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Ida Jahr

@idajahr.bsky.social
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Associate professor of English (lit and cult) at University of Inland Norway. Head of MA in Digital Communication and Culture. Deputy director of MishMash Centre for AI and Creativity

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Til barrikadene @tilbarrikadene.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
MASKINENE KOMMER, GOD SOMMER: Sesongens siste episode er her! Vi snakker om KI med @idajahr.bsky.social og får knust noen myter. Also featuring Pave Leo, kunnskapsministeren og en hel haug med apokalyptiske tek-menn. podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/e...
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Ep. 32: KIpokalypse, tek-manifester og et brev fra paven - med Ida Jahr
Podcast Episode · Til barrikadene · 26 June · 59min
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The country making news for something other than the embarrassing viking iconography
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Crowdsourcing knowledge: I am looking for some writing on the origin of the shortening ‘bot’ for scripts, automated accounts etc, and also anything on the term «chatbot». Any good ideas?
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Brian Waismeyer @yetanotherbrian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
good ML: * carefully designed for narrow contexts (or with awareness of context limits) * designed by ML and topical experts, with expert curated data and expert reviewed outputs * designed for specific needs and consumers, and kept up to date for both * clear training / comms on use and limits
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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Universitetsbiblioteket ved UiT har en ledig stilling som Fagansvarlig for samisk, finsk, kvensk og urfolksstudier! Å bidra til håndtering og formidling av materiale fra samisk- og finskspråklige litteratursamlinger vil være en sentral oppgave for stillingen. Søknadsfrist 14. juni. Mer info:
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Fagansvarlig for samisk, finsk, kvensk og urfolksstudier ved Universitetsbiblioteket (302236) | UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Stillingstittel: Fagansvarlig for samisk, finsk, kvensk og urfolksstudier ved Universitetsbiblioteket (302236), Arbeidsgiver: UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Søknadsfrist: søndag 14. juni 2026
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 22/05/2026
That Arthur C Clarke rule about "any advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" sounds fun until you see that the practical application is "we believe anything a tech CEO says by default because MAYBE they are a powerful wizard"
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
If you’d told me 15 years ago that in 2026 Donald Trump would be the Republican president and that I would be reading papal encyclicals muttering “fuck yeah, this Pope really gets it,” I would have laughed in your face. And yet here we are.
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Bonnier gir ut individualistisk rags-to-riches skvip fra amerikansk 1930-tall, oversatt og fremstilt som om det var nye tanker. Kulturpåvirkning på steroider. Se her for informasjon om boka Bonnier nå mener de har råd til å gi ut for å nå «norske menn»: podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/i...
Første bok som ble oversatt, var «Tenk deg rik» av forfatteren Napoleon Hill, som kom i 2024.
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 21/05/2026
I saw this once, months ago, and it DELIGHTED me, in a "two great tastes that taste great together" way Stumbled upon it again today Whoever made this mashup has my everlasting gratitude [Sound ON]
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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
not unrecognizable but he does look like if Belgium had a dictator
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
True title of Blade Runner
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Forsberg™ @magnusforsberg.no · 04/05/2026
Her kan norske politikere lære noe.
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Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy 4/20 everyone I am sorry to inform you that this appears to be real
Gudtrip
The first agentic cannabis device

Not just a vape. A connected earning device. Gudtrip combines premium cannabis, blockchain rewards, and AI-powered asset tools in one product
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
checkmate, fellow terrorists
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VANCE: What they have done is engage in this act of economic terrorism against the entire world. As the President showed, two can play at that game.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter!
Title: Hunting for Easter eggs with Werner Herzog

Panel one: Werner goes out looking for eggs saying “I despise this idiotic sanitized ritual, and yet I am unwilling to return home eggless”

Panel two: Werner stands before an egg on the ground “The joy of discovery rings hollow against the monumental indifference of the universe”

Panel three: Werner carries an egg “what, other than regret, can hatch from this empty chocolate vessel”
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Sarah 🌱🌈🚴‍♀️🚩 @megasassa.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Aldri igjen vil jeg høre at Critical Mass er til hinder for bilister eller "for radikal" fordi vi sykler i veien. Takk til Dieselbrølet for meningsmålingen! Den skal jeg bruke neste gang bilister hisser seg opp.
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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Some new exhibits just dropped in Musk v Altman trial including these texts with Mark Zuckerberg and Musk
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 26/03/2026
Great. Love that my students will have to actively decline this option.
How would you like to explore this book?

