Magda Pischetola
@magpische.bsky.social
Assistant professor in Education - University of Copenhagen. Critical pedagogy, STS, feminist studies, decolonial thinking. Views my own.
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If 2023 was the year AI slop was embraced by spammers and social media influencers, and 2024 was the year the slop era began in earnest, 2025 was when slop became embedded in our cultural institutions and social spheres.
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
Lost in the slop layer
How AI has encrusted our culture and social sphere in a sedimentary layer of slop.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If 2023 was the year AI slop was embraced by spammers and social media influencers, and 2024 was the year the slop era began in earnest, 2025 was when slop became embedded in our cultural institutions and social spheres.
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
"As limited as the recognition of Palestine – a state with no territory or sovereignty – is, it is a step in the right direction, because it re-establishes the existence and the rights of Palestinians as individuals and as a collective"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
How to burst the Israeli bubble | Noam Sheizaf
Recognizing a Palestinian state is a limited but welcome step that addresses an enduring blind spot: Palestinian rights cannot be conditioned on Israeli interests
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"As limited as the recognition of Palestine – a state with no territory or sovereignty – is, it is a step in the right direction, because it re-establishes the existence and the rights of Palestinians as individuals and as a collective"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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“The positions are available from 1 May 2026, but an earlier or later starting date is also possible.”
Application deadline is 15 Nov!
#sociology #jobs
Application deadline is 15 Nov!
#sociology #jobs
We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
jobportal.ku.dk
September 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“The positions are available from 1 May 2026, but an earlier or later starting date is also possible.”
Application deadline is 15 Nov!
#sociology #jobs
Application deadline is 15 Nov!
#sociology #jobs
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Applications are invited for the post of temporary 48-month Postdoctoral Research Associate within #UCD School of #Philosophy. Further details, along with a link to apply, may be found at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n.... #PhilJobs #PhilSky #MoralPhilosophy #HistoryOfPhilosophy #BMoral #IrishResearch
ERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Philosophy
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August 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Applications are invited for the post of temporary 48-month Postdoctoral Research Associate within #UCD School of #Philosophy. Further details, along with a link to apply, may be found at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n.... #PhilJobs #PhilSky #MoralPhilosophy #HistoryOfPhilosophy #BMoral #IrishResearch
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I wrote about the fantasy that we can teach children how to use AI responsibly in schools when the adults outside them are not.
Asking Students to Use AI Responsibly When The Adults Aren't
Kids can't be expected to learn what adults haven't — or can't — learn
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io
August 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I wrote about the fantasy that we can teach children how to use AI responsibly in schools when the adults outside them are not.
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Hadn't thought about this! Jobseeking process turning into another nightmare thanks to AI
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
‘I’ve £90k in student debt – for what?’ Graduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI fallout
AI isn’t just taking away entry-levels jobs, it’s helping thousands apply for the same job with almost the same CV
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hadn't thought about this! Jobseeking process turning into another nightmare thanks to AI
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
I wonder if we shouldn't consider science at the edge of a new paradigm shift, now that it is no longer confined to human thought and rationality
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I wonder if we shouldn't consider science at the edge of a new paradigm shift, now that it is no longer confined to human thought and rationality
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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As a journal editor, I agree 💯 with @catherinedevries.bsky.social. To me, the lit review is the single most important part of any paper.
There are many ways to do one, and it is often hard to do well, but this essay gives some excellent advice:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
There are many ways to do one, and it is often hard to do well, but this essay gives some excellent advice:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
June 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As a journal editor, I agree 💯 with @catherinedevries.bsky.social. To me, the lit review is the single most important part of any paper.
