My colleague working on political discourse told me that when he copied one politician’s speech into Google Translate with automatic language detection, and it detected “Doublespeak.” Each field has their own jokes

Many people won’t vote but will take to the streets—what does it tell us about democracy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qDwr6ocP8&t=1807s - #democracy #activism

Reducing humanities in universities is a strategy to weaken social critique and resistance

The unspeakable pleasure of teachers: “For next week, read chapter 1”- *waiting a bit to see the students’ reaction* - “and also, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 42”

After electing populists like Trump and Bolsonaro, people became more pro-democracy —how do you interpret it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qDwr6ocP8&t=1557s - #democracy #internationalrelations

Occupy Wall Street didn’t change Wall Street, but it changed how we talk about money

My nephew believes that a Pokéball can catch a Pikachu, but the werewolf that will eat him if he doesn’t finish their plate? Nah

Is it because many young people have never experienced a dictatorship that they don’t fear losing democracy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qDwr6ocP8&t=1501s - #democracy #internationalrelations

Linda Martín Alcoff (City University of New York) argues that AI under corporate power won’t serve people—it will serve profit and control

There’s nothing more annoying than reviewers with conflicting feedback; they’re actually pretty helpful

Social media now shapes our thinking more than TV or newspapers ever did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qDwr6ocP8&t=1236s - #democracy #internationalrelations

Investigate your news sources—real journalism isn’t always where you expect it

Why is it that when I see a labyrinth, I just imagine myself flying over it to scan the QR code?

The West is blamed for promoting LGBT rights, but even there, struggles remain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0tYIbvctU&t=2195s - #LGBT #internationalrelations

Individual eco-actions matter, but it should not make us forget that the real climate change solutions require collective power shifts

Executioners do an abominable job that shouldn't exist. They deserve the death penalty 🙃

Scapegoating LGBT groups helps authoritarian states strengthen their rule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0tYIbvctU&t=2149s - #LGBT #internationalrelations

Very productive workshop at ECPR! Got plenty of feedback, met plenty of nice and talented researchers, and I definitely look forward to returning next year

Higher education is under attack because critical thinking threatens authoritarian power

Russia's crackdown on LGBT people is part of a broader war on free speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0tYIbvctU&t=2109s - #LGBT #internationalrelations

Democracy isn’t obligated to follow science—can this survive climate change?

Life is too short to eat kale when there’s free pizza at the department seminar

Have you ever thought like me, after looking the screen computer for a too long time, that the world has great resolution?

If God watches everything we do, the least we can do is be entertaining

“We need to *feel* climate disaster before acting”—a dangerous truth about human psychology?

In North Europe, there are two seasons: the short season of heavy rain and the long season of light rain

If AI floods the internet, will we trust anything we read? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1952s - #AI #LLM #society

Real change can also happen through social movements, not just elections

Learning requires effort. The fact that AI makes information very easy to obtain has direct consequences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1642s - #AI #LLM #society

We used to search libraries for knowledge—now we want instant AI responses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1609s - #AI #LLM #society

You missed out on childhood if you never jumped over a shadow to avoid getting *killed*.

Public discourse should focus on policies, not scandals and mudslinging

We can’t make AI neutral, but we can demand transparency about its sources and biases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1478s - #AI #LLM #society

Keeping a secret is hard. That must be the reason why so many people share it, so that others can help keep it secret?

U.S. election cycles last two years—too long for real policy discussion

Just like encyclopedias in the 18th century, AI now reflects national ideologies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1305s - #AI #LLM #society

Throwing your friend's camera and watching it shatter on the ground: "Should’ve invested in better Reflex."

Most political systems filter out real change before voters even get a say

AI models are becoming ideological battlegrounds, with nations developing their own versions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1223s - #AI #LLM #society

Public holidays don’t make me lazy. They just give me overwhelming motivation to do absolutely nothing today

Unjustly treated people are a majority, so why is nothing changing? For Linda Martín Alcoff (City University of New York), the reason is power structures

If most online content leans liberal, is it any surprise AI models do too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1166s - #AI #LLM #society

Repost if, every morning when you check the news, your first thought is: Welp, we're screwed..

For Linda Martín Alcoff (City University of New York), a just wage should be based on living costs, not a false idea of job complexity

Studies confirm AI models have political biases, mirroring the ideological tilt of online content https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=1133s - #AI #LLM #society

This post contains nothing, will waste your time, and even after being warned, you just had to read it till the end

It is always appalling to realize that the economy is built by workers who can’t afford to sustain their own lives. Linda Martín Alcoff (City University of New York) tells us more about it

AI doesn’t just answer questions—it decides what topics and perspectives to prioritize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpusJEWn-A&t=997s - #AI #LLM #society

Sometimes, conferences put together so many interesting topics to do research on, I feel as excited as a dust mite at a carpet convention

One insight worth remembering from my talk with Linda Martín Alcoff (City University of New York): The ability to fight for yourself depends on your material conditions