2026-10-28T04:02:09Z https://njump.me Christoph Becker https://njump.me/npub1lcem8d45l4jgakfxn6jvampwnwhf4eskhjr3ssfqrfljgf3ua54safad0s https://storage.googleapis.com/hci-social-storage/accounts/avatars/109/271/576/699/101/851/original/c22ecaaa33bb7596.jpg https://storage.googleapis.com/hci-social-storage/accounts/avatars/109/271/576/699/101/851/original/c22ecaaa33bb7596.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgrgyx5nz5xj793nc0vp84zf684r0nv2z9kvj3thl3c2xrhs5gc8gzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkz9w7fn Dear Prospective PhD Applicant, <br/>I very much appreciate you find my work inspiring, but I have absolutely no interest at all in supervising future theses on making toxic tech such as #genAI #LLMs Very Slightly Less Toxic (tm).<br/><br/>Personally for your future studies I’d encourage you to envision, seek out, study, and build technologies that have a role to play in just and sustainable futures. &lt;3 🍀<br/><br/>#PhD #TormentNexus #TechOtherwise #AIslop 2026-08-31T17:32:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqpqw0ujdmtm7aww5snp7ttw8th9x9qqhfcnhhfkvthct3hr9tenqzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkhs9qzh A great checklist to send to certain folks: <br/><br/>&#34;By using GenAI:<br/>o I accept the models were trained on stolen data.<br/>o I accept that the data was labeled by exploited workers.<br/>o I accept the environmental costs of the data centers running these models.<br/>o I accept that I am outsourcing some of my skills to a company.<br/>o I accept these companies don’t have a viable business model.<br/>o I accept that I am granting more power to big tech and their vision for the world.<br/>... 1/2 2026-07-05T02:48:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgkc8ntugkxvhvm7k38xtu5efkwxmu94u5avlzmr65sltqhfe8uvszyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkz99qrp #movingPreparations <br/>#fedicats #catsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/hci-social-storage/media_attachments/files/116/778/521/545/507/422/original/d685213cdc8f97a1.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-19T19:55:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrwsvpk7lu77v2kel9l423qtqpx5d9xux0qv7xa9ylqg6l9dj7mvqzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkplkvul ACM will no longer require disclosure of the use of #generativeAI in writing papers.... an absolutely terrible change by the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19mhsflpk04tjhd20hcreqgzmdem7tpz9kzjls67xrajz56uu5qtstxv9e6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Assn for Computing Machinery</span> (<span class="italic">npub19mh…v9e6</span>)</a></span> Publications Board to the Policy on Authorship.<br/><br/>Yes, this will give ACM more papers. No, the ideology of &#34;number go up&#34; productivism is not the path to responsible, ecological or ethical computing, but to irrelevance. #AIslop 2026-06-10T23:10:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgteu8klhcmgzduxw8vcks6ccvmq0ndu9yde5hg9r8yptlunf9rzczyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjk6s5gpy The argument that you can use an #LLM to do something real, reliable and useful is about as convincing at this point as someone explaining that you can use a pickup truck to write letters with a pencil by building a giant robot holding the truck in the air with a pencil taped to the windshield via a broomstick. #claude 2026-04-02T01:55:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ehce0sdpzkvf3tekr7s6737nfv3cwk9zkztfkfru5ym7kyczw4gzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkazmxcy Amazing how many headlines parrot the corporate framing that Meta&#39;s new Hyperion data center would &#34;deliver gigawatts of power&#34; -<br/><br/>&#34;AI data center ... will deliver five gigawatts of computational power to fuel the company&#39;s new AI&#34; ❌<br/><br/>&#34;[data center will] supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts of computational power&#34; ❌<br/><br/>No. NO. Don&#39;t do that. Hyperion will *consume* 5GW of power, including three NEW new gas-turbine power plants, in order to run giant toxic content sludge generators. 💩 ✔ 2026-03-28T20:41:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs82t8pufpc4xqlztr7kmae5yfuwxlk945gq2jlltq8p6s6nsj54rczyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkl6r3fw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv58wnwczu98tlpvn6mc00t2sx9kjqh0kxh5fcmvra6gqdpw62a5scmxzsv'>nevent1q…xzsv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I requested my medical data from the platform that holds it by issuing a privacy request. They shared it... on Google Drive.