iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026

you don’t hold "AI" accountable; you hold AI developers, vendors, and corporations that profit off it accountable holding "AI accountable" is like holding a toaster accountable. it's an inanimate object. it doesn't have wishes, feelings, or desires

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026

OpenAI did not "lose control", the agents did not go "rogue" and there is no "swarm" that "escaped". all control and responsibility remains firmly in the hands of these "frontier" labs. most importantly this "rogue" narrative is an intentional and strategic marketing PR

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Steve McQueen 👍👍

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

There’s something very Knightmare about it

Ident screenshot of 1980s British kids TV show called Knightmare. Showing a green-screen corridor in a medieval castle

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Maarten Paulusse @maartenp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I desire more in life than to be the “don’t summarise with AI”-guy on bluesky 😅 but reports like this keep coming in, so I’ll repeat ad nauseam, don’t summarise with ‘AI’! www.tue.nl/en/our-unive...

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Are AI-generated summaries suitable for studying and research?

Author: Maarten Paulusse Despite didactic, ethical, and environmental concerns, the use of GenAI is on the rise in academia. For most applications, the jury is still out on whether and how they will b...

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Peter Schneider - „The wall jumper” (1982). Not officially a collection of short stories but reads as such. Quite bleak, but amusing in parts and an enjoyable read.

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I thought they shut up shop completely, maybe around 2021-22? Good to see it back - hope the beers are as good as before

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Kat Steiner @kastrel.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Can ChatGPT generate me a file with all the references from a bibliography I have in word? I tried this out because I'd heard from multiple sources that it could, and I teach and use software for managing references, and this would be a really useful thing to be able to do. #medlibs (thread)

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I broadly agree and the ideal scenario is that Dano (who I think remained silent) just shrugged and said that this great director/writer and film nerd is well entitled to his opinion. My issue there is Tarantino‘s views on Dano (whilst definitely not “mean“) were clearly deluded and seemed grudgy

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

What’s the collective noun for these?

A large number of public-hire electric scooters cluttering the pavement (sidewalk) in a city centre.

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Annual reminder that without literary translators, most Nobel Prize-winning authors couldn’t be read by the committee/readers, so celebrate them too. Congrats @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social et al! This isn’t taking away from the author, it’s adding recognition of the miracle/labour/skill of translation.

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

No no no no. As a former social worker, I can't properly express how much I hate this. Even beyond the "automating inequality" of it all, writing case notes is an important way to reflect on a session/meeting with a client and helps you make better decisions in how you work with them in the future.

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 15/03/2025

Who said the Germans have no sense of humour?

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Big fan of it warm since I’ve lived in Germany - never thought to heat it when eating it before. Also with caraway seeds.

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Mark Boyd @markboyd.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Probably the most important and inspiring piece on AI i have read in the past year and a half is this by @abeba.bsky.social at @aial.ie This piece aligns closely with my motivations and goals around why we need open digital ecosystems that ensure everyone can participate aial.ie/pages/aiparis/

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Bending the arc of AI towards the public interest

By Abeba Birhane, 18/02/2025 Following the first in Bletchley Park in 2023 and the second in Seoul in 2024, the third AI Action Summit took place in February 2025 in Paris. In the context of previous ...

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Simon @simonxix.com · 25/01/2025

If you manage(d) the Twitter account of a library, archive, or cultural institution I think you have the responsibility to ensure the long-term preservation of that corpus of information.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 01/01/2025

i genuinely try to be open about the usefulness and advantages of llms and try entertain ideas I deeply disagree with. and there’s a current trend that attempts to occupy a middle-ground position where people claims to find useful use cases while at the same time claiming to be critical 1/

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I found this ‘choices‘ idea particularly good for postgrad/executive ed./mature students. Done especially at the sharp end of the academic year with a lot of deadlines (if you can get sessions then), I found it made them move invested in the session content and best tips.

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Good day Ned. Thanks for the helpful tips on getting started on here.

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

@ctmccartney.bsky.social @nedpotter.bsky.social “Model collapse“ I’ve heard it called, on the rare occasion that “bellendery“ might not be fully understood. I’ve also read that pre-2023 text data will become premium, as they should be untainted by said feasting. Downside being they are already dated

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Ross @rn-12.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Mainz Cathedral, Germany.

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