electronic Max (Max Van Kleek)
@emax.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof–Computer Science, University of Oxford
LGBTQ+ fellow, ethical systems, AI, privacy, dignity and digital human rights. MIT Alumnus. Ex-IBM, Nokia, PARC.
lover of robot music 🤖⚡️
https://hip.cat/emax
https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/max.vanklee
LGBTQ+ fellow, ethical systems, AI, privacy, dignity and digital human rights. MIT Alumnus. Ex-IBM, Nokia, PARC.
lover of robot music 🤖⚡️
https://hip.cat/emax
https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/max.vanklee
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Ditto lists and starter packes: you should be able to remove yourself from those. Yes, there are useful lists and starter packs, but some of them are clearly hostile and in bad faith. It's a failure of safeguarding that you can't remove yourself.
September 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ditto lists and starter packes: you should be able to remove yourself from those. Yes, there are useful lists and starter packs, but some of them are clearly hostile and in bad faith. It's a failure of safeguarding that you can't remove yourself.
i love excalidraw so much.
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
i love excalidraw so much.
UK Online Safety Act seems like such a catastrophically misinformed piece of legislation.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to ‘manipulation and vandalism’
Wikimedia Foundation seeks judicial review of some requirements of Online Safety Act it claims may endanger safety of volunteer editors
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
UK Online Safety Act seems like such a catastrophically misinformed piece of legislation.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
let's make bsky the un-linkedin
and the anti-X
it would be nice if this place was not about 'networking' or selling SaaS products. or boasting about your personal successes for 'tips for personal growth'
or about hate, scams, and porn (x).
and the anti-X
it would be nice if this place was not about 'networking' or selling SaaS products. or boasting about your personal successes for 'tips for personal growth'
or about hate, scams, and porn (x).
July 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
let's make bsky the un-linkedin
and the anti-X
it would be nice if this place was not about 'networking' or selling SaaS products. or boasting about your personal successes for 'tips for personal growth'
or about hate, scams, and porn (x).
and the anti-X
it would be nice if this place was not about 'networking' or selling SaaS products. or boasting about your personal successes for 'tips for personal growth'
or about hate, scams, and porn (x).
"I used emdashes before ChatGPT-and they didn't make me any less human."
July 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"I used emdashes before ChatGPT-and they didn't make me any less human."
I have also found that basically none of my posts on X get any views anymore; it must be the fact that I mostly write about science, critical tech, and high education – things that MAGA doesn't believe in.
I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
June 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I have also found that basically none of my posts on X get any views anymore; it must be the fact that I mostly write about science, critical tech, and high education – things that MAGA doesn't believe in.
Adorno: In Defense of Truth
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/in-d...
The conversion of all questions of truth into questions of power [...] has attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false, which the hirelings of logic were in any case diligently working to abolish.
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/in-d...
The conversion of all questions of truth into questions of power [...] has attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false, which the hirelings of logic were in any case diligently working to abolish.
In defense of truth
Things have come to pass where lying sounds like truth, truth like lying. Each statement, each piece of news, each thought has been pre-formed by the centres of the culture industry.…The extreme...
aworkinglibrary.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Adorno: In Defense of Truth
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/in-d...
The conversion of all questions of truth into questions of power [...] has attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false, which the hirelings of logic were in any case diligently working to abolish.
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/in-d...
The conversion of all questions of truth into questions of power [...] has attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false, which the hirelings of logic were in any case diligently working to abolish.
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“Apple customers will have a blast soldering, polishing, and drilling as they build their very own iPhone,” Tim Cook said in a Keynote presentation at Apple headquarters
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theonion.com/tariff-...
Tariff-Strained Apple Announces 7,083-Piece iPhone Kit
CUPERTINO, CA—Amidst the strain of tariffs, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Thursday the launch of a new 7,083-piece iPhone kit. “Apple customers will have a blast soldering, polishing, and drilling as they build their very own iPhone,” Cook said in a Keynote presentation at Apple headquarters, touting the new product as an innovative, first-of-its-kind achievement […]
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May 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Apple customers will have a blast soldering, polishing, and drilling as they build their very own iPhone,” Tim Cook said in a Keynote presentation at Apple headquarters
theonion.com/tariff-...
theonion.com/tariff-...
elon has left his role at the white house.
this _has_ to be a good thing.
this _has_ to be a good thing.
