electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈

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associate professor of human-computer interaction, department of computer science, university of oxford

respectful and ethical computing and AI, individual empowerment, privacy, xAI/interpretable AI, visualisation, end-user programming and automation.

lgbtq+ fellow, kellogg college, oxford
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electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Dec 5, 2023
Show threadq3k Dec 5, 2023

We found that the PLC code actually contained logic that would lock up the train with bogus error codes after some date, or if the train wasn't running for a given time. One version of the controller actually contained GPS coordinates to contain the behaviour to third party workshops.

It was also possible to unlock the trains by pressing a key combination in the cabin controls. None of this was documented.

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electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Aug 31, 2023

📣 🐘 Mastodon Admins/Instance Operators:

We (the Ethical Web and Data Architectures Project at CS Oxford) are running a survey & interview study to understand what makes citizen-run social media challenging and/or liberating for the Future™

Please consider participating and contributing your expert perspectives here:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkZhCdxvrEQtGk9agdCVYEZRURFZSN1E1MFRYWUJHRzNMM1EwUDVHRjVUSi4u

Microsoft Forms

electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Aug 6, 2023

My friend saw this incredible statue in Dublin Castle and the more I looked at it the more I read into the meaning–about modern society ignoring classical scholarship, power-to-the-people, etc.

But! It turns out it's a modern take on David v Goliath, and it's 3D printed! So cool. https://www.voxelmatters.com/3d-printed-sculpture-jam-sutton/

3D printed sculpture by Jam Sutton brings a pop of colour to Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is currently exhibiting a 3D printed sculpture by English artist Jam Sutton. The piece is a modern take on the classical David and Goliath.

VoxelMatters - The heart of additive manufacturing
electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jul 14, 2023
evacideJul 13, 2023
I'm just a girl, standing in front of the entire infosec community, asking them to give practical, simple digital security/privacy advice to people seeking abortions instead of describing outlandish Jason Bourne scenarios.
electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jul 9, 2023
Free Software FoundationJul 9, 2023
Do you know what's in your software? The FSF is fighting every day for your right to control your computer. Start the conversation in your community and encourage your friends to join the FSF! https://www.fsf.org
Front Page — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software

electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jun 30, 2023
Has anyone written up a concise howto/best practices on ethical use of language models in academic research workflows – and ethical risks therein?
electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jun 29, 2023

slack, why the dark pattern?

most people will want to sign in. do you just want to frustrate your existing users?

electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jun 29, 2023
Interesting stuff - OpenAI sued for scraping personal data and incorporating it into AI models without indivdiduals' consent > https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/28/microsoft_openai_sued_privacy/
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for $3B after allegedly trampling privacy with ChatGPT

Where did they get the idea this bot was potentially spitting out personal info? Oh, from The Register

The Register
electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jun 27, 2023
another interesting example in the (new fascism) of commercial platforms killing expression and creativity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66028976
Dolly Parton, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift tribute acts stage protest over Meta 'ban'

Britney Spears and Dolly Parton impersonators say Facebook and Instagram has banned their profiles.

BBC News
electronic Max Van Kleek 🌈Jun 21, 2023
Timnit Gebru (she/her).Jun 21, 2023

"OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Anthropic did not comment about how many people contribute annotations to their models, how much they are paid, or where in the world they are located. "

Saving humanity from extinction and bringing utopia through AGI one exploited worker at a time.

https://www.theverge.com/features/23764584/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-notation-labor-scale-surge-remotasks-openai-chatbots

AI Is a Lot of Work

How many humans does it take to make tech seem human? Millions to support OpenAI, Google, Meta, and every other major tech company. As AI becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.

The Verge