Nabil Al-Tikriti
@nabilal-tikriti.bsky.social
Middle East History Prof @ U. of Mary Washington; Ottomanist; 2011-17 MSF/Doctors without Borders USA Director; Relief Worker; Consultant; 1997-__ OSCE Election Observer; Drum Corps Fan; NOLA Booster; Follows Middle East, Caucasus, Balkans, Africa, C. Asia
Here's to hoping Anthropic has enough cash to pay off an entire class of scholars whose monographs it just hoovered up to "train" its AI, claiming "fair use" the entire time. Every academic I know with a book out is filling out the class action suit form as we speak.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Here's to hoping Anthropic has enough cash to pay off an entire class of scholars whose monographs it just hoovered up to "train" its AI, claiming "fair use" the entire time. Every academic I know with a book out is filling out the class action suit form as we speak.
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some absolute bangers
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
some absolute bangers
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I have a feeling I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this Mastodon post of mine
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I have a feeling I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this Mastodon post of mine