Key Takeaway:  provides a concise overview of what the text in the chapter is communicating to help you quickly evaluate it's relevance to your research

Important Concepts: extracts concepts discussed in the text of the chapter, defines them, and explains why they are important. It can help you understand terms that may be unfamiliar.

Note: there may be times when these features can't be generated due to the length of the original text.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is so so upsetting. So Grammerly is violating the memory of bell hooks AND making AI versions of the rest of us before we're even dead. Someone tell me who to sue, not even joking.
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Berit Glanz @beritmiriam.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In der Apokalypse wird es mein Motor und Antrieb sein, mich bis nach Kauai Island durchzuschlagen, dort zu Mark Zuckerbergs Doomsday Bunker vorzudringen und ihn höchstpersönlich aufzuessen. Ich bin sogar bereit einen eigenen Kult um diese Mission aufzubauen.
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Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?
The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New post: Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers? (No. No it can't. Come on, now.) davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/can-ai-rep...
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Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers?
No. No it can't. Come on, now.
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Dr. Verena Krebs @krebsverena.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Using Grammarly for the first time in forever ... WHAT? As a non-native speaker writing primarily in English, I used to use it to check prepositions, point out too long/convoluted sentences etc. It now offers to summon colleagues both living and dead to "expert review" the piece??? What?
Text on an academic article about "Moving Things: Moving Cartloads of Treasures from Venice to Ethiopia, ca. 1400" pasted into Grammarly in a Browser. It offers to invoke the digital ghosts of David Abulafia, Barry Flood and Chris Wickham to give me "expert feedback".
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 24/01/2026
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Nominations have opened for the Ursula K. Le Guin prize! Anyone can nominate book-length speculative fiction that embodies "hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity’s place in the natural world." www.ursulakleguin.com/prize-nomina...
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Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
everything about this is so unspeakably evil and rage-inducing, but the fact that a non-zero number of Republicans believe Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei are the same guy makes me want to S C R E A M
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
at least we have the wise and steady hand of melania trump presiding over the u.n. security council on monday
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Arnfinn Pettersen @arnfinnp.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Toje problematiserer som kjent Kjelléns rasisme og antisemittisme hver gang han skriver om ham. Unntakene er bare, eh, hver eneste gang, later det til.
Fra Klassekampen:

"Forvirrende om Kjellén

Atle Fretheim (Heer)

I intervjuet med Klassekampen 25. februar omtaler Asle Toje statsviteren Rudolf Kjellén som «en svært problematisk tenker», og legger til: «hver gang jeg siterer ham, påpeker jeg det: Han var rasist og antisemitt, eller i alle fall snublende nær.»

