As @craignewmark.bsky.social once said, “transparency is the new black.” I’d argue that open journalism has the best shot at gaining or regaining broken trust in mainstream news media organization.

From Honolulu @civilbeat.bsky.social to @propublica.org to emerging outlets around the world, journalists keep showing some of the most powerful words in journalism are “help us investigate.” www.sigmaawards.org/from-flammab...

Imagination is resistance, @ruha9.bsky.social reminds us that, " we need to reject the gospel that says technology is inevitable, that the train has left the station... In an error of automated bullshit, it’s time to become bullshit detectors," #MozFest

AI bros see lack of consent as a feature, not as a bug…and this has deep ramifications for how AI is developed and employed. @ebharrington.bsky.social @daniellecitron.bsky.social @maryannefranks.bsky.social @cagoldberglaw.bsky.social

OpenAI offers the *illusion* that abundant free labor is just around the corner. That capitalism will be able to dispense with paid workers, and unpaid labor will work 24/7. That revenue will grow exponentially and 100% of it will become profit. It promises infinite "rainmaking" to greedy people.

this is a great pod ep on the subject among other insights is that rightwing women adopt this drag-like appearance bc: 1) its a class status signal of the excess money, time, and help the look requires; 2) it exaggerates sexual dimorphism to reinscribe the gender binary rss.com/podcasts/inb...

Iraq 2.0, but this time en espanol. www.politico.eu/article/worl...

A rough week for tech stocks might signal a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence.

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Stormy skies in Scotland. #cyanotypeart #cyanotypes #cyanotype www.steves-cyanotypes.com

THIS. All of this, including thread posts! 🔥

Depressing new evidence on work conditions for Amazon delivery drivers (and interesting comparisons with UPS), by Danny Schneider and David Weil theconversation.com/the-unraveli...

AI chatbots used to be pitched as impartial tools for answering questions, but bespoke chatbots like Arya (an “unapologetic right-wing nationalist Christian AI model”) are now being programmed explicitly to reflect the biases of their creators. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/b...

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

A Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) formou nesta sexta-feira (7) maioria de votos para manter a condenação ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro e mais seis réus na ação penal do Núcleo 1 da trama golpista. iclnoticias.com.br/stf-forma-ma...

"Notice and consent hasn’t failed merely because people don’t care about their privacy, though that might be true. It has failed because we imposed the notice and consent paradigm while allowing companies to ensure that consumers actually got neither notice nor consent."

And boom, just like that, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court has done what the Brazilian Congress has been discussing for years: determined a notice and takedown for illegal content and platform liability in case of non compliance. It’s DSA bycourt ruling, baby! www.stf.jus.br/arquivo/cms/...

“The architecture of AI infrastructure reveals the architecture of power. Both can be redesigned.” @timnitgebru.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @veenadubal.bsky.social @dairinstitute.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social

Not all heros contain capers.

Librarians told 404 Media they are being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books that they need to wade through. AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, academics www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.

How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

Tech companies have long promised to deliver a golden age of human connection—but with AI companions, what’s actually unfolding is a digital age “more actively anti-social than the last,” @damonberes.com argues:

33 anos de luz 🌱 Cianotipia e bordado em papel fabriano de 300gr 🪡 #embroidery #cyanotype #art

New work! Cyanotype on kitakata paper

Two cyanotype prints I'm donating to the 10 x 10 fundraiser for @pyramidatlantic.bsky.social "Baccante" and "Department of War"

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The current "value" of social media... 🤢 🤮

Trump AI deepfakes glorify himself, trash rivals. In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks -- an unprecedented weaponization of AI imagery by a sitting American president u.afp.com/SeHr

"Society needs a deeper understanding and greater transparency of AI and social media recommendations. We currently lack insights that could be key to uncovering intended or unintended manipulation," writes @marietjeschaake.bsky.social:

BKC is hiring a new set of fellows! cyber.harvard.edu/page/open-ca...

This looks like a fantastic opportunity if anyone is interested! bsky.app/profile/char...

Um bom mapeamento do "stack" que a nossa soberania digital deve substituir

Mamdani says in his victory speech, “we will hire thousands of teachers.” This, and not the proprietary chatbot classroom, is the future of education.

Former FTC chair Lina Khan was just named to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team—just one sign that his new administration will take tech matters seriously, writes Rebecca Williams. She offers a tech agenda for the new mayor to advance his campaign goals:

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

By resisting surveillance and extraction and pursuing goals such as affordability, dignity, and justice, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani can show how technology can truly serve the people, writes Rebecca Williams. The first step, she says, is to protect immigrants.

"In the process ... Common Crawl has opened a back door for AI companies to train their models with paywalled articles from major news websites. And the foundation appears to be lying to publishers about this—as well as masking the actual contents of its archives."

Welcome to technofeudalism on steroids: Just 8 of the S&P500 companies account for 35% of the entire US market’s value, 69% of the gains since the market bottomed in April, and almost 80% of the S&P 500’s net income growth in the last year. www.ft.com/content/ae4d...

Still time to register for next Tuesday’s conversation on AI’s impact on science - join us in Edinburgh or online for a lively fireside chat between philosophers and scientists on the hype, the reality, and the future of AI in science, led by our CTMF Co-Director Dr. Emily Sullivan!

A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country. Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢

I had a long conversation with MIT Tech Review’s @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social about AGI; it fed into this very good read on the rise of AGI orthodoxy

🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

In the research for Computing, my multi-part documentary that examines the intersection of computing and what it means to be human, I've collected almost 6,000 books to help inform my storytelling. You can browse my entire collection here t.co/fw6RXUYR2l

As únicas pesquisas de opinião que são regulamentadas, que precisam abrir questionário e contratante (e olhe lá), são as eleitorais. Todas as outras perguntam o que acham que devem. E as perguntas condicionam as respostas, como este esquete britânico ilustra bem.

🚨 Job Alert We're hiring our first Postdoc to work with us on our @erc.europa.eu Project on Generative AI for Particle Physics. Check out the details below and don't hesitate to get in touch or spread the word! Deadline: Nov 30th inspirehep.net/jobs/3075448

Excited to share that my lab will be accepting applications for our very first PhD student to start in Fall 2026! Interested applicants can learn more about the lab here: wordpress.lehigh.edu/littlelearne... And Lehigh’s graduate program here: psychology.cas.lehigh.edu/graduate