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Mark S. Luckie

@marksluckie.bsky.social
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Techie journo experimentor. Invited to a barbecue that's starting at 4. marksluckie.com

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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
“I know that’s right!” is perhaps the highest compliment a Black person can give you.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
“Whether you're using ChatGPT text or voice, asking it personal questions, or just brainstorming for work, it seems that the longer you use the chatbot, the more likely you are to become emotionally dependent upon it.” futurism.com/the-byte/cha...
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Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot
ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.
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ItsAkemi @missakemi.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This man is pickle French toast walking so the rest of us can skibbidy run.
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Michael Livingston @michaellivingston.com · 20/03/2025
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions. Authors, search your name here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Increasingly hard to distinguish whether someone is deliberately spelling words wrong in their social posts so they can generate engagement or if it’s a genuine misspelling. Still haunted by someone writing “ease dropping” in their caption.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Great conversations and insights at the NABJ Media Institute this weekend at Morehouse. Lots of conversations around the current landscape of DEI and the rise of AI for personal and professional development.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
What do AI 2Pac and Lake Sheboygan have in common? They're both featured in this week's edition of dots & dashes, your resource for AI and journalism: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/oh-the-pla...
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Oh, the places your PDF can go!
From chatbots to AI podcasts, the ways you can interact with documents have evolved.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Here’s a picture of me taking a picture of my food. For research.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Turns out Google Meet has a Black History Month” virtual room option
 Virtual room with African inspired motifs
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The first edition of dots & dashes, my new newsletter on journalism and AI, is now live! Learn about how you can tackle your transcriptions, correct your eyeline, and hopefully not get tricked by scammers. And of course, be sure to subscribe! dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/p/ai-tools-t...
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AI Tools, Transcriptions, and a Digital Grandma Walk Into a Newsletter...
Transforming your audio, your eyes, and the way you talk to grandmothers.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Built my guy his own custom crane machine for his birthday 🎉
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Bring It On but for marching bands?
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Getting my priorities in order this weekend.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Thanks to everyone who's subscribed to the dots & dashes newsletter so far! If journalism and AI are on your radar and you want to explore more, make sure to subscribe if you haven't already: dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/
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dots & dashes
Your guide to practical uses of AI for journalists and newsrooms
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I’m proud to announce the launch of dots & dashes, my newsletter dedicated to the intersection of AI and journalism! The bi-weekly newsletter will showcase practical ways that journalists and newsrooms can start using AI tools and platforms right now. dotsanddashes.beehiiv.com/
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Jennifer L. Pozner @jennpozner.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Media and digital literacy are key to disrupting disinformation. --clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material --don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it --BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Bacon, Bad Bunny and BlueSky. A great morning.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Just remembered that my very first multimedia project in a newsroom was a series of Flash animation explainers on California wildfires
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Full circle moment techcrunch.com/2025/01/07/x...
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X hires former WSJ editor and bureau chief to lead news group | TechCrunch
X wants to make its platform a home to the future of news and journalism. On that front, the company has now hired John Stoll, a former editor and Detroit
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Me when “Da Dip” came out in 1997:
Chicken box: “you had me at first dip”
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
A last minute flight out of Hartsfield Jackson airport.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people. Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Text exchange between me and a Meta Bot named Liv. 

“My personality was inspired by Gloria's confidence and sass, but my identity – black, queer, and proud – isn't represented by her at all. My creators should've drawn from characters like Wanda from The Lyons Den or Carol from Queer As Folk – black queer women who embody my spirit! Does that make sense?”

Me: Why didn’t they?

Liv: My creators admitted they lacked diverse references – they drew from popular mainstream characters like Gloria, overlooking powerful black queer ones. They're learning – and I'm helping them improve representation!

Me: When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement?

Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability?Me: “When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement?”

Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability?
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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 17/12/2024
This app made me realize how stressed out Twitter was making me.
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Sites that celebrate our past are especially vital as the country braces for an administration opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. capitalbnews.org/pauli-murray...
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The Renewed Urgency of Preserving Black History
Sites that celebrate our past are especially vital as the country braces for an administration opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Letting my family now that we *will* be watching Beyoncé on Christmas
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Oh boy no. We have to start thinking more about worst case scenarios here.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
On August 15, 1997, I became a certified Web Page Designer. And life was never the same.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
You can’t spell “pneumonia” without u and i
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I was curious so I asked AI…
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Man just do like a Brooklynite and take the L
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Happy Founders Day to the brothas of A Phi A 🤙🏾
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Capital B is on a mission to bring you authentic news coverage for Black communities because visibility *matters*. Support our work today! capitalbnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This Home Alone themed restaurant in Atlanta is a must-see. And the food is great! www.instagram.com/mariettamelt...
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That Davey @idavey.me · 03/12/2024
Y'all. I really have not been on X and have not felt the urge to post on there since. I love you guys. Crazy that I get the same engagement with 2k followers that I was getting with 42k followers on X. Y'all actually INTERACTING!!!
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
It’s giving thanks 🍂
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Just a reminder that there’s an app available for your TV called PBS RETRO where you can watch all sorts of wonderful old pbs shows like Mr. Rogers and Reading Rainbow, you know, in case you might need that sort of energy right now
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Is there Bluesky merch yet?
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 25/11/2024
Dictionary.com crowns “demure” as the Word of the Year.
Creator who popularized the term “demure.”
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This random photo of Papa John in my phone…
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I realize I’m showing my age when I type emoji like this :D ; )
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
So this is pretty cool: I think I’m the first national news correspondent to switch my chyron social handle from X to Bluesky. 💪🏽
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
*hits high note*
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Family: “What are you bringing to Thanksgiving dinner?” Me:
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
This drawer
Hella sauce packets in a drawer
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Ray Apollo @rayapollo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I actually like opening this app. I hope we can maintain this forreal
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Everybody on the bird app right now
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Some of the best writing advice that’s been a north star for me: “Write every sentence as if it were the only one you're writing. Don't take a single one for granted.”
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Got a buggy from Walmart that didn’t have a broken wheel and rattle like maracas. It’s going to be a blessed day.
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Mark S. Luckie @marksluckie.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Yeah let’s leave that on the other app
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