earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 10hi had a conversation recently with someone who asked if i really thought most people wouldn’t want to use llm tools to learn about things they couldn’t before. i explained that not everyone has the motivation or space to just learn for fun, especially in this economy. 100
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026top tier compliments in my book: ▪️“that’s such a good question” ▪️“no one’s ever asked me that” ▪️“i’ve never thought about this before” ▪️“you are hilarious” 010
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 14/09/2026a few recent additions to my reading catalog: - monstrous intimacies by christina sharpe - empire of ai by karen hao - the reverse centaur’s guide to life after ai by cory doctorow - beyond settler time by mark rifkin the catalog as i’ve documented so far: earlxgrae.substack.com/p/reading-ca... 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy? …When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread.” god, i live for a sharp metaphor. 06016
Reposted by earl graeTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026Toby Ord, Cofounder of the Effective Altruism movement, longtermist who believes humanity's goal is to create vast amounts of digital beings to colonize the cosmos, is the one advising your lawmakers on "AI". 6239102
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026went for a walk with the intent to read and ended up writing. this is the second time that's happened. love that for me 001
Reposted by earl graeEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 11/09/2026AI Doomerism has been in the news lately, especially with the loud, viral resignation of Jacob Coxon from Anthropic. Maybe I've missed it, but I haven't seen any statements from CEOs and other execs who are more on the AI Booster side of the ledger. >> 527281
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026i was telling a partner of mine about the thai food i had for dinner the other night. i couldn’t eat everything before getting full. i told them, “it was so good, i was mad i couldn’t finish it.” their response: “that’s wild.” is that wild tho? 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 28/08/2026www.democracynow.org/2026/8/13/ti...democracynow.org“Deep Unlearning”: Timnit Gebru on AI Hype, Ethics & Algorithmic Racial BiasWe speak with Timnit Gebru, a leader in the field of AI ethics, about how artificial intelligence is entrenching societal biases and inequality. Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Dist... 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 27/08/2026there are several adults that need to be on these new kid-specific meta accounts they’re agreeing to roll out 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 26/08/2026building the muscle to just say the thing is underrated 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 23/08/2026doing all that i can to shake the black-woman-coded urge to go get a phd 001
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 20/08/2026#valkyries are not shooting well tonight thus far. minnesota’s d is good, yes, and also, we’re also missing open shots we should be making. shooting 24% from fg and 14% from the 3 ..ouch 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 08/08/2026🗒️loose thoughts: this CU Boulder story has me wondering what the value of a college degree is in the age of AI at this rate 🤔 in a way, the value has been questionable from my view for a few reasons, but for this particular moment, it’d seem to me its more reported values of knowledge gained (1/2)denverpost.comAs Colorado universities align with ChatGPT, student AI resisters take a stand against the ‘plagiarism machine’“The majority of my participants flat out don’t think AI has a place in education,” said Mirakle Wright, a CU graduate student who is studying resistance to artificial intelligence. 100
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 03/08/2026today i learned you can “win” a fifa peace prize while actively at war 😂 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 01/08/2026commodifying insider trading is not what i expected to hear about this morning lmao 😭 001
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 30/07/2026i been starting my mornings at the pool and i am living for it 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 27/07/2026starting the week with rubberz stuck in my head. did i know this song before ASW? no 😂 #wnba 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 25/07/2026literally needed to put in ear plugs while watching the odyssey 😖 glad i had them with me 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 23/07/2026i'm sure it'll be used for exactly that... it's not like it comes with an actual medical care discount 🙄 ppl are out here struggling 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 23/07/2026i been starting my mornings at the pool... gotta make the most of this unemployment. i wish i could call it "funemployment" but given the current job market, that feels performative af 🥴 nothing fun about the prospect of finding where i'm off to next in this moment 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 19/07/2026shooting was a struggle today but we pushed thru 😮💨👏🏽 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 18/07/2026all i can think in response to this is: at what point does the hope become false? or is it false from the start? 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 18/07/2026oowee nail biter til the very end 😮💨 (and okay mo bill, we see you) #wnba 030
