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Geert-Jan van Bussel

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Archival and Information scientist Auditor Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and the University of Amsterdam Phd in Archival and Information Science Masters in medieval history, informatics and administration.

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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I have written a new book review: Ciara Breathnach, Absence in the Archives. Elements in Historical Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 84 pp.. about Archival silence and Archival absence. www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Archives #ArchivalScience
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(PDF) Absence in the Archives
PDF | Review Article of: C. Breathnach (2026). Absence in the Archives. Elements in Historical Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I published a new book review: Ben Recht, The Irrational Decision. How we gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us, Princeton University Press, Princeton & Oxford, x + 270 pp., about the limits of mathematical rationality in computing See: www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky #AI #ML
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(PDF) The Irrational Decision
PDF | Book Review of: B. Recht (2026). The Irrational Decision. How we gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us, Princeton University Press, Princeton... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I published a review article of one of the most interesting books on data management in 2025: Amelia Acker's Archiving Machines. Technology and the Future of Memory Institutions Storage, processing, and access in the era of the Big Five. 🧪 #Archives #Archivists www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Archiving Machines
PDF | Review article of: A. Acker (2025). Archiving Machines. Technology and the Future of Memory Institutions, MIT Press, Cambridge (Ms)-London, 248... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I published a review article of one of the most interesting books on data management in 2025: Amelia Acker's Archiving Machines. Technology and the Future of Memory Institutions. About storage, processing, and access in the era of the Big Five. 🧪 #AcademicSky www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Archiving Machines
PDF | Review article of: A. Acker (2025). Archiving Machines. Technology and the Future of Memory Institutions, MIT Press, Cambridge (Ms)-London, 248... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
New review: R. Jisong Park (2024). Slow Burn. The Everyday consequences of Climate Change, Princeton University Press The cumulative and invisible erosion of human capabilities and economic productivity caused by a changing environment." 🧪 #AcademicSky www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Slow Burn. The Everyday consequences of Climate Change.
PDF | Book review of: R. Jisung Park (2024). Slow Burn. The Hidden Costs of a Warming World, Princeton University Press, 336 pp. First published by Van... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
As reminder: I published a book review: J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp See: www.researchgate.net/publication/... Dutch: vbds.nl/wp-content/u... Original: vbds.nl/2025/11/01/m... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Histbookchat #booksky
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(PDF) More and More and More
PDF | Book review of J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp. First published on:... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I published a new book review: J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp. See: www.researchgate.net/publication/... Dutch version: vbds.nl/wp-content/u... Original: vbds.nl/2025/11/01/m... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Histbookchat #booksky
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(PDF) More and More and More
PDF | Book review of J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp. First published on:... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I published a new book review regarding: J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp. See: www.researchgate.net/publication/... For a Dutch version of this review see: vbds.nl/wp-content/u....
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(PDF) More and More and More
PDF | Book review of J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp. First published on:... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Scientific fraud and research misconduct are not only the result of personal ambition but also of endemic and systemic causes: See my review of @charlespiller.bsky.social “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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(PDF) A Catalyst for Urgent Dialogue and Reform
PDF | Book Review of C. Piller (2025). Doctored. Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s, Atria, One Signal Publishers, New York,... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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Charles Piller @charlespiller.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Many thanks to @gjvanbussel.bsky.social for “A Catalyst for Urgent Dialogue and Reform” – his astute, thorough, and fair-minded review of my book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” vbds.nl/2025/09/15/a...
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A Catalyst for Urgent Dialogue and Reform | Van Bussel Document Services
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I published a review of: C. Piller (2025). Doctored. Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s, Atria, One Signal Publish-ers, New York, Amsterdam, London, 352 pp. www.researchgate.net/publication/... Originally published at: vbds.nl/2025/09/15/a... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Academics
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Interesting paper in: "Making AI Less 'Thirsty. Uncovering and addressing the secret water footprint of AI models", by Pengfei Li, and colleagues, in Communications of the ACM. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... Confirmation of my: "Tthe ecological footprint of AI: vbds.nl/2024/07/30/v... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Making AI Less 'Thirsty' | Communications of the ACM
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey, one of Hungary’s oldest centres of learning and a World Heritage site, is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation. Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/e... #AcademicSky 🧪
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Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation | CNN
Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I published a Book Review of: S. Vallor (2024). The AI Mirror. How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking. Oxford University Press, New York, 263 p. www.researchgate.net/publication/... Originally published at: vbds.nl/2025/07/02/a... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Academics #AI #Ethics
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(PDF) AI as a Mirror
PDF | Book Review of S. Vallor (2024). The AI Mirror. How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking. Oxford University Press, New York, 263... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I made small changes in the text. I have published a book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p. www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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(PDF) Ideological Platforms
PDF | Book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p. The original version is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
I have published a book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p. www.researchgate.net/publication/... Originally: vbds.nl/2025/05/23/i... #AcademicSky #Academics 🧪
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(PDF) Ideological Platforms
PDF | Book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p. The original version is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I made a mistake with my earlier post. I have published a book review of: C. Rosen (2024). The Extinction of Experience. Being Human in a Disembodied World, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 272 p. Originally: vbds.nl/2025/05/03/t... www.researchgate.net/publication/... #AcademicSky #BookReviews 🧪
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(PDF) The Decay of Culture?
