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Enjoy the outcome, forget the process

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Wishing my British friends and other fellow humans a good election day. I hope the results will shift Britain towards more humanity and tolerance. You are worth it 💕 Please go vote if you can!

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As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).

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You can't safely slow down a runaway train without jumping onto it first

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The question isn't will he win. The question is what happens in 4 years time

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Dr Abeba Birhane 's avatar Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social
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no, I don't want to scan a qr code or download an app to order food at your restaurant/cafe... really don't want to have to deal with cookies and trackers, especially not when I'm tired and grumpy. just give me the goddammed physical menu

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Dr Abeba Birhane 's avatar Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social
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the super-intelligent AI we've been waiting for

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Dr Abeba Birhane 's avatar Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social
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make no mistake. the primary objective of these AI companies is not to benefit society, advance science or human flourishing (as they keep telling us) but to consolidate power where it already is concentrated and control, monitor and surveil each & every move we make www.theverge.com/2024/6/13/24...

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I don't understand why anybody is surprised that Sunak lied

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Or they have made a choice to not make a choice. "I'll stick to tech"

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bluesky is like being stranded on an island with a bunch of cool people and pretty views and we built a little tiki bar and have campfires every night but you better fuckin like coconuts because that’s all we got

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Servant leadership doesn't mean be a servant. It means lead from the back of the room, not sit at the back of the room

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Dr Abeba Birhane 's avatar Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social
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sorry to be a spoiler but there is no way around a genuinely socially responsible AI without directly tackling systemic inequalities and building accountability mechanisms on the current concentration of power in the hands of big corps/AI companies

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Technology Connections's avatar Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social
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Ice cold take: Seeing injustices should make you uncomfortable.

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