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What is AI, and why is it harmful? What is AI, and why is it harmful?

https://piefed.social/c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world/p/2349418/what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful-what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful

What is AI, and why is it harmful? What is AI, and why is it harmful?

https://piefed.social/c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world/p/2349418/what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful-what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful

What is AI, and why is it harmful? What is AI, and why is it harmful?

https://piefed.social/c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world/p/2349418/what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful-what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful

What is AI, and why is it harmful? What is AI, and why is it harmful?

This talk serves to demystify and redefine AI in radical ways, as well as highlight how it can harm. We will touch on historical examples — and we will explore critical lenses, which can help us be thoughtful and careful in understanding what AI is and can do. Finally, some ways forwards will be discussed such that we can move towards a better present.

What is AI, and why is it harmful? What is AI, and why is it harmful?

https://piefed.social/c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world/p/2349418/what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful-what-is-ai-and-why-is-it-harmful

I sometimes post some depressing takes on interaction with #academics here. Well, here's a bit more of a funny example.

#LLM use from a PhD, Dr. James Utley.

The fella took my friend's python code (which was generated with LLM, yeah I know) and re-LLM'd it to a terrible rust port. Which I think is fine, but the guy stripped out any attribution or DOI reference. The design, command, function and the name of the program was kept the same.

#bioinformatics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcy1rWkJa86/?igsi=MTl1bDd1Z2JyeDZjaQ%3D%3D

I sometimes post some depressing takes on interaction with #academics here. Well, here's a bit more of a funny example.

#LLM use from a PhD, Dr. James Utley.

The fella took my friend's python code (which was generated with LLM, yeah I know) and re-LLM'd it to a terrible rust port. Which I think is fine, but the guy stripped out any attribution or DOI reference. The design, command, function and the name of the program was kept the same.

#bioinformatics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcy1rWkJa86/?igsi=MTl1bDd1Z2JyeDZjaQ%3D%3D

I sometimes post some depressing takes on interaction with #academics here. Well, here's a bit more of a funny example.

#LLM use from a PhD, Dr. James Utley.

The fella took my friend's python code (which was generated with LLM, yeah I know) and re-LLM'd it to a terrible rust port. Which I think is fine, but the guy stripped out any attribution or DOI reference. The design, command, function and the name of the program was kept the same.

#bioinformatics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcy1rWkJa86/?igsi=MTl1bDd1Z2JyeDZjaQ%3D%3D

I sometimes post some depressing takes on interaction with #academics here. Well, here's a bit more of a funny example.

#LLM use from a PhD, Dr. James Utley.

The fella took my friend's python code (which was generated with LLM, yeah I know) and re-LLM'd it to a terrible rust port. Which I think is fine, but the guy stripped out any attribution or DOI reference. The design, command, function and the name of the program was kept the same.

#bioinformatics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcy1rWkJa86/?igsi=MTl1bDd1Z2JyeDZjaQ%3D%3D

I sometimes post some depressing takes on interaction with #academics here. Well, here's a bit more of a funny example.

#LLM use from a PhD, Dr. James Utley.

The fella took my friend's python code (which was generated with LLM, yeah I know) and re-LLM'd it to a terrible rust port. Which I think is fine, but the guy stripped out any attribution or DOI reference. The design, command, function and the name of the program was kept the same.

#bioinformatics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcy1rWkJa86/?igsi=MTl1bDd1Z2JyeDZjaQ%3D%3D

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The semester’s back, and so is that particular kind of chaos 🎒 New notebooks, forgotten passwords, syllabi that already feel three weeks behind. Our apps help you getting organized. For a relaxed start into the new term, here’s a 40 percent discount, only until Sep 20th, 2026. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #devonagent #academics #backtoschool #studytips #notetaking #markdown #pressrelease https://www.devontechnologies.com/promotions/backtoschool

The semester’s back, and so is that particular kind of chaos 🎒 New notebooks, forgotten passwords, syllabi that already feel three weeks behind. Our apps help you getting organized. For a relaxed start into the new term, here’s a 40 percent discount, only until Sep 20th, 2026. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #devonagent #academics #backtoschool #studytips #notetaking #markdown #pressrelease https://www.devontechnologies.com/promotions/backtoschool

