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By the great MJC: "researchers have staged 'competitions' in which AI technology appears to outperform humans. But a closer look reveals that these...competitions do not actually ask machines to perform human tasks; it’s more accurate to say that THEY ASK HUMANS TO PERFORM IN MACHINE-LIKE WAYS" 💯
My new piece in @theguardian.com
Techno-optimism is human pessimism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Techno-optimism is human pessimism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
AI is ‘beating’ humans at empathy and creativity. But these games are rigged | MJ Crockett
Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like ways
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
By the great MJC: "researchers have staged 'competitions' in which AI technology appears to outperform humans. But a closer look reveals that these...competitions do not actually ask machines to perform human tasks; it’s more accurate to say that THEY ASK HUMANS TO PERFORM IN MACHINE-LIKE WAYS" 💯
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You: Oh my god the house is on fire!
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
March 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You: Oh my god the house is on fire!
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
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My home state! 🫎 🫐 🌊 🌄 🦞
The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.
'See you in court': Trump and Maine's governor spar over trans athlete order
The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.
www.npr.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My home state! 🫎 🫐 🌊 🌄 🦞
Big surprise
February 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Big surprise
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another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids
What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant?
We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration raids
www.eater.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
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Re-sharing – now without the editorializing! “On Friday, Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs, a decision faculty members say was made after programs had already accepted students.”
Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts
Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.
www.thedp.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Re-sharing – now without the editorializing! “On Friday, Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs, a decision faculty members say was made after programs had already accepted students.”
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Thank you, #SagAftraMember Harrison Ford for speaking up and bringing light to the #VideoGameStrike, and to IMA Negotiating Committee Chair @selmaleh.bsky.social for your invaluable insight! #LevelUpTheContract
How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention
Voice actors demanding compensation when AI generates performances from their work have taken industrial action since July
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank you, #SagAftraMember Harrison Ford for speaking up and bringing light to the #VideoGameStrike, and to IMA Negotiating Committee Chair @selmaleh.bsky.social for your invaluable insight! #LevelUpTheContract
Sharing the trailer for ‘The Radical’, a 2022 documentary about Islamic scholar and queer activist Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who was murdered yesterday in Gqeberha. The magnitude of such a loss, of someone who dedicated their life to creating a loving and safe community for so many, is immeasurable.
THE RADICAL Trailer (2022 Documentary)
YouTube video by GOOD WORK
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Sharing the trailer for ‘The Radical’, a 2022 documentary about Islamic scholar and queer activist Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who was murdered yesterday in Gqeberha. The magnitude of such a loss, of someone who dedicated their life to creating a loving and safe community for so many, is immeasurable.
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GDP-linked growth will rise with every rand spent on barbed wire, every lit cigarette, every tree turned into paper, every violent car crash that demands repairs. Yet it is care work, environmental stewardship and other ‘valueless’ work that makes all other economic activity possible.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OP-ED: The work that markets miss — and why it’s so important to employ people to do this work
www.dailymaverick.co.za
February 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
GDP-linked growth will rise with every rand spent on barbed wire, every lit cigarette, every tree turned into paper, every violent car crash that demands repairs. Yet it is care work, environmental stewardship and other ‘valueless’ work that makes all other economic activity possible.
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You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
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This is a very heavy day for us.
To those who lost their jobs, we are with you and will work with you again.
To those struggling to see a future for our work, do not give up.
Real change in public health has always been a battle. Now it’s a war.
We will win it.
This is our country. #RISEUP
To those who lost their jobs, we are with you and will work with you again.
To those struggling to see a future for our work, do not give up.
Real change in public health has always been a battle. Now it’s a war.
We will win it.
This is our country. #RISEUP
ACT UP’s Radical Activism Saved Lives During the AIDS Epidemic
The movement stood up to the president, pharmaceutical companies, and the CDC.
www.teenvogue.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is a very heavy day for us.
To those who lost their jobs, we are with you and will work with you again.
To those struggling to see a future for our work, do not give up.
