Jennifer Sano-Franchini
@jsanofranchini.bsky.social
assoc prof | cultural & digital rhet // asian am rhet // UX // beneficiary of affirmative action // refusing genAI @ http://refusal.blog 👹
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For decades the tech industry has insulated itself from criticism by leveraging the rhetoric of progressivism & benignity towards the disenfranchised & disabled, w promises of “access” & “democratization” that their products afford. We can’t stop them using this lang but we can stop falling for it.
In an internal memo in May, Meta laid out its plans to release facial recognition in its smart glasses, to the blind first, & then to the general public.
“Civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
“Civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
For decades the tech industry has insulated itself from criticism by leveraging the rhetoric of progressivism & benignity towards the disenfranchised & disabled, w promises of “access” & “democratization” that their products afford. We can’t stop them using this lang but we can stop falling for it.
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talking about epstein with my uber driver and she was like "you know what i would do if i had all that money? id invite all the pedophiles and child abusers to my island and then do Saw on them"
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
talking about epstein with my uber driver and she was like "you know what i would do if i had all that money? id invite all the pedophiles and child abusers to my island and then do Saw on them"
Kinda wild to think I delivered the CCCC Chair's Address almost a year ago. It's finally available in College Composition and Communication, and it's titled "Timely, (Un)Disciplinary, and Solutions-Oriented: The Affective Politics of Writing Technologies & Where We Might Go from Here" 🔗👇
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Kinda wild to think I delivered the CCCC Chair's Address almost a year ago. It's finally available in College Composition and Communication, and it's titled "Timely, (Un)Disciplinary, and Solutions-Oriented: The Affective Politics of Writing Technologies & Where We Might Go from Here" 🔗👇
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The Korean edition of EMPIRE OF AI is out — and this one is really special. 🥹
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The Korean edition of EMPIRE OF AI is out — and this one is really special. 🥹
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
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anyway, i’m at the point where people starting new substacks/remaining on substack really bums me out but can’t spend a ton of energy getting mad about it. bigger fish to fry and all. it just confuses me how so many continue to ignore the evidence of how much they suck.
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
anyway, i’m at the point where people starting new substacks/remaining on substack really bums me out but can’t spend a ton of energy getting mad about it. bigger fish to fry and all. it just confuses me how so many continue to ignore the evidence of how much they suck.
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“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
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AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it. In an eight-month study of how ... AI changed work habits at a U.S.-based technology company with about 200 employees, ... employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM
AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it. In an eight-month study of how ... AI changed work habits at a U.S.-based technology company with about 200 employees, ... employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day
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Pls destroy them, NM. We’re all rooting for you.
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators
A New Mexico jury will decide: did Meta lie?
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Pls destroy them, NM. We’re all rooting for you.
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Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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I am excited about this.
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I am excited about this.
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Tech deployed at the border “includes everything from hyper-visible tethered aerostats — massive blimp-like detection platforms hovering thousands of feet over the desert — to stealthy devices like unattended ground sensors to detect footsteps, and license plate scanners disguised as traffic cones.”
How AI Surveillance Tech is Creeping From the Southern Border Into the Rest of the Country
Surveillance technology has long been part of policing the border. ICE’s growing raids are bringing it to many other areas.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Tech deployed at the border “includes everything from hyper-visible tethered aerostats — massive blimp-like detection platforms hovering thousands of feet over the desert — to stealthy devices like unattended ground sensors to detect footsteps, and license plate scanners disguised as traffic cones.”
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NS government hired a US company (Huron) to help do a review of university programs. Cost 400K.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
NS government hired a US company (Huron) to help do a review of university programs. Cost 400K.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
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With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
How Jeff Bezos and Amazon became instruments of authoritarianism
And how to stop them
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
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The connections among Epstein, AI oligarchs, cognitive scientists, eugenicists, misogynists, rapists, and outright fascists are so strong it's stunning that they are not outlined in every account of AI development and deployment.
If you are bullish on AI you might want to check yourself.
If you are bullish on AI you might want to check yourself.
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The connections among Epstein, AI oligarchs, cognitive scientists, eugenicists, misogynists, rapists, and outright fascists are so strong it's stunning that they are not outlined in every account of AI development and deployment.
If you are bullish on AI you might want to check yourself.
If you are bullish on AI you might want to check yourself.
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Tenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.
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Every time.
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Every time.
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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Health department will mine unverified vaccine injury claims with new AI tool [via @wired.com]
Health department will mine unverified vaccine injury claims with new AI tool
Experts worry it will be used to further Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Health department will mine unverified vaccine injury claims with new AI tool [via @wired.com]