S Roy
@sroy.bsky.social
teacher who loves the ancient med, pol theory, sci-fi, and cooking shows.
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three thoughts on AI this morning:
1. AI is changing how we speak. this reminds me of how big systems (countries, religions) tend to end up with everyone within them speaking at least one language in common. (YES THIS IS COMPLEX and sometimes enforced ie bad.)
www.theverge.com/openai/68674...
1. AI is changing how we speak. this reminds me of how big systems (countries, religions) tend to end up with everyone within them speaking at least one language in common. (YES THIS IS COMPLEX and sometimes enforced ie bad.)
www.theverge.com/openai/68674...
You sound like ChatGPT
AI isn’t just impacting how we write — it’s changing how we speak and interact with others. And there’s only more to come.
www.theverge.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
three thoughts on AI this morning:
1. AI is changing how we speak. this reminds me of how big systems (countries, religions) tend to end up with everyone within them speaking at least one language in common. (YES THIS IS COMPLEX and sometimes enforced ie bad.)
www.theverge.com/openai/68674...
1. AI is changing how we speak. this reminds me of how big systems (countries, religions) tend to end up with everyone within them speaking at least one language in common. (YES THIS IS COMPLEX and sometimes enforced ie bad.)
www.theverge.com/openai/68674...
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A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
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Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.
From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
I've seen numerous examples of this in recent days - we're at a point where some reporters are using LLMs as a source and not even remotely properly factchecking, but also where LLM generated material is making its way into other material and being unknowingly reproduced by others.
July 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.
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From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
I've seen numerous examples of this in recent days - we're at a point where some reporters are using LLMs as a source and not even remotely properly factchecking, but also where LLM generated material is making its way into other material and being unknowingly reproduced by others.
WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days?
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
July 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
In our new house, we have these fast growing bushy plants I didn't recognize and thought were weeds, but I just discovered that they are dahlias! I've staked them and am waiting for the blooms
#tinyjoys
#tinyjoys
June 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In our new house, we have these fast growing bushy plants I didn't recognize and thought were weeds, but I just discovered that they are dahlias! I've staked them and am waiting for the blooms
#tinyjoys
#tinyjoys
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
On Thursday I had a Kale salad from my garden. In Friday I had a small mixed green salad with cucumbers, both from my garden. Today I made pesto - predominantly basic but with some parsley, mint, and arugula, all from my garden! Cannot wait for the tomatoes and peppers to be ready! #tinyjoys
June 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
On Thursday I had a Kale salad from my garden. In Friday I had a small mixed green salad with cucumbers, both from my garden. Today I made pesto - predominantly basic but with some parsley, mint, and arugula, all from my garden! Cannot wait for the tomatoes and peppers to be ready! #tinyjoys
Popped in to check the news and lam now nauseated and horrified. Slava Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Popped in to check the news and lam now nauseated and horrified. Slava Ukraine.
This I actually agree with.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This I actually agree with.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
that cool foam tongue ad was not cool
February 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
that cool foam tongue ad was not cool
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Here it is. This is abominable.
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Here it is. This is abominable.
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Hey everyone! Incredible news!
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hey everyone! Incredible news!
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
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These were the weeks in 1649 when John Milton was writing “The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates”, pointing out that many people love a tyrant because they love “not freedom, but license, which never hath more scope, or more indulgence than under tyrants”
#milton
#milton
January 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
These were the weeks in 1649 when John Milton was writing “The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates”, pointing out that many people love a tyrant because they love “not freedom, but license, which never hath more scope, or more indulgence than under tyrants”
#milton
#milton