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Roland Goecke

@rolaustral.bsky.social
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Professor of Affective Computing at UNSW Canberra, Human-Centred Technology Research, Interests in Affective Computing/AI/ML/HCI - I also like elephants, mammoths, etc. - Views are my own

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 5h
Now that Man City have been found guilty of cheating… congrats Ted Lasso, you are now a Premier League champion!
Ted and Pep shake hands
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"What COVID-19 Does to the Body, 11th Edition" Over 70 studies on the impacts of COVID-19 Published: Aug 08, 2026
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What COVID-19 Does to the Body (11th Edition, August 2026)
Your Regular COVID-19 Research Update (70+ Studies)
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ARC is running webinars about the new schemes – register for one with the links below (times are AEST): 5 Aug 2–3pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/706e8e... 6 Aug 10–11am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c25ba8... 7 Aug 11–12pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a4ade3...
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Giulia Gizzi @giulia-gizzi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Looks like there are some tentative timelines that have been published now as well www.arc.gov.au/revitalised-...
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In case you missed it, the ARC now has rough time-lines for introducing the new schemes 👇
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Today's essential read for those who care about patient and HCW safety "During an outbreak due to a pathogen with high case fatality and no drugs or vaccines are available, the driving principle for PPE use should be the precautionary principle" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A morning visitor on the fence line, a male Australian King Parrot
Male Australian King Parrot sitting on a fence Male Australian King Parrot sitting on a fence
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
From the Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Foreatry over on LinkedIn. Sticking with the Avoid, Record, Report triad.✔️ Simple and clear.✔️ Limited text✔️ Selected and well-used colours✔️ An App might help but theyre not cheap and, ya know, we have submarines to fund.
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Asher Perlman @asherperlman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My cartoon in the January 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Calm winter morning in Canberra today #winter
Fog over a pond as the morning sun starts to break through. Reflections on the water surface.
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Aleix M Martinez @aleixmartinez.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A mathematics consortium has published a list of actions to address the use of AI in their field. It may be a good idea for @cvprconference.bsky.social @neuripsconf.bsky.social @iclr-conf.bsky.social and other ML, CV, NLP groups to work on a similar, cohesive proposal for our extended community.
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Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/05/2026
Bluesky isn't a bubble or an echo chamber, it's a garden. You plant some seeds and pull some weeds, you tend to it with care, and you make it into a space that pleases you when you come to sit in it a while. Other people can plant and tend to their own gardens, if they like. This garden is yours.
A colorful riot of tulips and other flowers.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The #autumn colours in Canberra have moved on from red to orange-yellow now
Yellow-orange autumn leaves
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I reckon that's by far the worst air quality reading in an Uber! With some drivers, you can try to reason and explain why that's terrible on multiple fronts. Others not. Needless to say that the N95 stayed on as it always does but I swear I had a headache after 20min in that Uber. #CleanAir
Screenshot of an Aranet 4 air quality measuring device showing an extremely high CO2 reading
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Autumn colours in Canberra #autumn
Colourful autumn leaves on trees in a park Colourful autumn leaves on trees
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Autumn has arrived in Canberra. First day of morning fog for the year!
Photo of a pond in fog in the morning. Reflections of trees can be seen on the water's surface.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 With thanks to @atranscendedman.bsky.social Santa Edition www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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COVID-19-associated neurological and psychological manifestations - Nature Reviews Disease Primers
This Primer by Wilson and colleagues summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
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Dr Shane Huntington OAM @drshanerrr.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I asked ChatGPT to tell me what success rates for grant programs would be considered okay for researcher mental health. A shocking embarrassment for Australia. Damage is being done on a daily basis. Urgent action is required.
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Dr. med. Hank Schiffers @leanhealth.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
2025 must read johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
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SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 04/12/2025
Behold: a genuinely useful flowchart #AcademicChatter
Flowchart titled “Should you attend that meeting?” with decision nodes leading to “Decline!” in all cases.
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important. Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? While SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t cause HIV/AIDS, its immune dysfunction, T cell depletion, vulnerability to infections, accelerated aging, and systemic damage echo AIDS-like effects in a broader sense.
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COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
📢 Call for Participation: ACII 2025 🌏 13th Int’l Conf. on Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction 🗓 8–11 Oct 2025 | Canberra, Australia ✨ Theme: Socially Responsible Affective Computing Program: acii-conf.net/2025/wp-cont... Website: 🔗 acii-conf.net/2025 #ACII2025 #AffectiveComputing #AI
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ACII 2025 – Canberra, Australia, 8-11 Oct 2025
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
"In fact, impunity reigns now, right? You have Putin, Netanyahu, you have all of the violence in in Africa. You have Myanmar in my part of the world, and many more. You have the threat that China will follow, and their tactics are the same tactics used by" tech CEOs" www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Journalist who won the prize Trump wants says US democracy 'on the edge of a cliff'
Intentionally attacking civilians like aid and rescue workers, and journalists, is a violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Silent Invasion: COVID-19’s Hidden Damage to Human Organs. Posted: 01 July 2025 "COVID-19 cannot be simply regarded as a respiratory disease; it should also be considered a more systemic disease that leaves long-term effects" Source: www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
9. Conclusion
This review investigates the multi-organ consequences of COVID-19, demonstrates how much
more than the respiratory system is impacted by SARS-CoV-2. Based on clinical, pathological and
biomarker analyses in the first half of 2025, we reported long-term damage in ten physiological
systems: cardiovascular, neurological, renal, hepatic, immune and psychological systems.
