Reposted by arianaThe Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In which @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and @emilymbender.bsky.social remind us that the risk of AI is not "superintelligence gone rogue," but human reliance on flawed systems in high-stakes situations: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 17145
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026i wholeheartedly, enthusiastically recommend this harrowing book to anyone who wants to understand the current state of US politics. 🍎🐍 000
Reposted by arianaAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Was a bit confused when I got this alert this morning but thanks 2021-me for recognising that I’d get a good post out of it 1839
Reposted by arianaBizzario @rbizzario.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unabomber advertising well for linguistics. 0174
Reposted by arianaChappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026today's hardware designers could never conceive of what Kazuo Kawasaki was doing in 1996 7869191709
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026cf. www.etymonline.com/word/gunsel ?etymonline.comGunsel - Etymology, Origin & Meaning"naive young boy," but especially "a catamite;" specifically "a young male kept as a… See origin and meaning of gunsel. 000
Reposted by arianabozza @bozza.bsky.social · 01/10/2026important announcement: trainspotters / railfans in Australia are called "gunzels" 111
Reposted by arianaOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 30/09/2026a common misogynist pattern we've seen from oldschool twitter and of course offline misogyny: they seem to strip us of our job titles, degrees, even names and genders in some cases to help buoy their claims we're not experts nor scholars... I don't care that much personally, but it's a useful tell! 17217
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comSoot Sprites Collecting KonpeitoAlt: soot sprites from spirited away 020
Reposted by arianaDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026Seriously, just do not use muse 16822270
Reposted by arianajam @socialistboat.dad · 29/09/2026I can tell you're not from around here by the way you pronounce "shibboleth" 165670
Reposted by arianaNicholas "phi" Shectman @totient.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Agreed that this is a vous situation, unless the reader is a child. But mostly I came here to share this guide, which is 100% correct and also hilarious for its weird specificity: www.talkinfrench.com/wp-content/u...talkinfrench.com 5406
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i used to draw shitty pictures of garfield for my friends 🐾 010
Reposted by arianamanewt.bsky.social @manewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Friend who works at meta: “Do not use the muse agent, it’s like inviting a Vampire inside” 7609216
Reposted by arianaAJ & Fae are ✨🌊FAERY🌸👁️🌼CHURCH⛪ @faerychurch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hire 👏 outside 👏 ethicists Break the "AI safety" cartel. Most of what they fret about is stuff that is very unlikely. Most of the problems that ARE happening due to AI, they are ignoring as unglamorous. If making sure AI doesn't kill people is their prime mission, they're fucking it up pretty bad. 1294
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026watch anywhere in the world for $5 USD! bsky.app/profile/ghos... 031
Reposted by arianaChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A.I. and corporate lingo are dragging language ynto drugged realmes of vague, airy, plastic nothingnesse: glitz and hyperbole wythout meaning. Language must have fur and clawes, make the floorboardes creake and leave wet dirtye footprintes. Wordes are rayne and fyre and stone. Wielde them. Save us. 6543203
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i work with an alex* horne and it never ceases to amuse me 010
Reposted by arianaTony Roberts @phatcontroller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Learning requires unlearning 0144
Reposted by arianaChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026Nate worry about your AI boyfriend at with your AI therapist, please 413111
Reposted by arianaGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925261729
Reposted by arianaR.B. Lemberg. Yes, still in Kansas @rblemberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mutual aid alert. Siobhán Kirchstein, whom I've known for many years, is a trans woman who works as a janitor at KU and has been targeted for using a bathroom. Her case has been profiled in many venues, including by M. Gessen at the NYT. I've talked to her at length recently. 14845
Reposted by arianave, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 23/09/2026One of my long-standing complaints with the pro-AI world is how their complaint that anti-AI people and the left "need better critics" is clearly a reflection of themselves not having read the actual critical work on AI, and instead repeating social media memes as a strawman for actual critique. 817929
Reposted by arianaLAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 23/09/2026YOUR VIBE ATTRACTS YOUR TRIBE 560093
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026may i ask how you know this or how i may acquire this knowledge independently? it would certainly make me feel better to be as certain as you sound. 000
Reposted by arianaJake Lawrence @timecowboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026some creatures you might find in the woods. 132557712
Reposted by arianaSteve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on 4397291236
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026long covid is REAL and A BIG DEAL and it has absolutely nothing to do with how you feel about taylor lorenz pmc19.compmc19.comPandemic Mitigation Collaborative - COVID-19 Data Dashboard 040
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026also the "please do not take the guy who wrote that charlie kirk was doing politics the right way seriously" sign 0100
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026oh. oh no. staying away from DC. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/f...arstechnica.comFAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestionFAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout. 120
ariana @uffbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026i think it's possible that the "AI" here is just regular rules-based automation. i very much hope that it is. 210
Reposted by arianaGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 15/08/2026That's why I generally vote for the furthest left candidate on my ballot - because I'm looking for the person who's gonna throw the least number of people under the bus. And that's why I yell at whoever represents me whenever they throw anyone under the bus. No one goes under the fucking bus. 574489
