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Laurens Naudts

@laurensnaudts.bsky.social
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NPC in the Immersive Simulation of Academia. Postdoc at IViR and AI, Media & Democracy Lab. Political Philosophy, Fundamental Rights, AI, Media & Democracy, (Critical) Social Justice.

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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Metal Gear Solid: The Spy Who Confused Me codedmass.com/2026/09/02/m...
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Metal Gear Solid: The Spy Who Confused Me
This year, I set myself a goal of catching up on some turn-of-the-century classics I missed back in the day. After having tried my hand at the samurai epics Onimusha 1 and 2, I closed perhaps one o…
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
If summer holidays are about having adventurous, adrenaline-pumping fun with little to no limitations in movement, few titles on offer do so as abundantly in creativity and whimsy as @denshattack.bsky.social. codedmass.com/2026/08/02/d...
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Denshattack! and Sonic Mania: The Spirit of Summer
As I start writing this piece, I see before me the Aegean Sea, where earlier today my swimming shadow dispersed the sun’s reflection on the sandy surface below me. During that moment of tranquillit…
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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Full paper (open access) in Digital Journalism👇 Together w Sophie Morosoli, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social, Karthikeya Venkatraj, @claesdevreese.bsky.social & @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @digitaljournalism.bsky.social, @ddc-sdu.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“Transparency is More Than a Label”: Audiences’ Information Needs for AI Use Disclosures in News
This study evaluates the role of disclosure transparency in rebuilding trust in journalism amid the increasing integration of generative AI (GenAI) tools in news production. While AI technologies e...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Moonlight Sonata
I am cruising along the C1 Inner Loop of Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway in a black-and-red Sprinter Trueno. I near a rival driver and flash my headlights. I issue a challenge and a warning. On thes…
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Vandaag in Trouw: een rapportage van Renée de Coninck over de opkomst van (sexy) AI-Influencers: Voor dit artikel werd ik, naast andere experts, zoals Professor Sanne Kruikemeier, gevraagd naar de individuele en maatschappelijke risico's verbonden aan dit fenomeen: www.trouw.nl/redactie/AI_...
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🌶 David Gray Widder @davidthewid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨Finally published: How does the US Military enlist AI researchers in war? @siree.sh, Lucy Suchman and I examine 7k US Military grant solicitations for AI research, and show how even "Basic Research" enlists researchers in a warfighting agenda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Basic research, lethal effects: Military artificial intelligence research funding as enlistment - David Gray Widder, Sireesh Gururaja, Lucy Suchman, 2026
In the context of unprecedented U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budgets, this paper examines the recent history of DoD funding for academic research in algorit...
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 06/07/2026
Once again, Double Fine Productions will be an independent studio.

We're thankful to Xbox for seven great years together, and for working with us to reach an outcome which preserves our history and culture, and returns ownership of our games to us.

To everyone who reached out to us these past few weeks: Thank you for all your kind words, we've been deeply touched by your messages. We will share more soon on what comes next.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated,

Tim & Double Fine
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My take on Wax Heads: WH demonstrates why physical spaces are important social dwellings for people to rally around their passions. It captures the capitalist project digitisation has become: an asocial process that sacrifices the communal for profit. @curvegames.com @patattiemurray.bsky.social
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Wax Heads: Everyday Heroism and the Demise of Physical media.
Described by its Madrid-based developers Patattie Games as a cosy-punk narrative sim, Wax Heads puts you behind the counter of an ailing vinyl store. Every day, customers, new and returning, young …
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Microsoft's closure of Arkane Studios would bring an end Europe's most storied and ambitious AAA game developers. Dishonored and Prey were nothing short of amazing.
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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🎉𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 "𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐬" 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚 2 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 SIDN fonds!🎉 We'll be investigating how media organisations can adopt open-source LLMs to reclaim control over their distribution & audience relationships. All info: www.sidnfonds.nl/nieuws/de-tr...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2026
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a reddish-brown corduroy jumpsuit.
