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seeing a thread of people critically discussing AI use in schools… but a bunch of respondents say they ‘don’t hate all AI use’
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
seeing a thread of people critically discussing AI use in schools… but a bunch of respondents say they ‘don’t hate all AI use’
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This is one of the biggest problems with so-called "AI". EVERY branch of computer science and thought ever accomplished is now included as part of "AI". It's a gigantic hoax. Guess what? Computers, research and algos all existed before the current hoax.
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is one of the biggest problems with so-called "AI". EVERY branch of computer science and thought ever accomplished is now included as part of "AI". It's a gigantic hoax. Guess what? Computers, research and algos all existed before the current hoax.
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this is unequivocally a war crime
Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
this is unequivocally a war crime
many — but not enough — are saying it
The normalization of people saying Avatar is good needs to end
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
many — but not enough — are saying it
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the fact that dealing with rampant lying and its much worse downstream consequences involves cultivating values rather than just imposing formal frameworks or rules (legal or otherwise) is a tough pill to swallow for some. but it is indeed medicine
Pointing out that something is incorrect definitely isn't sufficient - the *culture* of "it is bad to make incorrect statements, good to promptly and clearly retract and apologize for them, and disqualifying to keep making them deliberately" is the framework needed for fact-checking to plug into.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the fact that dealing with rampant lying and its much worse downstream consequences involves cultivating values rather than just imposing formal frameworks or rules (legal or otherwise) is a tough pill to swallow for some. but it is indeed medicine
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
trying to imagine how insane this will read to future genetations, that he’s an outlier here. “i’m one of those who is sane” “i’m one of those who understand thay the sky is blue” “i’m one of those who is capable of abstract thought” www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
trying to imagine how insane this will read to future genetations, that he’s an outlier here. “i’m one of those who is sane” “i’m one of those who understand thay the sky is blue” “i’m one of those who is capable of abstract thought” www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
no it’s not
Pipeline capacity is essential, but it cannot be the only strategy.
Alberta needs the full energy toolkit: oil and gas, renewables, expanding and investing in our electricity capacity, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing. /2
Alberta needs the full energy toolkit: oil and gas, renewables, expanding and investing in our electricity capacity, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing. /2
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
no it’s not
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Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are collapsing, locking in multi-meter sea level rise.
Coral reefs continue to die off.
Atlantic ocean current collapse means Europe could soon enjoy Edmonton winters.
Our boreal forest continues to burn every summer.
But at least we'll have a strong economy.
Coral reefs continue to die off.
Atlantic ocean current collapse means Europe could soon enjoy Edmonton winters.
Our boreal forest continues to burn every summer.
But at least we'll have a strong economy.
The new Canada-Alberta MOU is a positive step for our energy future.
Meaningful investments in Pathways, clear measures to reduce emissions, and a stronger industrial carbon price give Albertans the certainty we need to move forward. /1
Meaningful investments in Pathways, clear measures to reduce emissions, and a stronger industrial carbon price give Albertans the certainty we need to move forward. /1
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are collapsing, locking in multi-meter sea level rise.
Coral reefs continue to die off.
Atlantic ocean current collapse means Europe could soon enjoy Edmonton winters.
Our boreal forest continues to burn every summer.
But at least we'll have a strong economy.
Coral reefs continue to die off.
Atlantic ocean current collapse means Europe could soon enjoy Edmonton winters.
Our boreal forest continues to burn every summer.
But at least we'll have a strong economy.
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Same with a student admitted into Windsor's Law's LLM program. The federal government's refusal to assist these students is unconscionable.
A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
![Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video]
Advocates say Ottawa lacks the political will to evacuate more than 130 Palestinian students admitted to universities across the country
by David Gordon Koch November 26, 2025 Reading Time: 6min read](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreidrainynrwaullbjg2npno3eu2zkyfldwkhuo7p4f2rwjycf4ivha@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Same with a student admitted into Windsor's Law's LLM program. The federal government's refusal to assist these students is unconscionable.
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As the story explains with horrifying examples, this is literally a question of life and death. The student has done everything possible. The university has actually done its part.
The Canadian government is choosing this. If he dies the government is accessory to murder.
The Canadian government is choosing this. If he dies the government is accessory to murder.
A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As the story explains with horrifying examples, this is literally a question of life and death. The student has done everything possible. The university has actually done its part.
The Canadian government is choosing this. If he dies the government is accessory to murder.
The Canadian government is choosing this. If he dies the government is accessory to murder.
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
my distaste for mark carney is rapidly reaching “internal monologue develops a northern english accent when i think of him” levels (highest level of hatred for a politician)
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
my distaste for mark carney is rapidly reaching “internal monologue develops a northern english accent when i think of him” levels (highest level of hatred for a politician)
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With every field, a major question we need to ask ourselves, at all times, is whether our forebearers were full of it, either intentionally or by accident. Because as we've seen with Zimbardo, Milgram, bystander effects, girls with ADHD, or anything on trans folks before 2010, they often were.
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
With every field, a major question we need to ask ourselves, at all times, is whether our forebearers were full of it, either intentionally or by accident. Because as we've seen with Zimbardo, Milgram, bystander effects, girls with ADHD, or anything on trans folks before 2010, they often were.
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any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
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Jeffrey Goldberg's editorial leadership has been a disaster for the human race
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg's editorial leadership has been a disaster for the human race
me every time i hear an ad for “ZocDoc” on a podcast
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
me every time i hear an ad for “ZocDoc” on a podcast
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
woke 2… woo-woo is out and the sciences, including the immortal science, are in
I'm all for woke 2 as long as we agree woo-woo is out, I want aggressively pro-science and medicine thanks
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
woke 2… woo-woo is out and the sciences, including the immortal science, are in
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oh god im fucked. they managed to automate my work after all
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
oh god im fucked. they managed to automate my work after all
this loser spent a couple months talking a big game about ‘elbows up’ and now has dedicated his entire political career to dismantling everything that could stand in the way of US hegemony and/or the success of fascist politicians in canada 🥴
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
this loser spent a couple months talking a big game about ‘elbows up’ and now has dedicated his entire political career to dismantling everything that could stand in the way of US hegemony and/or the success of fascist politicians in canada 🥴
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BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.