Reposted by KCCWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Emily Bender, who is a leading force behind this “do not anthropomorphize” drive, has helpfully provided us with a list of examples of word changes she’d recommend. Tell me: are the recommended words clearer? More accurate? Do they genuinely provide greater clarity? 3512025
Reposted by KCCJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 11026691409
Reposted by KCCAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026lol there are a lot of people talking about AI who, frankly, shouldn't so here are people to listen to and then some: @timnitgebru.blacksky.app @alexhanna.bsky.social @rajiinio.bsky.social @ruha9.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @dairinstitute.bsky.socialrollingstone.comThese Women Tried to Warn Us About AIRumman Chowdhury, Timnit Gebru, Safiya Noble, Seeta Peña Gangadharan, and Joy Buolamwini open up about their artificial intelligence fears 7617282
Reposted by KCCThe Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 11/09/2026@timnitgebru.blacksky.app explains how doomers and their "machine-god narrative" are feeding the hype machine and distracting us from the real harms of AI: www.wired.com/story/one-of...wired.comOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 4220104
Reposted by KCCAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"I just care about academic freedom and plagiarism" is the new "it's about ethics in gaming journalism" 631757
Reposted by KCCSarah Florini @florini.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Periodic reminder: The integration of generative AI models into every sector of society is the installation of ideological and epistemic choke points, regardless of who made the model. 114770
Reposted by KCCTricia Dearborn @triciadearborn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Emily Bender and Nanna Inie: "all LLM output is probabilistically produced synthetic text". AI is not "intelligent". The chatbot does not have a clue what it just said to you. It does not *understand* the text it generates. So here's how to talk about it without making it sound like a living being 25319
Reposted by KCCFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The Knicks victory is generating so much passion and excitement that if it ran in a primary election, Establishment Democrats would not support it. 262973525
Reposted by KCCEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 12/06/2026If every billionaire is a policy failure, a trillionaire is 1000 policy failures in a trenchcoat. 525860
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I grew up in Iowa convinced that racism was solved except in South Africa. Moved to greater Boston ~25 years ago. I spent years not really understanding allyship until a few close POC friends schooled me. Spending lots of time in both environments has made it much easier to have hard conversations. 0130
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Nothing like a coded 'we're just not feeling it' rejection email to slap me out of the feeling that I no longer need to borrow a male colleague's credibility to be taken seriously. 020
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Fantastic essay on the tangible ROI of UBI, or why Universal Basic Income is a solid net positive for economies.scottsantens.comThe Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBIWhy Angine de Poitrine's viral microtonal math rock KEXP session, Ireland's permanent basic income for artists, and Albert Einstein are three sides of the same human triangle Two guys in papier-mâc... 11613
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 19/05/2026MA National Grid swapped out our meter and locked our gas off. We learned this from the plumber who came out to look at our broken hot water situation. Took the better part of 20 minutes to get through the AI and to a human who is sending someone out to turn it back on. Fuck National Grid. 000
Reposted by KCCMary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Reminder: this election is about men who belong in prison avoiding prison. They will do ANYTHING and I mean ANYTHING to avoid jail. For being a pedophile. For rape. For treason (oh, that's coming very soon). For fraud. For money laundering. We are seeing it regarding voting rights. 🧵 26973373
Reposted by KCCAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Disinformation is often a preparatory act to enable some of the darkest acts of corruption like corporate fraud, crypto rug pulls, sexual assault, and terrorism. Research about disinformation is anti-corruption, not anti-speech work. itbrief.co.uk/story/cambri...itbrief.co.ukCambridge summit links disinformation to corruption risksCambridge summit warns false narratives can fuel corruption, with Professor Alan Jagolinzer urging scrutiny of tech platforms and media ownership. 2217
Reposted by KCCaslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 28/04/2026"Jennifer Kamrass confessed her worries to her therapist: her marriage, her finances, and self-esteem... 2 years later, a transcript of every word Kamrass had typed to her psychologist using the app Talkspace was produced in court by her former employer." 🤬proofnews.orgWoman’s Talkspace therapy app sessions exposed in courtTalkspace has amassed “one of the largest mental health data banks in the world,” according to reports to investors, containing 140 million message exchanges. 39845419
Reposted by KCCKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 23/04/2026When the president is a heinous abuser, when many of the most popular celebrities are heinous abusers, when the richest people in the world are heinous abusers, when the people developing new technology are heinous abusers, well that’s how you get a culture that incentivizes abuse 111474311
Reposted by KCCBrian Jones @dingodog19.bsky.social · 23/04/2026UBI would be the biggest boost to small business this country has ever seen. You would see an incredible proliferation of small business, and probably a noticeable shift from corporate employment 03813
Reposted by KCCGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power. 14770062488
Reposted by KCCOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 19/04/2026Students "deserve curricula that recognize the full scope of their humanity, outside of their roles as consumers and users of technology, and they deserve an education that allows them to explore the myriad ways their lives and choices are connected to others" 18229
Reposted by KCCLaika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026yeah nah i am just flat out refusing to accept any bullshit arguments against why we cant have universal healthcare, education, high speed rail and other public transportations, UBI, etc when we literally are trying to get one trillion in a defense budget. For no fucking reason. When billionaires 210031
Reposted by KCCMatthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 03/03/2026This is an excellent essay by Shae Omonijo describing how the decline in critical thinking began long before the recent rise of AI, and that AI is accelerating existing trends. shaeomonijo.substack.com/p/something-...shaeomonijo.substack.comSomething Bigger Than AI is HappeningPay attention and read every single word please. 11811
Reposted by KCCDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I think there's good reason to believe the 2027 class of congressional Dems will be far more open to desperately needed reforms. I spoke with @rikleen.bsky.social, a U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts, about fixing the captured institution known as SCOTUS. badfaithtimes.com/this-u-s-sen...badfaithtimes.comThis U.S. Senate Candidate Wants To Fix The Rogue Supreme Court"Democrats who promise policy initiatives but don’t discuss court reform are living in a land of make believe." 37217
Reposted by KCCKelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon whereby an expert engages with any of the LLMs on their field of expertise and is instantly horrified by the wrong answers, and then goes on to use it for things they are not experts in as though it won’t be just as bad for those. 503136916
Reposted by KCCBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42559708340542
Reposted by KCCAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 27/01/2026We're just a wee news site in a vast internet, but we're not alone - our readers are what makes us strong enough to take on disinfo and bias and bring our trans community the news. We're in the middle of a fundraising drive, and we need your help! Become a member, donate, share this post. 111551
Reposted by KCCAndy Carvin @acarv.in · 25/01/2026Thank you for recording this, @legaleagle.tv.youtube.comThe Execution of Alex Pretti Broke MeYouTube video by LegalEagle 052
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 21/01/2026This article is 🤌. It's been a while since I've laughed so hard while reading about something so bullshit.pcgamer.comUK police chief resigns over AI intel embarrassment, blames 'political and media frenzy' rather than his force's failure to fact-check CopilotUK government officials said they had "lost confidence" in the outgoing chief constable as a result of the scandal. 000
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 21/01/2026@lincolnhello.bsky.social your piece on Guilford resigning is 🤌! Thank you for the fantastic read. 000
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Six deer came into my backyard in suburban MA. Cherishing every moment of joy in our current hellscape. 083
Reposted by KCC🌞🌻🌙 @honeyp0t.bsky.social · 11/01/2026There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good. This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it. A thread on how to do that 🧵 31755944182
Reposted by KCCGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 05/01/2026I do not believe in the death penalty for humans. I do support the death penalty for corporations. When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comMurder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users dieOpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case. 122622778
Reposted by KCCQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 01/01/2026“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable. 786313184936
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 07/12/2025I don't, but my partner has our shared card memorized so I ask him if needed. 010
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Katabasis by RF Kuang made me feel way too seen in this regard. 030
Reposted by KCChigh & off the wallflower 👻spoopy szn edition👻 @baseball4breakfast.bsky.social · 26/11/2025 2892643097
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 24/11/2025 I didn't see racism in my physics/astrophysics departments - likely because there were no minorities in either department. I do not know a single woman physicist who came through any physics department without significant mental scarring. I can't even imagine how much worse it is for Black people. 130
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Why? And I say that as someone who used to regularly make questionable outdoor desicions. 120
KCC @kachangnut.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I spent a glorious summer internship at GSFC. My roommates were jerks, my longterm bf dumped me, my sublet got canceled two weeks early. But the way my heart swelled as I walked from my car to the lab every day made it one of the best summers of my life. 020