There are many ways to do one, and it is often hard to do well, but this essay gives some excellent advice:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
There are many ways to do one, and it is often hard to do well, but this essay gives some excellent advice:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
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Alistair Bunkall "For the third day in a row dozens of Palestinians were shot dead as they went to get food"
Israels aid distribution isn't about helping Palestinians survive. Its about keeping them in a permanent state of starvation, controlling them, moving them & killing them
Israels aid distribution isn't about helping Palestinians survive. Its about keeping them in a permanent state of starvation, controlling them, moving them & killing them
June 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Alistair Bunkall "For the third day in a row dozens of Palestinians were shot dead as they went to get food"
Israels aid distribution isn't about helping Palestinians survive. Its about keeping them in a permanent state of starvation, controlling them, moving them & killing them
Israels aid distribution isn't about helping Palestinians survive. Its about keeping them in a permanent state of starvation, controlling them, moving them & killing them
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For the third time in three days, scores of starving Palestinians have been unlawfully killed or maimed in southern Gaza en route to food distribution sites established by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Statement on the need for thorough and independent international investigation and accountability
June 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For the third time in three days, scores of starving Palestinians have been unlawfully killed or maimed in southern Gaza en route to food distribution sites established by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Statement on the need for thorough and independent international investigation and accountability
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It’s not Denmark’s children who can’t handle debating Gaza. It’s our politicians | Rune Lykkeberg
It’s not Denmark’s children who can’t handle debating Gaza. It’s our politicians | Rune Lykkeberg
In banning a schools debate on Palestinian sovereignty, our leaders have revealed the nation we’re becoming, says Rune Lykkeberg, editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper Information
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It’s not Denmark’s children who can’t handle debating Gaza. It’s our politicians | Rune Lykkeberg
There isn't one single day that this guy doesn't leave us speechless
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump ambushes South African president with video and false claims of anti-white racism
Cyril Ramaphosa responds to hectoring stunt in Oval Office and egregious claim of white genocide by suggesting calm
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
There isn't one single day that this guy doesn't leave us speechless
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I had the great pleasure of talking with @neilselwyn.bsky.social about some of my research on AI and the future of higher education. Podcast at this link 👇
Now that the GenAI hype is dying down, we are seeing some great analyses of how this tech is actually finding a place in higher education. Magda Pischetola (UCPH) is doing some really interesting research in this area - listen to her talk about it here! www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
AI and the digital future(s) of universities - Education Technology Society
Where are universities going with digitisation and AI, and how does this fit with the views of staff and students? Dr. Magda Pischetola (University of Copenhagen) talks about her recent res...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I had the great pleasure of talking with @neilselwyn.bsky.social about some of my research on AI and the future of higher education. Podcast at this link 👇
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“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
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I want to give credit to Metz/Weise here for stating plainly that LLMs cannot decide that something is or isn't true or false. Stating the actual, real limitations of these models is necessary, and it's good to finally see this happening in the mainstream media without any throat clearing
May 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I want to give credit to Metz/Weise here for stating plainly that LLMs cannot decide that something is or isn't true or false. Stating the actual, real limitations of these models is necessary, and it's good to finally see this happening in the mainstream media without any throat clearing
#Blackmirror is happening
Bradford G. Smith’s case highlights key issues about the prospect that brain implants and AI will one day merge. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/07/1...
This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI
A patient who types with his brain thanks to a Neuralink implant is using AI chatbots to speed things up.
www.technologyreview.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#Blackmirror is happening
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By Sean Carrol, the president of ANERA:
"Israel is now openly exploiting aid as a tool of war; senior Israeli officials have declared what effectively is the intent to use starvation as a tactic to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages — a clear violation of international law."
"Israel is now openly exploiting aid as a tool of war; senior Israeli officials have declared what effectively is the intent to use starvation as a tactic to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages — a clear violation of international law."
Opinion | This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
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May 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
By Sean Carrol, the president of ANERA:
"Israel is now openly exploiting aid as a tool of war; senior Israeli officials have declared what effectively is the intent to use starvation as a tactic to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages — a clear violation of international law."
"Israel is now openly exploiting aid as a tool of war; senior Israeli officials have declared what effectively is the intent to use starvation as a tactic to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages — a clear violation of international law."
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This is so, so bleak, but I thought this part was actually kind of poignant: people are searching for meaning in a world that has sought to eliminate all the spaces where they can learn and discuss big questions. This is what you end up with. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
May 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is so, so bleak, but I thought this part was actually kind of poignant: people are searching for meaning in a world that has sought to eliminate all the spaces where they can learn and discuss big questions. This is what you end up with. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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A world historical crime, taking place in full view, with the perpetrators so convinced of their impunity that they can brag about genocidal intent, and it’s hard not to agree with their calculation that no one will stop them and no one will be held accountable
Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says
Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries’, raising fears of ethnic cleansing
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A world historical crime, taking place in full view, with the perpetrators so convinced of their impunity that they can brag about genocidal intent, and it’s hard not to agree with their calculation that no one will stop them and no one will be held accountable
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Report:Nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists sign letter opposing Gaza War - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/reportnearly-1000-israeli-air-force-reservists-sign-letter-opposing-gaza
Report:Nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists sign letter opposing Gaza War
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Nearly 1,000 Israel Air Force personnel published a letter on Thursday morning calling for the return of all captives and for an end to the fighting in Gaza, Haaretz reported.</p>
<p>Reserve and retired aircrew fighters said in the letter that Israel's war currently serves mainly political and personal interests, not security interests.</p>
<p>"The continuation of the war does not contribute to any of its declared goal and will lead to the deaths of the hostages, Israeli soldiers and innocent civilians, and to the attrition of the IDF reserve forces."</p>
<p>The signatories to the letter added that "as has been proven in the past, only a deal can bring back the hostages safely, while military pressure mainly leads to the killing of the hostages and the endangerment of our soldiers."</p>
<p>The letter also called on all Israeli citizens to mobilise and demand the end of the war. "Every day that passes puts their lives at risk," they said.</p>
<p>Twenty-five people retracted their signatures after Israeli Air Force commander Tomer Bar threatened them with dismissal from the service, the report said.</p>
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April 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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