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Krista K. Thomason
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Philosophy professor. Find all my stuff here: https://linktr.ee/kristakthomason
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kkthomason.bsky.social
I was interviewed by the Swarthmore Bulletin about AI. magazine.swarthmore.edu/issue/fall-2...
A Focus on Trust
Benjamin Kuipers ’70 explores ethics for robots and other AIs that could potentially be members of human society.
magazine.swarthmore.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
"Do you have time to....?"
No. I'm chair. I don't have time to do anything. I have negative time. I'm in time debt.
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
ouinne.bsky.social
The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.
Screenshot of David Simon interview SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
October 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
Big ups to @lucyrandall802.bsky.social who 100% saved me from writing a terrible conclusion in my second book.
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Oct 8
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · Oct 8
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · Oct 8
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
dasharez0ne.bsky.social
GOT A SHIRT OF THIS ONE AT dashare.zone - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
A SKELTAN REACHIN FOR A PLATE OF PICKLE'S : "IF YOUR NOT GOING TO EAT YOUR PICKLES CAN I HAVE THEM??????" - IN THIS ROASTED TERD OF A WORLD YOUR EITHER THE ONE GIVIN UP THE PICKLES OR YOUR THE ONE EATEN THEM - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
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#philosophy
September 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
kkthomason.bsky.social
#Philsky Check out this great volume edited by @cliffordsosis.bsky.social. It's full of weird philosophy, including a chapter by me where I defend Kant's views about lying. Use the discount code 25SMA3 to get 20%off!
September 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
Frederick Douglass literally risked his life to learn how to read and you turkeys are asking AI to summarize a news article for you because you can't be bothered???
September 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
hayao.lol
I will never apologize for a post
a drawing of Milhouse from the Simpsons but in the style of the Bauhaus movement captioned everything's coming up Milhaus
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
kkthomason.bsky.social
The Standard interviewed me about people being driven insane by ChatGPT. This is my new thing.
www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ch...
Can conversing with AI cause delusions and psychosis?
A spate of shocking breakdowns and even deaths involving AI chatbots is fuelling panic over ‘AI psychosis’ and new safety features. It’s not quite that simple, say experts
www.standard.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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kkthomason.bsky.social
After ChatGPT users demanded to have the "friendly" version reinstated, I decided it was time to think a little bit about why we're looking for friendship in a chatbot in the first place
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/danc...
Why Are We Looking for a Friend in ChatGPT?
OpenAI added new mental health guardrails to the latest ChatGPT model, yet users demanded the friendly version back. People want the convenience of a friend without the work.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
We have a communal pot, bought with department discretionary funds. We can buy coffee as an office supply, but sometimes people bring in a bag to share. The coffee drinkers take turns making pots. It's a good system.
August 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
Going back to my roots*

*writing my papers in Garamond
August 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
After ChatGPT users demanded to have the "friendly" version reinstated, I decided it was time to think a little bit about why we're looking for friendship in a chatbot in the first place
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/danc...
Why Are We Looking for a Friend in ChatGPT?
OpenAI added new mental health guardrails to the latest ChatGPT model, yet users demanded the friendly version back. People want the convenience of a friend without the work.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
The downfall has been foretold by many signs, but surely one of them is displaying the estimated reading time of news articles.
August 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
lastpositivist.bsky.social
Phlogiston didn't fail, it was failed.
An image of Hasok Chang with glowing red lazer eyes
July 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
kkthomason.bsky.social
Please tell me that listening to enough black/death metal will get me through being department chair. I don't care if it's a lie, just let me believe it.
August 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
One of the things I love is that I am a literal poster child for the NHC fellowships.
natlhumanities.bsky.social National Humanities Center @natlhumanities.bsky.social · Aug 4
@sem-office.bsky.social The National Humanities Center welcomes applications from scholars engaged in advanced humanities research for the 2026–27 academic year. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity.
Scholarly Programs | National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
Four days and counting to the new Blackbraid album. I know you are as excited as I am.
August 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
ruthburns.bsky.social
Nerdy joke warning. 😁 I've been planning this since I first saw the Newton for Hyde sign.
A photo taken through the window of a train. The name of the station "Newton for Hyde" can be seen on a sign. Inside the train a piece of paper is held up to the window with a sketch of a bewigged gentleman holding up a sign saying "Leibnitz for Jekyll"
August 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
See, the problem with email is that, when you email someone, they email you back. Then you have another email to read. Has anyone looked into this problem?
July 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
natlhumanities.bsky.social
ChatGPT psychosis is real. Philosopher Krista Thomason (NHC Fellow, 2021–22) explores how our emotional needs can lead to psychological distress when interacting with AI.
kkthomason.bsky.social Krista K. Thomason @kkthomason.bsky.social · Jul 18
I'm glad to see that OpenAI is taking my advice to be more attentive to the way our emotions interact with ChatGPT (at least I hope so?)
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/danc...
July 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Krista K. Thomason
natlhumanities.bsky.social
The National Humanities Center welcomes fellowship applications from faculty engaged in advanced #humanities research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity.
Opportunities for Scholars from HBCUs | National Humanities Center
The NHC welcomes fellowship applications from scholars engaged in advanced humanities research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
kkthomason.bsky.social
I'm glad to see that OpenAI is taking my advice to be more attentive to the way our emotions interact with ChatGPT (at least I hope so?)
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/danc...
July 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM