@emilymbender thank you for the UW public lecture event last night. It was nice to be in a room full of people who also care about the dangers of AI.
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Seattle Bike BlogSeattle permitted a car commercial shoot in the middle of Bicycle Weekends and an accessible cycling event
Christoph BeckerRead this in full. It's short but speaks volumes.
https://genevasolutions.news/science-tech/un-ai-summit-accused-of-censoring-criticism-of-israel-and-big-tech-over-gaza-war
Thanks to @abebab and @Mer__edith.
UN AI summit accused of censoring criticism of Israel and big tech over Gaza war
A prominent AI scientist says she was pressured by the organisers of the UN’s flagship conference on AI to censor parts of her presentation that criticised Israel over its war in Gaza and the role of tech giants – hours before taking the stage.
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
The AI industry won't survive if we have to ask artists for permission!
The UrbanistNEW STORY // Op-Ed: Bruce Harrell Is a Failed Mayor on Homelessness
via @urbanistorg // 🔗 https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/06/op-ed-bruce-harrell-is-a-failed-mayor-on-homelessness/?feed_id=5951&_unique_id=681a576c2e61e
There are only so many ways to be evil that we repeat through history, but we keep finding new ways to achieve good against evil!
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Come for the clear description of what's behind the chatbot interface, stay for the :chef's kiss: footnotes. (Always read the footnotes!)
"I find the philosophy that sees human beings as unknowable black boxes and machines as transparent deeply troubling. It seems to me a worldview that surrenders any attempt at empathy and forecloses the possibility of ethical development. The presumption that human decision making is opaque and inaccessible is an admission that we have abandoned a social commitment to try to understand each other." - Virginia Eubanks
I've just updated @selfcare with some new messages. If you need a trigger in your timeline to avoid doomscrolling, it might be a good account to follow on here. It posts an encouraging message every twelve hours.
tanteThe way "AI" systems are presented as "social companions to fight loneliness" is very similar in how "AI" is supposed to help teaching: Both are founded in a massive misunderstanding of the social dynamics techies try to replace.
You friend isn't just a thing to send you text, they're not a service. Being taught also ins't a mere service, it's a transformative experience that changes you and your teacher.