This review is unique in the way the outcomes of various disciplines are combined and attention
is reflected on similar processes which are endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammation and
microvascular damage. These overlapping circles provide an understanding of how the same viral
infection may lead to several chronic diseases, such as heart inflammation, brain fog, kidney damage
and immune malfunction, even in those with initially mild symptoms.
In summary, this article provides a coherent framework through which clinicians and
researchers can comprehend, diagnose and treat post-acute COVID-19 complications. It also indicates
promising agents, including antifibrotics and immunomodulators which may have the potential to
minimize or reverse organ injury.
In conclusion, COVID-19 cannot be simply regarded as a respiratory disease; it should also be
considered a more systemic disease that leaves long-term effects. To consider effective clinical care
approaches to public health and research priorities after the pandemic, a more comprehensive
understanding of its silent multi-organ effects is required
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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 11/07/2025
Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
If you are a PhD student working in Affective Computing, or related areas, the Doctoral Consortium at ACII 2025 is a fantastic opportunity. Important Dates: ============== Submission deadline: 30 June 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🎤 Call for Demos – #ACII2025 📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live! 📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings) 📹 Short demo video 📅 Submit by 15 July 2025 🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
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Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Enjoying an early morning walk in her favourite winter weather on her tenth birthday. Happy birthday, Jessie! #westie #westies
Western Highland White Terrier going for a walk on a sunny winter dayWestern Highland White Terrier going for a walk on a sunny winter dayWestern Highland White Terrier going for a walk on a sunny winter day
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025
Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”
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Maike Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Go on, apply for this two-year post-doc in Oxford working (with e.g. me and Robert Trager) on Causal Systems Modeling for AI Governance! Please share this ad with anyone who might interested!
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Job Details
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
In case you missed our landmark Delphi Consensus 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Please read and share🙏🏻 whn.global/global-exper...
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Global Experts Reach Urgent Consensus on Long COVID: A Wake-Up Call for Governments and Health Systems - WHN
A landmark international study has confirmed what millions of patients and advocates have been saying for years: Long COVID is real, it is debilitating, and the global response must be drastically sca...
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Serge Belongie @serge.belongie.com · 30/03/2025
Would you present your next NeurIPS paper in Europe instead of traveling to San Diego (US) if this was an option? Søren Hauberg (DTU) and I would love to hear the answer through this poll: (1/6)
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NeurIPS participation in Europe
We seek to understand if there is interest in being able to attend NeurIPS in Europe, i.e. without travelling to San Diego, US. In the following, assume that it is possible to present accepted papers ...
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Deadline extended for #ACII2025! Main track full paper submission deadline: 9 April 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... General Chairs ============ Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social ) Guoying Zhao Björn Schuller
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Call for Papers – ACII 2025
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Final call for paper for #ACII2025! Main track full paper submission deadline: 31 March 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... General Chairs ============ Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social ) Guoying Zhao Björn Schuller
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
“We are losing sight of the academic mission: to think, to enquire, to design and perform new research, to innovate, to teach and communicate our findings for the purpose of societal improvement” academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
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On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
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Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
If you’re interested in a crash course from the beginning in chronic issues with COVID I recommend this excellent interview with David Putrino. Perhaps the least well understood consequence is the damage every infection likely causes everyone, symptomatic or not. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long term organ damage
It’s now been five years since the COVID pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. The virus is still with us, and continues to make people sick. As many as 1 in 5 Canadians have experienced symptoms ...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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James Harrison, whose rare blood helped save millions of babies, dies at 88
By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease
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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is what you need to know: www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/everything...
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Everything You Need to Know About H5N1 Bird Flu
An article with ongoing updates.
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MeetJess @meetjess.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Both mild and severe cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are linked to changes in brain biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s disease. But let’s keep getting it over and over right ? www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
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Does COVID increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
COVID-19, even in mild cases, is linked to changes in Alzheimer’s disease-related brain biomarkers comparable to four years of aging. This study raises concerns about long-term neurological risks and ...
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We are thrilled to welcome you in-person in Canberra, Australia. The 13th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2025) will be held in Canberra, Australia on 8-11 Oct 2025. Please visit our official website for more details: acii-conf.net/2025/
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ACII 2025 – Canberra, Australia, 8-11 Oct 2025
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ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Our social media channels are up! Bluesky: @acii2025official.bsky.social Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/groups/14586... Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/g/15dF...
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This is the longer version on YouTube where I talk about. An incredible tribute from people around the world. Hard to process… youtu.be/FUCmDZaCeP0?...
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Dog's Unite At Sunrise For Alba The Thai Street Dog
YouTube video by Happy Doggo
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GOURLAY @gourlaysyd.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“Last year, the bill for sick leave in Sweden came to 92 billion kronor … That's just over 14 billion kronor more than the year before … But Social Insurance Minister Anna Tenje cannot explain why.” FAFO in action. www.tn.se/arbetsmarkna...
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Ministern om varför sjukskrivningarna skenar: ”Har inte svaren”
Förra året landade notan för sjukskrivningar i Sverige på 92 miljarder kronor, enligt en rapport från försäkringsbolaget Skandia. Det är drygt 14 miljarder mer än året innan. Särskilt ökar sjukskrivni...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/01/2025
Do Europeans still get to set the rules for their own elections? Or does Elon Musk decide? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 19/12/2024
THREAD This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis 1/31
Adam Curtis Title Card: We Too Are Trapped In A System. Text over a background of a large office building
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