Dr. M. Birna van Riemsdijk
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Dr. M. Birna van Riemsdijk
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Computer Scientist @utwente.bsky.social #LogicBasedAI #MultiAgentSystems | Intimate Computing #values #vulnerability https://intimate-computing.net | Disability | Towards a caring and inspiring digital society
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In other words: If AI does one thing well, it's making explicit what «being human» means under current conditions. The answer cannot lie in a return to a supposedly universal humanism, but rather in a radical critique of these conditions that understands the role of AI systems in maintaining them
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July 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The Ugly Laws, a series of state laws at the turn of the 20th century, banned disabled, mentally ill and unhoused people from public places. This + other eugenic law like forced sterilization and interracial marriage bans were such comprehensive body of legislation the Nazis studied and cited them.
July 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Faschismus = Selbstentgrenzung - die Wirklichkeit trägt (zu Recht) zahlreiche ethisch-moralische Ansprüche an ein Individuum heran, diesen gerecht zu werden, kostet Energie. Eine faschistoide Absage an diese Ansprüche ist für manche wahrscheinlich eine Lusterfahrung.
July 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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A short blogpost detailing my experience of censorship at the AI for Good Summit with links to both original and censored versions of slides and links to my talk

aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...
AI for Good [Appearance?]
Reflections on the last minute censorship of my keynote at the AI for Good Summit 2025
aial.ie
July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Had je deze open brief al gezien? Je kunt mee ondertekenen! ✍️ openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
July 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Indeed!!
July 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
AAAI is actively integrating LLMs into the review process. According to them in a way that that preserves academic integrity. Based on an imo wholly naïve and misguided idea that ‘human-in-the-loop’ will make it ok. aaai.org/aaai-launche...
AAAI Launches AI-Powered Peer Review Assessment System - AAAI
AAAI, a leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing scientific research and collaboration, launches AI-Powered peer review assessment system.
aaai.org
July 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
😱😱😱
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM