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Michael Muller (he/him)
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I do research at the hybrid intersection of HCI, AI, critical computing, and social justice. Co-chair of ACM SIGCHI CARES. Member of Fempower.tech, AccessSIGCHI. My posts do not reflect the views of my employer.

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Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · 1d
I love your poems & your poetry! I hope you will be able to write here in comfort & safety. Thanks for all that you do!

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 1d
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 4d
MAGA’s defense of Renee Nicole Good’s death sits uncomfortably with the White House’s defense of January 6 rioters, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
Trump Has Odd Views on Domestic Terrorism
The president seems to think that beating police officers is 'peaceful,' but attempting to flee from them is terrorism.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d
The middle school choir is singing "Seize the Day," from Newsies, and I'm just over here trying not to bawl.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“The chaos that ICE and the Trump administration have brought to Minneapolis made this tragedy sadly predictable,” writes Jacob Frey, the city’s mayor.
Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
This administration is making cities less safe.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

Reposted by Michael Müller, Lisa Diedrich, Ann Bartow , and 2 more

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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 5d
Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis.
Statement on ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good Tonight, our hearts are with Renee Good’s family and loved ones as they grieve this terrible loss. Once again, we can see with our own eyes the cruel and vicious agenda of the Trump administration. To protect our residents, we must end the mass deployment of ICE agents into American cities and restore rule of law and basic accountability from the federal government. Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis. Mayor Michelle Wu

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 5d
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there

Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 11d
2020s: AI "System Prompts" are lengthy, carefully constructed sets of expert rules about a particular domain, created by "prompt engineers".

1980s: AI "Expert Systems" were lengthy, carefully constructed sets of expert rules about a particular domain, created by "knowledge engineers".

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Critical AI https://read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/issue @criticalai-journal.bsky.social · 22d
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📣📣 CRITICAL AI'S LATEST ISSUE IS OUT! ALL CONTENT IS CURRENTLY FREE AND OPEN FOR YOUR PERUSAL 📣📣
Volume 3 Issue 2 | Critical AI | Duke University Press
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David M Weigel @spdbump.bsky.social · 22d
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · 25d
"I still love boxes and the way a word

is a box. It holds things,
flotsam holding flotsam."

--Catherine Barnett
poets.org/poem/speciou...
#poetry #words

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29d
Should AI chatbots talk with you as if they’re human?

Charlie Warzel speaks with author Kashmir Hill about the ever more alarming relationships people build with AI chatbots. Listen to the episode:
When Chatbots Break Our Minds
How big a problem is “AI psychosis”?
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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Dec 7
“But this is how everything broken heals. You must hold it close when it cries out and love it until it is holy.”
The world drowns and we must pull it to safety. The world burns and we must douse the flames. Every crack in this world can yet be filled with light. Call it hope. Name it sacred. But this is how everything broken heals. You must hold it close when it cries out and love it till it is holy. - Nikita Gill

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Joe Yracheta (A ∩ & ∪ Ω) @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social · Dec 7
1/2 This has been an issue since at least 1996 (long before if you include birth control, radiation, syphilis and tuberculosis research). In a way it’s bad we are still talking about this with universities and federal funders), tribalcollegejournal.org/our-dna-our-...
Our DNA, Our Sovereignty: Reclaiming Genetic Data in Indian Country
Native genetic data has been taken, studied, and stored often without tribal consent. TCUs can lead the effort to change the paradigm.
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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Dec 7
May seem mad to a lot of people but if we keep voting for the lesser evil in perpetuity, evil still wins and things will only keep getting worse.

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Prof. Carrie McDonough @carrieamcdphd.bsky.social · Dec 6
Seen on CMU campus ❤️

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · Dec 4
And also if you are a writer who could use some help getting unstuck or someone to provide editorial review of your work, I've been working with writers since 2009 and it's one of my favorite things to do. I put up some more info on my website.

halperta.com/categories/e...
Writing and Editing
Towards a better future for the humanities.
halperta.com

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · Dec 4
Speaking of caring about values and needing a job!

If you or someone you know needs a contract worker to do data and assessment, grants, communications, or project management, please get in touch 🌼
Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · Dec 3
muse.jhu.edu/article/968497
Project MUSE - Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library
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Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · Dec 3
"and the kiss of mist on your face is
God's way of saying I love you and
rain needs something to fall on"
--Wynn Libby
Michael Muller (he/him) @michaelmuller.bsky.social · Dec 2
Now we're engaging in collective punishment, which is collective retaliation, which is collective retribution. And we're using demographics as our only "evidence." I hope people will remember who did this in the past, and how we used to condemn these ways of thinking & acting. What are we becoming?

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · Dec 2
"and on his palette the painter mixes
the cheap acrylic reds and blues to
make something past periwinkle"

#TodaysPoem #poetry
After the rain starts by @wynnlibby.bsky.social (2025 @pinholepoetry.bsky.social) pinholepoetry.ca/13982-2/
· P I N H O L E • P O E T R Y
WYNN LIBBY After the rain startsand on his palette the painter mixesthe cheap acrylic reds and blues tomake something past periwinkle,and the way the rain splattersand hangs on the windows makesyou wo...
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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · Dec 1
Really excited about this 🔔new paper🔔 where we had a chance to leverage Change.org 's staggered rollout of a "write with AI" tool to causally (aka "once and for all") measure the impact of such tools on global platform outcomes. Summary: with AI, petition length ⬆️, homogeneity ⬆️, Outcomes ⬇️. More:

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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · Nov 28
Barry Dempster, RIP
The Silent Planet This is a world of hope unspoken. The heart's canals sink deep within the tunnels of a silver mine. Emotions etched in stone. Bodies always seem to tremble, stall. Waiting on a sudden spill, a waterfall of silver fire hollowing the fragile bones. A stoic planet, this silence of defeat. Expectations echo, dwindle down to muffled sounds of grief. Pebbles rolling off the edge of a cliff.

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Nov 26
management pushing dumb ai policies and tools on you?

twc and friends have launched workersdecide.tech to pool resources, stories and strategies to organize and push back.

don’t let the bubble drag your job down with it!

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Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · Nov 23
Just imploring you to mask up. Flew home from an insanely wonderful mo of research in Paris last Sunday. Double masked but surrounded by coughing unmask travelers. By Thurs I was in the hospital. Out now but recovery is going to take a while from this random NON COVID virus. #WearAMask
Women’s arm with a IV in it. Red fleece sleeve.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · Nov 17
Can we please stop using the phrase "the advent of LLMs"? They are not something that arrived on the scene of their own accord and the religious connotations are also extremely icky.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Nov 17
OPINION: "Perhaps the most important skill schools can teach children today is the self-awareness to prioritize learning over shortcuts, and to refrain from delegating work to machines until they know how to do it themselves," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
Opinion | Kids Need Stronger Soft Skills in the Age of AI
Jennifer L. Steele writes that teachers still have tools to teach children soft skills even as artificial intelligence becomes more popular.
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