Zachary Kendal

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Librarian in Naarm / Melbourne. Mostly focused on scholarly communications and open access. Obsessive knitter and cat enthusiast. PhD in literary and cultural studies, looking at ethics and science fiction. Socialist, Greens supporter, and proud NTEU member. Striving to be a good ally.

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Banner image: an illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa from the 1906 limited French edition of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.

CountryWurundjeri
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Webhttps://kendal.omeka.net/
Zachary KendalFeb 17
KévinFeb 15

Q: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?

What do you think the LLM output was?

Please; review the output.

#ai #LLM #ai

Zachary KendalSep 13, 2025
how nowSep 12, 2025
For your guidance and info I have made this D&D style alignment chart for major generative AI tools and chatbots.
Zachary KendalAug 30, 2025
slackbastardAug 23, 2025
A message from Victorian Trades Hall Council inre the March for White Australia on August 31:
Zachary KendalNov 26, 2024
petersuberNov 26, 2024

Another #access barrier to research, esp on #tobacco, #alcohol & #ultraprocessed #foods: corporate #intimidation of researchers.
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/39/6/daae153/7906030

The most common types of intimidation are "public discreditation, legal threats and action, complaints and freedom of information requests." But also attested are "surveillance, threats of violence, violence, burglary and bribery."

Intimidation against advocates and researchers in the tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food spaces: a review

Abstract. Unhealthy commodity industries (UCIs) engage in corporate political activity, using diverse practices, including intimidatory tactics, to thwart,

OUP Academic
Zachary KendalNov 21, 2024
Ludo WaltmanNov 20, 2024

Right now at the #MetaROR launch at the @aimos conference, Ginny Barbour, Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia, strongly criticizes #WebOfScience for discontinuing full indexing of @eLife.

@RoRInstitute

Zachary KendalMay 9, 2024
slackbastardMay 9, 2024
'The joint statement by 10 Australian University encampments, published the same day the Coalition calls for a senate inquiry into antisemitism on campuses [via CC]':
Zachary KendalMay 9, 2024
Peter RileyMay 9, 2024
Unions for #Palestine #u4P
at the Melbourne university #encampment staff/student #solidarity rally, including #NTEU members division speaking in support of the #studentprotests
Thanks to all #rankandfile #EducationWorkers branch motions passed, attending meetings & #union organisation.
Zachary KendalDec 17, 2023
sam floreaniDec 17, 2023
an incredible speaker at the Naarm Free Palestine rally today listed many ways Australia is building parts that are crucial for the weapons Israel is using on Palestinians, and how our intelligence capability is enabling Israeli surveillance and targeting. It’s essential we fight the notion that Australia is quietly complicit—Australia is *actively* involved
Zachary KendalDec 14, 2023
danmcquillanDec 14, 2023
'AI models propagate false race-based medical information, Stanford researchers find' https://stanforddaily.com/2023/12/07/ai-models-propagate-false-race-based-medical-information-stanford-researchers-find/ - LLMs are bottom-feeders, dredging the sediment of historical prejudices to give them an algorithmic second life
AI models propagate false race-based medical information, Stanford researchers find

A group of Stanford researchers found that large language models can propagate false race-based medical information.

The Stanford Daily
Zachary KendalDec 13, 2023
Tim VerstynenDec 13, 2023

Academia is no longer about producing knowledge. We produce content for publishers. But unlike other industries, we pay both to produce and consume said content.

It’s all a farce, that we all know is a farce, but we play it anyway because the entire system is structured to incentivize the farce itself.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03974-8

More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record

The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg.