Posts by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
(DIR) Post #Am787QwRUE7Hg02O0m by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-09-18T02:37:14Z
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@APoD @_L1vY_ A variant
(DIR) Post #AnGqJht7S0TeImZJhY by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-10-22T16:56:46Z
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@aral Disappointing, for sure, tho I am not surprised to see the specific word choice
(DIR) Post #AnOAVDwyWjMvBqJsyO by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-10-26T05:46:01Z
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@aral @tommi No one man should have all that power
(DIR) Post #AnlTl5RqmcCInHE8iu by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:06:04Z
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Taking a breath, what is something that gives you hope?(It may not be easy, but keep trying to cultivate this. We need to continually tend to our dreams.)
(DIR) Post #AnlTl7DODLooH0TcSe by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:09:56Z
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#IFindHope in the incredible push toward #renewables and energy efficiency. Advancements in #solar power production have been extraordinary. #HeatPumps are incredible, powerful tools, and we’re beginning to see their widespread adoption.
(DIR) Post #AnlTl8Mzv769r5yo4m by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:15:16Z
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#IFindHope in the way different communities are leveraging technologies to experiment with and build better ways of #relating. I am inspired by the #DWebCamp community and everyone working on #PublicAI, who continue to develop the foundations of a more equal, empowered ecosystem.
(DIR) Post #AnlTl9el8YtrqTIVOq by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:17:54Z
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#IFindHope in people’s increasing awareness of when news and social media are not adding to their lives. I am grateful for the strategies people are sharing on emotional regulation. I am optimistic about the ways people are adapting to these systems and negotiating relationships with news, with social media, with technology, etc that work better for them.
(DIR) Post #AnlTlAqqh6AHYFxfsm by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:20:08Z
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#IFindHope in the growing adoption of #AltText and the volunteers responding to the Alt4Me tag, who help provide image descriptions for those who need it. Increasingly, tech builders are recognizing the importance of promoting this behavior. Conversations about #disability (including #InvisibleDisability and #ChronicIllness) are becoming more mainstream.
(DIR) Post #AnlTlC7txBOpVQwo6K by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:24:23Z
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#IFindHope when people reach out to me about being a #nonbinary leader in my field. I am grateful to have been welcomed and respected by my peers, and I’m hopeful because more of us being out makes it easier for others to understand themselves and find the language to communicate it with their own communities.
(DIR) Post #AnlTlDo7hglcifi2YC by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2024-11-06T11:33:56Z
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#IFindHope in the beautiful changing color of leaves this fall and the reminder that change is inevitable. I find hope in the onion cuttings that decide to sprout shoots and start new lives in my vegetable drawer. I find hope in tenaciousness of living things, showing time and again that adaptation and persistence are essential.
(DIR) Post #ApjJbUrMtrfd7kWbk8 by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2025-01-04T05:59:22Z
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@friesen5000 @chris_hayes @futurebird @faassen Wow, this is super interesting and a great example of the complexities of navigating this space. Thank you!!
(DIR) Post #ArNSHMO9tQ75wtX0Gu by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2025-02-22T12:59:15Z
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@futurebird @DrFerrous Oh my gosh, this is awesome!!I love the city. I love urban life. City living can definitely be cozy. You don’t have to live in a log cabin!
(DIR) Post #AtS8V9WwV0Sa6NDWDI by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2025-04-25T14:50:24Z
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@internetarchive @brewsterkahle That group picture is a delight!
(DIR) Post #AumYXcc6zUd7ba1eZE by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2023-08-25T00:30:20Z
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Another way to #TalkBetterAboutAI is to try to avoid personifying language.This is TOUGH.Personifying stuff is so useful for explaining things. It's really hard to avoid, and often explaining things more accurately can take a couple more words. It is tough.But I think it's worth it, too.By talking about these tools as tools, it helps us recognize both our own agency and impact as users of the tools, but it also can help clarify the role of the people who created these tools.
(DIR) Post #AumYXdaNNQpscUDmV6 by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2023-08-25T00:39:40Z
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When we talk about #AI systems like #chatGPT, one thing we can do to help people understand what they do is to not describe our interactions like a conversation.Using #TextGenerators can definitely FEEL like a conversation. ESPECIALLY when the designers and implementers of these tools built interfaces that look like chat windows and replicate the indicators we've come to recognize as someone else typing.The creators of these interfaces are misleading people with these design elements.
(DIR) Post #AumYXeP4KxNx9hwGW0 by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2023-08-25T00:42:52Z
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Because the interface design of many text generators is meant to mimic a conversation with another person, people will often describe their interactions as "having a conversation with" or "asking" these tools.But I do not "ask" autocorrect when I am typing and it prompts me with possible phrases, even if what I typed before ends in a question mark.That is what these tools are doing: providing possible endings or continuations of what came before. They are text generators generating text.
(DIR) Post #AumYXfMykDJ89Vy6tc by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2023-08-25T00:47:53Z
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One way to #TalkBetterAboutAI when referring to use of #TextGenerators is to try using words like "typed," "input," or "entered" instead of "asked."To describe the text generator (aka #LLM) behavior, instead of "answered," try "generated" or even "completed" or "continued."It might feel a bit awkward. (I know it does for me!) But I think it could be a useful experiment, at least, to practice reframing our relationship to these tools.What are phrases you would use to #TalkBetterAboutAI?
(DIR) Post #Ay3GjrjgDxREmxwkIC by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2025-09-10T04:19:58Z
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@foone @LilPecan YES! IT IS SO ANNOYING!!!
(DIR) Post #AypeMPqyOjidmmGZLU by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2025-10-03T12:31:04Z
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@LibrarianRA The Bucket Lady!
(DIR) Post #B2N2t0aBREtstFY6rI by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2026-01-17T08:45:01Z
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@internetarchive @tommi @wikipedia This is a high quality post