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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 12h

My son tells me these are called "sheep clouds" in Dutch...

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 21h

If that's not grounds for impeachment, what is? ¯\_🇺🇸_/¯

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

not the only reason but a brand of inevitability, FOMO, anxiety, and, ‘if you don’t see it it means you’re not smart enough’ has become the chief way silicon valley (led by venture capita) markets its products.

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Also forgot to add this is a truly wild film to see, not just in Europe, but in the Netherlands. And not just because of the fun of the Dutch subtitles (apparently "Fuck you" in Dutch is "Krijgt je tyfus"??)...

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Definitely not what I expected, and certainly not what it was advertized to be, but glad I didn't read too much before I saw it. Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, and Jesse Plemons were all great. And definitely a lot to think about...

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sounds like someone hasn't read Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026

i have been laughing at this for 5 minutes straight

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

"renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity"

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 02/10/2026

wouldn’t have predicted catholicism as one of the big allies in the fight against ai, but i’m here for it

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Using AI = Pissing your life away...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So you know previous waves of technological fabulism the tech companies threw a little loose change at social behavioral research and user interface experience. whats interesting about AI interesting is that they aren’t even pretending to care about how people use the technology.

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think I'm being hunted by the Coyote...

A large crate suspended by a crane over the street

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ugh, can't believe I forgot OREGON TRAIL. Now that was a game that definitely defined my youth, and my work ever since...

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Guys, no one doubts that Tesla is responsible if its cars roll down hills and crash into people (or anything else). The problem is that until VERY recently, it was not accepted that it was possible for something on wheels that we forgot to put breaks on to travel downhill at high speed.

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was comparing myself to Tom Hulce of course... 😉

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Publisher: "We love your new book!" Me: "Yay!" Publisher: "But can you just cut 30,000 words?" Me:

Tom Hulce as Amadeus (1984) after having been told his music had "too many notes"

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Starting to think that people who use AI are actually hoping it blows up their lives. Like maybe it'll make you rich. Or maybe it'll make you broke. But either way, your life was definitely changed...

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nazis don't want you to remember their crimes

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And yet I was only allowed to access a 1955 B.Litt. thesis, the only lengthy study on Robert Braybrooke, in person and take notes (no photos). I had to sign a register of those who had ever accessed the thesis.

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Will be at the Koorts Film Festival today participating in a panel discussion on "A.I. in the film industry" at 1300 at Sickhouse. You'll never guess how I feel about the issue. If you're in Enschede, tickets are free... koortsfilmfestival.nl/program-2026/

SICKHOUSE

26/09

13:00
A panel discussion: A.I. in the film industry.

With Nolen Gertz, Marissa Memelink and Pablo Núñez

The three panelists will share their research and experience to help us light our dilemmas around generative A.I. in our professional environments. Moderated by Patyt Reyes the panel will explore topics such as co-creation, re-appropriation, refusal and ecological impact…

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare. In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 25/09/2026

Every day we get closer to this:

Cartoon by the human artist Twonks, showing George Jetson vacuuming the floor while Rosie the robot paints a picture

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i really can’t bring myself to care about AI anthropomorphism debates. “is AI thinking?” i don’t know. is a calculator calculating? questions for the philosophers. what’s important is that we put sam altman in prison.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Well that was actually as good as everyone said. So glad I could see it with a packed crowd that was enjoying it as much as I was. And oh boy what an ending...

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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026

DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.

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Nolen Gertz @ethicistforhire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Finally, AI you can literally throw in the trash...

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