The semester’s back, and so is that particular kind of chaos 🎒 New notebooks, forgotten passwords, syllabi that already feel three weeks behind. Our apps help you getting organized. For a relaxed start into the new term, here’s a 40 percent discount, only until Sep 20th, 2026. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #devonagent #academics #backtoschool #studytips #notetaking #markdown #pressrelease https://www.devontechnologies.com/promotions/backtoschool

The semester’s back, and so is that particular kind of chaos 🎒 New notebooks, forgotten passwords, syllabi that already feel three weeks behind. Our apps help you getting organized. For a relaxed start into the new term, here’s a 40 percent discount, only until Sep 20th, 2026. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #devonagent #academics #backtoschool #studytips #notetaking #markdown #pressrelease https://www.devontechnologies.com/promotions/backtoschool

Edit: I have been helped! Librarians are amazing.

If any academics or librarians have full-text access to the following article, I'd be grateful for a copy to read! Please reply to this post and I can drop my work email. (I'm a Texas-based academic librarian.) <3

Delhalle, M., & Blavier, A. (2023, September). The influence of a child's intellectual abilities on psychological trauma: The mediation role of resilience. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7(3), 100338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100338

#libraries #librarians #academia #academics #scholarship #research #psychology #trauma #dissociation #ChildPsychology #ScholarlyPaper #FulltextAccess

Edit: I have been helped! Librarians are amazing.

If any academics or librarians have full-text access to the following article, I'd be grateful for a copy to read! Please reply to this post and I can drop my work email. (I'm a Texas-based academic librarian.) <3

Delhalle, M., & Blavier, A. (2023, September). The influence of a child's intellectual abilities on psychological trauma: The mediation role of resilience. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7(3), 100338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100338

#libraries #librarians #academia #academics #scholarship #research #psychology #trauma #dissociation #ChildPsychology #ScholarlyPaper #FulltextAccess

Edit: I have been helped! Librarians are amazing.

If any academics or librarians have full-text access to the following article, I'd be grateful for a copy to read! Please reply to this post and I can drop my work email. (I'm a Texas-based academic librarian.) <3

Delhalle, M., & Blavier, A. (2023, September). The influence of a child's intellectual abilities on psychological trauma: The mediation role of resilience. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7(3), 100338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100338

#libraries #librarians #academia #academics #scholarship #research #psychology #trauma #dissociation #ChildPsychology #ScholarlyPaper #FulltextAccess

Edit: I have been helped! Librarians are amazing.

If any academics or librarians have full-text access to the following article, I'd be grateful for a copy to read! Please reply to this post and I can drop my work email. (I'm a Texas-based academic librarian.) <3

Delhalle, M., & Blavier, A. (2023, September). The influence of a child's intellectual abilities on psychological trauma: The mediation role of resilience. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7(3), 100338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100338

#libraries #librarians #academia #academics #scholarship #research #psychology #trauma #dissociation #ChildPsychology #ScholarlyPaper #FulltextAccess

Edit: I have been helped! Librarians are amazing.

If any academics or librarians have full-text access to the following article, I'd be grateful for a copy to read! Please reply to this post and I can drop my work email. (I'm a Texas-based academic librarian.) <3

Delhalle, M., & Blavier, A. (2023, September). The influence of a child's intellectual abilities on psychological trauma: The mediation role of resilience. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7(3), 100338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100338

#libraries #librarians #academia #academics #scholarship #research #psychology #trauma #dissociation #ChildPsychology #ScholarlyPaper #FulltextAccess

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 📝📊 The #SAT was first administered to 8,000 students in June 1926, born from #WorldWarI #military I.Q. tests designed by #Princeton psychologist and eugenicist Carl Brigham.

