Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)3d ago

Almost a year ago, I was described in the FT as "a Cassandra with a wry grin and twinkling eye", and was entertained because Cassandra (famously) was right.

It's actually not fun, though, to watch the world do things you've been warning against:

https://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2026/04/the-silent-coup

The silent coup

On 20 April 2025, an official in the British government emailed their colleagues a story from that day’s Financial Times. The headline read: “UAE set to use AI to write laws in world first”. The offic

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From one "Cassandra with a wry grin and twinkling eye"* to another, no, it's no fun to see people stride into what you warned against-or to see someone else finally believed when you were not.

*kind of looks like my avie

Apr 11 at 2:17amWeb