I og med at Toje siterte Kjellén uten noen form for problematisering i sin mye omtalte kronikk i Aftenposten før jul,
gikk jeg gjennom Tojes tidligere artikler ved å søke etter «kjelén» i artikkelsamlingen på hans egen hjemmeside (www.asletoje.no). Jeg fant fem artikler med henvisning til Kjellén. Ikke i noen av disse ble Kjelléns tenkning problematisert, overhodet. Dette er ingen stor sak, isolert sett. Men forvirrende er det."
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
AI slop is everywhere on Amazon, but especially in children's books. I was looking for something else when this popped up in the sponsored books. 1/
Screenshot of an obviously AI generated book. Native American Stories for Kids: Bedtime Legends and Folktales That Keep Indigenous Wisdom Alive Paperback – June 29, 2025
by Rose Evelyn More terrible AI slop. The images feature a figure being sung out of a hardcover book and a Native woman with hawk wings and a fabric tunic.
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Arnfinn Pettersen @arnfinnp.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I gave Facebook my biometric data, in an attempt not to lose my account. They delted it anyway. And has my biometric data. This ... This is so much worse. thelocalstack.eu/posts/linked...
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I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.
I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Good to see journalists covering the links between University of Buckingham’s Centre for Heterodox Science and race science networks. It ought to be pretty shocking to see a university openly affiliate with pseudoscience peddlers such as Aporia
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Revealed: Reform UK Matt Goodwin's Academic Ties to Rebranded Nazi Eugenics Front
Reform's Gorton and Denton candidate, who has said that genetics will expose the "inherent differences between groups" has links to multiple organisations tied to discredited racist pseudoscience
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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Today, learn from activists who have resisted data centers and other exploitative projects. Sue Kasun and Erin Anderson interview Omar Lázaro García and Aurora Gómez. You can also read their conversation in Spanish! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/activis...
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Activists who challenged Industry Inevitability Myths — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements New! Technology Audit Curriculum: This activity provides a structured way to surface the ethical dimensions of technology tools. Drawing on four analytic ap...
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 20/08/2023
With each update, tools like Midjourney promise us more »realistic« representations – but the »reality« these images represent has often little to do with the one we live in. Rather, they are best described as »Platform Realism,« a second-order aesthetic of generic images. A thread ... 1/9
Midjourney-generated images, prompt was: workers in a factory, highly realistic --ar 4:3
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
was that his "they've made their decision now let them enforce it" moment?
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Do you want to contribute to figuring out what “AI” should be in schools and education, or what effects implementation of “AI” tools and platforms will have on the practice of learning and/or the practice of teaching? Come do a PhD with us! (!deadline is March 9th!) www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Photograph of a colour pencil drawing of HAL from 2001 A Space Odyssey. The drawing is placed on an easel. The pencils are visible in the photo.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19/02/2026
Bro is like “I invented bossware but for the home. Where’s my money.”
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is an insane story start to finish. $65k a year "AI school" heavily surveils students, generates nonsensical questions that "does more harm than good," scrapes from competitors. Stores hours of video of children insecurely. Lots more: www.404media.co/students-are...
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'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that som...
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 13/02/2026
if someone can come up with working adversarial garment that fucks with smart glasses, to almost any extent, I will not only buy it myself but promote it religiously ideally something that does lasting damage, but even compromising certain functions is better than nothing who is working on this??
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Please repost this far and wide. We are looking for candidates with teaching backgrounds, but also other relevant backgrounds.
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Center for Digital Narrative @cdn-bergen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
How do language models affect human communication, narratives and identity? Join our researchers live at or streamed #UiBAI #18 on Friday February 13th at 10.00 (CET): www.uib.no/en/ai/181273... @jilltxt.bsky.social @hannaroine.bsky.social @srettberg.bsky.social
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UiB AI #18 AI, Language and Identity
The first UiB AI seminar of the year, organised by the Faculty of Humanities, is about language models and how they affect human communication, narratives and identity.
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Do you want to contribute to figuring out what “AI” should be in schools and education, or what effects implementation of “AI” tools and platforms will have on the practice of learning and/or the practice of teaching? Come do a PhD with us! (!deadline is March 9th!) www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Photograph of a colour pencil drawing of HAL from 2001 A Space Odyssey. The drawing is placed on an easel. The pencils are visible in the photo.
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Since we're re-litigating Ring's sins: How did they grow so fast? Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
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Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring's Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways
In March 2016, “smart” doorbell camera maker Ring was a growing company attempting to market its wireless smart security camera when it received an email from an officer in the Los Angeles Police Depa...
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
«What historians call the ‹perpetrator perspective,› evident in many Nazi photos and films, simply cannot be generated by AI. Instead, these images reveal the prompt behind them: visualizations of generic descriptions.» #GenericPastness www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
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Perception of the Holocaust reshaped by AI-generated images | The Jerusalem Post
For some time now, AI-generated Holocaust images have been flooding social media.
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Hanne Østli Jakobsen @hannejakobsen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Dette er altså selskapet som lager systemet ICE bruker til å arrestere toåringer. Tolletaten, PST (antar jeg), Forsvaret: Har dere virkelig tenkt over hva dere gjør? Var det ikke dette vi mente da vi sa «aldri igjen»?
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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 20/01/2026
This is, notably, why cyberpunk is fiction. It’s the make believe idea that a totalizing cybernetic libertarianism will also produce anything that is cool and good.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press. Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
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Dan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I really admire Paris's efforts these past few years to provincialize the US tech sector such that we can begin to think around, beyond, and past it.
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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Confess I’m upping this at @techpolicypress.bsky.social one last time just for the lede: “Back last November, 87-year-old American novelist Joyce Carol Oates hurt the richest man in the world’s feelings by tweeting something mean about him.” techpolicy.press/grok-is-an-e...
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Grok is an Epistemic Weapon
Elon Musk's Grok claims to be truth-seeking while shaping discourse and amplifying ideology, argues Matthew Kirschenbaum.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16/01/2026
NEW: I spoke with this bishop, who offered more context for his (entirely unprepared!) remarks. Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order. “There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
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Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put 'bodies on the line' to resist ICE
(RNS) — ‘I’ve asked (clergy) to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written,’ said the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire.
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Ida Jahr @idajahr.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
This is important. I fell for the headlines.
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