Went to her book signing earlier this week and it was wonderful

If you're interested in pursing a teaching-focused academic career in computing, make sure to check out the (online) workshop series that @peck.phd and I will be running in May!

Nice! I’ve used that but then switched to astro

Brazil Bars Trump’s Coup Tourist Ahead of Brazilian elections, institutions hold the line against MAGA meddling

I wrote about what's *actually* gone on in Brazil the past few years.

What angers Jordan, Musk et al isn't Brazil's laws, it's a system they can’t control—one that actively defends the democracy it was set up to protect.

www.thewayfinder.net/p/brazil-bar...

Maybe you should plan a workshop for SOUPS?

Has any organization produced model legislation that we can talk to legislators about?

This is really fascinating and a wonderful explanation of research in moral psychology

Disturbing anecdotal reports of "AI psychosis" and negative psychological effects have been emerging in the news. But what actually happens during these lengthy delusional "spirals"? In our preprint, we analyze chat logs from 19 users who experienced severe psychological harm🧵👇

Important lessons for today

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this referred to as a fingerprint. But all the research I’m aware of has shown that people *can’t* recognize small changes in the ones that are in use.

Based on reading submissions lately, AI is not your friend for academic writing. Using AI to edit or revise is going to leave you with a mess of jargon and disconnected fragments. At best you need to supervise and direct it, which means already being good at your craft.

When are we going to make location data private and take it off the market as a commodity?

And we have a direct counter-example in Republicans embracing MAGA extremists, sweeping into power, and then putting those loyalists in charge of everything.

Lily, a Devon Rex with particularly fluffy grey and white hair, relaxes on a bed. One ear is flipped inside out.

This is Lily, caught in an embarrassing moment

What significant advantages do you see in going paperless, versus just using notebooks?

Friends, Safeguarding our shared reality continues to be a bleak financial proposition. While I’m working harder than ever to document this administration’s assault on free expression, it’s not bringing in much income, thanks to the chilling effect Trump 2.0 has had on the institutions that once invested in my field. The relentless enemies of truth, however, are profiting from their lies, and challenges to my family’s privacy and safety persist. My stalker continues to make frivolous legal filings; now, he is retaliating against me for obtaining a protective order against him in 2023. This has led to yet another large legal bill, bringing the total of my legal expenses since 2022 above $100,000.

I know times are tough right now—believe me, I feel it too. This community is the reason I was able to pay my bills after I was villainized for choosing to serve my country. If you can spare a few dollars to help me pay this latest bill, I would be really grateful. Your support means so much. https://www.gofundme.com/f/nina-jankowicz-legal-fund With sincere thanks, Nina

I know everyone has a lot bigger problems on their minds, but four years after I took a government job in my area of expertise, I continue to face astronomical legal bills because people lied about me.

If you can help at all, I'd appreciate it. Thanks 💙

www.gofundme.com/f/nina-janko...

SOUPS is a wonderful, welcoming community for human-centered security and privacy work. Please submit and please join us in Hannover, Germany this summer.

How nice! If you ever want me to zoom in for a class, happy to do it

Congrats! Seattle deserves a great win. I’m a Rams fan, so it feels like we just barely missed out. But hats off to the Seahawks

This clearly warrants being fired for cause. I have zero tolerance for this.

Can you help me understand your use of technofascism here? I’m familiar with labor and ethics issues, but I would like to understand your thoughts on how it relates to fascism, especially given our current administration.

That doesn’t look like qualitative analysis. Two of those are measurements of time spent using manual annotation. The other two are questionable.

Hey congrats!!

Delete request and opt-out platform (DROP) Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.

Those in California can now go here to request that data brokers delete their data: privacy.ca.gov/drop/

This is a good thing, however, it’s far from a complete solution. 🧵

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Very disappointing loss for my team 😢

Screenshot of a paper entry: Fictional Failures and Real-World Lessons: Ethical Speculation Through Design Fiction on Emotional Support Conversational AI Authors: Faye Kollig, Jessica Pater, Fayika Farhat Nova, Casey Fiesler (There are tabs with "abstract" and "summary" and "summary" is selected.)

The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.

I was struck by how white nationalism is woven throughout this document. It is the motivating ideology behind the strategy’s antipathy toward Europe and the desire to assert dominance in our hemisphere.

I also wonder if there is a realistic way for them to document a research process so we can see that their own work led directly to the written words, though this seems onerous.

I’m pondering a requirement that when they turn in a report, they also turn in a handwritten paragraph that copies out verbatim the AI policy for the class, with a signature attesting they followed it.

I am sad that the tech industry took no thought or care for the havoc they would wreak before unleashing this tool, nor taken any steps to curb academic misconduct.