Michèle Champagne
@michhham.bsky.social
Graphic artist in Montreal. Studies mandatory positivity and its effects on freedom of expression, architecture media, and “smart” cities. Invited to Harvard, McGill, MICA, and UQAM. — michelechampagne.com
Meet Étienne Brisson from Trois-Rivières, Québec. He understands why people don’t like “AI”.
– by @patriquin.bsky.social
– by @patriquin.bsky.social
Meet the Quebecer leading the human resistance against AI - The Logic
Thousands of kilometres away from Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Etienne Brisson is racing to record the devastating impact the technology is having on some of its most vulnerable users
thelogic.co
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Meet Étienne Brisson from Trois-Rivières, Québec. He understands why people don’t like “AI”.
– by @patriquin.bsky.social
– by @patriquin.bsky.social
He think it’s because people don’t know how to start using “AI”, and if they have already, that people are not using it properly. Hence why Microsoft favours “AI” literacy and launched a $4 billion USD global “AI” education and training initiative called Microsoft Elevate.
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
He think it’s because people don’t know how to start using “AI”, and if they have already, that people are not using it properly. Hence why Microsoft favours “AI” literacy and launched a $4 billion USD global “AI” education and training initiative called Microsoft Elevate.
Reposted by Michèle Champagne
In the small industrial city of Trois-Rivières, thousands of kilometres away from Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Etienne Brisson is racing to record the devastating impact the technology is having on some of its most vulnerable users.
Story by @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
Story by @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
Meet the Quebecer leading the human resistance against AI - The Logic
Thousands of kilometres away from Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Etienne Brisson is racing to record the devastating impact the technology is having on some of its most vulnerable users
thelogic.co
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In the small industrial city of Trois-Rivières, thousands of kilometres away from Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Etienne Brisson is racing to record the devastating impact the technology is having on some of its most vulnerable users.
Story by @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
Story by @patriquin.bsky.social.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
I wish cultural critics would look closely at CALQ funding and try to figure out why “literature and storytelling” are so poorly funded in Quebec. The government wants to be seen as the defender of the French language, yet spends all of its political will trying to enact Bill 9 which will never fly.
2. La langue française, autre valeur culturelle, qui mérite également d’être défendue. Elle est considérée comme sacrée mais son financement est réduit depuis longtemps dans le cadre de la CALQ. Pourquoi ? J’aimerais en savoir plus à son sujet et sur son lien avec le numéro 1.
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I wish cultural critics would look closely at CALQ funding and try to figure out why “literature and storytelling” are so poorly funded in Quebec. The government wants to be seen as the defender of the French language, yet spends all of its political will trying to enact Bill 9 which will never fly.
La CAQ wants to protect Quebec culture and language. That’s fine. But I dare you, cultural critic at a national newspaper, to look up the funding that is *actually* needed to support French – writing, editing, book design, and theatre prod. Look up funding at le Conseil des arts et des lettres.
So many weird obsessions in here like that you couldn't serve kosher food to a whole daycare or wear a niqab to a parent-teacher conference. One person can pray in a park but not three together?
Doesn't the CAQ have any real problems to work on in Quebec?
Doesn't the CAQ have any real problems to work on in Quebec?
Quebec law to require government authorization before groups can do anything religious in a park montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
La CAQ wants to protect Quebec culture and language. That’s fine. But I dare you, cultural critic at a national newspaper, to look up the funding that is *actually* needed to support French – writing, editing, book design, and theatre prod. Look up funding at le Conseil des arts et des lettres.
The @nytimes.com finally profiled Paulina Borsook.
“Silicon Valley, [she] wrote, hated governments, rules and regulations. It believed if you were rich, you were smart ... thought people could be, and should be, programmed like a computer.
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“Silicon Valley, [she] wrote, hated governments, rules and regulations. It believed if you were rich, you were smart ... thought people could be, and should be, programmed like a computer.
