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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
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And it was... amazing? Like, the quality of discussion was extremely high, students ended up doing a ton of live thinking and live tweaking and pushing on each other. It wasn't the same as writing, but it most of the students were seriously thinking, and pushing, and applying.
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
And it was... amazing? Like, the quality of discussion was extremely high, students ended up doing a ton of live thinking and live tweaking and pushing on each other. It wasn't the same as writing, but it most of the students were seriously thinking, and pushing, and applying.
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It is important to remember that the future is not yet written. The arts, journalism, science, education, medicine, and our chances to be human together are all worth fighting for --- and not surrendering to the maw of Big Tech.
/fin
/fin
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
It is important to remember that the future is not yet written. The arts, journalism, science, education, medicine, and our chances to be human together are all worth fighting for --- and not surrendering to the maw of Big Tech.
/fin
/fin
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This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This Brazilian woman hates AI
Just like translation, language learning and interpretation are about relationship building, not perfection.
AND ANOTHER THING, WHILE I'M AT IT:
ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!!
Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text.
Translators translate, of course. But!
ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!!
Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text.
Translators translate, of course. But!
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just like translation, language learning and interpretation are about relationship building, not perfection.
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It is not "attribution and sourcing" to generate post-hoc citations that have not been read and did not inform the student's writing. Those should be regarded as fraudulent: artifacts testifying to human actions and thought that did not occur.
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
August 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It is not "attribution and sourcing" to generate post-hoc citations that have not been read and did not inform the student's writing. Those should be regarded as fraudulent: artifacts testifying to human actions and thought that did not occur.
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
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Everyone has their pet company they want to implode and mine is Waymo. They're dangerous, they're police rats, and they further America's reliance on car culture. Foh forever
Waymo is in talks to raise $15B at a valuation of up to $110B which is more than double its $45B valuation in October of 2024.
Given the hype around Tesla’s robotaxis, Waymo has seemed criminally undervalued. It seems that won’t be the case going forward.
Given the hype around Tesla’s robotaxis, Waymo has seemed criminally undervalued. It seems that won’t be the case going forward.
Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
The funding round would give Waymo a valuation as high as $110 billion, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Everyone has their pet company they want to implode and mine is Waymo. They're dangerous, they're police rats, and they further America's reliance on car culture. Foh forever
I just calculated that streaming one of my favorite albums of the year on Spotify generated less than 50 cents for the artist.
Spotify Wrapped this year tells you how many times you streamed a song. Try it out yourself. Roughly $0.0035 per stream.
I’m gonna go buy that album now…
Spotify Wrapped this year tells you how many times you streamed a song. Try it out yourself. Roughly $0.0035 per stream.
I’m gonna go buy that album now…
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I just calculated that streaming one of my favorite albums of the year on Spotify generated less than 50 cents for the artist.
Spotify Wrapped this year tells you how many times you streamed a song. Try it out yourself. Roughly $0.0035 per stream.
I’m gonna go buy that album now…
Spotify Wrapped this year tells you how many times you streamed a song. Try it out yourself. Roughly $0.0035 per stream.
I’m gonna go buy that album now…
Very interesting read — “And the future of AI must be built on something other than our broken humanity.”
Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by @mgasia.bsky.social, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Very interesting read — “And the future of AI must be built on something other than our broken humanity.”
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Welcome to the Lag Phase, where tech acceleration is a choice, not an inevitability. Where we reset the pace and slow down enough to think and feel again.
We don’t have to accept their terms and conditions. Let’s dream about and build a future we actually want to live in.
We don’t have to accept their terms and conditions. Let’s dream about and build a future we actually want to live in.
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Welcome to the Lag Phase, where tech acceleration is a choice, not an inevitability. Where we reset the pace and slow down enough to think and feel again.
We don’t have to accept their terms and conditions. Let’s dream about and build a future we actually want to live in.
We don’t have to accept their terms and conditions. Let’s dream about and build a future we actually want to live in.