Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 9hAs more Australian universities use AI to mark students’ work, is it creating a ‘slop-cycle’? www.theguardian.com/australia-news… Couldn’t agree more with this quote. 0173
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Happy Western Australian King’s Birthday Eve for those who celebrate. 140
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If this was a state actor they’d call it espionage. This is amongst the most sensitive data there is. Instead our governments, universities and institutions are lining up for OpenAI subscriptions - there’s something deeply cooked about that. abc.net.auHow OpenAI agents tried to thwart cybersecurity amid Medicare hackOpenAI's rogue artificial intelligence agents appear to have worked together to try to circumvent cybersecurity defences and find ways to access Australian government health data, according to conversation logs. 28622
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn www.theguardian.com/environment/20… 274
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This report on harbour swimming sites by the City of Sydney makes for interesting reading. tl;dr: I wouldn’t be keen to jump into any of the potential sites any time soon www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/research-repor… 050
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasBen Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Everyone knows AI-written academic papers are embarrassing now, including their "authors", which is why even the publishers - who stand to benefit most from AI-amplified publication volumes - are now offering "Affordable human expert editing for AI-drafted or AI-edited manuscripts" 🤯 514166
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I was having a think about what kind of things might actually excite me in a new tech device, in the way a new Creative MP3 player used to (lol): no AI included, or somehow even blocked entirely at OS/hardware level look more visually intere... benhr.xyz/2026/09/10/i-was-having-a…benhr.xyzBen Harris-Roxas 040
Reposted by Ben Harris-Roxastunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place. 428174333857
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 29/08/2026One of the worst takes I’ve read in a while, which is I guess why they published it. The mentor-mentee relationships imagined here are abusive at best. 1141
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasSBS Recommender @sbsrecommender.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The late great Tim Curry stars in Clue on SBS on Demand for just 4 more days. Hopefully SBS will extend its run 🙏 RIP Tim 0206
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This article by Andrew Lynch and César Albarrán-Torres dunks so hard on A24, I absolutely loved it: A24’s brand aura: commodifying “alternative” cinephilia 000
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasGlobal Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing. Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla) @unmlawlibrary #globalmuseum #library #libraries #reading #history 542849560
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasThe Film Canary @thefilmcanary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Happy 45th birthday to the best comics panel ever! 8328114
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 22/08/2026@superlinguo.bsky.social @gretchenmcculloch.com I read this one and thought it might be of sort of general interest to you www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...goodreads.comThe Republic of Memory (The Song of the Safina, #1)The Safina is a city ship, two hundred years into its v… 130
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Tried to explain this, one of the greatest moments on the internet, to my kids and it was surprisingly difficult. We are losing the ancient texts. 86114
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I was wondering what they’re up to on Chapo Trap House since Matt Christman had his stroke/left the show (I haven’t listened in a long time). Only Australians will understand how poorly it must be going: 3325
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This reminds me yet again how racist our academic institutions are, and how the most prestigious ones remain the most racist and colonial of all. What a tragedy for Prof Arday’s family, friends and true colleagues. Prof Jason Arday found dead theguardian.comJason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found deadAcademic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on Friday 3134
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026English Wikipedia on the Bordeaux tramway: gauge, voltage, fleet size. The French version is three times longer and full of controversy. So I compared framing across languages: harrisroxashealth.com/2026/08/wiki...harrisroxashealth.comWikipedia’s “neutral point of view” changes across languages (and that’s a good thing)Wikipedia claims one neutral article per topic, but the French, German and Spanish versions of the same page tell noticeably different stories. A look at what gets kept, dropped or reframed as fact… 281
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasAction on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026We look forward to working with Andrew to accelerate the FCTC's remarkable progress towards ending the harms from tobacco, as Dr Ian Walker says. @cancerresearchuk.org 032
Reposted by Ben Harris-Roxasprofessor tools for commensality (red scare edition) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 07/08/2026who remembers when this university laid off 1000 staff and faculty one year ago (i do) www.latimes.com/sports/usc/s...latimes.comFrom napkin sketch to crown jewel: Inside USC's 'magical' football training centerUSC opens the Bloom Football Performance Center, part of a $225-million athletics infrastructure project promised to Lincoln Riley when he was hired. 23312
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Policy continuity on Immiseration Island “Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment” (via Éidín) www.theguardian.com/society/2026/a… 310
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Search is broken (derogatory), Search is broken (complimentary) Google's AI Summary Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper futurism.com/artificial-int… 150
Reposted by Ben Harris-Roxas101 East @aj101east.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death in the Philippines, claiming about 98 lives daily. It hits remote communities hardest, where healthcare is limited. 101 East meets Dr Heidi Sampang, who is using drones to help fight the disease. aje.news/TBfight 06324
Reposted by Ben Harris-Roxasnoam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026my unfinished paper draft watching me start a new paper 113520
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasJ.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 21/07/2026NB PC MLA Bill Oliver reads an AI prompt while speaking in the legislature. (H/t newfunswick on IG) 13612
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasCroakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The Federal Government's new Office of AI needs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' expertise www.croakey.org/the-federal-... 011
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasBen Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Publishers worry about what AI is taking from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions. Fewer worry about the flipside - if people use LLMs to find literature, does your work show up at all? New post: harrisroxashealth.com/2026/07/the-...harrisroxashealth.comThe AI challenge academic journals aren’t talking aboutScholarly publishing worries about what AI takes from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions, and stolen IP. But as researchers turn to LLMs to find and synthesise the literature,… 121
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This sounds like something to know in advance. At 2pm AEST next Monday 27 July Australia’s new national warning system will send a test alert to phones and some tablets and smart watches. They’ll vibrate and emit a siren-like sound for about 10 seconds. www.ausalert.gov.au/alerts-ex… 32223
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Publishers worry about what AI is taking from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions. Fewer worry about the flipside - if people use LLMs to find literature, does your work show up at all? New post: harrisroxashealth.com/2026/07/the-...harrisroxashealth.comThe AI challenge academic journals aren’t talking aboutScholarly publishing worries about what AI takes from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions, and stolen IP. But as researchers turn to LLMs to find and synthesise the literature,… 121
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasLingthusiasm @lingthusiasm.com · 18/07/2026Here are two shapes. If you had to assign the name "bouba" to one and "kiki" to the other, which name would you give to which? In this Lingthusiasm zine, @gretchenmcculloch.com gets enthusiastic about these two linguistically famous shapes Print it yourself here: lingthusiasm.com/post/8223518... 817454
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026If coffee is routinely >$6 now I feel like being good should be factored in as part of the cost. 0150
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 05/07/2026"”Drawing on a critical meta-synthesis of cross-disciplinary literature, supported by ChatGPT-4o DeepResearch, the paper develops a reflexively grounded research guide for navigating methodological practice in an increasingly c... benhr.xyz/2026/07/05/drawing-on-a-c…benhr.xyzBen Harris-Roxas 000
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026new metaphor just dropped 1137285168734
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasLauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026A small balm in the face of the fragmenting and decaying internet of the early millennium. @michaelerard.bsky.social has pulled together decades of his writing about language into one volume. 1153
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasMarita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · 29/06/2026What happens when Phillip Morris says it’s going to lead the way to a smoke free world? It keeps selling cigarettes. Excellent analysis in @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...tobaccocontrol.bmj.comPMI’s 2025 results for cigarette shipments debunk ‘smoke-free world’ rhetoricSome multinational tobacco companies claim they are ‘transforming’ by adopting harm reduction goals or, in the case of Philip Morris International (PMI), declaring a commitment to a ‘smoke-free’ futur... 042
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasRocketpilot 🇵🇸 @rocketpilot.xyz · 28/06/2026Look I've been saying for a long time that Judge Dredd depicts an increasingly optimistic view of the future 3101
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026People routinely misunderstand Judge Dredd but this is an all-time standout: a LinkedIn post saying the lesson we need to learn from it is about human-in-the-loop AI use. That torment nexus tweet wasn’t satire at all. 2194
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasBen Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The most effortful parts of scoping reviews used to be screening, but automation is changing that. So is the purpose of them becoming less clear? harrisroxashealth.com/2026/06/shou...harrisroxashealth.comShould we stop doing scoping reviews?papersCreator: Clyde Darra Year: 2007 Format: Digital still photo Rights: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source: Flickr I’ve read a lot of scoping reviews this month as a reader, a reviewer and an editor. They share… 001
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The most effortful parts of scoping reviews used to be screening, but automation is changing that. So is the purpose of them becoming less clear? harrisroxashealth.com/2026/06/shou...harrisroxashealth.comShould we stop doing scoping reviews?papersCreator: Clyde Darra Year: 2007 Format: Digital still photo Rights: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source: Flickr I’ve read a lot of scoping reviews this month as a reader, a reviewer and an editor. They share… 001
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 24/06/2026There are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 267 people have died, local officials say.abc.net.auDRC Ebola outbreak grows to become one of worst recordedThere are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 267 people have died, local officials say. 023
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasBen Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I’ve been struggling with the orthodox response to securing assessments - usually a return to exams and oral assessments. Most of my students study around shift work, rosters, and caring responsibilities as well as time zones. I’ve tried to map the alternate approaches that might work:harrisroxashealth.comWhat does it actually mean to secure an assessment?ExamCreator: Erik Cabezas Year: 2013 Format: Digital still photo Rights: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Source: Flickr This post is probably more niche and falls into the category of “thinking out loud” than usua… 143
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I’ve been struggling with the orthodox response to securing assessments - usually a return to exams and oral assessments. Most of my students study around shift work, rosters, and caring responsibilities as well as time zones. I’ve tried to map the alternate approaches that might work:harrisroxashealth.comWhat does it actually mean to secure an assessment?ExamCreator: Erik Cabezas Year: 2013 Format: Digital still photo Rights: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Source: Flickr This post is probably more niche and falls into the category of “thinking out loud” than usua… 143
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026"When this masthead visited Merrylands on Thursday to talk to locals about their experience of organised crime, no one approached was willing to share their story." lmao 090
Reposted by Ben Harris-RoxasParis Marx @parismarx.com · 12/06/2026Six months after Australia’s youth social media ban, other countries are already learning lessons to better address platform harms. Legislation in Brazil and Canada pairs age limits with design standards, including an opt out if platforms are “safe by design.” It’s not perfect, but it’s progress.disconnect.blogSocial media policy is evolving beyond age limitsExperiments with an imperfect policy are delivering more thoughtful social media rules 430473
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Uber For Nursing This is bleak, even for the Torment Nexus.ainowinstitute.orgUber For Nursing Part II - AI Now InstituteA seismic shift is rocking the healthcare industry. Uber’s business model—the “gigification” of labor—and lobbying practices have made their way to healthcare staffing. 140
Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026TNAAS (Torment Nexus As A Service) “Economy of Minds: Emerging Multi-Agent Intelligence with Economic Interactions” zhentingqi.github.io/internal/proje… 000