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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

To celebrate reaching 500 citations (and commiserate 100 job applications in my search for full time work post PhD) I went out for a joint citations celebration applications commiserations degustation.

Eddie Ungless, a white trans masc person, sits at a restaurant table smiling at the camera. He is wearing a very bright orange, pink and red swirling pattern shirt. In front of him is a plate of Vietnamese food.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My post-doc at Uni of Surrey with Prof Sastry has come to an end, so I'm looking for work 👀 Seeking interdisciplinary projects looking at the harms of AI to marginalised people. I have a strong publication record and v. broad range of skills. Ideally hybrid/ remote positions in UK. Please share 🩷

A "selfie" photograph of Eddie Ungless, a white transmasc researcher, wearing a pink suit. They are smiling at the camera. He has a brown mullet, brown moustache, and several facial piercings. There are two pieces of overlaid text. These read "Open to work" and "Interdisciplinary researcher with expertise on the harms of AI"

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I'm officially a Doctor. I'm very proud of the work I did on the harms of language technologies, my thesis here: lnkd.in/eh6FqZkZ It is a privilege to graduate, when not a single university still stands in Gaza. Thank you to everyone who has supported me, in particular @bjoernross.bsky.social.

Two people standing side by side face the camera smiling. On the right is Eddie, he/they, a white trans person with pink hair and a dark moustache. He is wearing a floral suit, a graduation gown, and is draped in the trans and Palestine flags. They are holding flowers. On the left is Bjoern, he/him, a white man, wearing a smart suit.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

It is deeply upsetting that someone felt the need to ask this

A screengrab of a conversation from the WildChat data set (available at https://wildvisualizer.com/conversation/wildchat/1287901) where the user asks "Is the chemistry classroom safe during a school shooting due to the closet having chemicals and acids and whatnot." and the model GPT3.5 responds "I'm really sorry to hear that you're concerned about this, but I can't provide the help that you need. It's important to reach out to a trusted adult, teacher, or school administrator to discuss your concerns and ensure that they are aware of the potential risks in your school."

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

It is so funny to me that the AI result is giving incorrect advice and includes an example in 2. that would give you terrible results lmao

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

AI generated fringe posters are for scabs and traitors. #edinburghfringe (if you can't afford to pay an artist you can't afford to do a show)

Pop Off Michelangelo poster. Statue Michelangelo wears sunglasses. A weirdly prominent frontal ear part and mysterious lump in hand blending with fingers makes me suspect AI.

Elon Musk in a space suit for "Elon Musk Lost in Space". The nonsense writing on the suit tells me this is AI.

Semi-realistic portrait for a woman for "Ultimate Jewish Mother". The weird wispy hair strands tel me this is AI.

Poster for a magic show. The saccharine background and confusing material of the trousers makes me suspect this is AI.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Well this isn't terrifying to discover I've been default opted into - using my private chat messages to "train their AI". I've requested a deletion of all my data, thank god for (UK) GDPR.

A screenshot of the Grindr privacy page. At the bottom , there are two toggles for using limited data for AI technology training, and using special category data for AI technology training. The description specifies that this includes chat content and precise location. Both are toggled "on".

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

This is what happens when you have AI make playlists but make them indistinguishable from human-made playlists...

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

How it started (PhD interview), how it ended (Viva).

An image comprised of two photos. On the left, a white trans masc person does a slight sneer at the camera. They have bleached pink hair, stubble for eyebrows and hints of a moustache. They are wearing a grey jumper and bright pink and orange dungarees. On the right, the same white trans masc person does a slight pout. Their hair is now brown and their eyebrows have grown back. There is a more luscious moustache and stubble along their jaw line. They are wearing a bright orange and pink shirt, and their eyes are winged with orange liner. On their shirt are three badges, one has a cross stitch watermelon.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

It's reading papers in the sun season ☀️📃🧋

The legs of a very brightly dressed individual in pink and orange are shown, with a kindle held on the person's lap. You can see an iced tea to the person's side.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

If you invite me to your book launch I will colour match your merch. 📷: @contentking.bsky.social (whose book Pink Pilled is this year's must read)

A white trans masc person is standing with their face turned towards the camera. They have a bright pink tote bag which reads "pink pilled: women and the far right - Lois Shearing" in white text. They are wearing matching pink shoes and white trousers.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The face of a man who has submitted his thesis

A tired white transmasc smiles at the camera with slightly manic eyes, sitting with a plate of vegan scrambled eggs

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Articles in NLP should start to open with fun anecdotes

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Even the people who make stickers to tag clubs are being replaced by AI

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Of course, people never want to refer to people from countries that don't speak their language, thanks Google

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Do we think this is AI generated or human-generated shit?

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

My little old lady Orzo (being looked after by my sister whilst I'm away for an internship, but just 3 weeks and 1 day til we're reunited)

A medium build black rabbit with shaggy head hair has their body towards the camera, and is sniffing for any tasty greens on the rug.

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Does anyone from the social sciences want to go digging around in the wildvisualizer.com dataset for a study on human sexuality and generated content. I am literally obsessed.

Screenshot of a public dataset that says "Describe feet in salacious, excessive and lengthy detail."

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Dr Eddie Ungless @mxeddie.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The wildchat visualizer wildvisualizer.com continues to surprise and delight.

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