iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 16h

I have returned to that book so many times. It's without doubt a must read.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Great piece! I'd love to see this inspire many more Oberlin Luddite Clubs going forward.

I suspect many recognize the harm that AI has inflicted on their own cognitive development. Certainly, this is true for the students at the Oberlin Luddite Club, who wrote an open letter to their university president criticizing that institution’s embrace of AI: “As you embark on your year of AI, we’ll embark on our own year of self-actualization — of realizing the fruits of our labor, and of embracing human imperfection and raw inquiry.” Right on.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This email inspires me: bsky.app/profile/toil...

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This. So much this. I do not understand why some people are so eager to do away with thinking for themselves.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have opinions, but this sounds like one for @bcdreyer.social.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Looks like I'm going to have to start adding a footnote to every one of my WordPress posts: "I used Bob, my 2018 Lenovo YOGA 730, to produce this story." (Note to publishers collaborating with tech bros: Stop anthropomorphizing algorithms, you credulous weirdos.)

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

100%. It's right up there with "human capital."

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Such a great book. I'm reading it right now and so much enjoy looking at that cover every time.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What a wonderful and amazing story!

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

TBH a not-insignificant part of the enduring hatred towards "stochastic parrots" is because the authors of it are women and they aren't in the little boys club of the AI labs, but 3/4 are on Bluesky, so follow them: @timnitgebru.blacksky.app & @emilymbender.bsky.social & @mmitchell.bsky.social /7

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Breaking through a world of slop with carefully crafted and thoughtfully edited writing in which every word matters.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love @ketanjoshi.co's recipe for counteracting the "Anslopocene."

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What a fascinating story - definitely worth reading from start to finish.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I am so sad to hear this, Michael - my heart goes out to you all. Dr. Romm was a source I turned to regularly when I was writing about green energy and sustainability. He had a great way with words and knew how to communicate complex topics clearly, persuasively, and with real personality. 😢

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

AI's not the main topic of this research, but it comes up. Fortunately, the study finds that most people don't consider AI chatbots to be a top source of news.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They gained a new fan in me today. Listening to their album "Before We Change Our Mind" now.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes, I can't quite explain why DKR compels me so much more than the other two films, but there you go. In fact, the first time I saw it was in Spanish (my Spanish isn't fluent), and it blew me away.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I do agree. There's no question that the morality of Batman is questionable - not only that the violence is "necessary" to counter a "worse" evil, and that his behavior is explained/(justified?) by his childhood trauma. But to me DKR was so much more compelling than the previous two films.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just listening to this right now, and it's lovely. I'll be sending a few $ Beoga's way, and via Bandcamp, not that other music place: continentalrecordservices.bandcamp.com/album/before....

Screen shot of image of Beoga album "Before We Change Our Mind"

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's a fantastic film. I'm a Nolan fan, but don't care much for his first two Batman pix. I think this articulates perfectly why The Dark Knight Rises resonates with me so much.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's this, right? bsky.app/profile/hell...

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another great commentary, Alan. It's pretty clear that Trump's motivating force for everything - lately especially - is, "If he can't have it, no one will."

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is so good. I love the thoughtful distinction between different types of AI: LLMs, machine learning and translation, coding agents, etc. And this paragraph sums up my feelings perfectly.

We recognize that many of the companies developing AI products engage in unethical business
practices, e.g. by training their models on stolen data and exploiting the labor of vulnerable
people. We are alarmed by industrial development of power-hungry data centers during a
climate emergency, and by the deployment of chatbot products that harm mental health. When
we use AI products, particularly those developed by profit-seeking companies, we are complicit
in these harms.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Duolingo, wtf is this? Because it's certainly not a good German vocabulary lesson.

Screenshot from Duolingo German language lesson with nonsense words to translate, including "in wat," "om toestemming," and "waaruit."

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The logical conclusion: "AI is accelerating the erasure of distinctions in student research between peer-reviewed scholarship, non-scholarly writing, and internet slop."

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This subtly but consistently steers LLM users' perspectives away from less-predictable ways of thinking. As the author writes, LLMs "thwart the process that might lead students toward original interpretations in the first place."

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yes, I really appreciate how this piece identifies the "insidiousness" (author's word) of how LLMs distort our perceptions & critical thinking. They do this not by being completely wrong (even when their sources are hallucinated) but by framing their outputs using the most predictable perspectives.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yes, I really appreciate that they didn't leave any ambiguity about that - which is something that far too many other journalists and news outlets do to avoid "offending" readers/viewers/listeners who have no clue how scientific hypotheses and research work and have little interest in learning.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is an excellent explainer, thanks. Puts Steinem's CIA involvement in context in a very clear and straightforward way.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I love this description: "when you design these systems, you're building a pinball machine for words, with different levers interacting to bounce the steel ball of language moving against other levers and mechanisms." "A pinball machine for words" is a brilliant analogy.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

There does seem to be something unique about Dutch, though: a few Dutch speakers I've encountered seemed convinced they knew English better than me (they didn't - LOL). The idea of mashing up a Dutch accent with a claim to be from Appalachia is bold - clearly worked for Parker!

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My step-dad, on the other hand, came here when he was around 20 and always kept a strong Hungarian accent. The "th" sound especially eluded him. No way he could hide he wasn't a US native.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The accent thing is fascinating to me. Growing up, friends always said my Mom has an accent, but I never heard it. She came to this country at 12, so right on the cusp of the age where someone loses or keeps an accent.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🤣🤣🤣 Thanks! I needed that laugh!

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What an amazing drawing, Arula - so much rich detail! The Robie House was pivotal for my career: I had a summer job working as an editorial assistant for the U of C alumni magazine, which was housed in the Robie House garage. The experienced persuaded me to drop geology in favor of a writing career.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Master class in alt text - as richly detailed as the photo itself.

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Shirley Siluk @ebishirl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Karen, congratulations to you and your team for this great victory. I'm so happy for you all and the vindication you've won. And I love your take on this fight. That's the kind of thinking & strength & determination we need more of from journalists, unions and defenders of democracy. Awesome win!

But lemme brag on myself for a little bit. Why do people test me? Not only am I a martial artist and amateur fighter, but I also come from a line of war survivors. I’ve stood up against the Saudi government to fight for justice in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. In the words of Rihanna, “who y’all think y’all frontin’ on?” Don’t y’all know who I am? I am her, that’s who.

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