Robin Z
@firepile.bsky.social
Professor, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, 4e Cognition and Artificial Intelligence; Science Fiction Fan, Cyborgologist, Retired Knitter, Comic Book Reader, 4ad records fanatic. Wanna see me nerd out about music stuff? @musicephemera.bsky.social
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Robin Z
@firepile.bsky.social
· Jan 9
Rocket just wants to have a talk about your attitude. She isn't mad, she's just disappointed.
Rocket says goodnight, sleep well, she'll probably kill you in the morning
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Rocket says goodnight, sleep well, she'll probably kill you in the morning
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Many of your favs hang out at this bar
Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Many of your favs hang out at this bar
Oh man, this one hurts.
Are there moral limits to advancing a research career?
"Antonio Damasio..the director of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute approached Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 and asked the convicted child sex offender to fund robotics neuroscience research"
#AcademicSky
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/02/02/u...
"Antonio Damasio..the director of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute approached Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 and asked the convicted child sex offender to fund robotics neuroscience research"
#AcademicSky
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Oh man, this one hurts.
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We have another exciting CFP! "Noisy Systems: Aesthetics, Epistemology & Computation examines noise across technical, social, and cultural domains, bringing together machine learning, critical AI studies, media theory and archaeology, art history, philosophy, and practice-based research."
Call for PapersNoisy Systems: Aesthetics, Epistemology, and Computation
Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, 00187 Rome, and online (Zoom), 4th and 5th June 2026
www.biblhertz.it
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
We have another exciting CFP! "Noisy Systems: Aesthetics, Epistemology & Computation examines noise across technical, social, and cultural domains, bringing together machine learning, critical AI studies, media theory and archaeology, art history, philosophy, and practice-based research."
You know you're in too deep to academia when the psych department schedules a community brunch for our departments during the superbowl and zero people notice
February 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
You know you're in too deep to academia when the psych department schedules a community brunch for our departments during the superbowl and zero people notice
4! coyotes roaming my yard this morning. They usually have the decency to hide their numbers. Rocket was Not Amused.
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
4! coyotes roaming my yard this morning. They usually have the decency to hide their numbers. Rocket was Not Amused.
Vegas will take anyone but they won't take this nazi.
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Vegas will take anyone but they won't take this nazi.
I'm glad it's Friday because today I made my AI students be Turing Machines in learning how to read machine tables and I think if they didn't have the weekend to cool off they might murder me about it 😅
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I'm glad it's Friday because today I made my AI students be Turing Machines in learning how to read machine tables and I think if they didn't have the weekend to cool off they might murder me about it 😅
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
It's so anti-social, too! Like, no one thinks everyone needs to be the best at 100% of activities?? The whole idea of a society is distribution of skills so together we can all get what we need. How is GenAI doing anything to help anyone in that scenario?
If you believe genAI use is justified because art is gatekept by the talented, I have bad news for you: it IS gatekept, but not by artists. It’s gatekept by YOU for being too lazy or insecure to be bad at something and learn
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
It's so anti-social, too! Like, no one thinks everyone needs to be the best at 100% of activities?? The whole idea of a society is distribution of skills so together we can all get what we need. How is GenAI doing anything to help anyone in that scenario?
Bikini Kill + Bandcamp Friday = ALWAYS money for good causes
Good morning West Coast darlings! We are raising funds today for rent relief for families in East St Paul, MN who have been impacted by the federal government's siege there. We have a brand new, limited edition shirt available TODAY ONLY for it. bikinikill.bandcamp.com/merch/limite...
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Bikini Kill + Bandcamp Friday = ALWAYS money for good causes
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I am a physical media type girl and tend not to buy digial-only releases, but this Bandcamp Friday might I recommend a few new things in case digital is your bag (1/4)
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I am a physical media type girl and tend not to buy digial-only releases, but this Bandcamp Friday might I recommend a few new things in case digital is your bag (1/4)
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The NYT finally covered the Trump racist video and they made it a point to tell us that Trump probably doesn't know it's racist, this is quite literally the opposite of a news publication
Even when they do, meekly and without a byline, cover it, they include insulting hedging language like “maybe Trump didn’t know it was racist” as if we were all born yesterday because they are abject cowards afraid of their own shadows.
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The NYT finally covered the Trump racist video and they made it a point to tell us that Trump probably doesn't know it's racist, this is quite literally the opposite of a news publication
Happy Bandcamp Friday, for those who celebrate
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Happy Bandcamp Friday, for those who celebrate
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If you’re not following the case of Steven Feldman, AI Lawyer, your missing out
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
If you’re not following the case of Steven Feldman, AI Lawyer, your missing out
Briefly got nervous I was going to have to brave Record Store Day again but all the great stuff I heard about is UK only so instead I'll be begging friends to go to their superior RSD instead of muttering and spending all my money at stupid US RSD www.firerecords.com/record-store...
Record Store Day 2026: The Dream Syndicate, Giant Syndicate, The Chills, Jane Weaver & more – FIRE RECORDS
www.firerecords.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Briefly got nervous I was going to have to brave Record Store Day again but all the great stuff I heard about is UK only so instead I'll be begging friends to go to their superior RSD instead of muttering and spending all my money at stupid US RSD www.firerecords.com/record-store...
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Final reminder 📢 We are looking for a #philbio or #philphysics postdoc for an interdisciplinary project exploring the boundary between living and nonliving systems through the lens of self-organization & active matter 👇 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #philjobs #philsky #HPS #devbio Please share!
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Final reminder 📢 We are looking for a #philbio or #philphysics postdoc for an interdisciplinary project exploring the boundary between living and nonliving systems through the lens of self-organization & active matter 👇 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #philjobs #philsky #HPS #devbio Please share!
Absolutely outrageous how many incredible reporters lost their jobs today. I've been teaching about AI for 2 decades and I've used Natasha Tiku's reporting in my classes, including this piece that's on my syllabus again this semester: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Absolutely outrageous how many incredible reporters lost their jobs today. I've been teaching about AI for 2 decades and I've used Natasha Tiku's reporting in my classes, including this piece that's on my syllabus again this semester: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Faculty should be able to sue for damages when we receive 3 requests to review in 1 day from 3 different journals
February 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Faculty should be able to sue for damages when we receive 3 requests to review in 1 day from 3 different journals
Feeling betrayed because I thought sleeping 22 hours today from sickness would prevent me from having to cancel classes tomorrow but the germs have regrouped
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Feeling betrayed because I thought sleeping 22 hours today from sickness would prevent me from having to cancel classes tomorrow but the germs have regrouped
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Never let anyone tell you your little made-up comic and cartoon stories are too silly or out of pocket when real life exists.
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Never let anyone tell you your little made-up comic and cartoon stories are too silly or out of pocket when real life exists.
My colleague gave me a new pen and I feel seen
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
My colleague gave me a new pen and I feel seen
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names field artificial intelligence, gets mad when everyone calls it fake
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
names field artificial intelligence, gets mad when everyone calls it fake
Proof that my Bird Rule works: was alerted during class to this hefty bald eagle chilling next to the river
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Proof that my Bird Rule works: was alerted during class to this hefty bald eagle chilling next to the river