harriet weber
@harri.bsky.social
senior editor, Quartz
science and tech writer
science and tech writer
I want to use a computer to talk to people
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I want to use a computer to talk to people
it seems that Google is neglecting and polluting a simple, essential feature in service of cramming generative tools into Docs
sounds like the pattern with Google Search too, doesn't it?
sounds like the pattern with Google Search too, doesn't it?
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
it seems that Google is neglecting and polluting a simple, essential feature in service of cramming generative tools into Docs
sounds like the pattern with Google Search too, doesn't it?
sounds like the pattern with Google Search too, doesn't it?
hi! is your husband available to chat with me about this for a story? My hand-typed paper got flagged as AI
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
hi! is your husband available to chat with me about this for a story? My hand-typed paper got flagged as AI
jeff the brotherhood we are the champions
March 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
jeff the brotherhood we are the champions
I hope they do. I brought this up with them and plan to bring it up again.
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I hope they do. I brought this up with them and plan to bring it up again.
if enough of my stories are ingested by AI will one eventually write kinda like me and cause my stuff to be flagged :(
February 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
if enough of my stories are ingested by AI will one eventually write kinda like me and cause my stuff to be flagged :(
by chance have you seen any recent papers or reporting on this? I want to raise some concerns to the teacher but I can tell I'll need to back 'em up. jw!
February 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
by chance have you seen any recent papers or reporting on this? I want to raise some concerns to the teacher but I can tell I'll need to back 'em up. jw!
not trying to be paranoid but these detection tools seem opaque and ... like... fake?
February 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
not trying to be paranoid but these detection tools seem opaque and ... like... fake?
I saw some pretty concerning reporting on ai-detector false positives in 2023. I'm wondering: What's the state of this tech today? Why haven't I seen more recent reporting on it? themarkup.org/machine-lear...
www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
February 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I saw some pretty concerning reporting on ai-detector false positives in 2023. I'm wondering: What's the state of this tech today? Why haven't I seen more recent reporting on it? themarkup.org/machine-lear...
www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...