Now taken by two million #students annually, fewer than 10% of U.S. #colleges require it for fall 2026 admissions, a shift accelerated by the #Covid #pandemic and long standing debates about what the test actually measures. The article traces the test’s #evolution from a tool that helped break into the old boys’ network of elite colleges to an #exam whose scores strongly correlate with family #income.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/100-years-ago-students-across-the-us-took-the-first-sat-today-relatively-few-colleges-require-the-test-where-is-it-headed-180988997/

#history #education #equity #meritocracy #publicschool #highschool #academics #policy #learning #criticalthinking #teaching

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change
#Canada #Science #Immigration #SkilledWorkers #Research #Policy #Innovation #Economy #Education #HumanRights #Labour #Academics #Universities #GlobalTalent #EDI
https://the-14.com/canada-cannot-afford-to-lose-international-research-talent-heres-what-needs-to-change/

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change
#Canada #Science #Immigration #SkilledWorkers #Research #Policy #Innovation #Economy #Education #HumanRights #Labour #Academics #Universities #GlobalTalent #EDI
https://the-14.com/canada-cannot-afford-to-lose-international-research-talent-heres-what-needs-to-change/

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change
#Canada #Science #Immigration #SkilledWorkers #Research #Policy #Innovation #Economy #Education #HumanRights #Labour #Academics #Universities #GlobalTalent #EDI
https://the-14.com/canada-cannot-afford-to-lose-international-research-talent-heres-what-needs-to-change/

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change
#Canada #Science #Immigration #SkilledWorkers #Research #Policy #Innovation #Economy #Education #HumanRights #Labour #Academics #Universities #GlobalTalent #EDI
https://the-14.com/canada-cannot-afford-to-lose-international-research-talent-heres-what-needs-to-change/

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change
#Canada #Science #Immigration #SkilledWorkers #Research #Policy #Innovation #Economy #Education #HumanRights #Labour #Academics #Universities #GlobalTalent #EDI
https://the-14.com/canada-cannot-afford-to-lose-international-research-talent-heres-what-needs-to-change/

#HigherEd figures from #Duke, #Harvard , #UCLA & #Yale reveàled as chums amongst #EpsteinFiles in latest doc drop.

#DOJ released a new batch of 3 million pages from #JeffreyEpstein case, revealing correspondence with prominent figures at top tier schools even after his 2008 conviction with name-drops including figures from #Kinsey Institute having lunch with Epstein and a former Israeli PM.

Latest doc dump includes over a half dozen top #academics in trove, prompting some #Edu institutional embarrassment.

Amongst those shown to have years of sporadic contacts are a prominent #Connecticut school's computer science professor David Gelernter, who was infamously injured after being targeted by #Unabomber Ted Kacynski, but later in life crafted correspondence casually chatting with the convicted sex offender regarding female students on campus he had working for him.

A controversial Duke "behavioral economics" professor named David Ariely who wrote an advice column in #WSJ for a decade is mentioned 636x, although he had previously confirmed only two meetings with Epstein, despite documents that now show at least seven personal interactions.

Others newly named include some top Harvard donors and academics along with those previously mentioned such as former #SocialSciences dean Stephen M. Kosslyn, "Evolution Center" director Martin Nowak and #LarrySummers.

#Florida police first began investigating #Epstein in March 2005 after a 14-year-old girl reported being molested at his home not far from Mar-A-Lago. Eventuallly arrested after a probe in 2006, he pleaded guilty to lesser prostitution charges through a non-prosecution agreement arranged by future #Drumpf admin official Alex Acosta in June 2008. By mid 2019, under add'l media scrutiny, #Epstein himself was found dead in a detention cell in #Federal custody while awaiting trial on new sex #trafficking charges.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/2026/02/03/nine-more-higher-ed-names-epstein-files

https://www.chronicle.com/article/heres-what-the-latest-epstein-files-say-about-his-ties-to-higher-ed

https://yaledailynews.com/articles/yale-professor-wrote-to-epstein-about-women-including-undergraduate

https://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-university-dan-ariely-epstein-files-professor-behavioral-economics-honesty-irrationality-newly-released-documents-20260131

https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-02-02/epstein-files-contain-emails-from-two-researchers-at-ius-kinsey-institute

Our new website is now live! 💻 Check out our website: https://www.psdi.ac.uk/

There is a lot to explore! Some resources do require login (which is currently available to UK academics) but most of our resources are available to all! If you encounter any issues please email us at [email protected]

#PSDI #WebsiteLaunch #UKAcademia #Academics #DataInfrastructure

"The impetus is on organisations, probably businesses and charities."
"It's not about what individuals think. It’s about what organisations do."

