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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/10/2026

This is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI. Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff.

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Solidarity with Emily Tucker and her open letter to students. Tucker writes, "But the great thing is, you don’t have to go along with this, and I urge you not to. You can refuse to use the chatbot. You can tell your professors that you don’t want them to use it or to require you to use it."

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An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI"

Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Dear students, As you know, in …

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My fave is the second place winner - the tiny jellyfish 🪼 moving around in a single drop of water 💧

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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is one reason why you shouldn’t upload work into LLMs during the peer review and grading processes. That work is confidential, and you have no right to share it without permission. You are taking someone’s intellectual property and giving it to the entire world without their consent.

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I saw the community reaction here from experts who know what they are looking at when this win was announced - it was robust and loud. We are collectively losing the ability to tell whats real - scientists should be acting hard against that not contributing…Im glad that the prize has been re-awarded

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Rine Vieth @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not to take away from celebrating Carson, but she's a "former professor" here in large part because the university shut down her department and cancelled its classes. What pride does the institution claim now—years later—when austerity is forcing other scholars out? What does that 'pride' do?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/10/2026

Princeton University’s praise of Anne Carson attracted criticism, as social media users highlighted that Princeton had denied her tenure — a highly coveted continuous teaching position — in the 1980s.

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Princeton Celebrates Anne Carson, a Nobel Prize Winner Who Was Denied Tenure

Carson, who was awarded the Literature prize on Thursday, was denied tenure when teaching at the university in the 1980s, leading social media users to mock a congratulatory message.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.

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causerie @causerie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Couple this excellent thread with yesterday's Front Burner interview with Naomi Klein to understand the gap between Carney's rhetoric and his actions. This isn't what most people had in mind when they gave him a once-in-a-lifetime mandate to transform Canada.

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Naomi Klein on Carney, trade war and 'end times' | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Celebrated author Naomi Klein joins the show to talk about how Mark Carney's response to Trump's trade war echoes themes in her book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We also discus...

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Not misheard … more misanticipated: the song “confetti” …every time, I anticipate that we’ll find her body fully covered in *spaghetti*… 🤷

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A bit surprised by the Kagan/Soai Nobel Prize. Definitely a missed opportunity for Donna Blackmond to be recognised for her outstanding work on understanding the physical organic chemistry and mathematical detail of these processes. What could it possibly be about HER that meant SHE got overlooked?

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Witchy Annie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @possmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's really easy to just say you support trans folk, we're just asking you to put your money where your mouth is and not give it to one of the worst transphobes alive to show you mean it. If you can't even do that it's clear you just genuinely don't care about trans folk.

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Witchy Annie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @possmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"JK Rowling is already a billionaire and everyone already knows about Harry Potter, what's the point of boycotting?" Nobody thinks boycotting will bankrupt her. We know she's gonna die rich. We're just asking you to show a shred of solidarity with trans folk. Absolute low bar bare minimum shit.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Any women in this year's prizes?

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Michael Cleary @magnificocleary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Extremely important note on LLM output. Any sense you find there you have imposed yourself. It splats out a pattern of words and your mind makes sense of it

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try

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Roger @arbejdsmyren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In Denmark a scientist plotted data and research findings into Claude, only to see Anthropic publish the findings as something the LLM had conjured up on its own. The theft of one scientist’s data and work translates into false claims about the model’s ability to generate research #ai #eupol

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am having SUCH a good time at #WCPG26, catching up with long time friends & making new ones! Exhausted already tbh, but it’s good exhausted! Im talking in the PGx session tomorrow pm if you wanna come! And the @ispg.bsky.social business meeting is on Saturday: come and find out what we are up to!

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not just ONE session today on clinical translation of psychiatric genetics findings today at #WCPG26 but TWO! As someone who has been coming to this conference for nearly 30 years (gulp) and who has been PUSHING this agenda for about 20 of those, I am just…🥲

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Great intro to the reasons for and benefits of including end users (including people with lived experience) in psychiatric genetics research by @suereviews.bsky.social at #WCPG26

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s day 2 at #WCPG26 and Im up and ready (well, sort of) for the morning plenary about patient experience in psychiatric genetics research! We have our first poster session later (yay! anyone wanna do a Bluesky equivalent of an old school tweetup there??) and then the networking event! 😃

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I mean, tbh I already am… how am I supposed to know what’s going on in the sessions I dont make it to now?!