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Was listening to Brian Eno's Apollo. As soon as Silver Morning started playing, I thought the playlist had skipped to @apthomson.bsky.social 's Titanium Court OST. I feel like I could use a long shower. open.qobuz.com/track/63695982
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
My thoughts on Mixtape: The movie was better codedmass.com/2026/05/23/m...
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Mixtape: the movie was better
If anyone were to proclaim Mixtape as some kind of multimedia masterpiece, I would tell them they hadn’t seen enough movies, nor played enough video games. I would, however, appreciate their taste …
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
🧭 During the same session as @davidgeerts.bsky.social on Envisioning and designing #ethical #technology, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social from @aimediademlab.bsky.social and @citip.bsky.social will speak about ➡️ #Fair AI? from A #Relational and #Egalitarian Perspective
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About Laurens Naudts – AI, Media & Democracy Lab
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Some personal reflections on video games' capacity to help us understand the Other. codedmass.com/2026/04/26/u...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We gaan de authentieke belgische frietkotcultuur terugbrengen door het invoeren van een nieuwe friet-franchise (binnen 4 jaar minstens 20 nieuwe vestigingen) die we met de nog overblijvende traditionele frietbarak zullen laten concurreren. Ja ja, belgitude. www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/a...
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Average Rob opent frituur ‘La Patate’ in Antwerpen: ‘Terug naar de identiteit van de Belgische frietkotcultuur’
Average Rob (34) opent een frituur in Antwerpen. De contentcreator hintte eerder deze week al op zijn Instagram-account dat hij op donderdag zijn ‘grootste project tot nu toe’ ging lanceren. Op social...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Greatly enjoyed the political philosophy of @jamespatton.bsky.social ‘s Duskpunk. Drawing from Mbembe’s Necropolitics, in this blogpost I explain why the game’s resource of plasm is such a great narrative mechanic. Check out the game on steam! codedmass.com/2026/04/04/d...
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Death Commodified: The Necropolitics of Duskpunk
In his 2003 essay “Necropolitics”, the Cameroonian historian and political theorist Achille Mbembe posits that the “ultimate expression of sovereignty resides, to a large degree, …
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ka...
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Kabinet Jetten I: evacueer Gazanen met een geldige verblijfstitel – nu
Het is belangrijk dat Gazaanse onderzoekers en academici naar Nederland kunnen komen omdat: • Het om onmiddellijke veiligheid gaat. Zij zitten vast in een vernietigd gebied. Zonder actieve Nederlandse...
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Tim Christiaens @timchristiaens.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Starting the year with a bang 🚨 Correcting proofs on my forthcoming article on agonistic workplace democracy for Review of Social Economy. I argue for an agonistic approach to workplace democracy against the mainstream assumption that democracy is about rational and consensual deliberation.
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
In 2023, the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 identified Venezuela as one of "the five countries on which the next Administration should focus its attention." Excerpt below offers a justification for the US' imperialist and colonialist ambitions.
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Wim Van Lancker @wimvanlancker.be · 25/11/2025
Nog eens over de befaamde reportage van Deborsu in Trouw: "Als het debat zich beperkt tot ‘fraude aanpakken’, wordt het echte probleem – hoe mensen duurzaam aan werk geholpen worden – nauwelijks opgelost." www.trouw.nl/buitenland/b...
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België beperkt zijn uitkeringen en ziet werklozen vaker als fraudeurs
Een tv-reportage over mensen met een langdurige uitkering heeft in België een nationaal debat uitgelokt. De timing speelt daarbij een grote rol: in januari worden de werkloosheidsuitkeringen ingrijpen...
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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-m...
A close-up portrait photo of Rebecca Heineman - a middle-aged woman with dark frizzy and wavy hair, brown eyes, slightly tanned skin, and a smiling face.
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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
Rebecca Heineman's bluesky profile picture.
