Dr. S.A. Applin
@anthropunk.bsky.social
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Applied Anthropologist researching how people promote, manage, resist, and endure change; and how they, algorithms, and ethics coexist. (Or not). Social Systems/Culture. Sometimes write for Fast Company.
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anthropunk.bsky.social
I'd start with early SciFi then go to Turing.
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socialmedialab.ca
Wow, that looks seriously bubblicious. The velocity of AI $ is now in a league of its own.

Nvidia and OpenAI tangle web of deals are “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“ www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
anthropunk.bsky.social
ALready happening to white collar. I've been looking for work for 8 years -- with 3 college degrees and experience. Why can't I get hired? Bias against women/Senior experience.
anthropunk.bsky.social
I have finally not kept up enough to even parse half of that.
anthropunk.bsky.social
We have a paper on that from 2013
anthropunk.bsky.social
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
“Google has filed a patent for a face-detection activation system that would eliminate the need for ‘Hey Google’ hotwords by automatically triggering its Gemini AI assistant when a user's phone detects their face nearby.” 😩
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datasociety.bsky.social
“The user interfaces on our devices have become less like tools and more like receptacles for collection,” @anthropunk.bsky.social writes. It’s a dynamic that “exploits our energy and labor.” www.fastcompany.com/91397818/lar...
LLMs are the users now
Tech companies have shifted focus from designing for people to prioritizing algorithms.
www.fastcompany.com
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thegrocer.bsky.social
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PepsiCo to launch new limited-edition Christmas flavour Doritos Gingerbread

Available from 6 October for rsp: £2.50/180g, along with two new Walkers multipacks: Emmental Cheese and Beef Wellington for rsp: £2.15/five pack

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anthropunk.bsky.social
Please Harry--stay out of potentially exploding Teslas. You're too valuable!
anthropunk.bsky.social
Also, what is a "productivity boost" for some (owners who profit from automation), is not for others (creators who rely upon creating for income).
alexhanna.bsky.social
"The main reason AI is regarded as a magic fix for so many different threats is that it is expected to deliver a significant boost to productivity growth, especially in the US."

There is no productivity boost. This whole thing is one big shell game.
justinhendrix.bsky.social
"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."
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torontosri.bsky.social
💡Up next in the fall SRI Seminar Series: @rcalo.bsky.social (@uwlaw.bsky.social) — “Law and technology: A methodical approach”

Wed, Oct 8 12:30 PM ET | Free online 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3rsnvcbc
anthropunk.bsky.social
See also Custers et al. 2016 - I have a chapter in there about drone sociability: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Future of Drone Use
Given the popularity of drones and the fact that they are easy and cheap to buy, it is generally expected that the ubiquity of drones will significantly increase within the next few years. This raises questions as to what is technologically feasible (now and in the future), what is acceptable from an ethical point of view and what is allowed from a legal point of view. Drone technology is to some extent already available and to some extent still in development. The aim and scope of this book is to map the opportunities and threats associated with the use of drones and to discuss the ethical and legal issues of the use of drones. This book provides an overview of current drone technologies and applications and of what to expect in the next few years. The question of how to regulate the use of drones in the future is addressed, by considering conditions and contents of future drone legislation and by analyzing issues surrounding privacy and safeguards that can be taken. As such, this book is valuable to scholars in several disciplines, such as law, ethics, sociology, politics and public administration, as well as to practitioners and others who may be confronted with the use of drones in their work, such as professionals working in the military, law enforcement, disaster management and infrastructure management. Individuals and businesses with a specific interest in drone use may also find in the nineteen contributions contained in this volume unexpected perspectives on this new field of research and innovation. Bart Custers is Associate Professor and Head ofResearch at eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He has presented his work at international conferences in the United States, China, Japan, the Middle East and throughout Europe and has published over 80 scientific, professional and popularizing publications, including three books.
link.springer.com
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jensfoell.de
People are running stats on LLM-generated participants and think they’re being social scientists when in fact they’re technically just playing a very strange video game. This is like saying you’re doing math research because you’re playing sudoku.

www.science.org/content/arti...
AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds
Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings
www.science.org
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jonathanslaght.com
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
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rspbscience.bsky.social
Did you know? Some bird noses leak salt

Seabirds like Fulmars and storm petrels, drink seawater and use glands at the top of their beak to excrete excess salt, their tube-shaped nostrils then help funnel it away from their eyes.

#ScienceFactFriday
A sitting fulmar turns its head to the side, making the unusual shape of its nostrils clear.