Reposted by Jon ShafferJon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 13hagree with this.static.klipy.comMatthew McConaughey with Strobe LightALT: Matthew McConaughey with Strobe Light 0113
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 13hMost generative AI drives basically the same phenomenon: atheoretic and often meaningless opaque, frequentist networks of associations wrapped neatly in clean, intelligible, grammatically correct human language. 272
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 13hagree with this.static.klipy.comMatthew McConaughey with Strobe LightALT: Matthew McConaughey with Strobe Light 0113
Reposted by Jon ShafferChristopher Silver @christophersilver.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The Department of Jewish Studies and the Department of Sociology invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position (Segal Chair in Jewish Studies), commencing August 1, 2027." Come work with us at McGill! More information can be found here: www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudie...mcgill.caJob PostingsFor course lectureship opportunities in Winter 2027, please see the Course lectureships tab. Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Jewish Studies, with a Second Specialization in Socio... 058
Reposted by Jon ShafferTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 41119443104
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026these people (billionaires) cannot think outside of the will to accumulate, monopolize, and exploit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I.As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks. 001
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026incompetent barbarism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comTennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers SayChrista Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was. 020
Reposted by Jon ShafferHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026“…Muse can be easily prompted to compile dossiers on Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to members of vulnerable groups – including undocumented immigrants, transgender teachers, poll workers, Iranian dissidents, and women who said they had ordered abortion pills in states with abortion bans”hntrbrk.comDox for Me, O MuseMuse AI can leverage Facebook data to build lists of people in vulnerable groups on request for ordinary users. 615774
Reposted by Jon ShafferAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Cornell University treating Gaza protestors more harshly than gang rapists is a real statement of values. It’s almost like violent domination by the powerful is the core belief of leadership. 181818548
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Meanwhile university administrators are like: "who can I pay for these things and how much?" 000
Reposted by Jon ShafferMelanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026👀 Florida attorney general to OpenAI: (www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/defaul...) 1140772
Reposted by Jon ShafferTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yep some might say those allowances are a family. The broken sentences. The unspoken context. the power relations. The jokes. To become an optimized for AI family would be the end of family as many of us know it and experience it. 612210
Reposted by Jon ShafferJohn Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As Dartmouth writing professor @jeffsharlet.bsky.social testified, his students "hate" AI, but still feel compelled to use it. Here is the chief academic officer uncritically deploying AI text for (apparently) all public communication. www.chronicle.com/article/my-s...chronicle.comOpinion | My Students Hate AI. But They Can’t Stop Using It.Big Tech has gotten them addicted to cheating, and they’ve internalized the blame. 1316
Reposted by Jon ShafferLaprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is heartbreaking and perfectly captures what I’m hearing from my students: “Nobody used the term “arms race,” but that’s what they described: enormous pressure to use AI or fall behind those who are….They feel betrayed by the college — which includes me, one of their teachers — and themselves.” 074
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...nytimes.comAustralia Investigates OpenAI Hack on Public Health Care SiteAustralia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence agent accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system. 000
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026can you imagine nathan fielder and sam altman interacting 020
Reposted by Jon ShafferColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - NatureEmerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ... 8554277
Reposted by Jon ShafferRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The shifting of responsibility from “the village” to individual parents is likely a significant reason for low fertility. If the new eugenics will individualise reproduction still further, an “interesting” side effect may be even lower fertility 14011
Reposted by Jon ShafferCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/09/2026As Alex notes in this thread, AI doesn't "democratize" science. Rather, it compels scientists to rely on anti-egalitarian means of directing their attention. 322364
Reposted by Jon ShafferJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...thedartmouth.comOp-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector PangramSchnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.” 701480490
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I had a student tell me that they lost close to $5,000 that they did not actually have to DraftKings, and their parents had to stage an intervention. Shame on the universities partnering with these parasitic monstrosities. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comHow DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. 1148
Reposted by Jon ShafferProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Even Jay Bhattacharya realizes that Jay Bhattacharya’s embrace of fascism went “too far” & I guess he is now on PR drive to cleanse? For the @bmj.com, I coauthored a piece with @jonshaffer.bsky.social about Jay & other MAGA/MAHA physicians aiding & abetting fascism: www.bmj.com/content/392/... 2153
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ONE 👏 MORE 👏 CLAP 👏 BLUESKY 👏 POST 👏 EXPRESSING 👏 MY 👏 DISPLEASURE 👏 WILL 👏 PROBABLY 👏 FIX 👏 IT 000
Reposted by Jon ShafferTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Tell me again how good and important A.I. is for human flourishing? Between this and the killer drones, I’m struggling to find the pro-human balance. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comAt DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. 539398
Reposted by Jon ShafferMichael Baym @baym.lol · 20/09/2026Whelp, here we go again “Trump is moving to put political appointees in charge of billions of dollars in federal health research grants in another attempt to cut Harvard’s funding” 21510
Reposted by Jon ShafferShobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 17/09/2026In my new Expert Voices column @science.org, I argue that the Trump admin's science strategy (as written in Kratsios' Science: A Golden Age)--which gives more authority & funding to the private sector to direct the research enterprise--will harm science, and further erode its public accountability.science.orgEscaping a downward spiral for science and public accountabilityIn late July, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), released Science—A Golden Age, setting forth a strategy to revitalize US research and innova... 37946
Reposted by Jon ShafferAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Deepfake doctors peddling bogus cures are becoming more convincing — and very little can be done to stop them. AI ads featuring likenesses of prominent physicians endanger patients and erode public trust, experts warn, by @laurenpelley.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.cacbc.caDoes that ad feature a real doctor or is it a deepfake scam? It's getting more difficult to tell, experts warn | CBC NewsPhysicians warn AI-generated ads featuring the likenesses of prominent doctors are scamming patients out of their money, putting Canadians’ health at risk and eroding public trust. Yet there’s still n... 12614
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Friday music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY3V...youtube.comThe Hold Steady - "Stay Positive" [Official Video]YouTube video by Vagrant Records 000
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes! Public health people need to stop ascribing power to MAHA and also need to actually claim power by organizing themselves into a campaign movement for the right to health, and forcefully impose themselves onto the elected officials. 000
Reposted by Jon ShafferRheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This has been a great @defendpublichealth.bsky.social call - how to share our stories to get voters to care about public health issues 2103
Reposted by Jon ShafferAlan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The rich are worried about an AI apocalypse—but it’s already hurting the poor (and new college grads) www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...forbes.comFears Of An AI Apocalypse Are Growing—But It’s Already Hurting The PoorHow artificial intelligence is already making community decisions in marginalized neighborhoods. 051
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The slouching towards hallucinations of efficiency continues. apnews.com/article/bill... 020
Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026RFK Jr. is a real murderous POS. But, you already knew that. If you needed evidence, check out these Whoppers with Cheese: www.defendpublichealth.org/sites/defaul...defendpublichealth.org 022