S Pahwa
@sonipahwa.bsky.social
What would Alanis Morisette say about a German university offering rescue fellowships to US researchers facing political pressure?
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What would Alanis Morisette say about a German university offering rescue fellowships to US researchers facing political pressure?
Lin said in her testimony that she saw the creative sectors of Hollywood “bleeding out before her very eyes” due to the industry’s increased reliance on generative AI. www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Stanford hosts special hearing to discuss AI and copyright protections
On Monday, Stanford University hosted a special hearing to discuss issues surrounding the bill known as the AI Copyright Transparency Act - OR AB-412.
www.kalw.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Lin said in her testimony that she saw the creative sectors of Hollywood “bleeding out before her very eyes” due to the industry’s increased reliance on generative AI. www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
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In the case of KitKat, Waymo claimed that KitKat ran out in front of the car, despite the claims of eye witnesses.
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Fuck Waymo, Long Live KitKat
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
bayareacurrent.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In the case of KitKat, Waymo claimed that KitKat ran out in front of the car, despite the claims of eye witnesses.
bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
If you never worked on writing skills, there will come a day when this lack catches up with you. Probably at a key career moment.
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you never worked on writing skills, there will come a day when this lack catches up with you. Probably at a key career moment.
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Astonishing finds excavated at Berenike in Egypt include Buddha images & other artifacts from India and some made locally in Indian style, plus a bilingual Sanskrit & Greek dedicatory inscription found near a marble Buddha head in an Isis temple courtyard.
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Astonishing finds excavated at Berenike in Egypt include Buddha images & other artifacts from India and some made locally in Indian style, plus a bilingual Sanskrit & Greek dedicatory inscription found near a marble Buddha head in an Isis temple courtyard.
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
I am begging you to pronounce the h in aesthetic. Please.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I am begging you to pronounce the h in aesthetic. Please.
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
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- Copilot was forced to nearly every MS user without their consent
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
- Copilot was forced to nearly every MS user without their consent
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
All algorithms are sexist because they profile people based on minimal identifiers. We need to be more critical of their use all round. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Facebook’s job ads algorithm is sexist, French equality watchdog rules
Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
All algorithms are sexist because they profile people based on minimal identifiers. We need to be more critical of their use all round. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Kim Kardashian said she used ChatGPT to study for a law exam — and blames the generative AI engine for failing.
people.com/kim-kardashi...
people.com/kim-kardashi...
Kim Kardashian Blames Failing Her Law Exam on Studying with ChatGPT: 'I'll Get Mad and I'll Yell at It'
Kim Kardashian revealed she used ChatGPT to study for a law exam – and blames the generative AI engine for her failing her test. Kardashian spoke about her AI usage for Vanity Fair's lie detector test...
people.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Kim Kardashian said she used ChatGPT to study for a law exam — and blames the generative AI engine for failing.
people.com/kim-kardashi...
people.com/kim-kardashi...
Delicious satire and a great ad for Colorado Mesa University!
Featherstone University
featherstone.university
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Delicious satire and a great ad for Colorado Mesa University!
I identify strongly as an aunt. Let me tell you what that means.
October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I identify strongly as an aunt. Let me tell you what that means.
I honestly expected to hear a song from Hum Aapke Hein Koun playing here! 10/10 for the Indian wedding video style
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I honestly expected to hear a song from Hum Aapke Hein Koun playing here! 10/10 for the Indian wedding video style
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The numbers against AI are wild, with 71% concerned about environmental impact—that's before you ask about power bills, social media, or any of the rest. Seems like opposing the AI arms race just might be a good political position to take. But what do I know 🤷♂️
people hate this shit! that's power!
What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll
A new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The numbers against AI are wild, with 71% concerned about environmental impact—that's before you ask about power bills, social media, or any of the rest. Seems like opposing the AI arms race just might be a good political position to take. But what do I know 🤷♂️
Love seeing @tressiemcphd.bsky.social and @jamellebouie.net run intellectual circles around their interviewer on the topic of culture and economy in the American South www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpJ...
There Is No Trump Without the South | 'The Opinions' Podcast
YouTube video by The Opinions Podcast
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Love seeing @tressiemcphd.bsky.social and @jamellebouie.net run intellectual circles around their interviewer on the topic of culture and economy in the American South www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpJ...
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“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo...
Who gets to live a "long" life in America?
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
Today I learned that the Onion is the 11th biggest newspaper in the United States 🤯
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Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins - The Sam Sanders Show
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October 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Today I learned that the Onion is the 11th biggest newspaper in the United States 🤯
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President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
Today I learned that Merriam-Webster is on TikTok 😍https://www.tiktok.com/@merriamwebster?lang=en
Merriam-Webster's Creator Profile
www.tiktok.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today I learned that Merriam-Webster is on TikTok 😍https://www.tiktok.com/@merriamwebster?lang=en
Attention Living Single fans! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Erika Alexander's Journey From Starlight Inn to Stardom
Podcast Episode · Your Mama’s Kitchen · 09/30/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Attention Living Single fans! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
This is so reprehensible that I can't support the Indian team any more.
Why did India refuse to accept the Asia Cup trophy after beating Pakistan?
The Indian team refused to accept the trophy because it was to be presented by Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
www.aljazeera.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is so reprehensible that I can't support the Indian team any more.
Bye @ari-shapiro.bsky.social! 🥲 Happy trails post-NPR
September 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Bye @ari-shapiro.bsky.social! 🥲 Happy trails post-NPR