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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Our member @laurensnaudts.bsky.social gives a word of warning about extremely realistic AI-generated videos and how they can undermine democracy — also available in English: www.folia.nl/en/wetenscha...
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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
“Transparency is More Than a Just Label": Audiences’ Information Needs for AI use Disclosures in News Together w Sophie Morosoli, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social, Karthik Venkatraj, @natalihelberger.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social @aimediademlab.bsky.social FP: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Uitstekend opiniestuk van Alain Platel: waarom de beslissing van het Gent Festival van Vlaanderen om het optreden van Lahav Shani te schrappen legitiem is. www.demorgen.be/meningen/dat...
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Dat het ook anders kan bewees de Israëlische dirigent Ilan Volkov
Alain Platel is regisseur en choreograaf. Hij schrijft in naam van SOS GAZA. Hij verdedigt de beslissing van Gent Festival van Vlaanderen om het optreden van Lahav Shani te schrappen.
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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 📣 We evaluated public accountability and regulatory expectations for AI in journalism. We conducted focus groups with Dutch citizens. Some results 👇🧵 Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Charis Papaevangelou @bsky.charispapaevangelou.eu · 18/07/2025
My first podcast appearance-and what a great company to appear in–I'm floored. I was very happy to chat w @themaybe.org on how the hidden costs of digital sovereignty play out in the Greek context coorganised with @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @plixavra.bsky.social www.themaybe.org/podcast/afte...
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Institute for Information Law (IViR) @ivir-uva.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Next week our annual summer course on Privacy Law and Policy is starting with great lecturers lined up for 8 sessions during the week. On Wednesday we have @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & Charlotte Ducuing doing a session on Social Justice and AI:
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Opinie: Universiteiten, jullie beperken ook zelf de academische vrijheid
De rectoren negeren hun eigen rol in de aantasting van de academische vrijheid. Zo zijn marktprincipes de universiteit in toenemende mate gaan regeren, schrijven Joost Jongerden, Bram Büscher en Han W...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Where do we stand, and how did we get here. Excellent opening panel AoIR Flashpoint Symposium with @natalihelberger.bsky.social - how regulation shapes online spaces: risk-based frameworks strive toward safety, but do not incentivise social innovation
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Vera Vrijmoeth @veravrijmoeth.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Sinds Draghi wordt de regeldruk in Europa gezien als hét probleem van dit moment. Vandaag staan @rodeeconoom.bsky.social en ik in het @fd.nl. Wij plaatsen kanttekeningen bij dit verhaal. Want in Europa liggen de winsten hoger, is de regeldruk lager en zijn uitkomsten beter dan in de VS. 🧵(1/8)
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Als je Meta gebruikt, zal Meta vanaf morgen je data gebruiken voor ontwikkelen van AI. Dat is een slecht idee. Teken vandaag dan ook bezwaar aan tegen deze actie. In @devolkskrant.bsky.social leg ik uit waarom @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social (afbeelding) legt uit hoe www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🎯 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 🎯 We explored how audiences perceive rights and accountability in the context of AI disclosures. We share insights from group interviews in the Netherlands. @aimediademlab.bsky.social 📄 Full preprint: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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Marijn Sax @marijnsax.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Handy little thread re: all the inevitable "we've heard a lot of critique, what about the benefits?!"-comments at the @algosoc.org conference. 👇
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Plixavra Vogiatzoglou @plixavra.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Get ready and get creative for the upcoming edition of GiKii "Technology in its villain era?" bringing together law, technology and popular culture from angles you never thought of before. Happening in Amsterdam (hybrid also possible) on 11-12/09/25! www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-a...
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Gikii 2025: Amsterdam CfP
GiKii 2025 – Call for Papers Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 11-12 September 2025 Technology in its villain era Has technology’s slouch towards everm…
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Centering society and it’s needs in AI is critical in current challenges. Keynote by @natalihelberger.bsky.social #AlgoSoc2025
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
In de plaats wil Orban intrek nemen in de fascisme eregalerij. www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/h...
