Per Axbom
@axbom.com
Creative Director • UX & Ethics • Swede born in Liberia
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My Next Heartbeat – A newsletter for loving, critical thinking: https://hey.axbom.com
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Per Axbom
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· Dec 7
Per Axbom - Digital Design, Accessibility & Ethics
Swedish communication theorist and digital designer helping organizations make digital services safer and more caring.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
Even if you sit in the backseat you arrive at the destination at the same time as the people in the front seat. And more rested.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Even if you sit in the backseat you arrive at the destination at the same time as the people in the front seat. And more rested.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
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Boiling here at home in Cyprus but I put the finishing touches a couple of days ago on this preprint: What Does 'Human-Centred AI' Mean? doi.org/10.48550/arX...
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Boiling here at home in Cyprus but I put the finishing touches a couple of days ago on this preprint: What Does 'Human-Centred AI' Mean? doi.org/10.48550/arX...
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
The tragic garbage avalanche in the Philippines is a notable reminder that we are already living in the future of Idiocracy, a film that opens with The Great Garbage Avalanche of 2505.
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The tragic garbage avalanche in the Philippines is a notable reminder that we are already living in the future of Idiocracy, a film that opens with The Great Garbage Avalanche of 2505.
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
When @techcrunch.com used my Fediverse infographic they credited a wiki(?) that does not credit me.
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
A beginner's guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative | TechCrunch
Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know about the platform.
techcrunch.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
When @techcrunch.com used my Fediverse infographic they credited a wiki(?) that does not credit me.
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
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Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
Automatically fix broken links by replacing them with archived versions from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
wordpress.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
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Hur seriöst känns det att Sveriges konsulat i andra länder (exempelvis Venezuela) har e-postadresser på gmail.com? Inte för att andra adresser skulle vara garanterat oläsbara för USA men... ja, ni fattar.
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
January 4, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Hur seriöst känns det att Sveriges konsulat i andra länder (exempelvis Venezuela) har e-postadresser på gmail.com? Inte för att andra adresser skulle vara garanterat oläsbara för USA men... ja, ni fattar.
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
The reason Grok so easily can generate nudes of children is because it is trained on that type of content. It is not using "imagination".
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The reason Grok so easily can generate nudes of children is because it is trained on that type of content. It is not using "imagination".
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
@etc.se På sidan mitt.etc.se/bli-delagare/ finns en knapp som heter “Ge bort en prenumeration”. Den leder till en “död” sida.
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
@etc.se På sidan mitt.etc.se/bli-delagare/ finns en knapp som heter “Ge bort en prenumeration”. Den leder till en “död” sida.
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As totalitarian rule is on the rise around the world, restricting freedom of thought and speech with individual autonomy and determination with it, we civil servants need to continously ask ourselves: at what point do we fail the people, enabling self-serving autocrats instead?
#don’tbededra
#don’tbededra
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
As totalitarian rule is on the rise around the world, restricting freedom of thought and speech with individual autonomy and determination with it, we civil servants need to continously ask ourselves: at what point do we fail the people, enabling self-serving autocrats instead?
#don’tbededra
#don’tbededra
"As I continue to hear and read countless stories of abuse every week, my conviction and determination to continue writing and speaking out about human rights issues in the tech world only grows stronger."
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Accept, leave or reform the unsustainable
When topics of discourse prove difficult to approach, stories can help us on our way. This famed short story about a graceful city with an unexpected abberation helps me reflect on where I want to app...
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December 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"As I continue to hear and read countless stories of abuse every week, my conviction and determination to continue writing and speaking out about human rights issues in the tech world only grows stronger."
axbom.com/omelas/
axbom.com/omelas/
It's already 2026 in Kiribati, and New Zealand just now as well. Happy new year!
December 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It's already 2026 in Kiribati, and New Zealand just now as well. Happy new year!
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Medverkade igår i SVT; om det orimliga i att polisen ska övervaka ett bostadsområde i Skåne med drönare under fem (!) års tid. Enskildas integritet måste väga tyngre. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Här är drönaren som ska övervaka Gamlegården – i fem år
När som helst under fem års tid kan nu polisen använda drönare för att kamerabevaka området Gamlegården i Kristianstad. Ett dåligt beslut, tycker juristen Peter Hellman. – Folk måste kunna komma och g...
www.svt.se
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Medverkade igår i SVT; om det orimliga i att polisen ska övervaka ett bostadsområde i Skåne med drönare under fem (!) års tid. Enskildas integritet måste väga tyngre. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
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December 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Bocken nere för räkning. I detta klipp från Gävles live-sändning syns en stund före fallet när halmen börjar yra och bocken visar sig lite ostadig.
#Gävlebocken
#Gävlebocken
December 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bocken nere för räkning. I detta klipp från Gävles live-sändning syns en stund före fallet när halmen börjar yra och bocken visar sig lite ostadig.
#Gävlebocken
#Gävlebocken
Började skissa på struktur för min årskrönika men det verkar bli mer av ett manifest för det kommande året… 😅
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Började skissa på struktur för min årskrönika men det verkar bli mer av ett manifest för det kommande året… 😅
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Det här är så obehagligt
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
Advokatsamfundet tar strid mot alla i politiken – utom Vänsterpartiet
När politiker vill se yngre barn i fängelse blåser Advokatsamfundet till strid. Ordföranden Johan Eriksson ger bara Vänsterpartiet godkänt i rättspolitiken
www.dn.se
December 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Det här är så obehagligt
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
"Det är jobbigt att få en lagstiftning man skäms för. Så har jag inte känt tidigare. Men nu gör jag det."
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
December 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Det är jobbigt att få en lagstiftning man skäms för. Så har jag inte känt tidigare. Men nu gör jag det."
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
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Maybe useful 1/2 bsky.app/profile/oliv...
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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December 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Maybe useful 1/2 bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
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AI advocates: you really need to learn to stop coming off to subject matter experts in other fields as if you’re Kool-Aid manning into the room and going “you’re dumb not to use these tools for your trivially easy jobs”
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
AI advocates: you really need to learn to stop coming off to subject matter experts in other fields as if you’re Kool-Aid manning into the room and going “you’re dumb not to use these tools for your trivially easy jobs”
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
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There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
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There are some lovely people in the world. Sometimes with all that’s going on it’s easy to forget, but there is good to be found. Merry Christmas.
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
There are some lovely people in the world. Sometimes with all that’s going on it’s easy to forget, but there is good to be found. Merry Christmas.
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Excited that people are interested in this sort of thing. I cover it extensively—engravers, McCay/Hunt, and hidden/anonymous comics labor—in How Comics Are Made at your local bookstore! howcomicsaremade.ink
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...
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How Comics Are Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page
howcomicsaremade.ink
December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Excited that people are interested in this sort of thing. I cover it extensively—engravers, McCay/Hunt, and hidden/anonymous comics labor—in How Comics Are Made at your local bookstore! howcomicsaremade.ink
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...