blair
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Asst. Prof, Amii Fellow, sci-fi creator @ UAlberta
Transfeminist AI governance, ethics, policy: blairaf.com
Gay trans cyborg warriors vs. AI monsters: objecttype3.app
Transfeminist AI governance, ethics, policy: blairaf.com
Gay trans cyborg warriors vs. AI monsters: objecttype3.app
The year is 1965. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1975. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1985. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1995. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new
The year is 1975. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1985. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1995. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new
January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The year is 1965. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1975. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1985. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1995. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new
The year is 1975. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1985. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new technology.
The year is 1995. Society is balancing benefits & risks of new
Day 3 back to work and my inbox is already a mess
January 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Day 3 back to work and my inbox is already a mess
As just one example of many, the Telus "sovereign AI factory" boasts about how its data & compute infrastructure is fully domestic while also boasting about all the high-quality Nvidia and Hewlett Packard products they use
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM
As just one example of many, the Telus "sovereign AI factory" boasts about how its data & compute infrastructure is fully domestic while also boasting about all the high-quality Nvidia and Hewlett Packard products they use
First week of lecture slides ready to go
January 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
First week of lecture slides ready to go
Spent 2 weeks away from home now her first order of business is to re-scent the floors
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Spent 2 weeks away from home now her first order of business is to re-scent the floors
It has come to my attention that Miro wrapped is also a thing we have officially reached peak wrapped
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It has come to my attention that Miro wrapped is also a thing we have officially reached peak wrapped
Didn't share this short essay on genAI & the erosion of reality when it was published earlier this year, but it introduces some concepts like intangible/ontological harm that I want to revisit in 2026
Full article here as part of a fantastic collection: libraopen.lib.virginia.edu/downloads/cc...
Full article here as part of a fantastic collection: libraopen.lib.virginia.edu/downloads/cc...
December 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Didn't share this short essay on genAI & the erosion of reality when it was published earlier this year, but it introduces some concepts like intangible/ontological harm that I want to revisit in 2026
Full article here as part of a fantastic collection: libraopen.lib.virginia.edu/downloads/cc...
Full article here as part of a fantastic collection: libraopen.lib.virginia.edu/downloads/cc...
This is basically the premise of the last 2 weeks of the class
December 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is basically the premise of the last 2 weeks of the class
got her some boots she doesn't like the boots
December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
got her some boots she doesn't like the boots
When I first moved to Edmonton ppl told me the winters are cold and dark but on the plus side there's not much snow and it's sunny during day hours
This week's forecast:
This week's forecast:
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
When I first moved to Edmonton ppl told me the winters are cold and dark but on the plus side there's not much snow and it's sunny during day hours
This week's forecast:
This week's forecast:
The post even acknowledges that Microsoft cannot fully guarantee continuity of service if they are ordered by another country to suspend or halt operations in Canada
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The post even acknowledges that Microsoft cannot fully guarantee continuity of service if they are ordered by another country to suspend or halt operations in Canada
Once again pointing at my giant neon "don't rely on governments to regulate AI" sign
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Once again pointing at my giant neon "don't rely on governments to regulate AI" sign
"People who care about climate change are dreaming nostalgically about the past"
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"People who care about climate change are dreaming nostalgically about the past"