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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 27/09/2026

I’m also working on an essay about AS from a learning sciences angle, particularly how the school measures attention and treats those measures as evidence of learning or "waste." I’m looking forward to reading Seybold's piece tomorrow; the wider EdTech picture and AI angles are very relevant.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 27/09/2026

I’m here for any All That Jazz appreciation.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 25/09/2026

That’s a powerful editorial in The Daily Sun.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 23/09/2026

“Anti-patterns were like this AI system that decided whether or not you were doing good enough. It saw that your eyes were moving away from the screen, you’ll get flagged for those. You did not want to get an anti-pattern. It was creepy.”

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 23/09/2026

A very dear cat mom friend of ours has really been going through it with one of her boys she rescued off the street. He’s been dealing with recurrent painful urination because of bladder stones. Despite medication & urinary diet, he needs them removed with surgery. www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-...

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Donate to Help Fund Tux’s Surgery for Painful Bladder Stones, organized by Elisa Jensen

Our cat, Tux, has been battling urinary issues off and on for the pa… Elisa Jensen needs your support for Help Fund Tux’s Surgery for Painful Bladder Stones

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 22/09/2026

I’m sure this won’t complicate…..everything. Not now, brain. Brains.

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Mikell Taylor @mikell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I just heard someone talking about working through people hesitant to adopt new technology say “we need to view resistance as insight worth understanding, not ask what’s wrong with them.” YES. FUCK YES. I wish this were more widely understood in the current AI discourse.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 21/09/2026

That’s a very dashing look for the camera, Gonz.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

He’s literally building a fortified bunker, now an arch that holds major weapons, and controls the military and nukes. He has zero plams to leave, people better wake tf up

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 19/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who gave and shared Ludo's wish list! He got lots of healthy food and treats. We appreciate your generosity! Left on the list are everyday necessities like kitty litter and dental chew toys. Every bit of kindness helps us during this time. <3 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Ludo, a white cat with gray splotches around his eyes and on his back, is lying on a cardboard scratching toy, his cheek resting against the wall, looking up at the camera. He has big pink ears and a heart-shaped gray nose.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 18/09/2026

I cannot smile on cue. The best I can do is a sincere wry expression. I have photographic evidence that I have inherited this trait because I have pics of at least two other generations of wry guys on dad's side. Resting wry face but, no that is our smile, actually.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 17/09/2026

Thank you, Catherine. That’s very kind of you and Ludo and I appreciate your generosity. 🙏

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 16/09/2026

I need coffee to flow through my veins today. A caffeine infusion.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 12/09/2026

Voice AI doesn't just sound humanlike, it's built to feel present. From Q's gender-ambiguous human-based voice to today's conversational systems, I talk about the design choices behind that feeling. jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...

Text: "Designing Presence: From Q to Contemporary Voice AI
Conversation itself is an engineered experience."

Image: A person looking out a red-shuttered window, smiling, talking to their phone.

URL https://jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?blogPost=designing-presence-via-voice

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 12/09/2026

Happy #caturday from Ludo, who has no idea he has a wish list but would absolutely approve. Things have been hard, and anything from this list helps keep him fed and cared for while I get back on my feet. <3 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Ludo, a white cat with gray splotches around his eyes and paws. He is on his back, ample white furry tummy in the air as he maniacally chews on a favorite mousie toy.

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 12/09/2026

For my blog this.weekinsecurity.com, I wrote about Apple's launch event this week announcing its upcoming "always-listening" features for Apple Watch, and the risks of normalizing surveillance tech. There's also a big catch: There is no clear way to opt-out of other people's use of these features.

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Watch what you say: Apple opens the door to a nightmare world of always-listening tech

Apple's new upcoming ambient audio recording features set a risky precedent in normalizing intrusive surveillance. Privacy experts weigh in.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 09/09/2026

I talked with Charles Hill Jr, LPC, about grief tech on Equilibria podcast: privacy for the dead and the grieving, and what an AI-curated persona of someone lost does to the grieving process. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXhO...

