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Jeffrey Watumull

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Philosopher, Mathematician, Linguist, Cinephile Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge Director of AI, Oceanit Laboratories https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/_search?q=watumull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqTyg_W_yHI

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Robin Williams’ Daughter Tells Fans to ‘Stop Sending Me AI Videos of Dad’: It’s ‘Gross’ and ‘Not What He’d Want’

Zelda Williams tells fans not to send her AI recreations of father Robin Williams, calling them "gross."

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Robin Williams’ Daughter Tells Fans to ‘Stop Sending Me AI Videos of Dad’: It’s ‘Gross’ and ‘Not What He’d Want’

Zelda Williams tells fans not to send her AI recreations of father Robin Williams, calling them "gross."

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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Aug 6

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This Wandering Day

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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Jul 28

Indeed! (I divided my PhD time between "Old Cambridge" (i.e., Cambridge) and "New Cambridge" (i.e., MIT).) Noam and I saw much repertory cinema, from Chaplin to Miyazaki. With 2001, was over the moon (or I daresay over Jupiter). Our interpretation: the Monolith is language!

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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Jul 28

P.S. Speaking of Chomsky and film, one of the most stimulating chats we ever had was over drinks at the Black Sheep following a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Kendall Square Cinema. Much to say about going "beyond the infinite"!

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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Master and Commander - The Lesser of Two Weevils (HQ)

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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · Jun 23

"Who let that robot say “n----”? was my first thought when I heard a song by the AI-generated 'rapper' FN Meka back in 2022." — @cinemasai.bsky.social

One Punch-In Man @cinemasai.bsky.social · Jun 23

wrote about rap's embrace of AI and why it's bad for
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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Part of our task in the face of generative AI is to make an argument for the value of thinking – laboured, painful, frustrating thinking."

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On Generative AI in the Classroom: Give Up, Give In, or Stand Up

Edward Dunsworth Two approaches dominate discussion about how professors should handle generative “artificial intelligence” in the classroom: give up or give in. Give up. Faced with a powerful new …

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Jeffrey Watumull @jeffreywatumull.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · Jun 6

This from @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social

“God’s mercy…spared a group of men in the dark of the Montana Territory the indignity of forgetting their humanity for a while.”

Like I was looking for a better holy miracle but this is the immense one, there and gone churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/dea...