Dominic Martin
@do-mart.bsky.social
Digital ethics and business ethics professor, UQAM's School of Management
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Call me an uncool parent if you must, but wearing crocs in the snow to go to school = not ok.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Call me an uncool parent if you must, but wearing crocs in the snow to go to school = not ok.
AI will help this startup speed up medical diagnoses and treatment plans, and improve the patient experience, by actually reducing access to trained medical personnel and increasing the number of patients per doctor four- to five-fold. Is there any limit to naïve techno-enthusiasm, I wonder?
This medical startup uses LLMs to run appointments and make diagnoses
“Our focus is really on what we can do to pull the doctor out of the visit,” says Akido’s CTO.
www.technologyreview.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
AI will help this startup speed up medical diagnoses and treatment plans, and improve the patient experience, by actually reducing access to trained medical personnel and increasing the number of patients per doctor four- to five-fold. Is there any limit to naïve techno-enthusiasm, I wonder?
First rule of AI textbook editing: machine learning models hallucinate citations, but machine learning textbooks must not.
Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations
Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up? If not, you might want to pass on purchasing Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Ad…
retractionwatch.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
First rule of AI textbook editing: machine learning models hallucinate citations, but machine learning textbooks must not.
That conference panel sounds strangely familiar.
The three rules of conference panels
One unfiltered moderator, three panellists and a universal experience
www.economist.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
That conference panel sounds strangely familiar.
And yet another step toward the futuristic dystopia.
Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone
President Donald Trump and his businesses have rolled out numerous products during his political career, including watches, sneakers and Bibles.
www.cnbc.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And yet another step toward the futuristic dystopia.
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Le regard de notre caricaturiste Chloé sur l'actualité du 16 juin 2025 👉https://bit.ly/43N9Ts9
June 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Le regard de notre caricaturiste Chloé sur l'actualité du 16 juin 2025 👉https://bit.ly/43N9Ts9
RIP Brian Wilson
Good Vibrations - Remastered 2001
The Beach Boys · Smiley Smile (Remastered) · Song · 1967
open.spotify.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
RIP Brian Wilson
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decades-long manhunt finally ends
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
decades-long manhunt finally ends
Canadian voters or people following the Canadian election, is there any good blog/website to consult pools and projections for the upcoming election? I remember using tooclosetocall.ca in previous elections, but it is not updated anymore.
April 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Canadian voters or people following the Canadian election, is there any good blog/website to consult pools and projections for the upcoming election? I remember using tooclosetocall.ca in previous elections, but it is not updated anymore.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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April 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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The White House said Russia escaped tariffs because sanctions preclude "meaningful trade". But Russia actually sent $3bn of goods to America in 2024, more than many other states hit with duties. Its $2.5bn trade surplus would have meant a 40% tariff rate. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Five crazy Trump tariffs you wouldn’t believe
Saint Pierre and Miquelon earns a dubious honour
www.economist.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The White House said Russia escaped tariffs because sanctions preclude "meaningful trade". But Russia actually sent $3bn of goods to America in 2024, more than many other states hit with duties. Its $2.5bn trade surplus would have meant a 40% tariff rate. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Trump veux utiliser la force économique des États-Unis pour assouvir le Canada, mais il se place en opposition avec les forces économiques globales.
April 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump veux utiliser la force économique des États-Unis pour assouvir le Canada, mais il se place en opposition avec les forces économiques globales.
Un article fort intéressant pour comprendre le trumpisme.
Nouveau billet: Les profondeurs de Donald Trump.
Pour combattre le Trumpisme, il faut comprendre son programme de la perspective de ses partisans.
vasteprogramme.ca/2025/04/03/l...
Pour combattre le Trumpisme, il faut comprendre son programme de la perspective de ses partisans.
vasteprogramme.ca/2025/04/03/l...
