies, building Elsa's ice palace out of Lego and watching Bluey episodes
June 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Covid days. Been reading Empire of AI by Karen Hao. Also, baking Brooki cookies, building Elsa's ice palace out of Lego and watching Bluey episodes
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welcome to the future, now your error-prone software can call the cops
(this is an Anthropic employee talking about Claude Opus 4)
(this is an Anthropic employee talking about Claude Opus 4)
May 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
welcome to the future, now your error-prone software can call the cops
(this is an Anthropic employee talking about Claude Opus 4)
(this is an Anthropic employee talking about Claude Opus 4)
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New from me. Would really love if you shared with your loved ones, colleagues, or anyone who has expressed they'd like to do something but are not sure what x
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
How can I be a good ally to trans people right now?
On our new Queer & A column, Liz walks us through how to be a good cis ally in a dangerous time
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
New from me. Would really love if you shared with your loved ones, colleagues, or anyone who has expressed they'd like to do something but are not sure what x
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
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This cartoon panel seems to capture the feeling of the moment. Thanks to @embley-hulk.bsky.social for showing it to me and @ianreed.bsky.social for drawing it!
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This cartoon panel seems to capture the feeling of the moment. Thanks to @embley-hulk.bsky.social for showing it to me and @ianreed.bsky.social for drawing it!
Came to Mum's to be with her for the cyclone. Stuck in place today because of the rain. Read 'Drop Bear' by Evelyn Araluen. Absolutely loved it. So many things to think about, so many things to feel
March 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Came to Mum's to be with her for the cyclone. Stuck in place today because of the rain. Read 'Drop Bear' by Evelyn Araluen. Absolutely loved it. So many things to think about, so many things to feel
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wrote about open ai and manifest destiny www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
May 21, 2024 at 10:48 PM
wrote about open ai and manifest destiny www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Love this hugely
If you, like me, are time-change-lagged and up way too late, you might enjoy reading my newsletter in which I talk about how clocks are fake and accurately tracking time is prevented by the laws of physics 🔭🧪⏰
Watch This Spacetime - March Edition
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March 13, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Love this hugely
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I have an OpEd in TIME today about the role of ethics in generative AI & Gemini.
Massive thanks to the editors, @billyperrigo.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social & @brigittetousi.bsky.social for their sage advice on how to write it.
time.com/6836153/ethi...
Massive thanks to the editors, @billyperrigo.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social & @brigittetousi.bsky.social for their sage advice on how to write it.
time.com/6836153/ethi...
Ethical AI Isn't to Blame for Google's Gemini Debacle
Ethical AI isn't the reason for Google's Gemini failure. Here's how AI companies can do better.
time.com
February 29, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I have an OpEd in TIME today about the role of ethics in generative AI & Gemini.
Massive thanks to the editors, @billyperrigo.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social & @brigittetousi.bsky.social for their sage advice on how to write it.
time.com/6836153/ethi...
Massive thanks to the editors, @billyperrigo.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social & @brigittetousi.bsky.social for their sage advice on how to write it.
time.com/6836153/ethi...
Amazing
‘Nature will have her way’: how a desolate Perth shopping mall has been transformed into a sprawling wetland
Perth festival is offering a last chance to spend time in the abandoned Carillon City before it is demolished. It’s not as you remember it
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Amazing
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OpenAI has your Dropbox files.
"Even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html
"Even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html
How to stop Dropbox from sharing your personal files with OpenAI
If you've used any of Dropbox's AI tools, some of your documents and files may have been shared with OpenAI.
www.cnbc.com
December 14, 2023 at 12:17 PM
OpenAI has your Dropbox files.
"Even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html
"Even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html
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This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/
This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
www.technologyreview.com
October 24, 2023 at 7:37 AM
This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/
Everything I am currently reading about using AI to create and manipulate images Is horrifying https://news.yahoo.com/googles-phone-adds-smiles-photos-090006417.html?guccounter=1
Google's New Phone Adds Smiles to Your Photos Even If Everyone Was Miserable
Face Off Say "cheese." Google is releasing a new AI powered photo editing feature that will allow users to go back and force all sorts of facial expressions onto people in their pictures. Now, everyon...
news.yahoo.com
October 15, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Everything I am currently reading about using AI to create and manipulate images Is horrifying https://news.yahoo.com/googles-phone-adds-smiles-photos-090006417.html?guccounter=1