"it was just a side effect of the algorithm" is going to be the 21st century version of "I was just following orders".

Look to the work of Safiya Noble, Ruha Benjamin, Abeba Birhane, Mar Hicks, Alex Hanna, Deb Raji, Sasha Costanza-Chock and others. Only some of these authors would put things on arXiv (and not all of their work).

If anyone got laid off from Google in Research today, happy to help you find connections elsewhere, in academic, industry, and government. DM me. Sorry you're dealing with this nonsense.

Who's ready for Episode 7 of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000? Tune in live tmr as @trochee joins me and @alexhanna and will almost certainly use the phrase "Gish Gallop". 9:30-10:30am Pacific, Dec 14, 2022 https://t.co/MTvIHSvsiW #MAIHT3k #MathyMath #AIhype #nlproc

Coming soon: ⭐ Recordings of Episodes 5 (#Galactica) and 6 (xrisk essay contest) ⭐ Episode 7, with @trochee @alexhanna and me Join us live on Wednesday Dec 14, 9:30-10:30am Pacific Time https://t.co/MTvIHSvsiW #AIhype #MAIHT3k #MathyMath

Unfortunately, not everyone is having a great Thanksgiving break

NOW I AM BECOME NEGATIVE NANCY, DESTROYER OF WORLDS

I think the (imaginary) architects of Information were probably federating off some foundational documents not unlike this one (nods at @m_older and @Annaleen ; your future-casting novels are looking more and more prescient)

Much of the interestingness of the fediverse has to do with the ability to freely migrate to a new instance The linked post here proposes certain freedoms and agreements intended to preserve that freedom https://t.co/749TLQ3DZg

So if you have the energy, sign up for a Fediverse account. At the moment, i suggest an intersectionality-friendly instance, just so we can find each other and your moderators will be known allies My coordinates are in the post quoted at the top of this thread.

And yet, another world is possible there. The first attempts to break up empires and the divine right of kings also seemed impossible, and were complicated and fraught from the jump, but it has — for many if not all of us — been an improvement

Once again, I'm reminded of @m_older's #Infomocracy — the system of centenals is constantly battling among the major coalitions, many of whom are tied to immense capital, and there are lots of moral complications in Information itself

and though I'm cranky about how familiar they are, I'm given hope by how the loose anarchic style of federation gives us new tools to organize, instead of the Thatcher-esque "There Is No Alternative" walled-gardens like this hellsite and the Other Ones

Does that mean that it's all happy gamboling on the award? Far from it. The Fediverse is currently having interesting and all-too-familiar arguments about moderation and community standards

Y'all, what the Fediverse needs right now is more diverse voices Artists, writers, activists. The global south. Intersectional troublemakers, those who believe another world is possible and who are willing to imagine that it could be better

@ylecun Pretty much exactly what happened was you overhyped and released a model. People tested it (you should be thankful for us as it's your job to do this before release) and demonstrated that not only does it fail to stand up to your hype, but it is also dangerous.

8. The dream SBF was able to sell to the Yglesias/Shor types is a dream of 1990s restoration: lets go back to world before Occupy Wall Street, BLM, Me Too. A world where tech lords & moderate Dem pols come up with technocratic solutions, no messy left activism.

Before Redmond rebuilt Seattle's economy, Boeing was struggling and there were billboards along 99 saying "will the last ones to leave Seattle please turn out the lights"

I've moved — looks like permanently — to the https://t.co/h6YCIe0tIn federated instance. Not only do I love the ideals of the Fediverse, I've decided to emigrate to a small instance run by people whose policies of moderation and safety I believe in.