Category: Media
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How (Not) to Cover Political Violence Done to the Prophet of Political Violence
Some notes I left on Bluesky, slightly before and on the immediate aftermath of the shooting at the GOP rally, with minor elaborations. — In every sane timeline, this should lead to a bipartisan (read: the GOP finally rediscovering decency), society-wide reform on gun safety and strengthened ethics oversight on incitements of political violence. In…
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Short notes on the first 2024 US presidential debate
Memos I took on Bluesky during and shortly after the livecast debate, as organized by CNN. “So far, Trump speaks just like a modern AI. Straight bullshit crawled from questionable corners of the internet and simply circling back to a couple of keywords all the time, but with a super-confident delivery. Biden, on the other…
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AI Won’t Destroy the Public Sphere (…because we do.)
ChatGPT for language. Midjourney for pictures. Discussing matters of public interest and formulating opinions on them require a steady intake of facts and opinions that reflect social realities and values. Just like we need good ingredients to cook great food. However, with the rapid advancement of AI, those ingredients could be less reflective of actual…