Les profondeurs de Donald Trump
Pour combattre efficacement le Trumpisme, il faut comprendre son programme de la perspective de ses partisans
vasteprogramme.ca
April 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Un article fort intéressant pour comprendre le trumpisme.
"As stockmarket futures tumbled, shares in Nike, which has factories in Vietnam (tariff: 46%) fell by 7%. Does Mr Trump really think Americans would be better off if only they sewed their own running shoes?"
President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc
But the rest of the world can limit the damage
economist.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"As stockmarket futures tumbled, shares in Nike, which has factories in Vietnam (tariff: 46%) fell by 7%. Does Mr Trump really think Americans would be better off if only they sewed their own running shoes?"
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...
theonion.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
The New York Time is covering Dr. Joanne Liu's talk cancellation at NYU. @ryoa.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The New York Time is covering Dr. Joanne Liu's talk cancellation at NYU. @ryoa.bsky.social
Unsurprising (for lack of a better word) study on people's opinion about the friendliness of the US, Canada and Europe. What is perhaps surprising is how much supporters of hard-right parties in Europe became more favorable to the US since November 2024.
Schooled by Trump, Americans are learning to dislike their allies
Our polling shows that Americans’ and Europeans’ attitudes towards each other are changing quickly
www.economist.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Unsurprising (for lack of a better word) study on people's opinion about the friendliness of the US, Canada and Europe. What is perhaps surprising is how much supporters of hard-right parties in Europe became more favorable to the US since November 2024.
I lack some of the background to fully understand this story. But the firing of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social suggests CTV News is simply bowing to conservative push back. I am not sure how the the news outlet will fact-check this story if it fires all of its fact-checkers.
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
pressprogress.ca
April 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I lack some of the background to fully understand this story. But the firing of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social suggests CTV News is simply bowing to conservative push back. I am not sure how the the news outlet will fact-check this story if it fires all of its fact-checkers.
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What a time to be an egg.
March 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
What a time to be an egg.
Le gouvernement Trudeau a augmenté le déficit, la taille du gouvernement et l’immigration, mais le pays a aussi connu un élargissement de sa classe moyenne, une réduction des inégalités, une augmentation du PIB par habitant, une baisse des émissions des GES et une augmentation de sa productivité.
Bilan économique des années Trudeau | Une décennie perdue, vraiment ?
Les années libérales sous Justin Trudeau ont mis fin au déclin historique de la classe moyenne au Canada. En revanche, le pays souffre d’une comparaison médiocre pour la croissance de son niveau de vi...
www.lapresse.ca
March 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Le gouvernement Trudeau a augmenté le déficit, la taille du gouvernement et l’immigration, mais le pays a aussi connu un élargissement de sa classe moyenne, une réduction des inégalités, une augmentation du PIB par habitant, une baisse des émissions des GES et une augmentation de sa productivité.
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
Focusing on the incompetence of the Trump administration is probably the best strategy.
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Focusing on the incompetence of the Trump administration is probably the best strategy.
Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, replying to WhatsApp's head Will Cathcart:
“In some ways, we’re amused to see WhatsApp stretching the limits of reality to claim that they are just like Signal ... But the stakes of such marketing fluff are high, so we need to set the record straight.”
“In some ways, we’re amused to see WhatsApp stretching the limits of reality to claim that they are just like Signal ... But the stakes of such marketing fluff are high, so we need to set the record straight.”
Don’t be fooled by WhatsApp’s marketing fluff | Cybernews
The president of Signal isn’t too happy with Will Cathcart’s recent statements suggesting there are hardly any differences between WhatsApp and Signal.
cybernews.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, replying to WhatsApp's head Will Cathcart:
“In some ways, we’re amused to see WhatsApp stretching the limits of reality to claim that they are just like Signal ... But the stakes of such marketing fluff are high, so we need to set the record straight.”
“In some ways, we’re amused to see WhatsApp stretching the limits of reality to claim that they are just like Signal ... But the stakes of such marketing fluff are high, so we need to set the record straight.”