Rachel Anderson
@hildeburh.bsky.social
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Not only is this a great line, it appears in a very good piece.
"Belief in the coming of artificial general intelligence (AGI) approaches messianic, driven higher by investment-seeking hypesters, heavy drug users, and millenarian true believers, all of whom can reference science fiction, but not necessarily get it."
The Third Algorithm
ChatGPT and other generative AI isn't about to create superintelligence, but even if what we see now is it, the impact is on the scale of Google search and algorithmic social media, except maybe worse
www.arcdigital.media
August 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Not only is this a great line, it appears in a very good piece.
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New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
April 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
I think the Target boycott is working. TikTok search suggestion on the official Target page? “Costco finds this week”
March 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I think the Target boycott is working. TikTok search suggestion on the official Target page? “Costco finds this week”
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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I am working on a map of Carthaginian Spain this afternoon. The client sent along an exemplar map (always helpful), with instructions to: "Include all towns shown on map, with the exception of Sexi."
It's the fist time someone's said, "Make it look like that other map, but less Sexi."
It's the fist time someone's said, "Make it look like that other map, but less Sexi."
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I am working on a map of Carthaginian Spain this afternoon. The client sent along an exemplar map (always helpful), with instructions to: "Include all towns shown on map, with the exception of Sexi."
It's the fist time someone's said, "Make it look like that other map, but less Sexi."
It's the fist time someone's said, "Make it look like that other map, but less Sexi."
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
Looks like I’ve got a new project — specifically, putting together a plan to continually contact all my elected officials and clearly communicate my feelings on *gestures vaguely* all this. Good thing I have a course release this semester…
February 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Looks like I’ve got a new project — specifically, putting together a plan to continually contact all my elected officials and clearly communicate my feelings on *gestures vaguely* all this. Good thing I have a course release this semester…
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WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
Grading student papers — and discovering hallucinated quotes that are supposedly/cited from an article that is *all about how GenAI hallucinates quotes*. //Sigh//
December 15, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Grading student papers — and discovering hallucinated quotes that are supposedly/cited from an article that is *all about how GenAI hallucinates quotes*. //Sigh//
This is Eclipse. He’s a 12ish-year-old bunny who loves to nap on our laps under blankets.
November 30, 2024 at 1:43 AM
This is Eclipse. He’s a 12ish-year-old bunny who loves to nap on our laps under blankets.
I’m running in an uncontested race tomorrow to continue to be a Library Commissioner. If you live in Grand Rapids, MI, feel free to vote for me, if you want. Thus ends my campaigning.
November 5, 2024 at 3:37 AM
I’m running in an uncontested race tomorrow to continue to be a Library Commissioner. If you live in Grand Rapids, MI, feel free to vote for me, if you want. Thus ends my campaigning.
One of the perks of being an introvert is that even when people cancel meetings/events that I’m looking forward to, I still get the dopamine rush of “I can stay home in comfy clothes!”
November 5, 2024 at 2:28 AM
One of the perks of being an introvert is that even when people cancel meetings/events that I’m looking forward to, I still get the dopamine rush of “I can stay home in comfy clothes!”