May 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
elon has left his role at the white house.
this _has_ to be a good thing.
this _has_ to be a good thing.
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The students calling this "Chinese Exclusion Act" redux are right. Trump is trying to do a "greatest hits" of the most shameful parts of US history.
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday some students would have their visas revoked.
apnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The students calling this "Chinese Exclusion Act" redux are right. Trump is trying to do a "greatest hits" of the most shameful parts of US history.
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
this article is missing the giant elephant in the room – that grok is made by a company that manufactures and amplifies racist/transphobic/horrific propaganda for its owner's personal gain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/b...
Grok’s ‘white genocide’ meltdown nods to the real dangers of the AI arms race | CNN Business
It’s been a full year since Google’s AI overview tool went viral for encouraging people to eat glue and put rocks on pizza. At the time, the mood around the coverage seemed to be: Oh that silly AI is ...
www.cnn.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
this article is missing the giant elephant in the room – that grok is made by a company that manufactures and amplifies racist/transphobic/horrific propaganda for its owner's personal gain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/b...
"Cathedral of tech debt" should be my callsign
This is a quite excellent rant. "Eventually, you’re living in a cathedral of technical debt, and every user pays."
The Copilot Delusion
buff.ly/99QsTEM
<- the story is that one thing LLMs are good at is helping programmers. An experienced programmer carefully explains, in detail, why this is not true.
buff.ly/99QsTEM
<- the story is that one thing LLMs are good at is helping programmers. An experienced programmer carefully explains, in detail, why this is not true.
May 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Cathedral of tech debt" should be my callsign
or maybe ... revise and resubmit for peer review
(stole from reviewer 2 must be stopped)
(stole from reviewer 2 must be stopped)
May 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
or maybe ... revise and resubmit for peer review
(stole from reviewer 2 must be stopped)
(stole from reviewer 2 must be stopped)
once again i am the target audience of Black Mirror. incredible season
May 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
once again i am the target audience of Black Mirror. incredible season
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"Although technology has made information vast and reachable, it's also turned the entire internet into a sludge pile."
beautiful blog post not by me, but sounds like me:
"if nothing is curated"
tadaima.bearblog.dev/if-nothing-i...
"if nothing is curated"
tadaima.bearblog.dev/if-nothing-i...
If nothing is curated, how do we find things?
Bjork is currently promoting a new concert film being released called . She's been releasing new photoshoots and interviews almost every day for the past two...
tadaima.bearblog.dev
May 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Although technology has made information vast and reachable, it's also turned the entire internet into a sludge pile."
Another computer scientist here; definitely agree with historical context from Judah. Another point: where have all the great end-user-programming and data management tools like hypercard and filemaker gone? why are we forcing non-devs to write _typescript_ ffs?
Even I shouldn't.
Even I shouldn't.
May 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Another computer scientist here; definitely agree with historical context from Judah. Another point: where have all the great end-user-programming and data management tools like hypercard and filemaker gone? why are we forcing non-devs to write _typescript_ ffs?
Even I shouldn't.
Even I shouldn't.
beautiful blog post not by me, but sounds like me:
"if nothing is curated"
tadaima.bearblog.dev/if-nothing-i...
"if nothing is curated"
tadaima.bearblog.dev/if-nothing-i...
If nothing is curated, how do we find things?
Bjork is currently promoting a new concert film being released called . She's been releasing new photoshoots and interviews almost every day for the past two...
tadaima.bearblog.dev
May 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
beautiful blog post not by me, but sounds like me:
"if nothing is curated"
tadaima.bearblog.dev/if-nothing-i...
"if nothing is curated"
tadaima.bearblog.dev/if-nothing-i...
unintentionally vapourwave -
the lost Japanese Macintosh Plus Japanese ROM www.journaldulapin.com/2025/05/17/t...
the lost Japanese Macintosh Plus Japanese ROM www.journaldulapin.com/2025/05/17/t...
