iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Raina Bloom @mmelibrarian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I LOVE this! I’ve been having conversations in recent weeks about how we need to stop throwing AI over the fence into other people’s areas of expertise in a needless quest for a use case

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Dave Bloom @drumkitdave.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I know Jeremy Strong's known for deep immersion in his characters and method style, but consider for a moment: what if he just based his Mark Zuckerberg entirely on Kevin McDonald's 'King of Empty Promises' character from KITH? www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfHE...

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THE SOCIAL RECKONING – New Trailer (4K)

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Raina Bloom @mmelibrarian.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Okay so a few things here, but first and foremost: we have no way to substantiate that these suggestions work, except for the ones that Google describes in their own documentation. And if they’re already in Google’s documentation, then we don’t need this post. But also - 1/

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/04/2025

1. The DOJ has sent threatening letters to several medical journals, focused around whether these journals are spreading misinformation that harms the American people and suppressing alternative viewpoints. I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.

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Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias (Gift Article)

An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.

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molly the librarian @bigmolly.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Here's my lightning talk about AI at #acrl2025 this morning. Thanks to @nicoloff.bsky.social for recording. youtu.be/H2UdS1MqH8w?...

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Take a Breath. Most Students Don't Need AI Skills

YouTube video by Molly June Roquet

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Dave Bloom @drumkitdave.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Could only attend virtually this year, but really enjoying how Ruha Benjamin is complicating what appears to be a lot of "let's throw AI at it" content scheduled for the next few days of the conference. #ACRL2025

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 17/03/2025

You have to be kidding me. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/s...

Even chatbots get the blues. According to a new study, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT shows signs of anxiety when its users share “traumatic narratives” about crime, war or car accidents. And when chatbots get stressed out, they are less likely to be useful in therapeutic settings with people.

The bot’s anxiety levels can be brought down, however, with the same mindfulness exercises that have been shown to work on humans.

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Raina Bloom @mmelibrarian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I had such a good time doing this. Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social for inviting me on!

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Dave Bloom @drumkitdave.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

"Referencing—citing sources—may be a good example of something that can be offloaded to AI, he said. . . ." Good example of why you always start with the problem you're trying to solve and don't go in search of problems for a predetermined solution. Citation managers already do this very well.

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AI: Cheating matters but redrawing assessment "matters most"

Universities should prioritize ensuring that assessments are “assessing what we mean to assess” rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating.

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Dave Bloom @drumkitdave.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

An experiment with one of MS Copilot's suggested prompts. 🧵

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Dave Bloom @drumkitdave.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Extremely disappointed to see Common Sense partnering with OpenAI on their K-12 advertising push.

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