<br/><br/>The platform&#39;s privacy office violated #PIPEDA to comply with a PIPEDA request. <br/><br/>¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ 2026-03-27T21:00:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv58wnwczu98tlpvn6mc00t2sx9kjqh0kxh5fcmvra6gqdpw62a5szyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkl024p8 Getting my #T1D data out of a data platform in 2026 using a privacy law request #PIPEDA<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/hci-social-storage/media_attachments/files/116/280/668/006/631/032/original/b2d53fae447c0082.png"> <br/> 2026-03-23T21:46:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsplhp3v9gh49lshlp8wl67qk42g9s64xc492h5jz83kgke6uv9swqzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjklnzldq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrlresg8erqvx6wxzn744e0dqdzmwyc9w6tzm637z87wtxkt67fcrszdz3'>nevent1q…zdz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#34;Resisting Generative AI&#34; webinar recording is now published! Note, it&#39;s not on youtube. <br/><br/><a href="https://tubedu.org/w/teHCy6pkiKpS64j6F4CBgC?start=1h24m59s">https://tubedu.org/w/teHCy6pkiKpS64j6F4CBgC?start=1h24m59s</a> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub129amm9un7kugesmhzjluzmkdjjz0tnl4mkscs6awpds968unfwyst3ggvy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Keith</span> (<span class="italic">npub129a…ggvy</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xwefugjnd45zdgp80me8mgdk5yf2fhlfx2zn09ahwmcd8ps4zqjqz5mrd8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Christian Peach</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xwe…mrd8</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1w6gnwux93stuapvelkffkth3rashggsl205suj2vsym335m6dkrs9swmcw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Save the AI</span> (<span class="italic">npub1w6g…wmcw</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16wcy5xsha7qlstf28fqaj8n7srmfcmg72s2fw0h7lljnr2w0867qr6ehf0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>danmcquillan</span> (<span class="italic">npub16wc…ehf0</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-28T22:49:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvxw6q0mhrgjj0yngsga2laqua34q67gjve87wa2r0u7kyqzauxsczyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkvc8e78 At the talks about a possible UN treaty to reduce plastic pollution (“the last chance to hammer out a treaty to cut plastic pollution around the world”), the largest single group is … plastic production lobbyists. They outnumber scientists 3:1. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/27/plastic-lobbyists-biggest-group-un-treaty-talks-busan-korea">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/27/plastic-lobbyists-biggest-group-un-treaty-talks-busan-korea</a> #fossilfuels 2024-11-27T14:42:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrzucp2gnvtx80nxn2maa3288nwg6eul6w522w9gvqsa5wsww5e0gzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjk3chxvr &#34;Just as composting makes nutrients from necrosis, in 2025, Big Tech’s end will be the beginning of a new and vibrant ecosystem. The smart, actually cool, genuinely interested people will once again have their moment, getting the resources and clearance to design and (re)build a tech ecosystem that is actually innovative and built for benefit, not just profit and control.&#34; here&#39;s some 🔥from [@Mer__edith](<a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith">https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub192uzvlry5txjz2pev8u0h4j7tk2tz85yqdp6unaeedvpa9awhzus8rccwj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Wired</span> (<span class="italic">npub192u…ccwj</span>)</a></span> #TechOtherwise <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-big-tech/">https://www.wired.com/story/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-big-tech/</a> 2024-11-26T23:19:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqe88zhswh2xk8dz0kwy5s4wajwjwz4nhayuds2q5xv9dcw089f8czyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjk7vg6xz Why chatbots are terrible for search, and why retrieval augmented generation doesn&#39;t fix that: <a href="https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/information-literacy-and-chatbots-as-search/">https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/information-literacy-and-chatbots-as-search/</a> by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15xvq07ttjr063lkf99nvm62y74w9fgkhqsehg96ynjqpmh37uukqmq0jms" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)</span> (<span class="italic">npub15xv…0jms</span>)</a></span> <br/>#generativeAI 2024-11-12T16:44:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv2km8aym4z67rhchd0e39ysjul55vefkxdhrcx7mznfe632zaa5qzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjk8jjt7l Just caught up on this excellent talk on Resisting #AI (and fascism) by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16wcy5xsha7qlstf28fqaj8n7srmfcmg72s2fw0h7lljnr2w0867qr6ehf0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>danmcquillan</span> (<span class="italic">npub16wc…ehf0</span>)</a></span><br/><br/><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@danmcquillan/112800339625389721">https://kolektiva.social/@danmcquillan/112800339625389721</a> 2024-11-08T00:33:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw65z0tkjkj00xjjqf38dz6pkactxutf6v3gzfpzwlt5y85uungtgzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjk3wnstj Today I&#39;m glad that my book is out with Penguin Random House. This is a good step👏<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thebookseller.com/news/penguin-random-house-underscores-copyright-protection-in-ai-rebuff">https://www.thebookseller.com/news/penguin-random-house-underscores-copyright-protection-in-ai-rebuff</a> 2024-10-21T18:45:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsph2ry0spau9va0v3yxp2ndwv8w0mdqnugmluf2t2an3e7gf0j2tszyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjk44hx7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffh7c5wet6fpfnrxuvustgel4rfmlv5v6cjcrz68ksuxzelyhp6shlylhy'>nevent1q…ylhy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let’s see,<br/><br/>“Improving services for consumers” 🤣 you must be kidding. #enshittification <br/><br/>“economic growth” That’s not a benefit. That #generativeAI growth is cancerous. #degrowth 2024-10-15T13:07:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsffh7c5wet6fpfnrxuvustgel4rfmlv5v6cjcrz68ksuxzelyhp6szyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkyxylfv Google to buy nuclear power for AI datacentres in ‘world first’ deal<br/><br/>“the senior director for energy and climate at Google, said: “The grid needs new electricity sources to support AI technologies that are <br/>powering major scientific advances, improving services for businesses and customers, and driving national competitiveness and economic growth.”<br/><br/>#AIHype #climateCrisis #generativeAI<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/15/google-buy-nuclear-power-ai-datacentres-kairos-power">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/15/google-buy-nuclear-power-ai-datacentres-kairos-power</a> 2024-10-15T13:04:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs27nlh8mgcp6xs4hz9vatw9xdnxhu6wl6ev7vl8rcau7dauf5r9sgzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkjn7fs7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxhdmqql7aktgp4j26h9xqt7y3kqzg2s84upwylwetgg22k95nvqycaf06'>nevent1q…af06</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Generative AI is a disaster for the climate - keep that in mind when you are tempted to use it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/generative-ai-triples-the-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-data-centers">https://www.techradar.com/pro/generative-ai-triples-the-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-data-centers</a> 2024-09-16T17:57:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswxhdmqql7aktgp4j26h9xqt7y3kqzg2s84upwylwetgg22k95nvqzyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkmevtyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhhewqm9tagqggn0jlzfwffv0v4g0wrt88lcyd3mha005qxjh4mcpswktv'>nevent1q…wktv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official tally<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech</a> <br/><br/>Surprised? Of course not. Good to see this reporting. 2024-09-16T17:56:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszhhewqm9tagqggn0jlzfwffv0v4g0wrt88lcyd3mha005qxjh4mczyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkzpl6xv I&#39;m glad to see that the environmental impact of AI remains in the news this month... a few links here 🧵<br/><br/><a href="https://huggingface.co/blog/sasha/ai-environment-primer">https://huggingface.co/blog/sasha/ai-environment-primer</a> is a neat recent introduction to the subject.<br/><br/>#AI #generativeAI #climate 2024-09-16T17:55:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9krlsmc6m4dwghgnz28l38flfuw2jh5ef3l4zzg5xue3csg78zmczyrlr8vakkn7kfrkey602fnhv96d6axhxz67gwxzpyqd87fpx8nkjkgll38k &#34;Lavender applies the logic of the pattern recognition-driven signature strikes popularized by the US ... with the mass surveillance infrastructures and techniques of #AI ... Instead of serving ads, Lavender automatically puts people on a kill list based on the likeness of their surveillance data patterns to the data patterns of purported militants – a process that ... is hugely inaccurate. Here we have the AI-driven logic of ad targeting, but for killing.&#34; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vt77trskt354dp399cjals20cegwf7tkjgj08gpwx4s46v3wxssq8y5vdp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Meredith Whittaker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vt7…5vdp</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://www.helmut-schmidt.de/aktuelles/detail/die-rede-der-zukunftspreistraegerin">https://www.helmut-schmidt.de/aktuelles/detail/die-rede-der-zukunftspreistraegerin</a> 2024-05-22T16:14:38Z