The Lost Japanese ROM of the Macintosh Plus (Which Isn’t Lost Anymore) - Le journal du lapin
Le journal du lapin, mon espace personnel ou je parle de trucs retro, d'expérimentations et de produits Apple. Et évidemment de prototypes.
www.journaldulapin.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
unintentionally vapourwave -
the lost Japanese Macintosh Plus Japanese ROM www.journaldulapin.com/2025/05/17/t...
the lost Japanese Macintosh Plus Japanese ROM www.journaldulapin.com/2025/05/17/t...
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Hi Max, my colleague and I wrote this article on why GenAI does not have to undermine education. Please help us share it by reposting to promote dialog.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...
Frontiers | Shaping integrity: why generative artificial intelligence does not have to undermine education
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in education has been met with both excitement and concern. According to a 2023 survey by the Wor...
www.frontiersin.org
April 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Hi Max, my colleague and I wrote this article on why GenAI does not have to undermine education. Please help us share it by reposting to promote dialog.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...
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AI is a growing issue for moderators on Reddit and Travis has been on it (I co-authored). This qualitative work provides some context on what problems and challenges mods (at CMV and other subreddits) see and how they resist.
I also want to point to my recent paper (forthcoming at CSCW25) about moderating AI-generated content on Reddit. I spoke to CMV mods about their experiences with, and stances towards AI, in their communities. It's not a surprise that this use of AI is unwelcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2311.12702
arxiv.org/abs/2311.12702
"There Has To Be a Lot That We're Missing": Moderating AI-Generated Content on Reddit
Generative AI has begun to alter how we work, learn, communicate, and participate in online communities. How might our online communities be changed by generative AI? To start addressing this question...
arxiv.org
April 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
AI is a growing issue for moderators on Reddit and Travis has been on it (I co-authored). This qualitative work provides some context on what problems and challenges mods (at CMV and other subreddits) see and how they resist.
Nontheless - Research Thread 🧵 – new HCI / HCAI research we're presenting this week at #chi2025 in Yokohama, Japan from the Human Centred AI Group Human Centred AI / Human Centred Computing group at Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford >
Good luck all!
In randomised order --
Good luck all!
In randomised order --
April 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Nontheless - Research Thread 🧵 – new HCI / HCAI research we're presenting this week at #chi2025 in Yokohama, Japan from the Human Centred AI Group Human Centred AI / Human Centred Computing group at Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford >
Good luck all!
In randomised order --
Good luck all!
In randomised order --
My travel grant and panel at #chi2025 was cancelled by the Trump Administration's actions to cut all civilian travel connected with DOD funding. Very sad I will be missing out in Yokohama, Japan this week!
April 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My travel grant and panel at #chi2025 was cancelled by the Trump Administration's actions to cut all civilian travel connected with DOD funding. Very sad I will be missing out in Yokohama, Japan this week!
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We’re launching Ignite: Grassroots initiatives in the #HCI community to uplift and empower researchers around the world who are experiencing challenges to networking, fundraising, and travel opportunities.
You can help!
You can apply for help!
Spread the word.
ignite-us.team #igniteus
You can help!
You can apply for help!
Spread the word.
ignite-us.team #igniteus
We are Ignited
ignite-us.team
April 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We’re launching Ignite: Grassroots initiatives in the #HCI community to uplift and empower researchers around the world who are experiencing challenges to networking, fundraising, and travel opportunities.
You can help!
You can apply for help!
Spread the word.
ignite-us.team #igniteus
You can help!
You can apply for help!
Spread the word.
ignite-us.team #igniteus
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NASA Announces Bold Plan To Still Exist By 2045
NASA Announces Bold Plan To Still Exist By 2045
WASHINGTON—In what is being described as the most ambitious mission ever undertaken in the space agency’s history, NASA officials announced at a press conference Tuesday their bold new plan to still e...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NASA Announces Bold Plan To Still Exist By 2045