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3/n Spoiler alert: the models I experimented with failed spectacularly. But, the results were surprising and fascinating — not due to the failures themselves but how the different models I used failed.
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2/n From their earliest days these terms were at least partially about marketing rather than strictly technical ideas (Hao 2025, 90) [...] There have been previous AI booms and busts. Historian Colin Garvey (2018) describes these previous cycles as “broken promises and empty threats”.
https://joshlepawsky.site/experiments-with-local-ai/
Image from: from Garvey, Colin. 2018. “Broken Promises and Empty Threats: The Evolution of AI in the USA, 1956-1996.” Technology’s Stories, ahead of print, March 16. https://doi.org/10.15763/jou.ts.2018.03.16.02
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1/n Given my broader research interests and the non-consensual inclusion of my work into AI data training sets, I figure I have some license to play around with these tools to get a sense of what they do. So I decided to experiment with what is sometimes called ‘local AI’...
Read more: https://joshlepawsky.site/experiments-with-local-ai/
Image: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org
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"Type “AI images” into your search engine and you will notice a pattern. Go on, give it a go!
The result is striking, and it’s the same on photo libraries and content platforms. In fact, the lack of variety, and the inaccuracy is almost inescapable. The predominance of sci-fi inspired and anthropomorphised images, and the lack of readily accessible alternative images or ideas, make it hard to communicate accurately about AI."
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Nafus, Dawn. 2026. The Cost of Staying with the Trouble: What Happens When AI Lives Rent-Free in Our Heads. Society Social Studies of Science.
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Nafus, Dawn. 2026. The Cost of Staying with the Trouble: What Happens When AI Lives Rent-Free in Our Heads. Society Social Studies of Science.
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Nafus, Dawn. 2026. The Cost of Staying with the Trouble: What Happens When AI Lives Rent-Free in Our Heads. Society Social Studies of Science.
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Nafus, Dawn. 2026. The Cost of Staying with the Trouble: What Happens When AI Lives Rent-Free in Our Heads. Society Social Studies of Science.
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Nafus, Dawn. 2026. The Cost of Staying with the Trouble: What Happens When AI Lives Rent-Free in Our Heads. Society Social Studies of Science.
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Every time I'm confronted with some version of AI-is-inevtiable-here-to-stay-not-going-away talk, I like to remind myself of this helpful wikipedia page:
"List of predictions for autonomous Tesla vehicles by Elon Musk"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_predictions_for_autonomous_Tesla_vehicles_by_Elon_Musk
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"MUNFA Raising Concerns About Cuts to Mathematics Department Faculty Positions"
https://vocm.com/2026/03/12/munfa-mathematics-department-cuts/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
#postsecondary
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"MUN hires VP without community consultation"
https://www.fundmun.ca/news/mun-hires-vp-without-community-consultation
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#labrador
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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant.
Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/
#munfa
#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
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4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn
"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”
This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."
https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/
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#MUN
#newfoundland
#labrador
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We knew enrolments would drop if tuition were raised. Data were released today during an employee townhall.
Guess what? We were right (shocker).
See here (2021): https://www.caut.ca/bulletin/news-munfa-fighting-a-doubling-of-tuition-fees-and-pse-cuts-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/
And here for today's data: https://mun.ca/evolve/media/production/memorial/administrative/evolve/Employee-Town-Hall-March-2026-(002).pdf
#munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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2/x The cuts at our university are happening despite the university repeatedly showing that for every $1 of public money put into it, $2 - 4 come out into the broader economy. This tells us that the arguments for cuts are based on 'something' other than evidence.
#munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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1/x For more than a decade, our provincial government has been defunding our university. Now, contract faculty positions are being cut, class sizes are increasing, while students' tuition has increased 2x-4x over the last 2-3 years. Literally, paying more to get less... #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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If you like the cartoon ☝️ there are also some low barrier ways to support Canada Posties and their union:
https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign/resources/take-action-stop-attack-canada-post
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"As fires raged through Conception Bay North this summer, destroying over 200 structures, many evacuees faced their worst fear when the primary escape – Route 70 – was blocked.
Similarly when it comes to NL’s economic and climate emergency, our collective road to safety is being blocked by oil lobbyists in concert with the provincial government.
This was on display when Prime Minister Mark Carney visited our province on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 to meet with Premier John Hogan."
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/opinion-oil-blocks-our-fire-exit
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Network, Patchwork, Technate: geographical imaginations of the 'tech right' https://electronicplanet.xyz/2025/05/02/network-patchwork-technate-geographical-imaginations-of-the-tech-right/ #ElonMusk, #FarRight, #NetworkState, #Politics, #TechRight