Kate Darling
@magicalprincess.bsky.social
260 followers 44 following 15 posts
So-called expert on robotics & society. Author of The New Breed. Mom to babybot and bittybot. I swear it’s fake news that I’m not outdoorsy.
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
magicalprincess.bsky.social
Ha, flattered! But no, he genuinely disagreed and was a great discussion partner. We have been at conferences together many more times now and have become good friends!
magicalprincess.bsky.social
WE'RE HIRING

Research Scientist / Robotics & Labor

The Robotics, Ethics & Society (RES) team at RAI is looking for data-driven social scientists (qualitative or quantitative) who are interested in exploring the intersection of robotics & labor. Apply here:
jobs.lever.co/rai/9548489c...
Robotics and AI Institute - Research Scientist - Ethics & Society
The AI Institute robotics, ethics & society team does forward-thinking, cross-disciplinary research on the societal impact of robotics. Our research aims to ground societal conversations about robotic...
jobs.lever.co
magicalprincess.bsky.social
For my birthday, I would love it if I didn’t have the flu and the world weren’t literally and metaphorically on fire, but at least I look cute! (jk, I haven’t showered in days)
magicalprincess.bsky.social
The AI “priority” summary in my mail app is pure gobbledygook, even though you would think it has enough training data
magicalprincess.bsky.social
My children have discovered AI-generated artwork
Reposted by Kate Darling
ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social
Given the awful things happening globally, it feels strange to have a bright moment, but my new book came out today. It's supposedly for kids ages 9-12, but it's really for anyone who wants to learn about animal brains and the deliciously weird stuff that happens in our own minds: shorturl.at/HfpoO
Innovative Octopuses, Half-Brained Birds, and More Animals with Magnificent Minds - Candlewick Press
This third book in the Extraordinary Animals series delves into the mind-bending world of amazing animal brains.Real-life animal brainiacs and the scientists...
www.candlewick.com
magicalprincess.bsky.social
No way, this is so cool ❤️
qinzhu.bsky.social
My 11 year old daughter Elly is really enjoy reading @magicalprincess.bsky.social book The New Breed. Here is a conceptual map she did for part kf Chapter Three!
Reposted by Kate Darling
jpbrammer.bsky.social
defending yourself in court must feel good as fuck for like five seconds after you declare that you're going to defend yourself in court and probably not much longer than that
magicalprincess.bsky.social
Excited to announce that I am now an official, lifetime member of Recreational Equipment, Inc.
Reposted by Kate Darling
weeder.bsky.social
Might fuck around and sleep in heavenly peace later
magicalprincess.bsky.social
Our district just completely fucked all parents over with a last-minute school calendar change and blamed the teachers for it.
Reposted by Kate Darling
aligarchy.bsky.social
thought i saw a spider scurrying across my floor but upon closer inspection realized it was just a little tumbleweed of hair so i picked it up and it turns out it was in fact a spider
magicalprincess.bsky.social
Someone recently called this man a genius in my presence, lord help me
Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win the presidency
magicalprincess.bsky.social
Last gig of the season! Flying home full of beignets, appreciation, and slightly kinky conference swag
Beignets Sleeping mask Kate speaking on stage with Mr. Spaghetti the robot Photo of clouds from airplane window
magicalprincess.bsky.social
I only came on here to let you know that Stop&Shop is selling plush Marty the Robots.