Real change in public health has always been a battle. Now it’s a war.
We will win it.
This is our country. #RISEUP
To those who lost their jobs, we are with you and will work with you again.
To those struggling to see a future for our work, do not give up.
Real change in public health has always been a battle. Now it’s a war.
We will win it.
This is our country. #RISEUP
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Since the National Park Service is trying to erase the singular role that trans people played in starting Stonewall, here’s a piece I wrote about the devastating, four-decade-long consequences of erasing trans women in the 1970s from the queer rights movement.
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Since the National Park Service is trying to erase the singular role that trans people played in starting Stonewall, here’s a piece I wrote about the devastating, four-decade-long consequences of erasing trans women in the 1970s from the queer rights movement.
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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I joined the PoliticoTech podcast to talk about the #AIActionSummit. We discussed the contrast between VP Harris and VP Vance's speeches, the launch of Current AI and building an ecosystem for public goods, and my remarks on three fallacies of AI at Elysee Palace podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A skeptical take on Vance’s AI agenda
Podcast Episode · POLITICO Tech · 02/13/2025 · 18m
podcasts.apple.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I joined the PoliticoTech podcast to talk about the #AIActionSummit. We discussed the contrast between VP Harris and VP Vance's speeches, the launch of Current AI and building an ecosystem for public goods, and my remarks on three fallacies of AI at Elysee Palace podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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leaving this here:
"The bill, known as SB 1, would also establish post-tenure reviews, ban strikes by full-time faculty, and require colleges to publish a syllabus with the instructor’s professional qualifications and contact information for every class."
www.highereddive.com/news/ohio-se...
"The bill, known as SB 1, would also establish post-tenure reviews, ban strikes by full-time faculty, and require colleges to publish a syllabus with the instructor’s professional qualifications and contact information for every class."
www.highereddive.com/news/ohio-se...
Ohio Senate passes bill to ban DEI and faculty strikes at public colleges
The legislation would also establish post-tenure reviews and require all instructors to share their contact information and syllabi publicly.
www.highereddive.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
leaving this here:
"The bill, known as SB 1, would also establish post-tenure reviews, ban strikes by full-time faculty, and require colleges to publish a syllabus with the instructor’s professional qualifications and contact information for every class."
www.highereddive.com/news/ohio-se...
"The bill, known as SB 1, would also establish post-tenure reviews, ban strikes by full-time faculty, and require colleges to publish a syllabus with the instructor’s professional qualifications and contact information for every class."
www.highereddive.com/news/ohio-se...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reposted by Jessica L Dickson
"I was recruited from my native South Africa with the promise to join the growing tech sector in Kenya . . . I spent up to 10 hours a day staring at child abuse, human mutilation, racist attacks and the darkest parts of the internet so you did not have to" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I was a content moderator for Facebook. I saw the real cost of outsourcing digital labour | Sonia Kgomo
Tech firms must invest in and respect the people who filter social media and label the data that AI relies on, says Sonia Kgomo, an organiser with African Tech Workers Rising
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"I was recruited from my native South Africa with the promise to join the growing tech sector in Kenya . . . I spent up to 10 hours a day staring at child abuse, human mutilation, racist attacks and the darkest parts of the internet so you did not have to" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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they can't erase our history www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVq...
Evan Greer "The Tyranny of Either/Or" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Get Better Records
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
they can't erase our history www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVq...
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I really appreciate Meghna Chakrabarti and the crew at On Point on @wbur.org covering this story. The enviromental impacts of "AI" are terrible and need to be exposed.
At the same time >>
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
At the same time >>
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
How will we power the AI boom?
Just one query to ChatGPT takes as much energy as powering a lightbulb for some 20 minutes. As AI balloons, so does its demand for electricity. That's driving tech companies to increase their demand f...
www.wbur.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I really appreciate Meghna Chakrabarti and the crew at On Point on @wbur.org covering this story. The enviromental impacts of "AI" are terrible and need to be exposed.
At the same time >>
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
At the same time >>
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...