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What You Need to Know About Grief AI

YouTube video by Equilibria Psychological Services

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 08/09/2026

I talked with Charles Hill, LPC, of the Grief Center of Excellence, about grief tech: privacy for the dead and the grieving, and what an AI-curated persona of someone lost does to the grieving process. open.spotify.com/playlist/47A... youtu.be/bXhOM37kYEo

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Playlist · jgcarpenter · 16 items · 14 saves

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Twelve states now have "companion bot" laws aimed at reducing risks, particularly for minors. Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson of DLA Piper analyze the substantive provisions and identify four overarching principles for AI providers. buff.ly/qturQKB

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What 12 State ‘Companion Bot’ Laws Demand of AI Providers

An analysis of substantive provisions in 12 state companion bot laws reveals four overarching principles, write Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson.

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Paul Gailey @paulgailey.com · 01/09/2026

Synthetic socialness, human obsession with relationships with machines...'Rosie' the robot ' aka Roomba...in Spanish culture 'Maria' was often the nickname for families' dishwasher since 1970's remember 'Annanova' from Orange? Or corporate web design romanticising chatbots? ..humanity loss continues

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 30/08/2026

A bit belated, but I have seen the clanker discourse rise up again. Here is something I wrote about the word as a power critique in "The Misdirection." jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...

Text says: The Misdirection; What "clanker" reveals about power, automation, and unease. Julie Carpenter, she/her, Dec 9, 2025

Image: A woman with long hair is sitting at a table in a home setting in front of her open laptop and phone. Her arms are thrown up in a gesture of frustration.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 01/09/2026

Putting this out to my Bluesky people: I'm looking for UXR work, contract or full-time—my focus is human behavior with AI systems, robots, AR/VR, or web-based. If a lead comes to mind, I'd welcome it. DMs open. 🧵

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The Internet is Crack Podcast @theinternetiscrack.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Soldiers were working with robots long before today’s humanoid boom. Dr. Julie Carpenter explains why bomb technicians became experienced robot users—and how their experiences help us understand human-robot bonds. 🎧 youtu.be/vEwyVBfrbs8 #Robotics

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 30/08/2026

Some kinda carp? Wild guess because of the scales, size guesstimate, and that it’s acting like a weirdo. Carp are weirdos.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 30/08/2026

A bit belated, but I have seen the clanker discourse rise up again. Here is something I wrote about the word as a power critique in "The Misdirection." jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 29/08/2026

Reminds me of how they tried to make AOC uncool by showing a video of her dancing with friends in high school, exuding talent and poise. “Look at this witch!” 😂

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 29/08/2026

Oh no, he solved it Kate. The rest of us in the business can turn our minds to other things now. He’s resolved the dangers with his magic rune.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 29/08/2026

Gonzo, in that pic you look like you’re about one second away from going honkerbonkers. Shenanigans!

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 29/08/2026

It’s certainly shorter than my, “Hello, fellow Semites!”

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 27/08/2026

Ok, but I want her skincare routine details.

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 27/08/2026

Scritchy paws ASMR from Amelia. 🐶 💕

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 25/08/2026

Painful: I just reread one of my early published papers (2005, from a baby PhD student era, deeply embarrassing prose). But! I argued robots needed ethicists in the room before shipping. Baby PhD me would be thrilled to know this is still my whole personality 21 years later. #evergreen

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 25/08/2026

And I thought my research was niche. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Google Scholar title for article by same author, Bouke De Wries from University of Ghent, on, “The right to be publicly naked.” 2019

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11158-018-09406-z

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 25/08/2026

A battle of wits between human and machine. Machine:0 Human: 1

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Again, no one is coming to save you. No politician. No party. No institution. No election.We have to save ourselves.

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✨𝕊𝕒𝕓𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒 - Teh-REDACT-all✨📎 @samiamnurnot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🚨Just a gentle reminder- Chapter 13 of Project 2025 spells out how they will create food insecurity by cutting safety nets and slashing regulations and restrictions on food production and safety inspections. Just in case anyone finds it interesting.

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Andrea Lathrop @cabernet.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There is a meme on the Twitter timeline where people list jobs they've held, and so many are U-shaped, with entry level high school jobs, through post-college high level jobs, then back to low status/low autonomy jobs, because that's all there is, and I am in the same boat, but I don't want to play.

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