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Justin Cary
@justinrcary.bsky.social
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Creative || Artist || Gamer || Writer || Teacher

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I will be buying this!! (Even tho I already have and adore the hardback!) everyone else should too!! Looking forward to the new preface!! Thank you!! 🙏
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Also remember that part of why many love that "AI" conforms to and reproduces their biases but does so in a format they can claim is "objective" is that it lets them offload responsibility and obfuscate their intent:
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wolvendamien.bsky.social Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Jan 6
My article "Any Sufficiently Transparent Magic…" is part of the journal American Religion's Fall 2023 roundtable "On Religion and Algorithms." I explore both religious & magical concepts w/in "AI," & the obfuscatory work done by hype-laden "AI" discourse. Hope you enjoy!
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Currently, too many comparisons between “AI” and Magic serve to either hype up what “AI” can do, or wave away the things “AI” companies and designers want hidden from the public— indicating a fundamental misunderstand of both magic and “AI.” Both kinds of systems are internally consistent, even when built on rules which may seem—or are intended to be—opaque to outsiders. “AI’s” logics are put into relation arrayed around older, hidden systems of emotional resonance and symbolic association—and in the West, “power,” “supremacy,” “perfection” “individuality,” “liberty,” and “property” are among the most potent symbols of social attainment. They’re built by people who hide their true goals and elide their responsibility by attributing both “objectivity” to the data and nearly ineffable powers to the “AI” itself. And these systems are built and deployed from logics which would see them work the wills of their creators and operators into the world. They’re built on logics of magic. But the present magic of “AI” is performed on us without our input, without our knowledge, and without our consent. There’s another word for that kind of magic; binding, subjugating magic performed on you against your will is called a curse.
April 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Add writing studies in there too! Kinda feels like we need a whole new kinda thing…..
August 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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This is a really important piece about the thoughtful and nuanced and complex consideration of how to use (or not use) this tech. This is exactly the sort of critical, evaluative thinking we need more of. That line of thinking about “hey, this isn’t really the best approach for an encyclopedia”
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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This is an incredibly important and impressive collection of work. Thank you for this and special shout out to @wolvendamien.bsky.social 🙌 I will be sitting with this myself for a while and sharing widely. ❤️Thank you for this work and this care.
May 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Everyone*
March 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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This is a fundamentally important piece of the conversation. Every needs to read this.
March 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Aww man…..
March 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Can I play the piano anymore?
March 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Omg this is awesome.
February 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM