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Meredith Broussard, PhD
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Critical AI, data journalism, literary nonfiction. Professor at NYU. Author, "More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech." meredithbroussard.com
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Congrats on your new book @jwyg.bsky.social!
Jonathan Gray's new book, "Public Data Cultures"
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Genius.
The Oatmeal: “Consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam.” The Oatmeal:”AI art is an interesting technology because despite its growing popularity, nobody seems to want it.”
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Even Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist known as a "Godfather of AI" — a technology that likely wouldn't exist in its current form without his contributions — recently conceded that his girlfriend had broken up with him using ChatGPT.
September 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Amen to this. I wrote about this problem in "Artificial Unintelligence" in 2018; it's only gotten worse in the AI era.
Americans have hit a point at which we are so enthusiastic about using technology for everything—hiring, driving, paying bills, choosing dates—that we have stopped demanding that our new technology is good. Our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed technology. That badly designed technology is getting in the way of everyday life rather than making life easier. Simple things like finding a new friend’s phone number or up-to-date email address have become time-consuming. The problem here, as in so many cases, is too much technology but not enough people. We turned over record-keeping to computational systems but fired all the humans who kept the information up-to-date. Now, since nobody goes through and makes sure all the contact information is accurate in every institutional directory, it is more difficult than ever to get in touch with people.
August 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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PSA: Wawa has resurrected the 1980s pork egg roll and serves it in the appropriate manner, in a hot bar next to the register.
Wawa pork egg roll wrapper
July 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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TIL the Clark bar is the Birkin bag of retro candy.
A box of Clark bars with a sign limiting purchase to 3 per customer
April 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Dr. Onions: My research assistant, Marley, will be in touch about a possible collaboration.
An auburn miniature poodle puppy
December 30, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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🎂❤️
Baked yellow cake layers
December 22, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Yellow cake recipe and glamour shot of ingredients while I wait for the eggs to come to room temp. Dede Wilson’s other banger, The Wedding Cake Book, convinced me to swear off cake mixes forever. Her Italian meringue frosting recipe is the only one I ever use; it’s fantastic.
Quick n easy Yellow Cake Recipe Cake ingredients: flour, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk
December 22, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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It’s time to start the annual Christmas trifle! This year I am starting with my favorite yellow cake, from Dede Wilson’s excellent Birthday Party Book. Christmas is a birthday, right?
Battered cover of The Birthday Cake Book
December 22, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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How it started, how it’s going. #truffles #whitechocolatepistachioamarettocognac
A chocolate tempering machine rotating next to 13 pounds of Valrhona Ivoire White chocolate pistachio truffles
December 9, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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100 emoji
November 28, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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So are pigeon pillows!
A throw pillow printed with pigeons
November 14, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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BlueSky, I’m pleased to introduce you to Marley.
A caramel poodle in a sweater in front of a cube sculpture
November 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM