Lorraine Hope
@lorrainehope.bsky.social
Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology at University of Portsmouth, UK. Special interest in memory performance and memory elicitation techniques. Views own.
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The anthropomorphic language that the AI industry uses to talk about its tech is a large part of the reason why people do not understand how it actually works.
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The anthropomorphic language that the AI industry uses to talk about its tech is a large part of the reason why people do not understand how it actually works.
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Ayup. No excuses for being this dumb. This study exists and is public:
www.sciencealert.com/openai-has-a...
www.sciencealert.com/openai-has-a...
OpenAI Has a Fix For Hallucinations, But You Really Won't Like It
OpenAI's latest research paper diagnoses exactly why ChatGPT and other large language models can make things up – known in the world of artificial intelligence as "hallucination".
www.sciencealert.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ayup. No excuses for being this dumb. This study exists and is public:
www.sciencealert.com/openai-has-a...
www.sciencealert.com/openai-has-a...
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At least clippy didn't make everyone decide learning isn't worth it anymore
September 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
At least clippy didn't make everyone decide learning isn't worth it anymore
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But this is the point: those falsely accusing us of brainwashing students want to be able to do that themselves. They can’t bullshit people if they can critically evaluate information and arguments, and that’s a threat to them. Which is why universities are a primary target in the culture wars. /end
September 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
But this is the point: those falsely accusing us of brainwashing students want to be able to do that themselves. They can’t bullshit people if they can critically evaluate information and arguments, and that’s a threat to them. Which is why universities are a primary target in the culture wars. /end
🤣🤣🤣 Studiously avoid it until a couple of months ago… and yes, I see where he’s coming from 🤭
August 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🤣🤣🤣 Studiously avoid it until a couple of months ago… and yes, I see where he’s coming from 🤭