iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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hikikomorphism @hikikomorphism.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thinking about this old quote in the context of certain people - professors, nyt contributors, etc - who see casual misgendering as a reasonable response to a lack of respect for their claimed epistemic authority

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If anyone's interested in learning about linguists' views of meaning that explicitly reject anything having to do with "intent", a good place to start would be with Wolfgang Teubert. Here he devotes a full chapter to analyzing the meaning of a random text: www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...

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Meaning, Discourse and Society

Cambridge Core - Sociology: General Interest - Meaning, Discourse and Society

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David Mimno @dmimno.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's possible for Jev/Laya/Decision Models to be not that big a deal as tech and massive as a new paradigm. Here's why I'm really excited from an NLP history perspective (thread)

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GroNLP @gronlp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It is with great sadness that we announce the recent loss of a dear GroNLP group member. Gosse Bouma will always remain in our hearts! If you would like to write down memories or your condolences, you are welcome to do so via this www.condoleance.nl/19800.

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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This topic is on fire rn, but this is correct. And for those concerned with bias, here's the thing: you can intentionally push AI-based search around in ways you can't possibly do with web search. If you want more minority voices in your search results, AI search is far, far superior to web search.

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

AI is proving remarkably effective at separating the foxes from the hedgehogs.

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Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Narratives are weird. We completely screwed over the millennials with net state college tuition. We largely addressed that (at an internal cost to state institutions, resizing was brutal and had a lot of problems) but the narrative did not die.

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

To add to the discourse fire: I just dropped a 100% handmade artisanal paper into Claude and asked to check for errors. It dutifully looked up all my references and found and corrected a half dozen significant mistakes. Good thing I used AI, otherwise it would have gotten desk rejected!

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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I know people who do a shitload of web scraping without the consent of the people whose servers and personal data are being scraped. And do you know why they do it? To document human rights violations and preserve access to knowledge against repressive governments. Amnesty knew this once.

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Adele Goldberg @adelegoldberg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Can't wait for this conference! Register now! iccg14.oa-event.com

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antirez @antirez.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Most tragic things about AI: the folks who should push for democratization of AI tools, which is the real battle, are too focused on denying AI itself to do that. There are many potential issues (and wins), but frontier models available only to the rich is one of the worst.

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Andy Weir sees the world as a series of puzzles that can be solved with nothing but duct tape and a STEM degree. Why are people surprised?

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

1/ A common anti-AI complaint frames AI use as somehow in competition with humans. It doesn't have to be. I'm on a long-term project studying the history of Hungarian that wouldn't be possible with genAI use. I'm working with two Hungarian-speaking linguists, but I don't speak the language myself.

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Jessica Hullman @jessicahullman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

A few people have asked for the syllabus from my grad seminar on Generative AI for social science -- just posted it here: statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/10/n...

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New course on generative AI for behavioral science | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

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Sam Barrett, PhD @ai4geo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

New essay on LLMs and brain rot: "LLMs do not inevitably corrode thinking. They amplify whatever epistemic posture you bring..." sbgeoaiphd.github.io/rotating_the...

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Amplifiers of Epistemic Posture

Essays and writing on AI

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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

lots of good points have already been made on using AI Agents for cheating (e.g. the latest Canvas-bot), it degrades learning, etc. One additional thing I'd like to point out: if you use this stuff, you're not being clever, you're just an asshole. to explain:

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Anastasia Salter @anasalter.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Hmm. I see this from the opposite direction - working with these tools well for research is a form of natural language programming. I can bring my students closer to understanding that part of the code than I ever could in the one semester Python, one semester JavaScript constraints I had before.

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 14/02/2026

Trying to figure out what univ admin must believe in order to think the sector can survive paying for access to ChatGPT I guess if you thought • inference will rapidly commoditize • new products will not emerge • human guidance will remain the differentiator it wouldn’t be self-destructive?

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New paper out today in Morphology! Morphological change as systemically motivated bricolage: Hungarian impulsative constructions. We trace the development of Hungarian potential conditional verb forms (sírhatnék 'I could cry') to impulsative nouns (sírhatnék 'the urge to cry'). #linguistics

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John Mansfield @johnbasil.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I'm hiring! 2 x PhD positions to work at Uni Zurich with me on "Evolutionary Semantics" for an ERC-funded project. semantically curious MA grads from linguistics, cog psych, anthro encouraged to apply evolvinglanguage.ch/studying-the...

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Studying the Evolution of Abstract Thought - NCCR Evolving Language

In the new ERC-funded project, “Conceptual Diversity and the Evolution of Abstract Thought” (CONCEVO), Mansfield will lead a team of researchers to develop a method for reconstructing the evolution of...

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dawn of the debb @debbshock.blue · 02/01/2026

don't worry guys I'm sure everything will be fine

a chicken behind the desk of an enormously outfitted computer station

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

This is my experience too - LLMs are often wrong, but thinking through their wrongness can be very clarifying

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I've completed "Christmas Tree Farm" - Day 12 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/12

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Day 12 - Advent of Code 2025

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Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Dinsdag verschijnt mijn boek 'Woord voor woord: de verleden tijd van taal'. Daarin vind je onder andere 70 grote infographics. Vandaag is het tijd voor preview nr. 2: 'Een suikerreis':

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Now I'm convinced. I'm replacing the thermostat housing on my ancient Audi. Of course, a little plastic doohickey broke off when I took it apart. And of course I can't find it on any parts diagrams. I have no idea what it's called so I can't look it up in the usual way. So I asked chatgpt. 1/2

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

What is emergence? This is one of the most central ingredients of complexity, and a challenging one to formalize. Here's a paper by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social & Achyth Parola that attempts to classify different forms of emergence. @manlius.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social arxiv.org/pdf/2410.15468

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I warned about the Homework Apocalypse in 2023. It happened roughly as expected. There is a world where AI & traditional education get along very well (mixes of active in-class learning, AI-assisted assignments & tutors, blue books), but it needs to be built. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-homewo...

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

As chair of a humanities department at a working class university, I feel this so hard...

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I would gladly provide PhD-level services for $19,995/mo.

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Of course it is not the most elite institutions with the most resources fighting back. It is those with the fewest resources who serve the most marginalized populations. For these institutions DEI is not an optional add-on but their entire mission.

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Speaking of which: the largest public uni system in the US is facing collapse due to devastating (extremely blue) state budget cuts. Wish this got the same attention among fellow academics as how much Harvard skims off its $700 million in federal research funding. calmatters.org/education/hi...

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Gutted courses, fewer majors, faculty layoffs: Who will feel Cal State's 8% budget cut?

In his budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom included a Cal State budget cut of nearly 8%. System officials say that will force major cuts.

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Rep. Jared Huffman @realjaredhuffman.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Here's how stupid Trump thinks we are: he just dumped a bunch of valuable water from 2 federal flood control dams, wasting it into the Tulare Lake bed where it evaporates. None goes to LA, but he claims he's saving LA. Pissing on us and telling us it's raining.

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Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Please share: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California (CSU): "The Economics, Art History, Geology, Philosophy, Theater and Dance, Women and Gender Studies departments are slated for closure." www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

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SSU announces deep cuts: Layoffs, program eliminations, end of athletics to address $23.9 million deficit

In a message to the campus community, Interim President Emily Cutrer said prior reductions had proven insufficient to resolve the university’s financial challenges.

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

People opining on LLMs, both pro and con, really need to go back and read some Malinowski.

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Rob Malouf @robmalouf.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Good news: I'm giving two talks at #LSA2025 in January! Bad news: they've scheduled them back-to-back in two different sessions 😶 Anyone know how to get in touch with the organizers?

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