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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

NO CHATGPT Or other artificial stupidity: motivation
First, clarity on distinguishing AIs:
Non-generative: grammar aid, translation, dictionary, text-to-audio (e.g. Natural Reader): no problem
As long as you use the appropriate tools (least intensive in data and server energy use).
Why? Because you provide the content. Your brain is doing the most important work
Generative: ChatGPT & Co.
You only supply the prompt, the AI supplies the content.
Why is this delegation of work problematic?
3 domains: ethical, environmental, intellectual engagement.

(Caveat: generative is probably ok for computer programming, where it can be useful and save time. Not relevant to this class.)

1) AI and ethics
Mass theft of all and everything
«learning» on books, articles, blogs, social media, images, music, cultural production, without permission of authors/creators, and leading to their mass joblessness. Profits are not reditributed to originators.
Permanent destruction of the mental health of underpaid precarious tech workers in the Global South (Kenya, Philippines …):
«correction» to avoid production of violent and pedophile contents etc, tech workers are obliged to watch and correct super violent contents for days on end, leading to extreme psychological suffering and trauma, from which recovery is doubtful. No or little compensation (certainly not at the level of the suffering inflicted).
In short, an industry built on theft of real human creation and sacrifice of real human health, profiting a few megafortunes.

2) AI and (un)sustainability

Massive consumption of electricity, water, server capacity for generative AI.
Outcome: keep fossil fuel companies in business, using up new renewable capacity, without any satisfaction of basic human needs.
Massive misappropriation of the finance necessary for climate and ecological action (renewable generation, efficiency and retrofit for buildings, public transit, infrastructures for cycling etc) towards AI industry.
Overall: undermine climate action, reinforce fossil industry, waste resources necessary for human development.

3) AI and intellectual engagement

First, what learning is (or should be) about:
The goal should not (only) be the reproduction of «correct» knowledge,
But mainly personal engagement and experience of thinking about topics of interest. Personal engagement = using one’s own brain.
The most important activity for learning and intellectual engagement is the experience of making one’s own mistakes, by trial and error, corrections based on new ideas, starting over again. Learning to recognise nuances, knowledge gaps, better explanations
This kind of learning is possible only through using your own brain, not AI.
Also, Ais are not «intelligent». At all.
They simply reproduce pre-existing patterns. They «bullshit», invent false references, false facts, false data, simply because those sound plausible. VERY DANGEROUS.
If you learn how to NOT use AI, and how to research facts and data on your own, this will serve you and your communities for the rest of your life.

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I just love the soft curves of her design. Really beautiful work ^^

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I love the final character designs, but I'm not gonna lie, I've been obsessed with this concept art by @amithompson.bsky.social since I first saw it. #rujinu #jinumi #kpopdemonhunters #kpdh #wolfssketches #artistsonbluesky #noai

Jinu and Rumi from K-pop Demon Hunters in the designs from some of their concept art. Rumi has an angry expression as she pins Jinu to a wall, and Jinu is smiling back at her. Both of their left eyes glow yellow and trail wisps of color that match the demon patterns visible on their arms, necks, and faces.

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 09/07/2025

"His eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming"

Frontispiece illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Collection Jigsaw Sticker Book" inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works. The image shows a spooky pale-eyed raven perched on the top of a skull with a teal curtain backdrop.

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ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hi #PortfolioDay ! I'm Ida, a Malaysian Chinese queer artist. I draw fantasy, ttrpg art, and girls in love!! 🎨🌸

An illustration of a lady knight by the title of River Styx in front of a depiction of a vulture and a cavernous river.

an oc is holding her hands to her eyes, her hands are translucent. she is smoking a cigarette and sneers.

A blue character has her fingers steppled over a dress made of negative space. An imagery of her lungs is filled with black roses and brambles and two bright stars. She has a rose coming out of her mouth as well.

two characters hanging in the air with Shibari ropes as they kiss. They hang over the waters with clouds in the distance. They are covered in vines and brambles of roses and thorns.

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Strength tarot card for reformedvillain on tumblr. It's been so long since I've drawn a dragon, and I loved painting this gentle interaction. #fantasyart #dragons #elves #characterart #digitalart #dragonage #wolfssketches

A custom tarot card representing strength. Against a dark green background, a brown-skinned elf with long, dark hair stands with his hands on the muzzle of a red dragon. Both characters have their eyes closed in a peaceful expression. There is an infinity sign above the head of the elf.

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Ash @bsartsss.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I cant wait for witcher ciri

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Natalie de Corsair @nataliedecorsair.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Werewolf woman heads for you

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The guiding light- 2024

My art, digital. A shaman with lit candles on her head and decorative clothing. Two skeletons surround her in pink

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c3rmen @c3rmen.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Mornin couch doodles of dragons and weird dogs #art #ink #doodle

Sketch page of a dragon head and a wolf with many eyes and an arrow in the maw

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Kalyppso @omgkalyppso.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

i also wanted to share some wedding attire inspiration for my nonbinary mc / oc Faedolyn in honor of the engagement banner 1/10

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I'm adding tarot cards to my regular commissions! Estimated price is 250 USD, but may be less or more depending on the complexity of the design. DM me if you have questions or to reserve a slot! #Tarot #ArtistsOnBluesky #DigitalArt #CharacterArt

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Ash @bsartsss.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

She has no right looking that good

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Ekay 🔞 @ekay-i.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Human Mephisto?

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Aubrey @aubrey.northsky.social · 02/06/2025

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Husband of Jonathan Joss

My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.

Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.

When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.

Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future.

He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.

I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.

To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family.

My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together.

If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband.

Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built.

Tristan Kern de Gonzales

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Been getting really into Love & Deepspace #wip

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Commission for @omgkalyppso.bsky.social of their LADS MC, Fae, and Zayne. Loved drawing these two, they're so cute. #LoveAndDeepSpace #Zayne #LADS #characterart #commissions #wolfssketches

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rook 🤞✨️ jester coded @corvidrogue.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

sketch(es) vs final had to figure out what he was wearing so i could figure out how it would sit

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Hell-a Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

piggybacking off this: the most powerful sales technique in the world, for pretty much all of human history, has been word of mouth. If you like something someone made, TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Tell everyone. Leave reviews. Repost. Talk about it. Link to it and link to the artist. We depend on YOU.

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wolfssketches @wolfssketches.bsky.social · 05/04/2025