Immensely important, and core, question. Love how @emilymbender breaks it down for us. Definitely...

Immensely important, and core, question. Love how @emilymbender breaks it down for us. Definitely something I wish people talked more about.

What makes something data?

“This off-loading of the concerns of dataset construction to a different group of researchers and culture of disdain for data and those who get their hands dirty with it partly set the conditions, I believe, for work on language technology to come unmoored from scientific foundations.”

“Just because ‘AI’ is the magic word that triggers massive venture capital investment doesn’t mean the rest of science should behave as if magical thinking and poor data practices are acceptable.” https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115635213187268659

I’ve found myself reacting and doing a double-take on some replies to messages that I get from bo...

I’ve found myself reacting and doing a double-take on some replies to messages that I get from both friends and colleagues. Are they using ”AI” to reply to me (or in group chats)? When the whole world is morphing into an uncanny valley where I no longer know who I’m talking to I really don’t feel safe anymore. I don’t straight out ask because I feel rude doing so, and I also think I’m terrified by the potential of being right.

But, are you aware of people close to you using ”AI” for wording replies to friends and colleagues?

There is also a chance I’m just over-analysing and being completely off-base, but that is its own little problem brought on by this tech.

"Astrid Lindgren tog strid mot våld, mot aga, mot hårda tag, och mot politiska beslut som sl...

"Astrid Lindgren tog strid mot våld, mot aga, mot hårda tag, och mot politiska beslut som slog mot barn. Hon hade aldrig accepterat att Sverige valde repression före ansvar. Hon hade aldrig accepterat att vi lutar oss mot hennes sagor medan vi överger hennes värderingar.

Det är hyckleri att vi klär oss i Astrid Lindgrens humanism samtidigt som vi river upp dess fundament. Och tittar man på Sverige utifrån – från exempelvis Tyskland, där vårt land fortfarande romantiseras som barnens och berättelsernas land – framstår kontrasten som ännu skarpare. Vi ser fortfarande ut som Astrid Lindgrens folk. Men det är en kuliss."

https://www.dn.se/insandare/vi-svenskar-ar-inte-langre-astrid-lindgrens-folk/

In one of my first talks about human rights and AI (2022) I used the widespread printing press re...

In one of my first talks about human rights and AI (2022) I used the widespread printing press reference to emphasise that in many cases it supported colonialism.

https://axbom.com/aihr/

This text by Sonja Drimmer really breaks down common printing press misrepresentation. Love it!

https://sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/9/10/the-printing-press-democratized-knowledge-a-slogans-masquerading-as-history

@iakonkret 🙌 Exakt. När jag skrev det här funderade jag på om det skulle vara idé att börja hålla...

@iakonkret 🙌 Exakt. När jag skrev det här funderade jag på om det skulle vara idé att börja hålla kurser i att använda whiteboard:en.

”Den mest underskattade resursen på ditt kontor står redo att boosta verksamhetens kreativitet men ingen vågar sig nära. Det är dags att borsta bort spindelnäten. Jag visar hur du hela teamet kan gå från tom tavla till färgsprakande idéer!” 😅