I do wonder whether the "science isn't political" people have changed their minds or not.

Sometimes I think about that time, one month into my current job, the now-former CTO asked me what “NEET” stood for over lunch

Me: “Not in Employment, Education, or…Training. Why did you ask?”

former CTO: “you look like you’re on the internet

Beyond the DeepSeek paper, anyone familiar with actual experiments people have done with it? All I ever see is “haha Chinese model won’t say Winnie the Pooh”

Just in: CA Bill to regulate AI's impact on children.
- Prohibits emotionally manipulative chatbots, emotion detection, social scoring, some facial rec tech
- Mandates transparency
- Strengthens privacy protections
Devil always in details; we'll see how this evolves.👀

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i like that my boyfriend does not want me to lick his eyeballs. it means it’s still exciting every time i ask him if i can lick his eyeballs (he has never said yes)

The year is 2025. You are no longer allowed to say “woman” at the NSF. Official guidance for NIH scientists going to conferences is to pay for it yourself and not tell anyone you’re from the NIH.

deciding to post more on social media

this place needs a freaking network effect

8 months later I finally finished my article on better involving non-technical stakeholders in AI development :')

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