iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you're at #COLM2026 this week in San Francisco, stop by on Wednesday @4:30pm to learn more about our work on benchmark data for hybrid human-AI generated fake news. colm.cc preprint: lnkd.in/g-vdFAZf

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 03/10/2026

Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.

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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family

Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I spent the summer reading this stunning book. And re-reading, highlighting, scribbling notes, making connections. One of those books that changes the light on everything you see.

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Megan Kirkwood @megafreda.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

Robert Davies, physics professor at Utah State University on a massive proposed data centre in Utah: “This would be the single largest, single-site energy source — heat source — on the planet and that includes volcanoes.” What www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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AI Data Centers Release Heat, Posing New Problem for Cities

As facilities to power AI grow larger and are built in clusters, they are spreading hot air beyond their property lines

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I wrote an e-mail to James Hollis recently (few months ago). Seems frivolous...e-mail. I should have sent a handwritten note. I was longing for some way to connect with this absolute giant in my life. (remarkably) I received a response the next day. With a pearl of wisdom I'll always cherish.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just got done listening to the @404media.co podcast interview with Sherry Turkle. Lots of wise stuff in there about empathy and how artificial friends aren't just a poor substitute for actual human connection but really harmful. >>

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I *hate* this "digital divide" framing for AI; even libraries marshal it to justify their "AI literacy classes," ensuring all have "access" for self-actualization and economic opportunity. Maybe instead some folks are sufficiently literate, and they're instead choosing *principled refusal*.

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 14/09/2026

Big (huge?) news on the computational complexity preprint server, with a paper by Yumou Fei, Dor Minzer, and Shuo Wang I am not qualified to read beyond the intro: the perfect completeness version of the (not) Unique Games Conjecture, the 4-to-1 Games conjecture! eccc.weizmann.ac.il/report/2026/...

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ECCC - TR26-179

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Natasha Lennard @natashalennard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We could waste a lot of time speculating about the apocalyptic worldviews of tech billionaires. Whatever they believe, talk of existential risk is a convenient way to not address known harms produced by AI systems overseen by fascist billionaires. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/09/14/a...

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Tech CEOs’ Doomsaying Is a Distraction from Real, Existing Harms of AI

The binary between AI apocalypse and AI redemption asks us to ignore data centers and AI war machines — all as tech executives get incredibly rich.

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Micah Warren @micah541.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

cloak and dagger navier stokes cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Co-evolution, ecology, and the absolutely brilliant Michael Levin 😍 arxiv.org/pdf/2609.03344

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

OpenAI is now facing more than 50 consumer harm and wrongful death lawsuits alleging that extensive use of ChatGPT resulted in psychological harm, physical injury, and even the deaths of users and/or those around them. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

👀 and 🤍 for Michael Zhang tomorrow.. he has our superMario in his corner www.atptour.com/en/news/anci...

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

You're not the only one finding it hard to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription. Apparently the 4-page, 6-click, 15-option cancellation workflow is nicknamed the "Iliad" internally. (16'30'') www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wko-...

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The most thoughtful position I've seen on AI from any University thus far. @mit.edu aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/#23-p...

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Report – AI and Education

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚨 JCDL 🚨 To effectively aggregate, reason over scientific literature, we need ways to extract key info (e.g., hypotheses, statistics) from published papers (PDFs... not ideal...). We tackle ways to do that (better) using LLMs. We conclude this is still a hard problem. arxiv.org/pdf/2603.21193

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For all the things I get wrong, this is one I think I get right. When I think someone is extraordinary, I tell them. About the little moments, their words that stayed with me, their beautiful expressions. (we need) More kindness, more connection.

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🚨 ACM GROUP 2027 🚨 Another labor of love story... years in the making and revising. We interviewed 25 individuals from marginalized and vulnerable groups who turned to online community for support when offline resources were scarce. preprint (although, older version): arxiv.org/abs/2311.15427

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Lived experiences of online harm amongst marginalized and vulnerable individuals in support-seeking communities on Reddit

Online communities can serve as meaningful sources of social support, particularly for marginalized and vulnerable groups. Disclosure of personal information facilitates integration into online commun...

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Afghan women leave their house 1-2x per month. They are forbidden to go to school after 6th grade. Profs: 200 volunteer professors can help you repurpose your existing class, in English, for these deserving girls. AFSO students are being admitted to universities and some of them are getting out. 🤍

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Afghan Female Student Outreach | University education for Afghan women

Afghan Female Student Outreach (AFSO) builds pathways for Afghan university women to complete their education

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🚨 EMNLP x2 🚨 2 papers accepted to EMNLP 2026 1. **Affective Context Amplifies Sycophancy in LLM Responses** - title says it all.. 2. **Aggregation-Aware Synthetic Text Generation Against Authorship Re-Identification** - privacy-preserving synthetic data generation outperforms SoA

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Acceptable plan for sabbatical when you’re a full Professor (apparently) #elcap

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"The Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard-loom weaves flowers and leaves." -Ada Lovelace, 1843 (computing was always women's work)

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Yes. Have been thinking this way too re:AI.. Digging into hydrothermal vents and similar.. But is it just an apt metaphor or can we map it more closely?

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🚨New paper - out today in Vaccine 💉 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Our findings illustrate how the engagement architectures of social media platforms shape elite political communication and the informational politics of public-health governance.

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Elected officials' online anti-vaccination statements respond to online engagement

State legislators play a central role in U.S. vaccination policymaking, yet little is known about how social media engagement dynamics reinforce elected officia

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.” 💌

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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 26/07/2026

“It took the world of sampling to the next level. … It wasn’t so much the actual samples they used as the way they aligned them together into a seamless flow. It was the epitome of a masterpiece.” Inside the Making of Beastie Boys’ ‘Paul’s Boutique’:

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“It was the epitome of a masterpiece…”

The Beastie Boys, famous fans and collaborators recall the creation of the rap trio's 1989 sampledelic game-changer, Paul’s Boutique.

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Shadi Rezapour @rezapour.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Can we please stop pretending AI can replace peer review? If I wanted my paper reviewed by a model, I could have done it already. I want my community to read it and provide feedback. That's the whole point of peer review. Science depends on expert scrutiny and accountability—not automated judgment.

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“When is the last time you had a truly original idea?” He proceeded to answer his own question: “The single most basic form of expression that humans draw upon is imitation of others, and so I think having an original idea may qualify you as being partially insane.”

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🚨 Our paper "Beyond Detection: Governing GenAI in Academic Peer Review as a Sociotechnical Challenge" is accepted to #AIES2026 🥰 We explore the hot mess (technical term) that is AI-mediated academic peer review... Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2603.20214

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Beyond Detection: Governing GenAI in Academic Peer Review as a Sociotechnical Challenge

Generative AI tools are increasingly entering academic peer review workflows, raising questions about fairness, accountability, and the legitimacy of evaluative judgment. While these systems promise e...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"But while American lawmakers nudge artificial-intelligence companies to add mental-health guardrails, Beijing is taking a heavier hand. It is policing virtual romance, in part because it wants people to stop dating machines and start having babies."

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China Wants More Babies—So It’s Cracking Down on Chatbot Love Affairs

New rules forbid chatbots designed for companionship from encouraging emotional reliance.

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Neckties of Noir @neckties-of-noir.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#science #otd #filmsky #primatology On this day in 1960, ethologist Jane Goodall arrived in Tanzania to begin her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees.

National Geographic photo of Jane Goodall sitting on the ground facing to the left, there is a young chimpanzee sitting on the ground behind her playing with her hair.
British ethologist Jane Goodall (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Goodall) first arrived at what became Gombe Stream National Park inTanzania (https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanzania); there she conducted her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees (https://www.britannica.com/animal/chimpanzee).

Jane Goodall was studying chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.
• Goodall revolutionized primatology by focusing on chimpanzees as individuals with distinct personalities rather than just numbers.
• Her groundbreaking observations included documenting chimpanzees creating and using tools, such as fishing for termites with twigs.
• She spent nearly 60 years researching and advocating for the conservation of chimpanzees and their habitats.

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alice e marwick @alicetiara.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Enormous congrats to @thecoalition.bsky.social @knightcolumbia.org @protectdemocracy.org for prevailing in their lawsuit against the Trump administration's immigration policy that targeted fact-checkers & disinformation researchers. More like this please. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...

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Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Our work on hybrid (human+AI)-generated misinformation is accepted to #COLM2026 preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2604.09514 The work builds on our #NAACL2025 paper detailing the strategies used by human creators of fake news to enhance AI-generated content. aclanthology.org/2025.naacl-l...

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Many Ways to Be Fake: Benchmarking Fake News Detection Under Strategy-Driven AI Generation

Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have enabled the large-scale generation of highly fluent and deceptive news-like content. While prior work has often treated fake news detection as a bi...

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Next in a series of enchantment. White Sands, NM

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Jian Wu @fanchyna.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The accepted submissions include long papers (8 pages), short papers (4 pages), and extended abstracts (2 pages). The submission deadline is September 7, 2026. ai4scisci.github.io/2026/ @srajtmajer.bsky.social

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AI4SciSci 2026

Artificial Intelligence for Science of Science | AI4SciSci 2026

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

When I need help with something important, I ask the busiest woman I know. This is the DIY society. Brilliant @jessicacalarco.com

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Octopus can change color using thousands of specialized pigment cells in their skin called chromatophores. By expanding and contracting these cells, they can change colors and skin textures in a fraction of a second. Some species are simply famous for their extreme abilities. #octopus #marinelife

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Sarah Rajtmajer @srajtmajer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Online asynchronous(“World Campus”) education, Summer 2026: “It’s a farce”

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