Salomé Viljoen
@salome.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at Michigan Law || I think about how the law thinks about data || pro science and technology, anti scams
Technologists on phrenology:
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Technologists on phrenology:
anyone who boosts AI has to explain to me why this is worth it
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
anyone who boosts AI has to explain to me why this is worth it
all our timelines are diff I suppose, but I'm seeing a lot of this.
FWIW, one reason I liked Platner was bc I did not think, and still don't think, Mills can beat Collins. If we boot Platner, which it might still be worth doing, we at least should be clear eyed about the cost/risk
FWIW, one reason I liked Platner was bc I did not think, and still don't think, Mills can beat Collins. If we boot Platner, which it might still be worth doing, we at least should be clear eyed about the cost/risk
October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
all our timelines are diff I suppose, but I'm seeing a lot of this.
FWIW, one reason I liked Platner was bc I did not think, and still don't think, Mills can beat Collins. If we boot Platner, which it might still be worth doing, we at least should be clear eyed about the cost/risk
FWIW, one reason I liked Platner was bc I did not think, and still don't think, Mills can beat Collins. If we boot Platner, which it might still be worth doing, we at least should be clear eyed about the cost/risk
always good to just keep track of how AI boosters themselves keep moving the goalposts, based on their own words:
www.404media.co/openai-sam-a...
www.404media.co/openai-sam-a...
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
always good to just keep track of how AI boosters themselves keep moving the goalposts, based on their own words:
www.404media.co/openai-sam-a...
www.404media.co/openai-sam-a...
Gavin Newsom just vetoed the LEAD Act that would have required that AI companies make sure their chatbots don't harm / sexually predate kids. Dems are not our saviors on AI folks.
Read @bcmerchant.bsky.social for more: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/silicon-va...
Read @bcmerchant.bsky.social for more: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/silicon-va...
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Gavin Newsom just vetoed the LEAD Act that would have required that AI companies make sure their chatbots don't harm / sexually predate kids. Dems are not our saviors on AI folks.
Read @bcmerchant.bsky.social for more: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/silicon-va...
Read @bcmerchant.bsky.social for more: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/silicon-va...
October 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
at the risk of breaking the rules of Pedantic Professorness--this is right
September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
at the risk of breaking the rules of Pedantic Professorness--this is right
For instance, I do think the burden is on AI boosters to explain why they are ok aiding and abetting this, or brushing it aside as not important
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
August 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For instance, I do think the burden is on AI boosters to explain why they are ok aiding and abetting this, or brushing it aside as not important
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Always a great sign when you have to say this out loud
August 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Always a great sign when you have to say this out loud
I joke about it, but it is actually very upsetting to see this bad faith, misleading and fear mongering smear campaign against our beloved library and their smart, well crafted proposal. NIMBYs man…
July 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I joke about it, but it is actually very upsetting to see this bad faith, misleading and fear mongering smear campaign against our beloved library and their smart, well crafted proposal. NIMBYs man…
the Ann Arbor NIMBYS are really On One with this... tbc these measures would just allow us expand our beloved downtown library onto what is currently a parking lot, and build housing on top (gasp!)
July 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the Ann Arbor NIMBYS are really On One with this... tbc these measures would just allow us expand our beloved downtown library onto what is currently a parking lot, and build housing on top (gasp!)
Accurate description of not just deportation, but basically the entire agenda of this administration: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-app...
July 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Accurate description of not just deportation, but basically the entire agenda of this administration: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-app...
The industry is not even hiding the ball that replacing workers, not providing cutting edge new solutions, is the main business case. This is from industry coverage quoting Satya Nadella himself!
July 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The industry is not even hiding the ball that replacing workers, not providing cutting edge new solutions, is the main business case. This is from industry coverage quoting Satya Nadella himself!