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#insult

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once asked “how bad can AI would be?”. The reply was “as bad as humans.” We can easily infer that, AI models are not even creatives; they only mimic. That’s why they serve free social media services. That’s why they provide free code repositories. In the end their models are only trained with our data: from shittiest to perfect…

CC: @tante

Vulgar Display of Power

tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-dis

Smashing Frames · Vulgar Display of Power
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#miyazaki#ai#llm

Hard poem, but reflects how I feel these days…

Acid - #MaryOliver

In Jakarta,

among the venders

of #flowers and soft drinks,

I saw a child
with a hideous mouth,

#begging,

and I knew the #wound was made

for a way to stay alive.

What I gave him

wouldn’t keep a dog alive.

What he gave me

from the brown coin

of his sweating face

was a look of #cunning.

I carry it

like a bead of acid

to remember how,

once in a while,

you can creep out of your own life

and become someone else—

an #explosion

in that nest of wires

we call the #imagination.

I will never see him

again, I suppose.

But what of this rag,

this shadow

flung like a boy’s body

into the walls

of my mind, bleeding

their sour taste—

#insult and #anger,

the great movers?

Trump #pardons Capitol #rioters as he signs first orders of presidency.

Pelosi says the move is an "outrageous #insult to our #justicesystem and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution".

She says it is "#shameful" that Trump has made the "abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line" one of his top priorities.

#USPol #auspol
bbc.com/news/live/ce8jy9j91y5t

BBC NewsDonald Trump considers 10% tariff on China from next month on first full day of presidencyIt follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.
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Second (#unpopularOpinion? IDK), not all student emails should get a response. Said colleague got upset when I listed categories like:

- Questions already answered in the #syllabus, in the notes, in the lecture, in an announcement literally 5 minutes ago, in basic university policies, etc.

- Emails with #manipulation, like "I'd hate to have to go over your head, but I really think my grade is unfair. I am an A student and..."

- Repeatedly asking about something already answered (usually wanting points, second/third/twelfth chances, exceptions from course policies, etc.) when the student just didn't like the answer.

- Interesting observations (e.g., "I found a cool website relevant to the course"): very cool, but maybe the interaction has already ended.

- Insults (yes, this has happened)

- Extremely #unprofessional communication like "Yo prof I know u said u don't give out powerpoints but how about i get you any five bootlegged movies you want in mp4 format" (this was sent to me, more or less word for word) or "Hey, toots..." (my ex got an email starting out exactly this way). I suspect female or female-presenting faculty get more of the latter kind of bullshit.

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@poligraf

Thanks for your #discoursive #patience, which is appreciated indeed.

My #mathematician type of soul likes to put things rational and far from additional #fake attributes.

So, when you look at businesses' e.g. #SOPs, #guidelines, you will rarely find binding #ethics rulings.

This is not at all surprising and not to be misunderstood as #insult.

However, you might be referring to business ethics instead, thus touching a different semantic field. ;)

@JoeQuinlan @palestine