Clayton Littlejohn

@cmlittlejohn.bsky.social

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Melbourne based philosopher. Dianoia RIP. Senior Research Associate, African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg. Epistemology and ethics. #philsky #melbourne #democrats It ain't easy being blue .. more

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 1d

Fwiw, I'm petitioning my university to follow suit and, fingers crossed, they will. Hoping that that's the next wedge. Universities can't be on the child porn site.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 1d

Cautiously optimistic that there might be movement here.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

I have sent the first email in the campaign to get my university to leave Twitter/X. It is not in keeping with an institution committed to respect for the dignity of persons to use a site that's generating sexualised images of minors.

www.wired.com/story/grok-i...

Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream

Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.

www.wired.com

Reposted by Clayton Littlejohn, Elisa Freschi

Tyler K. Stroud @stroudarian.bsky.social · 1d

How improper grammar can get you killed!

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream

Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.

www.wired.com

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Michael A. Clemens, Brian Weatherson , and 2 more Joanna Bryson, Michael A. Clemens, Brian Weatherson, Clayton Littlejohn, David Spurrett

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 2d

We're no longer posting on twitter. Since we wanted to ensure our authors continue to receive as much coverage as possible for their work, we can now also be found on linkedin:
www.linkedin.com/company/brit...

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science | LinkedIn

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science | 4 followers on LinkedIn. Journal of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, published by University of Chicago Press | Founded in 1950, the B...

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

You'd think the Nazification of the place would have done it, but now that Grok is cranking out sexualised pics of children that would be the straw, but nah.

www.wired.com/story/x-didn...

X Didn’t Fix Grok's ‘Undressing’ Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It

X is allowing only “verified” users to create images with Grok. Experts say it represents the “monetization of abuse”—and anyone can still generate images on Grok’s app and website.

www.wired.com

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

ACU's Plunkett Centre for Ethics (but it isn't clear that there are any posts) x.com/PlunkettCentre

And, disappointingly, the NTEU is still there: x.com/NTEUnion

x.com

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

So far as I can tell, ACU is maintaining an account (albeit one that hasn't posted since September of last year):

x.com/ACUmedia

Melbourne school of Continental Philosophy hosting a Heidegger conference (sort of fitting, I guess): x.com/MSCPhilosoph...

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

It's incredible to me how many Australian academics are still using twitter.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d

ACU is hiring. We have four positions (for this one, think core analytic). I'd love some more wonderful colleagues and can say that Australia is a great place to live, the pay is good, and the workload leaves lots of time for research and travel.

philjobs.org/job/show/304...

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Epistemology/Language/Mind, Australian Catholic University - PhilJobs:JFP Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Epistemology/Language/Mind, Australian Catholic University

An international database of jobs for philosophers

philjobs.org

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d

Got a sort of strange comment saying that my account of disinformation implied that salespeople give customers disinformation. As it should? I'm lost.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 12d

I was thinking about this about reading on FB someone who had a policy of automatic failure if a student used AI in any form. I had no idea whether Microsoft products (e.g.) were using AI to check grammar, spelling, etc.

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Anna O. Law, Sherry Hamby , and 22 more Cas Mudde, Anna O. Law, Sherry Hamby, Mark D. White, American Library Association, Martin Paul Eve, Cathy N. Davidson, Alison Phipps, Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Brian Keegan, Michael Jones‐Correa, Alfie Kohn, Clayton Littlejohn, Seth Masket, Colm O’Cinneíde, Christina Pagel, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Carlos Moreno, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Marianne Blanchard, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Oliver Nachtwey, Colin Woodard

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12d

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 13d

Anyway, thanks to ChatGPT or Claude for recommending R&R.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 13d

To celebrate the new year, I'm reading the referee report that just hit my inbox that, it seems, is at least partially generated by AI. I think it was more helpful and charitable than the one that seems to have been authored by a human, but there were some telltale signs that were quite amusing.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 14d

Btw, if you want a copy...

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2swfq...

www.dropbox.com

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 16d

My new years resolution is that facebook stops recommending as friends people you had one bad Hinge date with

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 16d

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.

Too easy

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 20d

Fab! Thanks for sending this. (I'll give it a cite in the next batch of work.)

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 21d

I like the idea. Reading the actual paper? Different story

Reposted by Louise Edwards, Richard Pettigrew

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 21d

My first paper on disinformation just published. I argue that disinformation should be understood in pragmatic terms (e.g., changing content to influence choice) not epistemic terms (e.g., inducing inaccurate beliefs). You can view with this link. Spoiler in title.

link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

Disinformation is for degrading the value of information, not confirming falsehoods

link.springer.com

Reposted by Clayton Littlejohn

Daniel Rubio @dkfrubio.bsky.social · 21d

New paper out in Nous

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

Most fun was probably George Saunders, Liberation Day. (Short stories. Who has time to read one long, big story?)

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

ugh

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

And d!

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

And if you're keeping score, mater and pater had strategically and covertly planned 3-4 ways of getting me into church on this two week trip. One trip fell through, but they have two shots left.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

Experiencing a bit of culture shock. In a coffee shop that doesn't serve flat whites and where you're clearly in a minority if you're not talking about your church or reading a Bible. Missing that Australian naturalism/commitment to excellent coffee

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

But how did your fish end up in a box??? Made of questions here

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

I don't even drive, Matt! And I'd never just run over a box if I were driving.

Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 22d

Secretly the correct answer.

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