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RE: https://post.lurk.org/@loriemerson/116202379796114145

I am very interested in everyone’s anti-AI bullet points! i drafted an AI policy for my org this morning and will share out our points when we get to a final version.

@seachanger closest thing to bullet points might be their open letter https://openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e

@seachanger (also fantastic design!)

@seachanger lots of excellent work on this topic at https://olivia.science/ai/.

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if anyone is interested, here are some talking points we've put together on the CU ChatGPT deal so that we can all educate our friends, colleagues, students, staff, admin, etc. #ai https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aOel41-XD_D9DPLMJEUSia6Ej_mmXbfPcM9DG7GIDT8/edit?usp=drive_link

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Out at the Racetrack playa in Death Valley, where the "sailing stones" live, there were some fresh tracks! It has been a long time since I saw <6mo old tracks!

#Park #Geology #DeathValley BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #MonochromeMarch #Landscape #Photography #Darktable

A black and white landscape photo of a dry lake playa in a setting of barren volcanic hills. The playa is dry with many cracks forming various polygons. In the lower left is the photo of a large rock on the playa. Trailing off toward the upper right is a track that suggests that the rock moved across the playa when it was muddy.

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@ricci
Not a cat, but if I were, I would vote:
Mysterious third choice

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I think this is a carp.

#Fish #JPegsFolder

Looking down on pale green water. We can see seaweed under the surface in the upper left and gentle ripples are being caused by a fish that is breaking the surface, mouth open. The water and lighting are such that the surfaced part of the fish look very liquidy, no firm lines. The glare on the water has made the rest of the fish disappear.

@CStamp intrigued by its painterly appearance and of course THE FACE. Thank you for sharing it.

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Random thought.

If public libraries didn't already exist, capitalism wouldn't let you invent it. Can you imagine how many billions Jeff Bezos would plough into fighting the idea, destroying any politician who dared to back it?

Support your local library.

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Amsterdam (a few weeks ago).

#photography #UrbanPhotography #amsterdam

Looking up old granary buildings, converted into beautiful apartment houses. It's clearly late anf the light from the windows shines brightly yellow.

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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17065099

We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
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screenshot of abstract from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17065099

figure 1 in https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17065099

table 1 from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17065099

section extract from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17065099

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Telling my friends that my favorite bands name is “Heart Angina” has been one of the bigger challenges in my obsession with #music.

I feel like the #bonkwave kids will like this.
#anginedepoitrine

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Just went out to the front garden and spotted this friendo perched on the bird-of-paradise plant. Spring is well underway here, so I think this might be a good new seasonal wallpaper for my phone. #Frogstodon :frogdance:

Closeup view of a cuban tree frog in loaf mode with its arms and legs tucked under its body. It is resting on the sturdy cupped leaf of a bird of paradise plant. The vivid green plant has a waxy texture and the veins radiating out from the stem make light almost glaucous ridges. The central stem is an orangey yellow becoming orangey pink at the edges where it transitions from stem to leaf. The frog is a pale sandy colour with a bumpy texture that almost looks like the squiggles of a topographical map, its large eyes with horizontal black pupils are a rainbow of muted colours matching the frog and the colourful leaf, with nearly black veins marbling the orbs. As is often the case with frogs, they seem vaguely smug and judgemental while also ready to send you off on a magical quest.

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#Goldendoodle #DogsOfMastodon #Woofstock2013 #JPegsFolder

A light brown dog with curly hair and fluffy long ears is riding a skateboard travelling right. It's looking at us with a very happy face. The skateboard is being directed by a human with a pole. We are at dog level, so the humans are just a bunch of legs and shoes.

“This is what LLMs are best at: quickly fabricating plausible simulacra of real objects to mislead the unwary.”
https://beyondloom.com/blog/onwigglypaint.html

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The fact that there's so many tech people against daylight savings time tells me that it's probably a pretty good idea actually.

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got inspired by some questions from phd students the other day; hope useful for others too! 🩷

https://olivia.science/cheating

"[Junior colleagues report] pressure from peers to use AI that they fear for their careers if they don't. If this describes you[,] then this is for you. [...]

I assume you care about the [harms of AI] I think you get these, deeply, and in addition also worry about yourself."

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An Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi, allowing some closeups on a hot summer day.

#macro #nature #insect #butterfly #paintedlady #australianpaintedlady #lepidoptera #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia #insectsofthefediverse

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