Asst. Prof;
PhD & MS from @STS_VT for research in Algorithms, 'A.I.,' Human Values, Marginalized Lived Experiences, Magic, Pop Culture; MA: Phil. & RelS. He/Him
Aug 29, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
It is not even halfway through the second week of classes and the number of students I know of testing positive for COVID is VERY HIGH.
Covid tests and vaccines never should have stopped being free. High quality N95 masks should have been and should still be free. We should have rallied together and built something stronger and better and not let fear & political shills who wanted power and a quick buck divide us
Jul 20, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Yeah, we're gonna be seeing a lot more of this kind of thing, soon.
As i said when Rua first noted that "GPT detectors" were misidentifying stuff from neurodivergent folx at higher rates, people thinking those things work is going to lead to a LOT of harm for autistic & ADHD ppl
People think GPTs tell the truth, so people think gpt CHECKERS tell the truth, so people think they can trust and learn from GPT checkers how to tell when something is written by GPT rather than a human.
None of those things people think is correct.
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May 17, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Lot's of AI policy movement in the U.S. this week, and you can have some say in a lot of it. Here's a thread:
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has a new Working Group on Generative AI, and they've opened their public comment period prior to their session this Friday, May 19.
I'll say this for Sam Altman: He's definitely learned how to package "I'm deeply concerned about AI overlords and being hunted in a Terminator-esque wasteland of bombed out cites and mountains of human skulls" into a mainstream-appealed senate-hearing soundbyte. #SenateAIHearing
If you're an "A.I" desinger or engineer who genuinely believes your woek will be or is already "conscious" in a "human-like" way, then the first thing imma need you to do tomorrow is teach it not to cross the picket line 🤷🏾♂️
#writerstrike#NoAIScabs
Look, either you a) truly believe in the potential consciousness of "A.I.," in which case it's your duty to do everything you can to get it to be moral & just; b) believe "a.i." is merely a tool, in which case you must ensure the values Embedded in those tools are moral & just;…
May 2, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
So one of the main problems with this country is that Property is placed on the same valuative level as people's literal Lives. In fact, if you look at the structure of the declaration of independence, you'll see John Locke's formula, but w/ "property" euphemism'd as "happiness".
Think about that: We built a whole society around the notion "Life"="Liberty"="Happiness(==Property)." So if those things have equal value & it's not just fine but Good to use violence to protect your life & your liberty, then violence must ALSO be good to protect your PROPERTY…
Apr 22, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I really feel like not enough people really understand and appreciate that almost all of the late 90's and early 200's had their humour shaped by a very specific three mile radius of downtown Atlanta.
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Every wild swinging hot take on the "AI" art & GPT situation goes fucking everywhere, while the few nuanced takes I've seen struggle to make it around.
Shit's neither harmless nor inevitable, AND doesn't have to be made in the harmful ways corporations will tend to making them…
…algorithmic applications are primarily created from w/in & in service of hegemonic, carceral, capitalist profit motives, meaning they act as force multipliers/accelerants on the worst depredations of said. That goes for art & language as much as it goes for housing & policing…