• When people try to change the British political landscape, they make demands of boycott on British cultural institutions: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/09/13/pressure-on-british-museum-to-ditch-bp
• When people try to change the German political landscape, they make demands of boycott on German cultural institutions: https://en.hespress.com/78244-cultural-figures-intellectuals-call-for-germany-boycott-over-palestine.html
• When people try to change the Israeli political landscape, they make demands of boycott on Israeli cultural institutions: https://vashtimedia.com/cultural-boycott-israel-palestine-gaza-sally-rooney/

Francesca Newton: https://vashtimedia.com/cultural-boycott-israel-palestine-gaza-sally-rooney/ @academicchatter

#freeSpeech #NaomiKlein #JacquelineRose #MiriamMargolyes #MichaelRosen #culturalBoycott #israelBoycott #antiZionism #faculty #academia #academic #universities #CulturalBoycott #academicChatter #israel #israelGazaWar #higherEd #education #academicFreedom #democracy #dissent #ashlaa #torture #university #academics #ShalhoubKevorkian #theocracy #JewishState #campus #campuses

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 "Hume saw Protestant theology—especially the more enthusiastic strains of English Puritanism—as having fortuitously shifted the landscape of political and economic sensibilities in England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by affecting believers’ political, social, and economic psychologies."

Matson EW. HUME ON THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE RISE OF ENGLISH COMMERCIAL SPIRIT. Journal of the History of Economic Thought. Published online 2024:1-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1053837223000585 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #Study #DOI #History #Economics #HistoryOfEconomics #Philosophy #DavidHume #England #Europe #Protestantism #EarlyModern #Academia #Academic #Academics @philosophy @historyofeconomics @earlymodern

#Revenant is a peer-reviewed e-journal dedicated to academic and creative explorations of the #Supernatural, the #Uncanny, and the #Weird.

Issue 9 is now available: #Vampires: Consuming #Monsters and Monstrous Consumption 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♀️

#Journals #Gothic #GothicStudies #Academics #Horror #HorrorStudies #Dracula #VarneyTheVampire

https://www.revenantjournal.com/

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Kuitems, M., Wallace, B.L., Lindsay, C. et al. Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021. Nature 601, 388–391 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03972-8 #OpenAccess #OA #Article #Archaeology #History #Histodon #Histodons #Europe #European #Americas #Newfoundland #Canada #Viking #Vikings #Spectrometry #Plants #Academia #Academic #Academics @science @histodon @histodons @archaeodons

🇺🇸 Les opérateurs Hive revendiquent l'attaque informatique d'octobre 2022 à l'encontre du Guilford College (guilford.edu) #usa #education #ransomware #college #campus #cyber #hive #teachers #courses #family #partners #services #certificates #city #board #management #employees #academics #bachelors #professors #relationship #organizations #passion #scholar #sports #team #experience #community #faculty #admissions #offices #future #careers #coursework #virtual #scholarships #commitment #databreach #students #degree #threats #outage #staff #athletics #quakers #informatique

🇺🇸 Les opérateurs Vice Society revendiquent une attaque informatique à l'encontre de Cincinnati State (cincinnatistate.edu) #usa #education #services #ransomware #college #office #campus #cyber #vicesociety #teachers #staff #courses #family #partners #certificates #academics #bachelors #management #employees #future #board #scholar #community #degree #admissions #careers #coursework #databreach #students #threats #outage #training #informatique

so each day I start my in-person #classes at #university with a #tune, and decorate our #collaborativeNotes files with #happyMaking #animalPix. Today's tunes include the #LindaLindas 'Growing Up' https://youtu.be/Wm1Sew7lAG4
and pictures of #BlairBraverman's dog #Grinch

what's your #classRoutine? #academics