Katy Pearce
@katypearce.bsky.social
Associate Prof @uwcomm. I study tech & inequality in 🇦🇲 & 🇦🇿. Posts research & pop culture & parenting. She/her.
I am a an occasional skating nerd. What is the scoop on her?
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I am a an occasional skating nerd. What is the scoop on her?
My spouse says that his chatgpt doesn't talk like this. Does yours?
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 AM
My spouse says that his chatgpt doesn't talk like this. Does yours?
I was looking around for some articles on AI and peer review to share with students and I saw this.
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I was looking around for some articles on AI and peer review to share with students and I saw this.
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
What about this type for WCAG2?
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
What about this type for WCAG2?
Does anyone know how to resolve this sort of thing for WCAG2? I want to do this 'fill in the blank' but with multiple choice. There are some other question type options in Canvas, but they're a little harder to configure.
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Does anyone know how to resolve this sort of thing for WCAG2? I want to do this 'fill in the blank' but with multiple choice. There are some other question type options in Canvas, but they're a little harder to configure.
I can't be the only person who associates the Green Album with September 11th, right?
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I can't be the only person who associates the Green Album with September 11th, right?
John just made my day better. @kexp-feed.nvm2u.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
John just made my day better. @kexp-feed.nvm2u.com
This is doing such a better job, right?
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This is doing such a better job, right?
I do this make a comic strip out of a theory assignment in my class.
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I do this make a comic strip out of a theory assignment in my class.
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
The rest of this activity if people are curious.
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The rest of this activity if people are curious.
But look what popped up in my podcast app this morning for @panicworld.com with @plante.bsky.social ! The timing! Booooo! I will listen AFTER this lecture I suppose. :)
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
But look what popped up in my podcast app this morning for @panicworld.com with @plante.bsky.social ! The timing! Booooo! I will listen AFTER this lecture I suppose. :)
I'm trying very hard to not anthropomorphize this.
January 7, 2026 at 5:20 AM
I'm trying very hard to not anthropomorphize this.
I just had a memory of a friend, senior year in college, saying "we need to go to this show because they're British and this will probably be a one hit wonder." and it was a good show. And I saw them again through the early 00s.
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I just had a memory of a friend, senior year in college, saying "we need to go to this show because they're British and this will probably be a one hit wonder." and it was a good show. And I saw them again through the early 00s.
Today's experiment: Last fall I opened my tech + society class with the age verification issue as a way to illustrate class themes. I had them do an anonymous poll when they walked in the room and then I shared the results an hour later before I started the mini lecture.
January 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Today's experiment: Last fall I opened my tech + society class with the age verification issue as a way to illustrate class themes. I had them do an anonymous poll when they walked in the room and then I shared the results an hour later before I started the mini lecture.
I did replace the Ioanes with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social last fall, to tie in with the broader 'age verification' theme.
January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I did replace the Ioanes with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social last fall, to tie in with the broader 'age verification' theme.
What an odd thing.
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
What an odd thing.
WaPo picked up on what was happening 2+ years ago!
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
WaPo picked up on what was happening 2+ years ago!
I glanced at this (unopened, just subject line) and saw The End of Organization, @davekarpf.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I glanced at this (unopened, just subject line) and saw The End of Organization, @davekarpf.bsky.social
My brain is split between Katseye and grading.
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My brain is split between Katseye and grading.
Wow. Chatgpt is now making suggestions like this.
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Wow. Chatgpt is now making suggestions like this.
Sometimes the internet is good.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sometimes the internet is good.
I don't cite newspapers often, so just out of curiosity I asked asked ChatGPT for the APA citation of this (I'll obv go to OWL Purdue). And I knew IMMEDIATELY it was wrong. OMG.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I don't cite newspapers often, so just out of curiosity I asked asked ChatGPT for the APA citation of this (I'll obv go to OWL Purdue). And I knew IMMEDIATELY it was wrong. OMG.
Toy sizes are complicated.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Toy sizes are complicated.