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Hongarije trekt zich terug uit het Internationaal Strafhof, kondigt land aan tijdens bezoek van Netanyahu
Hongarije zal zich terugtrekken uit het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) in Den Haag. Dat maakt het land bekend tijdens een bezoek van Israëlisch premier Benjamin Netanyahu, tegen wie het ICC een aanhoud...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
"Jongeren steeds minder tolerant tegenover lgbtq+: ‘Homofobie wordt genormaliseerd’" www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/j...
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Jongeren steeds minder tolerant tegenover lgbtq+: ‘Homofobie wordt genormaliseerd’
Steeds meer jongeren vinden geweld tegen homo’s aanvaardbaar en willen het homohuwelijk afschaffen. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van het Jeugdonderzoeksplatform (JOP).
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/03/2025
another normal day in the White House
Trump with Kid Rock in the Oval Office
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The "Literally Hitler" counter-protester (video linked in article) should work a bit more on his German accent www.wired.com/story/proud-...
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The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense
After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, the Proud Boys and other far-right extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company.
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
@demorgen.be : er lijkt binnen dit artikel wel enig bewustzijn dat de diefstal van OpenAI - hoewel juridisch in een schemerzone - toch moreel laakbaar is. Waarom dan die boel als krant legitimeren door een man die De Morgen leest af te beelden in Ghibli stijl? www.demorgen.be/nieuws/u-zag...
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U zag deze anime-beelden vast al opduiken, brengen zij OpenAI in de problemen? ‘Een belediging voor het leven zelf’
Een trouwalbum in The Simpsons-stijl of de aanslag op JFK in de animestijl van Studio Ghibli? Met OpenAI’s nieuwste beeldgenerator kan het allemaal. Maar is het bedrijf nu geen stap te ver gegaan met ...
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Alarmerend evolutie risico aanpak AI Act aangaande grote modellen: Discriminatie "mogelijk" een systeemrisico, maar eerder een "ander" type risico. Discriminatie is een structureel, maatschappelijk probleem: het IS een systeemrisico, ALTIJD al geweest www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
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Human Rights are Universal, Not Optional: Don’t Undermine the EU AI Act with a Faulty Code of Practice | TechPolicy.Press
The Code of Practice draft takes a step backward due to its weak approach to human rights protections, write Laura Caroli, Laura Cabrera, and David Harris.
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Zware twijfel over de rechtmatigheid van de beoogde bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs: en dat wist de minister zelf ook, maar hij negeerde interne stukken van zijn eigen ministerie... www.ad.nl/politiek/int... ...>
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Interne documenten onthullen: rechter kan mogelijk streep zetten door onderwijsbezuinigingen
Het kabinetsplan om een half miljard euro te bezuinigen op universiteiten en hogescholen wankelt. Ambtenaren van het ministerie van Onderwijs denken dat de rechter hier een streep door kan zetten, sta...
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 28/03/2025
How courageous.
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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Utopian or dystopian, both forms of AI hype are united in one sense: they respond to the only vision of a future anybody is offering at all.”
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Future Fatigue: How Hype has Replaced Hope in the 21st Century | TechPolicy.Press
To resist AI hype, we must not reassert the fiction that we could “return” to a functional democracy, writes Eryk Salvaggio.
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Agustin Ferrari Braun @ferraribraun.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Given everything going on, I thought it might be useful to repost my 2022 research article on Elon Musk's management by celebrity... 1/5 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Elon Musk experience: celebrity management in financialised capitalism
This paper critically interrogates Elon Musk’s celebrity image through an analysis of Musk’s appearance in the podcast The Joe Rogan’s Experience. It shows that the billionaire’s public persona is ...
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 26/03/2025
These "federal agents" abducted a student at Tufts University in Somerville Massachusetts, covering their faces with black cloth. What are the mayor, governor, other politicians, Tufts leadership, doing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuFI...
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Surveillance shows Tufts graduate student detained
YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston
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