Fiona Charles
@fionaccharles.bsky.social
Workshop designer/facilitator, keynote speaker, gardener, dog lover, choral singer, and (recovering) software test/quality consultant
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Generative AI causes so many demonstrable harms, from counseling kids into suicide, stealing creative work and destroying the market for it, perverting education, and this predictable horror. Any other product like this would be regulated into the smallest possible box by a responsible society.
This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Generative AI causes so many demonstrable harms, from counseling kids into suicide, stealing creative work and destroying the market for it, perverting education, and this predictable horror. Any other product like this would be regulated into the smallest possible box by a responsible society.
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I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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I’m continuously floored at how corporations were the largest beneficiaries (and scammers) of Covid-era government spend but the tiny amounts actual people and small businesses received were somehow turned into a controversy
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m continuously floored at how corporations were the largest beneficiaries (and scammers) of Covid-era government spend but the tiny amounts actual people and small businesses received were somehow turned into a controversy
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re-upping this today -- if you haven't read it yet, it is really worth a look:
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
re-upping this today -- if you haven't read it yet, it is really worth a look:
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
If I weren’t an atheist I’d believe in a special circle of hell for the detestable Ontario Tory government destroyers of our environment and wildlife.
If I weren’t an atheist I’d believe in a special circle of hell for the detestable Ontario Tory government destroyers of our environment and wildlife.
The high cost of turning a blind eye to species at risk
By removing these 106 species from the official list under its new Species Conservation Act, the province is withdrawing recognition of their imperiled status within Ontario.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
If I weren’t an atheist I’d believe in a special circle of hell for the detestable Ontario Tory government destroyers of our environment and wildlife.
If I weren’t an atheist I’d believe in a special circle of hell for the detestable Ontario Tory government destroyers of our environment and wildlife.
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My local library is featuring native authors and skimming through their plots was heartbreaking because so many over and over are about murders. Write what you know. Native women are murdered at 10x the national rate a direct legacy of colonialism creating extreme vulnerability
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My local library is featuring native authors and skimming through their plots was heartbreaking because so many over and over are about murders. Write what you know. Native women are murdered at 10x the national rate a direct legacy of colonialism creating extreme vulnerability
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This is so appalling I actually ROFL. Who with a smidgen of sense would buy an AI-powered teddy for a child? Or any LLM-infested toy? FFS!
This is so appalling I actually ROFL. Who with a smidgen of sense would buy an AI-powered teddy for a child? Or any LLM-infested toy? FFS!
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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This is so appalling I actually ROFL. Who with a smidgen of sense would buy an AI-powered teddy for a child? Or any LLM-infested toy? FFS!
This is so appalling I actually ROFL. Who with a smidgen of sense would buy an AI-powered teddy for a child? Or any LLM-infested toy? FFS!
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As dozens of frog species have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases. https://wapo.st/4paBuuT
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As dozens of frog species have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases. https://wapo.st/4paBuuT
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Do you remember when we said we could learn about regulating AI from regulating nuclear? Unfortunately it's going the other way around. ainowinstitute.org/publications...
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
Fission for Algorithms: The Undermining of Nuclear Regulation in Service of AI - AI Now Institute
A report examining nuclear “fast-tracking” initiatives on their feasibility and their impact on nuclear safety, security, and safeguards.
ainowinstitute.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Do you remember when we said we could learn about regulating AI from regulating nuclear? Unfortunately it's going the other way around. ainowinstitute.org/publications...
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
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![Advertising poster promoting cycling for transport featuring four people in a row on bikes. At the top the text says, "You'd be better on a bicycle", and then in a bubble it says "Still [emphasized with big, red, italicized letters] the cheapest, handiest, healthiest way of getting about."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7vpdxcialxa6j5s7yh5g5jhf/bafkreihcp247ahol26isqxpjmh54kczqp6ieyycvhakzjug6ysgeqndpb4@jpeg)
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I'm searching for examples where companies promised an "AI" product but it's actually humans doing the job.
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm searching for examples where companies promised an "AI" product but it's actually humans doing the job.
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
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I heard if you leave a cheque for $100 for Doug Ford's campaign fund under your pillow when you go to bed, when you wake up there'll be a Skills Development grant for a million dollars there.
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I heard if you leave a cheque for $100 for Doug Ford's campaign fund under your pillow when you go to bed, when you wake up there'll be a Skills Development grant for a million dollars there.
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Nearly extinct but saved by #journalism 🌴
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
Reporting spurs effort to return key tree to nature in Mauritius - Environmental Journalism and Education
In November 2024, Mongabay published a report detailing how the last wild Round Island hurricane palm (Dictyosperma album var. conjugatum), a rare species native to Mauritius, had snapped during a win...
mongabay.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Nearly extinct but saved by #journalism 🌴
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
“UA alone won’t feed 10 billion people. But neither can we afford to ignore it. We need to prevent food wastage, preserve soils, halt pollution, arrest climate breakdown and protect biodiversity, especially pollinators.”
“UA alone won’t feed 10 billion people. But neither can we afford to ignore it. We need to prevent food wastage, preserve soils, halt pollution, arrest climate breakdown and protect biodiversity, especially pollinators.”
Could urban farming feed the world?
From back gardens to hi-tech hydroponics, the future of food doesn’t have to be rural
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
“UA alone won’t feed 10 billion people. But neither can we afford to ignore it. We need to prevent food wastage, preserve soils, halt pollution, arrest climate breakdown and protect biodiversity, especially pollinators.”
“UA alone won’t feed 10 billion people. But neither can we afford to ignore it. We need to prevent food wastage, preserve soils, halt pollution, arrest climate breakdown and protect biodiversity, especially pollinators.”
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💡 STAY ALERT - Social engineering attacks are getting sophisticated. Be skeptical of urgent requests, verification promises, or threats about account suspension—especially in DMs. 8/10
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💡 STAY ALERT - Social engineering attacks are getting sophisticated. Be skeptical of urgent requests, verification promises, or threats about account suspension—especially in DMs. 8/10
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"The escalating volume of cyberattacks on Android devices in sectors such as manufacturing (up 111% over last year), healthcare (224%) & energy (387%) reflects the fact that mobile devices are proliferating in those industries."
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
Cyberattacks surge against IoT, mobile devices in critical infrastructure
Manufacturing and energy firms saw some of the biggest increases in malware activity targeting connected devices.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The escalating volume of cyberattacks on Android devices in sectors such as manufacturing (up 111% over last year), healthcare (224%) & energy (387%) reflects the fact that mobile devices are proliferating in those industries."
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
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A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Note to everyone else: it's easier to do this *before* they fuck with you.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Note to everyone else: it's easier to do this *before* they fuck with you.
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My lecture today was about the AI act in which I also discussed the recent attempt by EC of weakening GDPR and AI act in the form of the digital omnibus package stimulated by the #AI Hype (see also open letter @krisshrishak.bsky.social) These are undemocratic developments that should worry everyone.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My lecture today was about the AI act in which I also discussed the recent attempt by EC of weakening GDPR and AI act in the form of the digital omnibus package stimulated by the #AI Hype (see also open letter @krisshrishak.bsky.social) These are undemocratic developments that should worry everyone.
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Wow. First, this is very interesting sanctions implementation. Secondly, really illustrates weaponized interdependence, but also how the overuse of those powers will erode US soft and corporate power and influence.
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Wow. First, this is very interesting sanctions implementation. Secondly, really illustrates weaponized interdependence, but also how the overuse of those powers will erode US soft and corporate power and influence.