PDF | Book review of C. Rosen (2024). The Extinction of Experience. Being Human in a Disembodied World, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 272 p. The... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
I have published a book review of: N. Carr (2025). Superbloom. How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, W. W. Norton & Company, 272 pages. Originally: vbds.nl/2025/05/03/t... www.researchgate.net/publication/... #AcademicSky #BookReviews 🧪
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(PDF) The Decay of Culture?
PDF | Book review of C. Rosen (2024). The Extinction of Experience. Being Human in a Disembodied World, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 272 p. The... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I have published a book review of: N. Carr (2025). Superbloom. How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, W. W. Norton & Company, 272 pages. Originally: vbds.nl/2025/04/03/t.... www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky #BookReviews
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(PDF) Tearing us Apart
PDF | Book review of: N. Carr (2025). Superbloom. How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, W. W. Norton & Company, 272 pages. Published on my... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🧪 #AcademicSky #History #Fascism bsky.app/profile/gjva...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I have published a book review of: J. Stanley (2024). Erasing History, Atria/One Signal Publishers, New York, an obligatory read and highly recommended, about the 'fascist' upheaval in the USA in context. Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Originally: vbds.nl/2025/03/20/b...
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(PDF) Book review: To Control History
PDF | Book review of: J. Stanley (2024). Erasing History. How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, Atria/One Signal Publishers, New York,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar analysed 8 AI models. Collectively, they provided incorrect answers to more than 60% of queries. The level of inaccuracy varied, with Perplexity answering 37% incorrectly, while Grok 3 had an error rate, of 94%. 🧪 #AcademicSky www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
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AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I have published a book review of Carl Ohman's, The Afterlife of Data, a concise and highly recommended book about the problematic use of peronal data after our demise, when privacy doesn't exist. Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Originally: vbds.nl/2024/12/31/t... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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(PDF) The Data's Afterlife
PDF | Boek review of: C. Öhman (2024). The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care, University of... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I have just published a book review of D. Davies (2024). The Unaccountability Machine. Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — and How the World Lost Its Mind, Profile Books, 304 pp. Published on: www.researchgate.net/publication/... and on my own website: vbds.nl/2024/12/31/t... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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(PDF) The Unaccountability Machine
PDF | Boek review of: D. Davies (2024). The Unaccountability Machine. Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — and How the World Lost Its Mind, Profile... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
There is no AI Revolution. 🧪 #AcademicSky www.linkedin.com/posts/gvanbu...
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Geert-Jan Van Bussel on LinkedIn: Many Impressive AI Demos Were Fakes
Dr. Jeffrey Funk states the change in the 'narrative' for #AI stocks in the last two months as one of the reasons for the losses on the stock markets…
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Microsoft is looking to split with OpenAI. It is developing its own models, and OpenAI has been unwilling to share details, as was agreed. Copilot, based on ChatGPT, has thus far received poor reception due to high cost and limited results. See: gizmodo.com/microsofts-r... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Microsoft's Relationship With OpenAI Is Not Looking Good
The major investor in OpenAI has been looking to cut ties as the two companies start looking more like competitors.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Alex Reisner in The Atlantic states that AI models are trained on questions of the benchmarks they are tested on, which taints the legitimacy of scores. He refers to studies and experiments published over the last two years showing they are cheating. www.linkedin.com/posts/gvanbu... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Telling the truth is difficult for AI-models. A paper from OpenAI demonstrates hallucinating between 53% and 81% when answering. See: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.04368 For a critical review of this article, see: futurism.com/openai-admit... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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OpenAI Admits That Its New Model Still Hallucinates More Than a Third of the Time
If a partner made stuff up a third of the time, it would be a problem — but apparently, it's perfectly fine for OpenAI's new model.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
If you want to know what de three paradoxes of information access and accessibility are and gain an understanding why digital preservation is of the utmost importance, see pp. 7-24 of mt The Accessibility Conundrum. www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Access #Accessibility
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(PDF) The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility
PDF | The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I have just published a book review of Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation. I recommend reading the book, but with a critical eye. See (extended): vbds.nl/2025/03/03/o... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/gvanbu... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Academics
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Book Review: Overstating a Case | Van Bussel Document Services
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
"Who is an AI Ethicist? An empirical study of expertise, skills, and profiles to build a competency framework" New paper published in AI and Ethics, by @floridi.bsky.social and others. Free version: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 🧪 #AcademicSky #AI #Ethics #Archivists
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Who is an AI Ethicist? An Empirical Study of Expertise, Skills, and Profiles to Build a Competency Framework
Over the last decade the figure of the AI Ethicist has seen significant growth in the ICT market. However, only a few studies have taken an interest in this pro
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
If you want to gain and use an elaborate checklist for evaluating your institution's information access and accessibility, based on its five requirements, see pp. 180-186 of my: The Accessibility Conundrum. www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky #Archives #Archivists #RecordsManagement
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(PDF) The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility
PDF | The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Stephen Pyne (theconversation.com/profiles/ste...): Humanity’s fire practices are so vast that it is creating the fire equivalent of an ice age. Fires in living landscapes and fires in lithic landscapes are crossing, often with lethal consequences theconversation.com/human-use-of... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene
Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet – using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
The consideration of #climate effects in relation to energy sources is not a recent phenomenon, as evidenced by the accompanying journal article (discovered by @beeasmarine.bsky.social). Instead of a few centuries, we are seeing rising temperatures within a century. 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used. The (negative as well as positive) impact of AI is going to be from the applications they’re built for, not necessarily the cost of training. www.scientificamerican.com/article/ais-...
