Jennifer Liang
@jenniferliang.bsky.social
Innovation Specialist. Assistive Technology. Autism educator. Media Literacy/ DigCit. Executive Function Skills. #BrainPOP Educator She/ Her http://about.me/jenniferliang
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Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
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“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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When I was in high school we made 69 jokes but the economy is so bad kids these days can only joke about 67
December 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
When I was in high school we made 69 jokes but the economy is so bad kids these days can only joke about 67
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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this is all very true, as is the fact that Lowtax was roughly 100x more responsible and concerned with the impact of his platform on society and the world than any social media CEO
Genuinely not unreasonable to say that Lowtax sucked so bad he fucked up the entire planet, and that most of the problems with the internet can be laid at the door of Something Awful
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
this is all very true, as is the fact that Lowtax was roughly 100x more responsible and concerned with the impact of his platform on society and the world than any social media CEO
I’ve got an idea on how to raise test scores…
I feel like yes, you could invest in like, after-school programs, or you can just change a kid's life by giving them a magical talisman
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’ve got an idea on how to raise test scores…
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Everyone's favorite disney princess next year will be the uncanny valley constantly melting figure who in 10 second intervals encourages children to drink household cleaning products.
Her hit show on Disney+ will have a billion views a week and a full line of merch and a movie franchise coming out.
Her hit show on Disney+ will have a billion views a week and a full line of merch and a movie franchise coming out.
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Everyone's favorite disney princess next year will be the uncanny valley constantly melting figure who in 10 second intervals encourages children to drink household cleaning products.
Her hit show on Disney+ will have a billion views a week and a full line of merch and a movie franchise coming out.
Her hit show on Disney+ will have a billion views a week and a full line of merch and a movie franchise coming out.
Okay, but is that sunflower in black face??
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Okay, but is that sunflower in black face??
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Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’
A fun hobby is going through the "Catch Up" feed and muting anyone that appears twice.
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A fun hobby is going through the "Catch Up" feed and muting anyone that appears twice.
This is actually a really good comparison.
You might have thought that experience with autocorrect would have tempered enthusiasm for AI somewhat. Autocorrect makes lots of useful corrections. It also intrudes with inane unwanted corrections that distract and slow you down. AI will have both of those characteristics, on a much bigger scale.
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is actually a really good comparison.
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a lot of sci fi/comedy correctly envisioned a future full of annoying devices that talk to you in an inappropriately chirpy tone about every topic ("you've got leprosy!") but it incorrectly assumed it would match existing annoying customer service voice instead of developing a novel annoying voice
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
a lot of sci fi/comedy correctly envisioned a future full of annoying devices that talk to you in an inappropriately chirpy tone about every topic ("you've got leprosy!") but it incorrectly assumed it would match existing annoying customer service voice instead of developing a novel annoying voice
I have been saying this for years. I’m always sad there are not more muppet adaptations of classic literature.
Just saw a Muppets Christmas Carol again and I am once again reminded that it is, in fact, probably the best and most faithful adaptation of the novel ever.
Caine’s decision to play the role completely straight was absolutely perfect and brilliant.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/12/20/a...
Caine’s decision to play the role completely straight was absolutely perfect and brilliant.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/12/20/a...
A Grand Yuletide Theory: The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Best Adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Only one movie has ever managed to recreate that uniquely Dickens magic, achieving it not so much through adaptation as through transmutation.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I have been saying this for years. I’m always sad there are not more muppet adaptations of classic literature.
My brother was shopping for a new wheelchair last month. Hearing what safety features inspired considers “optional” was yet another radicalizing moment.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My brother was shopping for a new wheelchair last month. Hearing what safety features inspired considers “optional” was yet another radicalizing moment.
Wikipedia is a goddamn miracle.
Billions of pageviews, millions of unique devices, and hundreds of languages tell the same story. In an age of rising misinformation and fleeting headlines, Wikipedia remains a cornerstone for reliable information online. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Wikipedia is a goddamn miracle.
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This is your annual reminder that the Time Person of the Year award is NOT meant as an endorsement, for example they gave the award to Adolf Hitler in 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943 (when the magazine was renamed Hitler Monthly)
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is your annual reminder that the Time Person of the Year award is NOT meant as an endorsement, for example they gave the award to Adolf Hitler in 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943 (when the magazine was renamed Hitler Monthly)
I will be presenting at the Georgia Assistive Technology in Education conference tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be talking about assistive technology for executive function. Gimme a holler if you will be there.
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I will be presenting at the Georgia Assistive Technology in Education conference tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be talking about assistive technology for executive function. Gimme a holler if you will be there.
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Also, of course, the State Department changing typefaces for reasons that boil down to "fuck accessibility" is both utterly in line with the overt bigotry of this administration and a signal indicator of how unserious these people are, it doesn't matter what typeface you use when you're a joke
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Also, of course, the State Department changing typefaces for reasons that boil down to "fuck accessibility" is both utterly in line with the overt bigotry of this administration and a signal indicator of how unserious these people are, it doesn't matter what typeface you use when you're a joke
Profoundly unserious
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Profoundly unserious
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roses are red, violets are funky,
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
roses are red, violets are funky,
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happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now
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It's been wild to see Reddit's reputation evolve (justifiably) from "wretched hive of scum and villainy" to "at least these are real people" to "the last bastion of real people on the internet"
I'll add that as someone who not that long ago spent many frantic nights looking for information on sleep training, feeding, etc etc--by far the most valuable internet resource was reddit, the only place with human advice. Everything else is basically useless at this point.
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's been wild to see Reddit's reputation evolve (justifiably) from "wretched hive of scum and villainy" to "at least these are real people" to "the last bastion of real people on the internet"
I cannot decide who is less interested in work right now. Me or my students.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I cannot decide who is less interested in work right now. Me or my students.
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I know there are people who think I'm mad at them because I haven't answered their email, but counterpoint, I have unanswered email from 2023. I am bad at email.
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I know there are people who think I'm mad at them because I haven't answered their email, but counterpoint, I have unanswered email from 2023. I am bad at email.
Why would you ask ChatGPT instead of checking the bank’s website?
lmfao. chatgpt skipping the middleman and just sending you directly to the scammers now
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Why would you ask ChatGPT instead of checking the bank’s website?
ancient american mythology chandelier bing
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM