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Derek Bridge @derekbridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am ashamed that in my callow youth, I regarded this LEGEND as a joke... 3B books gifted to children. Her support for science (think COVID vaccines). Speaking up for transgender rights. And her music. I was a twat. RIP Dolly Parton, you beauty. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
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Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I recommend this article about AI reasoning, where the author lets us in on his struggles w/ AI cognitive dissonance. Plus some priceless quotes from @rao2z.bsky.social. (My recommendation has *nothing* to do with the fact that I'm quoted in it too 😇) www.quantamagazine.org/is-ai-reason...
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Is AI Reasoning Right for the Wrong Reasons? | Quanta Magazine
The idea that artificial intelligence can “reason” is more intuitive than ever. But intuitions can be wrong, and the science is far from settled.
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It's always a treat to read Ted Chiang's thoughts on AI. www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious
Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.
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Derek Bridge @derekbridge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I'm familiar with many JavaScript errors: SyntaxError, RangeError, TypeError, and so on. But the DevilWearsPradaError in today's Guardian is a new one on me.
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
In 2016 Hinton predicted that AI would replace all radiologists in five years. Ten years later, why hasn't it happened? This post is a great explainer. www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...
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AI isn't replacing radiologists
Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high.
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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
‘On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities’ by Masud Husain academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
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On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
My new piece in @theguardian.com Techno-optimism is human pessimism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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AI is ‘beating’ humans at empathy and creativity. But these games are rigged | MJ Crockett
Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like ways
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Derek Bridge @derekbridge.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
In a time of rampant stupidity, it's all the more important that I wish you a Happy Darwin Day.
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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
'Fiends' is filmed in front of unwilling studio audiences across the globe waterfordwhispers.shop/products/fie...
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Daniel Dennett’s call to ban “counterfeit people” is still one of the keenest arguments I’ve read about how to regulate AI itself (rather than some externality of AI, like its energy use). www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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The Problem With Counterfeit People
Companies using AI to generate fake people are committing an immoral act of vandalism, and should be held liable.
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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
My dream job is the one I have right now, but with actual resources.
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James Kirk @jiminykirket.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
decided to create a RecSys (and adjacent) starter pack with @vickiboykis.com @beeonaposy.bsky.social et al who am I missing? go.bsky.app/RGf9BvY
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Derek Bridge @derekbridge.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
What else could my first post be?
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Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers
YouTube video by laughland
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