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AI's Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
If you are interested in #organizationalgovernance and #accountability, maybe my 2021 #book is interesting for you: An Accountability Puzzle. Organizations, Organizational Governance and Accountability. It is available free of charge. Download: www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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(PDF) An Accountability Puzzle. Organizations, Organizational Governance and Accountability
PDF | The external expectations of organizational accountability force organizational leaders to find solutions and answers in organizational (and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I have just published a book review of Dan Davies, The Unacountability Machine, a highly recommended book about the way organizations use 'accountability sinks' to prevent individual accountability. See (extended): vbds.nl/2024/12/31/t... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/gvanbu.... #AcademicSky 🧪
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To be recommended: The Unaccountability Machine | Van Bussel Document Services
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
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European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
The biggest gamble in economic history? Limitless investment against slowing adoption. A discussion no one is allowed to miss! 🧪 #AcademicSky #SkyEdu www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Dr. Jeffrey Funk on LinkedIn: #productivity #ai #technology #innovation #startups #artificialintelligence | 33 comments
The Economist says the current bubble is the biggest gamble in economic history partly because adoption is slowing. The market capitalization of the… | 33 comments on LinkedIn
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
AI’s water usage is concerning. Water scarcity is a challenge dealing with a growing population, depleting water resources, and ageing water infrastructures. The concern is also about how AI developers respond to the challenge of water shortage. Thanks to @moisesjafet.com‬. 🧪 #AcademicSky
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How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know
Air pollution and carbon emissions are well-known environmental costs of AI. But water consumption is also an issue.
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
If you want to know why information access and information accessibility are not the same thing (although they're often used interchangeably), read my new book! 🧪 #AcademicSky www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility
PDF | The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I have published a review of Carl Ohman's, The Afterlife of Data, a concise and highly recommended book about the problematic use of our data after our demise, when privacy doesn't exist. 🧪 #AcademisSky #Privacy #Data #Preservation www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Geert-Jan Van Bussel on LinkedIn: Have you ever thought about your data’s afterlife? The digital footprints…
Have you ever thought about your data’s afterlife? The digital footprints that we leave behind after our demise are so extensive that our identities can…
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
@daniel-solove.bsky.social's blog: 'The Tyranny of Algorithms' discusses problems of predictive algorithms in (health) insurance, social media, credit, sentencing, education, and employment, impressing the need for an Algorithmic Accountability Act. 🧪 #AcademicSky teachprivacy.com/the-tyranny-...
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The Tyranny of Algorithms
We live today increasingly under the tyranny of algorithms. They rule over us. They shape what we say and how we interact with each other. They shape
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The SCEaR Newsletter is concentrating on 'Artificial Intelligence and Documentary Heritage', edited by @lduranti.bsky.social and Corinne Rogers. About AI literacy and AI for: Archives (LLMs), metadata enrichment, digitization, and other aspects. Important publication! 🧪 @AcademicSky @Archives
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I have just finished my new book: The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility. The central thesis of this book is that having access to information does not guarantee its accessibility. 🧪 #AcademicSky #Archivists #Archives #Access
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(PDF) The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility
PDF | The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
AI results in a large increase of data center power demand, and largely effects natural resources. Training GPT required 1.3 GWh of electricity (550,000 kg of CO2), and 700,000 liters of (largely potable) water for cooling. See: www.vbds.nl/2024/07/30/v... and www.goldmansachs.com/insights/art... 🧪
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AI is poised to drive 160% increase in data center power demand
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Labelling of content for LLM's to enhance their search capabilities is important work. While the hourly rate exceeds the Kenyan average, the psychological and mental stress involved is considerable. See also: 'Feeding the Machine. The hidden human labor powering AI'. www.amazon.nl/-/en/James-M...
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Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI
Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI : Muldoon, James, Graham, Mark, Cant, Callum: Amazon.nl: Books
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I have just finished my new (scientific) book: The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility. The central thesis of this book is that having access to information does not guarantee its accessibility. 🧪 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) The Accessibility Conundrum. The Problematic Phenomenon of Information Access and Accessibility
PDF | The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Why archiving and preserving research should be obligatory for all researchers and research projects!
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