Anthony Moser
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Anthony Moser
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· Aug 27
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
a cop is a cop is a cop
Help me understand —
National Guard deployed in MN to support law enforcement — but it kinda seems law enforcement isn’t really supporting the people, so does this mean the National Guard will just end up helping ICE?
National Guard deployed in MN to support law enforcement — but it kinda seems law enforcement isn’t really supporting the people, so does this mean the National Guard will just end up helping ICE?
January 18, 2026 at 2:32 AM
a cop is a cop is a cop
Schizopolis
What's the weirdest movie you've ever seen?
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Schizopolis
failed the blech,del test
Sorry to the bearer etc etc. I'm not happy about it either. Source: Vermont Conversation: Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on hope, humor, and 'waking up' in dark times - VTDigger
vtdigger.org/2026/01/14/v...
vtdigger.org/2026/01/14/v...
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
failed the blech,del test
Pretty sure duckduckgo was trying to use this survey to market themselves as the moderate "we serve everyone" search engine, only to learn that nobody fucking wants it
One wonders what will they do with these findings
One wonders what will they do with these findings
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Pretty sure duckduckgo was trying to use this survey to market themselves as the moderate "we serve everyone" search engine, only to learn that nobody fucking wants it
One wonders what will they do with these findings
One wonders what will they do with these findings
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
surprised and delighted to be mentioned in this episode. specifically my assertion that sam altman only has three looks, "i've just seen a ghost" "processing bad news" and "jackass"
Remember Time mag's 2025 Person of the Year "AI" cover?
In the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social break down the image & take stock of the Bullshit Mountain that was the last year in "AI".
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
In the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social break down the image & take stock of the Bullshit Mountain that was the last year in "AI".
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
surprised and delighted to be mentioned in this episode. specifically my assertion that sam altman only has three looks, "i've just seen a ghost" "processing bad news" and "jackass"
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My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
Pow Wow Grounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
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pdsls.dev is a smidge better ui
PDSls
Browse the public data on atproto
pdsls.dev
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
pdsls.dev is a smidge better ui
many things are bad but not evil.
this is evil
this is evil
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
many things are bad but not evil.
this is evil
this is evil
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📣 ICYMI @chicagotribune.com: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which is now overseeing the site, observed asphalt in the canal and along the shoreline after the cleanup was reported complete, said IEPA spokesperson Kim Biggs in a statement last week.
Read more: mwrd.org/news/nearly-...
Read more: mwrd.org/news/nearly-...
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
📣 ICYMI @chicagotribune.com: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which is now overseeing the site, observed asphalt in the canal and along the shoreline after the cleanup was reported complete, said IEPA spokesperson Kim Biggs in a statement last week.
Read more: mwrd.org/news/nearly-...
Read more: mwrd.org/news/nearly-...
Honestly this study gives ai a lot of undue credit and *still* lands on "harmful"
"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Honestly this study gives ai a lot of undue credit and *still* lands on "harmful"
i think about this study almost every day.
It was a randomized controlled trial, they used experienced developers working on familiar repos
It was a randomized controlled trial, they used experienced developers working on familiar repos
An excellent article on resisting AI in schools:
“It took software developers in an METR study who used AI tools 19 percent more time to do their work. Nevertheless, because they expected to save time, they believed their work had been sped up by 20 percent.”
(Via @allisonpugh.bsky.social)
“It took software developers in an METR study who used AI tools 19 percent more time to do their work. Nevertheless, because they expected to save time, they believed their work had been sped up by 20 percent.”
(Via @allisonpugh.bsky.social)
Rethinking Schools published my article about pushing back on some of the arguments made by those seeking to rush AI tools into schools.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
i think about this study almost every day.
It was a randomized controlled trial, they used experienced developers working on familiar repos
It was a randomized controlled trial, they used experienced developers working on familiar repos
The job of the police is to maintain inequality with violence.
The greater the inequality, the more violence is required to maintain it
The greater the inequality, the more violence is required to maintain it
I know this is petty on my part but it has been and remains very frustrating to watch loads of people basically repeat 'but the police are part of the 99%' over and over again since 2012 and yet again now
January 15, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The job of the police is to maintain inequality with violence.
The greater the inequality, the more violence is required to maintain it
The greater the inequality, the more violence is required to maintain it
a start
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
a start
This is basically how I read season 1 of Pluribus as well. I thought it was really good, but season 2 will affect how it looks in hindsight
@indrapramitdas.bsky.social, author of The Devourers, reflects on Pluribus, the transformation–of people, countries, art–without consent, and why we hate the hivemind just as much as Carol:
Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
While its creator tell us that Pluribus is not about advent of generative AI, it's difficult not to spot the many places where the fledgling tech and extraterrestrial hivemind overlap.
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This is basically how I read season 1 of Pluribus as well. I thought it was really good, but season 2 will affect how it looks in hindsight
Reposted by Anthony Moser
A note from your friendly neighborhood librarian: you are not doing research when you use ChatGPT.
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
A note from your friendly neighborhood librarian: you are not doing research when you use ChatGPT.
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
We now go to chuck schumer
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 AM
We now go to chuck schumer
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*vigorously highlights* if you put them together right *puts away highlighter. gets out pen. double underlines the word YOU*
these tools are not aware or intelligent, they are just tuned to predict certain things from certain other things, and if you put them together right **you can get useful predictions**
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
*vigorously highlights* if you put them together right *puts away highlighter. gets out pen. double underlines the word YOU*
just imagining this "tools make discovery" frame applied to historic scientific achievements
"Bread discovers miracle mold"
"Kite finds lightning is actually electricity"
"Bread discovers miracle mold"
"Kite finds lightning is actually electricity"
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to create an enzyme that can eat one of the toughest plastics on Earth. The enzyme breaks polyurethane down into reusable chemicals in just 12 hours at 50°C, turning it back into raw materials. Truly circular recycling. buff.ly/oUxRjjl #ShareGoodNewsToo
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
just imagining this "tools make discovery" frame applied to historic scientific achievements
"Bread discovers miracle mold"
"Kite finds lightning is actually electricity"
"Bread discovers miracle mold"
"Kite finds lightning is actually electricity"
this is why i use "predictive model" and ask "what does it predict?"
they used a tool that predicts whether an "amino acid in a protein is likely to contact whatever chemicals that structure can bind"
and one that "predicts whether any given protein is likely to form a stable structure"
they used a tool that predicts whether an "amino acid in a protein is likely to contact whatever chemicals that structure can bind"
and one that "predicts whether any given protein is likely to form a stable structure"
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
this is why i use "predictive model" and ask "what does it predict?"
they used a tool that predicts whether an "amino acid in a protein is likely to contact whatever chemicals that structure can bind"
and one that "predicts whether any given protein is likely to form a stable structure"
they used a tool that predicts whether an "amino acid in a protein is likely to contact whatever chemicals that structure can bind"
and one that "predicts whether any given protein is likely to form a stable structure"
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For the love of God please
i bet you could get a bargain on a bunch of really good software engineers right now just by promising they don't have to use ai
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
For the love of God please