Why are people adopting AI to write? The last few weeks I have witnessed a number of interesting discussions breaking out on social media. A couple of weeks ago a US-based academic admitted using AI in some of his writing, which prompted an angry response from a prominent AI researcher. I'm not…

Actually, it's GNU/Dune.

After saying no to a bunch of events last year, I'm thinking of agreeing to travel more this year. I've been invited to Washington in October, and I'm a bit apprehensive that my social media won't allow me to travel to the US. Am I justified in being worried?

I'm delighted that I never engaged in rage-baiting, although it would often be the easiest way to drive up clicks. So much traffic is being driven by evident click-bait.

The UK government has published the long awaited "Report and impact assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence". www.gov.uk/government/p...

I love teaching, but one of the hardest things is to realise when a class doesn't go well and not to feel too bad about it. Yesterday I had one amazing class and one where things didn't go as planned, and I've been stewing about it all morning.

New HEIPI report on AI use by students. "AI use is now almost universal. Some 95% of students report using AI in at least one way and 94% say they use generative AI to help with assessed work." www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/stud...

I don't use blocklists, I block people manually like god intended.

Final week of teaching before the Easter break. Piracy and copyright infringement week, had fun updating my slides.

See you later, I'm off to do some cognitive offloading with Claude.

I asked Gemini for a visual representation of copyright piracy across the ages for a class slide, and it produced this monstrosity. I saw it so now you have to see it too.

An end to the input-output dichotomy in AI copyright? Like Company v Google takes an unexpected turn I've been following the CJEU case C-250/25 Like Company v Google hearing with interest (my initial thoughts on the case here). I won't attempt to cover the entirety of the proceedings, I've already…

Weekends? Where we're going there are no weekends.

An end to the input-output dichotomy in AI copyright? Like Company v Google takes an unexpected turn I've been following the CJEU case C-250/25 Like Company v Google hearing with interest (my initial thoughts on the case here). I won't attempt to cover the entirety of the proceedings, I've already…

Bluesky always feels like you're one quote-skeet away from a nasty pile-on.

I keep a long CV document with everything I do, and I mean everything: interviews, presentations, articles, book chapters, invited classes, etc. I needed a short version for a consultancy, so I gave it to Claude, and wow. It identified the top presentations and articles without prompt.

I often feel like by not using TikTok I'm missing the most important context for modern life, like watching a movie 30 minutes in.

"I hope this email finds you well..." How your email finds me.

Whenever I feel like I'm starting to enjoy this place, I witness yet another bafflingly childish dogpile and I'm reminded why Bluesky will never really feel like home.

I was playing with the shoggoth ai meme and the sickos meme, and produced something that is too terrifying to post here. Maybe some day.

No, the US Supreme Court did not declare that AI works cannot be copyrighted If you have been online recently you may have been a variation of this story that reads something like this: "The US Supreme Court declares that AI generated works aren't copyrightable." I won't name and shame all of the…

No, the US Supreme Court did not declare that AI works cannot be copyrighted If you have been online recently you may have been a variation of this story that reads something like this: "The US Supreme Court declares that AI generated works aren't copyrightable." I won't name and shame all of the…

Wooo wooo ! you can now pre order and request inspection copies of Law Policy and the Internet, 2nd edn! w me, @mooseabyte.bsky.social and @cgoanta.bsky.social eds and an all star line up! Lots of AI but guaranteed no AI slop! Out August! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/law-polic...

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has just published its report 'AI, copyright and the creative industries'. publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

I have seen slop you people wouldn't believe...

I'm actually not a llama.

The struggle is real.

I've made an effort in the last couple of years to clean my various timelines of negativity. It’s easy to doom-scroll and be severely affected by it. Yes, that means looking at social media with rose-tinted glasses, but I was finding that my habits were having a seriously negative effect on me.

New paper: Bonadio et al, 'Preserving Balance in the EU Digital Single Market: How Like Company Could Reframe Copyright and Innovation in the Generative AI Era'. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The new ChatGPT menu looks a bit suspicious.

Man calls doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel, where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Go to Paris, lovely food, nice culture. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am in Paris!”

I'm sure that this is mostly projection on my part, and I'll be accused of suffering from AI psychosis, but I have found that Claude seems to really like cats.

The struggle is real.

Actually, it's GNU/Torment Nexus.

I follow someone on LinkedIn who has never posted anything without a picture or a video of themselves. New copyright case? Selfie. Conference? Selfie. New paper? Selfie. Comment? Selfie. Personal news? Video. I hadn't realised until today how much it was unconsciously bothering me.

Finished a couple of very busy teaching weeks, a report is coming out soon, and I'm up to date with my prep, marking and admin. I've earned a beer methinks.

It's fascinating how much of my social media daily experience has moved to LinkedIn. Shocking, I know, never saw that one coming.

Leonardo has decided to visit your timeline today.

SeeDance and the new media landscape A few months ago we were pondering a few things about the future of media here at Llama Towers. I speculated about a world where you could generate your own Star Wars trilogy based on the Timothy Zahn's novels, fix the ending of Game of Thrones, or finish…

Is AI training and output getting away with copyright infringement on a global scale? Join cohosts @alexaraad.bsky.social and @lesliedaigle.bsky.social to learn the latest from Andres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social www.techsequences.org/podcasts/202...

There are days when I feel sharp and on top of things. Alas, today is not one of those days.

I like that both Claude and ChatGPT finish their chats with me with a llama emoji. Strong branding. 🦙

I was curious about whether I have used "it's not just x, it's y" in my writing. I went through a period 10 years ago when I was using it, but not since.

First European decision on copyrightability of AI outputs from a Munich court. The outputs were icons generated with AI and edited by a human, court did not award protection. www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Docu...

May you live in interesting times, huh?