Posts by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AZhLSk5SEOEDWjjKT2 by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-12T17:31:25Z
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It’s important to pay attention to the framing here, yes there’s the optimistic potential (“Can Make”), but the fact that a potential benefit exists doesn’t mean that benefit will really be realized (and as the article makes clear AI guzzles water).https://t.co/q50dFvBcwr
(DIR) Post #AZhUtcxpilyKqG3mee by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-12T19:24:08Z
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Anytime that someone writes a post on social media that points to some past occurrence and says “nobody really knows why,” a group of historians who know why (and have published books/articles explaining exactly why) scream.
(DIR) Post #AZhdfc5n43KXfiAs2S by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-12T21:01:40Z
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We really do not need to put a computer in everything…https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
(DIR) Post #AZjCR4TKxRqytrwuZ6 by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-13T15:05:04Z
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There are a lot of people who spent years saying he isn’t a superhero, and a lot of those people were mocked as technophobic Luddites by many of the same people who have recently become critical of him.This is a good review, but the above point stands.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-book-review
(DIR) Post #AZmVyXrCrcIXNBFGwS by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-14T15:54:23Z
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The other day I was arguing with a colleague, & I said that I thought 95% of the funds getting thrown at AI would be better spent strengthening infrastructure to handle climate change. He said “AI will fix climate change.”Now I think 100% of those funds should be redirected.
(DIR) Post #AZnI64GtXfXLjNuiMi by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-15T14:12:00Z
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Heartbroken by this news. David was a friend, a mentor, and I know that without his support I wouldn’t be where I am today. He was a daring and prescient critic willing to call out tech BS when doing so was quite unpopular.He will be missed. May his memory be for a blessing.
(DIR) Post #AZvcx0jJ1zgOnypUIa by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-19T14:49:51Z
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When trying to make sense of tech company shenanigans it can be useful to see their leaders not as brilliant nefarious Bond villains but as business people who don’t really know what they’re doing but whose every random pronouncement (due to their wealth) gets taken seriously.
(DIR) Post #AZw7DtPIVVufdrR8Ou by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-19T19:49:57Z
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A vaguely conspiratorial sounding belief that I nevertheless really believe is that much of the current hyperbolic hubbub about AI causing humanity’s extinction is meant to deliberately distract us from the extinctions humanity is causing…https://t.co/ewgvu11faJ
(DIR) Post #AZwmuhgQ4I6lqzygTY by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-18T14:22:19Z
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“To begin with, I am less than persuaded that the democratizing effects of computers outweigh their tendency to centralize and concentrate power,” - David Golumbia.David was a hell of a critic, a generous mentor, and a true friend. I will miss him:https://librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2023/09/18/in-memory-of-david-golumbia/
(DIR) Post #AaCPh8PWVl9PC73mJE by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-27T16:32:20Z
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When seeing posts by AI advocates a fun game to play is to take whatever they’ve said and replace “AI” with “the messiah” or with “God.”In many cases it quickly makes clear that they aren’t really talking about technology, they’re giving voice to a religious belief.
(DIR) Post #AaFLksGkeMobwrMemW by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T18:23:23Z
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Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker. Do not get a smart speaker.https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/amazon-alexa-ai-listening-to-you-me-voice-save-record-rcna117205
(DIR) Post #AaYyCfL4AJtiZtQKrQ by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-10-05T18:25:17Z
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Whoever said “the Internet never forgets” clearly doesn’t work with (or on preserving born) digital material.The Internet “forgets” a lot of stuff, and in many cases those in control of certain platforms enact policies that lead to a lot of “forgetting.”
(DIR) Post #AbZGjQdLyxKbIFVSAi by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-11-07T15:50:01Z
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Amidst all the attention to the verdict at SBF’s trial and WeWork’s bankruptcy it’s worth remembering how for a long time expressing any skepticism about either (SBF or WeWork) got you lambasted as a technophobic Luddite.
(DIR) Post #AbjvZBnN37oOHVsm4e by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-07-03T20:41:05Z
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Hob is exhausted after a long day of trying to jump into every box as I pack it…
(DIR) Post #AbjvbZfLGpKQtTGS6i by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-08-07T18:35:25Z
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I am trying to work on this syllabus, but my research assistant has decided that I don’t need to use the left side of the keyboard to do that…
(DIR) Post #Abs5Y0842BcU35ugF6 by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-11-16T17:09:55Z
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I know it’s fun to say “we were promised flying cars and instead we got [bad thing],” but I feel like it’s more accurate to say “we were warned that we were building powerful control and surveillance systems that would eat the planet and that’s exactly what we got.”
(DIR) Post #AcVm39c2bAIPg6uQjI by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-12-05T20:44:01Z
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Not going to lie, often when I see someone I like and respect using AI generated art I wind up liking and respecting them a bit less.
(DIR) Post #AdEzgtn6dytWlk1gBs by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-12-27T15:55:42Z
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Good. Now if only the Times would start reporting on AI with a bit more critical skepticism as well.Headline: “The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work”https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/media/new-york-times-open-ai-microsoft-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
(DIR) Post #AdFkJqRtbDbbaZc8Ey by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-12-27T20:32:11Z
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I recognize that I’m biased, but I genuinely believe that the gutting of humanities departments at universities is the real scandal in academia at the moment.Headline: Clarkson announces plan to phase out majors in humanities and communications.https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/49014/20231222/clarkson-announces-plan-to-phase-out-majors-in-humanties-communications
(DIR) Post #AdHDOIv2mWKasHgbxY by librarianshipwreck@mastodon.social
2023-12-28T18:34:15Z
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The focus on hyperbolic/apocalyptic “what if’s” around robots and AI consistently distracts us from the harms and dangers already being perpetrated by these technologies.This isn’t a story about Terminator, this is a story about industrial safety…https://www.thedailybeast.com/tesla-robot-attacked-engineer-with-its-claws-report-says