@phooky Can’t believe I’d never seen Gattaca. Loading the cassette into my VCR now(!)
At least, you know, metaphorically…
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“Men kött har ju, av någon outgrundlig anledning, blivit väldigt polariserat.” säger landsbygdsminister Peter Kullgren (KD) till SvD och lägger i samma stund ut ett Facebook-inlägg där han står med en korv i munnen och skriver “Alltid retar det någon. Trevlig kväll 🌭”.
Vår samtid är absurd.
https://www.svd.se/a/EydAdA/peter-kullgren-mot-forskare-i-kottkriget-ater-svenskar-for-mycket-kott
This report from Data Colada on the fabricated data in Dan Ariely’s research from 2014 is such a fascinating read. I am especially nonplussed by the discovery that the fraudulent generated data is written in a different font (Cambria) than the data it is based on (Calibri).
https://datacolada.org/98
Immensely important, and core, question. Love how @emilymbender breaks it down for us. Definitely something I wish people talked more about.
What makes something data?
“This off-loading of the concerns of dataset construction to a different group of researchers and culture of disdain for data and those who get their hands dirty with it partly set the conditions, I believe, for work on language technology to come unmoored from scientific foundations.”
“Just because ‘AI’ is the magic word that triggers massive venture capital investment doesn’t mean the rest of science should behave as if magical thinking and poor data practices are acceptable.” https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115635213187268659
@datarama Well at least that is achingly transparent. 😅
@hipsterelectron Sound advice. Thank you.
I’ve found myself reacting and doing a double-take on some replies to messages that I get from both friends and colleagues. Are they using ”AI” to reply to me (or in group chats)? When the whole world is morphing into an uncanny valley where I no longer know who I’m talking to I really don’t feel safe anymore. I don’t straight out ask because I feel rude doing so, and I also think I’m terrified by the potential of being right.
But, are you aware of people close to you using ”AI” for wording replies to friends and colleagues?
There is also a chance I’m just over-analysing and being completely off-base, but that is its own little problem brought on by this tech.
AI and human rights. Video, slides and transcript from my January 2022 talk.
https://axbom.com/aihr/
#HumanRights
"Astrid Lindgren tog strid mot våld, mot aga, mot hårda tag, och mot politiska beslut som slog mot barn. Hon hade aldrig accepterat att Sverige valde repression före ansvar. Hon hade aldrig accepterat att vi lutar oss mot hennes sagor medan vi överger hennes värderingar.
Det är hyckleri att vi klär oss i Astrid Lindgrens humanism samtidigt som vi river upp dess fundament. Och tittar man på Sverige utifrån – från exempelvis Tyskland, där vårt land fortfarande romantiseras som barnens och berättelsernas land – framstår kontrasten som ännu skarpare. Vi ser fortfarande ut som Astrid Lindgrens folk. Men det är en kuliss."
https://www.dn.se/insandare/vi-svenskar-ar-inte-langre-astrid-lindgrens-folk/
Om några timmar föreläser jag på Internetdagarna om Digital omtanke. Jag har lagt ut bilderna på bloggen för allmän beskådan 😁
https://axbom.se/ind25/
Anänder du Gmail? Den här inställningen kan vara aktuell för dig för att förhindra att dina mejl används för att "träna AI".
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-out-gmail-ai-training_l_69208af8e4b06c13afa4974c
@jannem @iakonkret Hehe. Svarta tavlor är förvisso rätt coola också.
@iakonkret Wohoo!! Vilken win för whiteboard! Snyggt jobbat.🥇🏆 🙌
@iakonkret @terejs @fiaewald.se@bsky.brid.gy Jätteroligt att ses Inger!
@noodlemaz Hey @bonfire, are you using gen AI for images? That would surprise me.
Bonfire is a very exciting Fediverse project for communities. The funding is for ensuring sustainability.
The focus on being able to move freely and take messages with you is welcome.
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community
@carl Ses där!
In one of my first talks about human rights and AI (2022) I used the widespread printing press reference to emphasise that in many cases it supported colonialism.
https://axbom.com/aihr/
This text by Sonja Drimmer really breaks down common printing press misrepresentation. Love it!
https://sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/9/10/the-printing-press-democratized-knowledge-a-slogans-masquerading-as-history