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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 19d

Scientific fraud and research misconduct are not only the result of personal ambition but also of endemic and systemic causes: See my review of @charlespiller.bsky.social “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.”
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(PDF) A Catalyst for Urgent Dialogue and Reform

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Charles Piller @charlespiller.bsky.social · 22d

Many thanks to @gjvanbussel.bsky.social for “A Catalyst for Urgent Dialogue and Reform” – his astute, thorough, and fair-minded review of my book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” vbds.nl/2025/09/15/a...

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 22d

I published a review of:
C. Piller (2025). Doctored. Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s, Atria, One Signal Publish-ers, New York, Amsterdam, London, 352 pp.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Jul 16

Interesting paper in: "Making AI Less 'Thirsty. Uncovering and addressing the secret water footprint of AI models", by Pengfei Li, and colleagues, in Communications of the ACM.
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Confirmation of my: "Tthe ecological footprint of AI: vbds.nl/2024/07/30/v...
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Making AI Less 'Thirsty' | Communications of the ACM

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Jul 14

The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey, one of Hungary’s oldest centres of learning and a World Heritage site, is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation. Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves.
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Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation | CNN

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history.

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Jul 3

I published a Book Review of:
S. Vallor (2024). The AI Mirror. How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking. Oxford University Press, New York, 263 p.
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Originally published at:
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(PDF) AI as a Mirror

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · May 27

I made small changes in the text.
I have published a book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p.
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(PDF) Ideological Platforms

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · May 23

I have published a book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Originally: vbds.nl/2025/05/23/i...
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(PDF) Ideological Platforms

PDF | Book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p. The original version is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · May 4

Form frustration to exhilaration, for instance. It is a transformation or a passage, so the rush of that passage can be just the same as in the physical world. It is just anorther, different experience. Rosen denies that an experience is possible in the virtual world. But we live in a hybrid world.

Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · May 4

Oh, I agree. I don't think only living in a virtual space is possible and something learned there needs to be practiced and relearned in the physical world. But contrary to Rosen, I do not believe it is impossible to experience something in virtual reality.

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · May 4

I made a mistake with my earlier post.
I have published a book review of: C. Rosen (2024). The Extinction of Experience. Being Human in a Disembodied World, W.W. Norton &
Company, New York, 272 p.
Originally: vbds.nl/2025/05/03/t...
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(PDF) The Decay of Culture?

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · May 3

I have published a book review of: N. Carr (2025). Superbloom. How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, W. W. Norton & Company, 272 pages. Originally: vbds.nl/2025/05/03/t...
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(PDF) The Decay of Culture?

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Apr 3

I have published a book review of: N. Carr (2025). Superbloom. How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, W. W. Norton & Company, 272 pages. Originally: vbds.nl/2025/04/03/t....
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(PDF) Tearing us Apart

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 20

🧪 #AcademicSky #History #Fascism
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 20

I have published a book review of: J. Stanley (2024). Erasing History, Atria/One Signal Publishers, New York, an obligatory read and highly recommended, about the 'fascist' upheaval in the USA in context. Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Originally: vbds.nl/2025/03/20/b...

(PDF) Book review: To Control History

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 20

I have published a book review of: J. Stanley (2024). Erasing History, Atria/One Signal Publishers, New York, an obligatory read and highly recommended, about the 'fascist' upheaval in the USA in context. Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Originally: vbds.nl/2025/03/20/b...

(PDF) Book review: To Control History

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 17

Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar analysed 8 AI models. Collectively, they provided incorrect answers to more than 60% of queries. The level of inaccuracy varied, with Perplexity answering 37% incorrectly, while Grok 3 had an error rate, of 94%. 🧪 #AcademicSky
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AI Search Has A Citation Problem

We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 16

I have published a book review of Carl Ohman's, The Afterlife of Data, a concise and highly recommended book about the problematic use of peronal data after our demise, when privacy doesn't exist.
Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Originally: vbds.nl/2024/12/31/t...
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(PDF) The Data's Afterlife

PDF | Boek review of: C. Öhman (2024). The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care, University of... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 13

I have just published a book review of D. Davies (2024). The Unaccountability Machine. Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — and How the World Lost Its Mind, Profile Books, 304 pp. Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/... and on my own website: vbds.nl/2024/12/31/t...
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(PDF) The Unaccountability Machine

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 11

There is no AI Revolution.
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Geert-Jan Van Bussel on LinkedIn: Many Impressive AI Demos Were Fakes

Dr. Jeffrey Funk states the change in the 'narrative' for #AI stocks in the last two months as one of the reasons for the losses on the stock markets…

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 10

Microsoft is looking to split with OpenAI. It is developing its own models, and OpenAI has been unwilling to share details, as was agreed. Copilot, based on ChatGPT, has thus far received poor reception due to high cost and limited results.
See: gizmodo.com/microsofts-r...
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Microsoft's Relationship With OpenAI Is Not Looking Good

The major investor in OpenAI has been looking to cut ties as the two companies start looking more like competitors.

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 8

Alex Reisner in The Atlantic states that AI models are trained on questions of the benchmarks they are tested on, which taints the legitimacy of scores. He refers to studies and experiments published over the last two years showing they are cheating.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 6

Telling the truth is difficult for AI-models.
A paper from OpenAI demonstrates hallucinating between 53% and 81% when answering. See: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.04368
For a critical review of this article, see: futurism.com/openai-admit...
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OpenAI Admits That Its New Model Still Hallucinates More Than a Third of the Time

If a partner made stuff up a third of the time, it would be a problem — but apparently, it's perfectly fine for OpenAI's new model.

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 5

If you want to know what de three paradoxes of information access and accessibility are and gain an understanding why digital preservation is of the utmost importance, see pp. 7-24 of mt The Accessibility Conundrum. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility

PDF | The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Mar 3

I have just published a book review of Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation. I recommend reading the book, but with a critical eye.
See (extended): vbds.nl/2025/03/03/o...
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/gvanbu...
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Book Review: Overstating a Case | Van Bussel Document Services

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · Feb 13

"Who is an AI Ethicist? An empirical study of expertise, skills, and profiles to build a competency framework"
New paper published in AI and Ethics, by @floridi.bsky.social and others.
Free version: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Who is an AI Ethicist? An Empirical Study of Expertise, Skills, and Profiles to Build a Competency Framework

Over the last decade the figure of the AI Ethicist has seen significant growth in the ICT market. However, only a few studies have taken an interest in this pro

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