so Sarah Brkhrdt @[email protected] and I just published a paper on the political economy of large pre-trained AI models (aka 'foundation models'); we are specifically focusing on the role of prompting, how it changes the way AI applications are built, and what that means; journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

How rich are the rich?

the two *families* who own the biggest chocolate corporations

have more wealth than

the two *countries* who supply the most cocoa beans

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'Why is the same university that capitalizes on the legacy of Edward Said and enshrines The Wretched of the Earth into its Core Curriculum so scared to speak about decolonization in practice?'

Indeed. Same could be said of the academy as a whole. Love the theory, hate the praxis

These are testimonies of Palestinians who thought they heard children and women screaming for help in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, only to realize that the cries were coming from an Israeli drone broadcasting distress calls to lure them out so it could shoot them.

I feel like THIS is getting lost. They were suspended so that they could be charged with trespassing, which leaves them UNHOUSED, far from home. Their belongings were DUMPED. Like, I fucking cannot with the “book ban” misdirection. BODIES are being banned. From their rights.

So let me get this straight. Die Berliner Polizei spricht ein Verbot u.a. von EU Sprachen aus, im Rahmen der Versammlungsfreiheit. Really?

Since some people are doubting this, I confirmed with the Berlin police: They only allow English and German to be spoken at the protest camp in front of the Bundestag (and Arabic in the evenings). Speeches, songs, etc. in other languages, including Irish, are not permitted.

'Recognize who in your social circles might require the extra privacy, anonymity and security, so that you can play a role in protecting vulnerable individuals who need it most. The messaging app you choose implicates others as well, not just yourself,...

Important & informative read by Esra'a

'This is called metadata. It reveals a wealth of information about you and your connections, and in the hands of a centralized monopoly, this can and does get misused in incredibly dangerous ways.'

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The quotes on this gates tweet is just gold…

Saying the quiet parts out loud. Noticing more of “It is to Africa’s benefit that we restore our place as a #caring colonial force.” With certainty and a shrug of inevitability. I think our ancestors were dumbly composing new riddles as scavengers plotted to seize Africa’s lives

happening today ! ✨

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