Posts by arjen@idf.social
(DIR) Post #AhoO1MTBlYZYv64tvs by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-11T21:53:10Z
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Haha https://twelvepointsto.nl/
(DIR) Post #Ahsi6b3FkpzjJ8Yncu by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-05T20:02:07Z
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Nu op TV, 5 mei-concert op de Amstel in Amsterdam, wat een zangeres is Karsu ❤️ 🎶Reminder to self: IDFA 2012 docu over begin van haar carrière https://www.2doc.nl/documentaires/2015/11/karsu.html
(DIR) Post #AhvMBlwH5UIh0NErUe by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-15T17:44:50Z
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Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performancehttps://www.aalto.fi/en/news/just-believing-that-an-ai-is-helping-boosts-your-performanceResearchers discover an **AI placebo effect** where task performance improves when people believe an AI helps them. "The results also pose a significant challenge for research on HCI, since expectations would influence the outcome unless placebo control studies were used.‘These results suggest that many studies in the field may have been skewed in favor of AI systems,’ concludes Welsch."
(DIR) Post #Ahwk6YADT4AItNlKnw by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-16T10:52:54Z
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@djoerd yes, but the CHI paper shows that even when users only think they get AI support (a purely random signal) they still perform the task better.It's the "white coats in the factory" all over again; the Hawthorn effect (productivity may rise simply because of awareness of "being studied"); Kelloggs finding that wearing labcoats leads to better task performance; and Milgram's controversial Stanford experiments where subjects followed instructions blindly.Only, our white labcoats are AI!
(DIR) Post #AhxsZdcJGXZkzhFC52 by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-05T22:06:08Z
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Lucky day
(DIR) Post #AhxsZflxFeTlgBlvOK by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-05T22:07:42Z
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Luck day, beating the bot by two!
(DIR) Post #Ai9KvhCFZWDjvFv7s8 by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-22T11:41:39Z
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Anyone knows of a study (recent) estimating the amount of AI generated content on the Web? Or in specific online services?#dtv #lazyweb
(DIR) Post #AiMNeus6IiW8KTfIye by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-28T19:43:50Z
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@djoerd 1. Sincere, honest and unbiased;I'd say yes, their actions are sincere and honest; not sure about unbiased. 2. Respecting every person and the differences between them;Perhaps, though they have not been very understanding of the board's position in their disagreement 3. Keeping to the professional values;I'd say it's not that professional to respond to not getting your way with graffiti and obstruction of teaching1/2
(DIR) Post #AiNLBQ5HgPYThCbBxI by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-28T19:50:07Z
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@djoerd 4. Endorsing academic freedom;Academic freedom does not fare well with a demand to discard all relations with Israelian colleagues (in Israel) 5. Not abusing power;Open for debate; is blocking a floor of a building abuse of group power? One could take multiple stands here. The building's owner has requested them to leave... 6. Refraining from verbal and physical aggressionSpraying the "from... sea" slogan on the wall can be seen as a form of verbal aggression.2/3
(DIR) Post #AiNLBR6Nto1squ7aJE by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-28T20:01:42Z
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@djoerdDoes the board violate their own policy in response to the demonstrations?They let the protests continue rather long. The demand to vacate the building was clear, and demonstrators said "we will not". What's next? I guess calling the police is not unreasonable. C/Should they have waited one more day to clear Erasmus? I don't know - happy I did not have to decide.Apparently, the police's assessment was that riot police was needed. I wouldn't blame the board here.3/3
(DIR) Post #AiNN0kYzOy2hvwX7i4 by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-29T07:11:20Z
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@djoerd we might disagree a little here - I view our students as (yes, young) adults who will have to face the consequences of their actions, especially when breaking the law, like any other adult. We do agree that using riot police was highly likely not necessary at all. Only very few protestors did not leave upon police request.But you state it like our leaders decide how the police operate. I would not hold our board responsible for violence that may have been used by the police.
(DIR) Post #AiNPeWWxC7k9u3fsGW by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-29T07:40:56Z
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@djoerd The right to demonstrate includes a right to trespass and occupy private property?I don't know the law in detail, but I'd be surprised. I would think that the tents could also have been removed, had the uni not let them stay there; the demonstrations got quite some freedom to operate and express their opinion.They stated that they were not happy with the low impact of their protests, and therefore decided to intensify their actions. With an intensified response as effect.
(DIR) Post #AiNXiiWXLSCJtJzRA0 by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-29T09:11:16Z
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@djoerd I generally do not like viewing students as customers... But, if you do, you need to balance the rights of those who want to cancel lectures and those who want to attend lectures (in Erasmus ;).The letter is useful. Maybe they should have occupied the campus church instead of Erasmus!I'll stop here, our positions are clear. I understand the board had to act because talks with protestors led nowhere, you don't agree the occupation of Erasmus is reason to call in law enforcement.
(DIR) Post #AiQ8Zhr2Y7UdpU4Be4 by arjen@idf.social
2024-05-30T15:13:42Z
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@djoerd still waiting for WURST at CLEF
(DIR) Post #Aic35CbwfUO5zYQ9nE by arjen@idf.social
2024-06-05T09:08:41Z
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@djoerd triggers a lot of discussion too: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1cwh98r/a_study_of_how_hard_it_is_to_cancel_online/
(DIR) Post #Aip8Xytr8Qaz64dtVQ by arjen@idf.social
2024-06-10T14:48:20Z
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Geen woord gelogen!PJ was ongenaakbaar.https://www.demorgen.be/tv-cultuur/wat-zag-pj-harvey-er-ongenaakbaar-uit-het-beste-het-slechtste-en-het-raarste-van-best-kept-secret-dag-3~befced13/
(DIR) Post #AiuXp37hK3lmvJTdRo by arjen@idf.social
2024-06-14T07:17:56Z
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@djoerd what's going on?
(DIR) Post #Au6ts1t842UfRpasc4 by arjen@idf.social
2025-05-15T06:48:18Z
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"The brain-as-computer metaphor was only ever a metaphor, and we always get into trouble when we confuse a metaphor with the thing itself." "To put the point another way: Nobody expects a computer simulation of a hurricane to generate real wind and real rain. In the same way, a computer model of the brain may only ever simulate consciousness, but never give rise to it."From:https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/the-illusion-of-conscious-ai/
(DIR) Post #Aynyk8bBoMETzMYJeK by arjen@idf.social
2025-10-02T14:12:50Z
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Tnx bits for freedomhttps://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/10/02/oordeel-rechter-meta-moet-keuze-gebruiker-respecteren/En driewerf hoera!
(DIR) Post #AyxQPomwIoxJtYmr4q by arjen@idf.social
2025-10-07T06:29:24Z
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FT: Deloitte issues refund for error-ridden Australian government report that used AIhttps://www.ft.com/content/934cc94b-32c4-497e-9718-d87d6a7835ca"The document contained multiple errors, including references and citations to non-existent reports by academics at the universities of Sydney and Lund in Sweden."TLDR relying on GenAI can be expensive and harm your reputation.