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 18/07/2026bruh, they gave her the ball then took it back to allow for the sub??… bruh, what? #wnba 131
Reposted by earl graeHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14/07/2026“As influencers continue to present surveillance-capable devices as fashionable, convenient technology, they help normalize a culture where we are accustomed to being constantly recorded and having our data collected.”thedailytexan.comThe surveillance state, voiced by Kylie JennerColumnist Tia Chatterjee argues the acceptance of content filmed using smartglasses reflects society’s growing acceptance of surveillance and erosion of privacy. 45627
Reposted by earl graeJustice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In this week's post, Justin Clardy asks what emotional affairs are and when, if ever, they are wrongful. @the-joap.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/did-...justice-everywhere.orgDid I Cheat? Rethinking Emotional AffairsIn this post, Justin Clardy discusses their article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on what emotional affairs are and when, if ever, they are wrongful. PeopleImages / Shutte… 032
Reposted by earl graeWilleta @willeta-alexander.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Six consecutive wins!!! Ballhalla is so proud of you ladies!! 💜 #Valkyries #WNBAstatic.klipy.comWhitney Houston Clapping EnthusiasticallyALT: Whitney Houston Clapping Enthusiastically 1102
Reposted by earl graeJustin Sherbert @justinsherbert.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Hell yeah Valks nice win! The entire bench should get a collective Sixth Player of the Year 😤😤😤 Just hope Gabby and VB are OK! Gabby's injury looked like it hurt too 🤕🤕🤕 021
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 06/07/2026i’ve gotten to hug people i haven’t seen in years this weekend. my heart is full 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 05/07/2026i now have two mosquito bites and one of them is on my elbow🥴 get me back to the west coast, stat 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 05/07/2026walked away from the spades table with a mfn win 😤 ain’t played in a min, still got it 💪🏽 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 05/07/2026this 🎯 & the story that the losses are squarely on the refs is getting tired. ppl gotta look at the stats (or actually watch the games). 5 L’s in a row… it’s not a conspiracy. dream’s gotta reduce turnovers & make more of their shots, and they haven’t been doing either reliably 010
Reposted by earl graeEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/07/2026For more on how to talk about tech sold as "AI" in more precise terms: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...buttondown.comHow to talk aboutEmily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the... 11333121
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 04/07/2026valks defense looking like we got some rest. but ceci and these turnovers tho 😓 let’s wrap that up 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 04/07/2026the amount of implicitly shifting norms at work are whooping my brain’s ass. cognitive load is maxed out <— i drafted that 14 days ago lmao 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 04/07/2026still distraught that ai has royally fucked em dashes for me 😔 000
Reposted by earl graeLEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.news · 03/07/2026NEW from LCRW: Last weekend, SFPD brutalized trans-focused Pride events in San Francisco. @misoshnik.bsky.social talked to over a dozen people who saw what went down from a car attack to riot lines and assaults on bystanders.leftcoastrightwatch.orgFOR TRANS SAN FRANCISCANS, PRIDE WAS A POLICE RIOT | Left Coast Right WatchSFPD spent the last weekend of Pride Month brutalizing trans people 213057
Reposted by earl graedr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026normalize making out with your friends 2314
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 04/07/2026the concept of defining a sentient being’s value on an amendable document as if those who were recognized as worthy by default weren’t already bought in to that doc’s 1st version & could successfully, magically adjust to a revision with no real intentional push behind it… now, that shit is wild. 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 04/07/2026in the dmv area visiting a friend & the amount of amrcn flag attire i’ve seen on these old yt ppl at my hotel is concerning &… impressive? the flag itself is incredibly tacky, who knew there were so many pieces of clothing with its print. also… am i in danger? (rhetorical) cuz it feels like it 😅 000
earl grae @earl-grae.bsky.social · 04/07/2026welp, now i have a proper summer break that i was not planning for 000