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maxumlaut.bsky.social @maxumlaut.bsky.social · 2h

We should start calling it "degenerative AI", since it's only guaranteed impact is degrading skills and efficiency.

Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Kimi at this point rather than 84. But still behind! The fact is, Kimi has consistently outperformed George across the season. He’s been faster than him. Full stop. #F1

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Had Russell finished these races in the position he was in when he went out he would have 57 more points. Kimi also had a DNF and was in front of Russell when he retired. So using the same calculation he would have 18 more points. So had these issue not happened Russell would be 45 points behind

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Really tired of this “oh Eussell has been so unlucky” narrative this F1 season. He’s had 2 mechanical DNFs, 1 DNF as a result of a collision and 1 zero points finish because he sped in the pit lane. In only 1 of those was he actually jostling with Kimi for the lead. In the others he was behind Kimi.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a great cast for Celebrity Traitors UK! So excited for this series 🤩

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Very much looking forward to the creativity of English football fans once the Premier League resumes and we all get to play cheating Man City!

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wow. JFC this is grim. Next time our university admin puts pressure on us to apply for grants my response will be: why would I spend all that time and effort when a person isn’t even going to look at it? I’m sure their response will be: use AI to write the application…

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026

I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Oh good lord: we have, for the first time, over 1,000 students enrolled in 1st and 2nd year IR at St Andrews. That’s an insane number. That means that 1 in every 10 students at the University is in 1st or 2nd year International Relations. Utter madness.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m so sorry. What an epic clusterfuck of a situation management has put you all in.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So the new F1 track has delivered a supremely boring race. 😴

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says Yeah, sure Sam; you’re delaying your IPO over “safety concerns” and not because your f-ing awful finances will prevent you getting the valuation you want… What a piece of work this guy is.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

this is exactly what i think the “ai will end humanity” talk coming from silicon valley execs is all about. selling cybersecurity measures to protect you from what they might unleash

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I will die on this hill: if you’re in the middle seat on a plane, you get the two armrests.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I’ve finally seen them! Iceland 🇮🇸

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Also, is it possible that Trump is so obsessed with Greenland because he thinks it’s so much bigger than it really is?

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... I didn’t see a Mercator map until I was 16 and in an American School in France. And I remember laughing and asking why we were using such an inaccurate map. My classmates didn’t get the issue…

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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1. No, it’s not. 2. Why is this a news story?

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So omissions rather than misrepresentation of facts, then. Two (or three) things can be true at once: that research misconduct occurred; that Cambridge failed on a number of levels; and that the media coverage of this was out of control. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Which “publicly known facts” are being misrepresented in that article?

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Increasing I think that if students insist on cutting corners then we should be allowed to make their degree certificates out to “X, with the assistance of AI”.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Still work to do, for sure. But Xabi Alonso seems to know how to get more out of these players, and has made some excellent transfer decisions. Emi Martinez is also a great solution in goal. Already taking charge of the box, marshalling the players, giving instructions - things Sanchez never did.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Which a huge difference from the last few seasons in how Chelsea are playing. It’s so good to see us playing positive, attacking football, after years of always looking for a backwards pass, being late to every second ball, and looking generally lost. They’re playing with intent and creativity.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

So ICE is reprehensible and of course needs to be abolished immediately. But in this one case…

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’d expect this from the UK government. But what does the the Scottish government think it’s doing?! Insane decision.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Or, and I’m just spitballing here, you could use that $10 million to invest in staff and improving working conditions…

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The number of people who think it’s an absolute when it’s limited in all sorts of ways just blows my mind. Now, just because we accept some limitations doesn’t mean that any and all limitations are fine. Where the line is will change with time. But let’s not pretend it is or should be absolute.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The sheer number of white men in jobs for which they aren’t qualified… But, of course, that’s not a problem. I wonder why…

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Noted friends of academic freedom, the US administration…

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Ajuna Soerjadi 🌸 @ethicsofai.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

''Dolly wanted to make sure kids knew how to read and understand the world around them. This is what she spent her money on instead of buying twitter, buying an election, villainizing trans people, investing in Palantir, making sure we slid into fascism.''

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

UK media always asks the wrong questions. Instead of hounding high achieving people of colour , perhaps they'd consider asking why white people who fail spectacularly in government so easily walk into high paying media & consultancy work once they’ve exhausted that particular racket .

UK media always asking the wrong questions. Instead of hounding high achieving people of colour , perhaps they should consider asking why white people who failed spectacularly in government so easily walk into high paying media & consultancy work once they’ve exhausted that particular racket .

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A promising start up front and in midfield by Chelsea here. But I still cannot fathom why Robert Sanchez is still our goalkeeper. I don’t think he can either.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Since he came back to BlueSky after the AI writing schtick he hasn’t got the engagement needed for the next series of substack posts on how awful the academy is and how he’s the only enlightened one left. Don’t fall for engaging with his nonsense.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

THIS 👇 If you only read one more thing about the Jason Arday horror, make sure it’s this 👇

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Indeed! Shame my department don’t seem to agree. For some unknown reason we have an X account…

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

And by this point do we really think it’s because people lack the ‘skills’ to spot issues, or is it because these tools are for cutting corners - that’s what they’re for! And you’re more likely to use them if you prioritise speed over quality.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the... I will be sharing this with my students in a few weeks as part of a document explaining my position on use of GenAI in assignments: not permitted for anything at all. Using LLMs to (help you) write exposes you to a higher risk of committing plagiarism.

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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab

Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Your whole argument rests on Jason Arday being a ‘public figure’. But that seems a significant stretch. Just because some members of the public have heard of someone doesn’t make them a public figure.

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Problem with this piece is it seems to stretch the notion of ‘public figure’ to ‘anyone some members of the public have heard of’, and I don’t think that’s the standard journalists should take. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A rightwing witch-hunt focused on Jason Arday – but so did legitimate journalism | Hugh Muir

Amid the grief and rage at a tragic loss, it’s right to differentiate between those who fought a culture war and others who just sought the truth, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 18/08/2026

Oh, we‘re just learning that the LLMs developed by misogynists, & trained on biased data, so tech-bros could have a computer slave/secretary/wife/mother/sexbot are biased against women, especially middle-aged ones are we? Well there‘s a surprise. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Are AI recruitment tools affecting mid-life women's careers?

Are AI recruitment tools disadvantaging women who are seeking to return to the workplace?

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Indeed. And, further, you have to be a special kind of scumbag to think that this is the lesson one should take from the tragedy of Jason Arday…

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HK @hkesvani.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I think it’s just worth remembering that as the media handwring to justify publicly humiliating and hounding a man to death, just two weeks ago they gave glowing eulogies to another man with a history of domestic violence and brushed off his own statements about having pedophillic impulses

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Geoffrey Hughes @geofffhughes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We have just witnessed an incredible A/B test showing how plagiarism allegations at Cambridge University play out depending on how racialized the subject of the allegations are and it says nothing good about our society or the state of "race relations". O'Reilly is still in post.

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Plagiarising professor stays in post and threatens student journalists

More than twelve pages of an article published under O’Reilly's name had been lifted almost word for word from two essays by one of his students

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Natasha Saunders @negsaunders.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

2. Can you name any other academic guilty of plagiarism without looking it up? This would NEVER have been a national news story if Arday was white.

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