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Citation remains a political and pedagogical choice.

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Yes, hello, im calling in to pickup for Galadriel Austin …” 😂

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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

‼️ attention Canadian health researchers ‼️ #CIHR has posted the Project Grants Discussion Paper and a related *survey* cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54821.html Please please participate 🙏

photo of the “help shape the future of the project grant program” announcement by CIHR. TEXT is accessible in the hyperlink in this post.

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The film Meta removed from Instagram… bsky.app/profile/roel...

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

this is fantastic and I learned something new

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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s a concerted campaign to undermine EDI in Canada. The evidence behind EDI policies reducing excellence are based on abysmal, flawed evidence. Look at who feels threatened by equity, diversity and inclusion. They’re the least diverse, least equitable and most exclusive people. Just no.

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I remember this all going down and being angry about it then. Incl the pinker thing. I guess that MLI report came out a few weeks ago saying the same general things? Building momentum ?

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International Society of Psychiatric Genetics @ispg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's almost here! #WCPG26 in Glasgow, Scotland starts on Tuesday, 29 September! Keep an eye on your inbox for the Know Before You Go email for details on travel, the WCPG app, and how to build your schedule. Registration is open for last-minute attendees at ispg.societyconference.com/v2/

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Beautiful 😍 this looks like a still from the bird edition of the blinking man meme..

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DNA Today @dnatodaypodcast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are you starting a #geneticcounseling program this fall? Check out this episode with former genetic counseling students discussing how to prepare & what to expect during the 1st year! ✍️📚 dnapodcast.com/episodes/201...

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#101 Genetic Counseling Match Day — DNA Today

Four current graduate students discuss how to prepare and what to expect during the first year.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?

AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yes x1000000 Also just stunning arrogance and narrow mindedness …. They are so bounded by their own vision of the future they can’t comprehend that alternate visions of the future - that others could have - might be possible, worthy, or desirable

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you saw @alexusherhesa.bsky.social's recent awesome letter in response to the terrible MLI report about EDI and H indices etc, and you're interested in a bit more of the evidence around inequities in academia, see my thread here. Its a product of sweat and tears of so many... #AcademicSky 🧪

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And if anyone has gotten this far in the thread about my take on systemic inequities in academia, here's a page where you can view various bits of a presentation I did on this topic: tapestryplus.com/edi-in-pract...

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Tapestry+

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

cont'd: "...based on overall authorship proportions. This gender imbalance is largely driven by the citation practices of men and has been getting worse over time" Again, this is all directly going to affect a person's H index in a compounding manner... Anyway, again, thank you for your service!

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When women do publish, they are cited less: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... you can of course look at this a bunch of ways, but one comment the authors of this piece made that stuck with me was this: "reference lists tend to cite more papers by men than expected based on" (see next)

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The gender citation gap: Approaches, explanations, and implications

Do women face a disadvantage in terms of citation rates, and if so, in what ways? This article provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on the relationship between gender and citations.....

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Again, longer peer review => fewer paper => lower h index. Anyway, to continue - women-authored papers are under-represented in prestigious journals: www.nature.com/articles/d41... and its not because of differences in submission rate, but review outcome. Again, this is gonna affect your h index..

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Nature publishes too few papers from women researchers — that must change

This journal will double down on efforts to diversify the pool of corresponding authors and referees.

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Also, papers of people w/ minoritized identities spend longer in peer review academic.oup.com/ej/article/1... note most of the data about this is about gender, but the fewer axes of cis, het, white, abled, english speaking, man, of a particular social class you occupy, the more these issues compound

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Publishing While Female: are Women Held to Higher Standards? Evidence from Peer Review

Abstract. Female authors are under-represented in top economics journals. In this paper, I investigate whether higher writing standards contribute to the p

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