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The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The @nytimes.com finally profiled Paulina Borsook.
“Silicon Valley, [she] wrote, hated governments, rules and regulations. It believed if you were rich, you were smart ... thought people could be, and should be, programmed like a computer.
– cc @glindsay.bsky.social
“Silicon Valley, [she] wrote, hated governments, rules and regulations. It believed if you were rich, you were smart ... thought people could be, and should be, programmed like a computer.
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"The difference is the way Spain deploys public investment and immigration in timing and scale. Madrid takes a front-loaded approach [...]: it goes big, and goes early. In comparison, Canada tends to wait for crises and then tries to play catch-up."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Spain has become an economic leader by using Ottawa’s toolkit the right way
The once-flagging Spanish economy has been turbocharged by big infrastructure investments, the green-energy transition and immigration
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The difference is the way Spain deploys public investment and immigration in timing and scale. Madrid takes a front-loaded approach [...]: it goes big, and goes early. In comparison, Canada tends to wait for crises and then tries to play catch-up."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
If in Venice, I recommend the Spanish pavilion at the Biennale Architettura. It showcases radical site rezoning, building reuse, and material recycling in architecture – supported by the state, connected by transit, then exported as knowledge and services internationally.
Spain has become the Western world's economic-growth leader -- with the lowest deficits in Europe to boot -- by using the same toolkit Ottawa has before it (immigration plus investment in big capital projects), but doing it right. We should learn from them
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Spain has become an economic leader by using Ottawa’s toolkit the right way
The once-flagging Spanish economy has been turbocharged by big infrastructure investments, the green-energy transition and immigration
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If in Venice, I recommend the Spanish pavilion at the Biennale Architettura. It showcases radical site rezoning, building reuse, and material recycling in architecture – supported by the state, connected by transit, then exported as knowledge and services internationally.
It’s multiple Grenfells in one.
Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day
Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It’s multiple Grenfells in one.
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Faked sales claims. AI-driven hunts for malefactors jn a “high-trust company.” Executives heading for the exits. @aleksagan.bsky.social has an exclusive report on bad doings at #Shopify.
Shopify rocked by sales fraud scandal that led to ultimatums and firings - The Logic
Shopify salespeople were inflating the value of the deals they were closing. When management found out, they told staff to own up or face the consequences.
thelogic.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Faked sales claims. AI-driven hunts for malefactors jn a “high-trust company.” Executives heading for the exits. @aleksagan.bsky.social has an exclusive report on bad doings at #Shopify.
Reposted by Michèle Champagne
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting the Canadian economy on this “technology” that is definitely not intelligent.
– via @glindsay.bsky.social
– via @glindsay.bsky.social
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting the Canadian economy on this “technology” that is definitely not intelligent.
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– via @glindsay.bsky.social
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It is wholly inappropriate and professionally negligent for a journalist to rely upon, let alone quote, ChatGPT as a source. CBC News should have established guidelines to make sure this kind of thing never happens.
UMMM: "CBC News asked ChatGPT whether Newfoundland could be seen from Cape Breton. The answer was "generally no," but the artificial intelligence chatbot said in theory Newfoundland can be "barely visible" under perfect atmospheric conditions from very high points.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Can you see Newfoundland from Cape Breton? Online photo sparks debate | CBC News
An online photo has sparked a passionate debate about whether or not it's possible.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It is wholly inappropriate and professionally negligent for a journalist to rely upon, let alone quote, ChatGPT as a source. CBC News should have established guidelines to make sure this kind of thing never happens.
This poor boy. He is the victim. And this is classic victim blaming.
"Actually, you harmed us by using our chatbot in a way that made us look bad" is straight out of the abuser's handbook
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This poor boy. He is the victim. And this is classic victim blaming.
Alliant danse, théâtre, acrobatie, poésie et science.
«En théories (une poétique de l’espace-temps)»: faire danser la science et réenchanter le monde
Dans sa toute nouvelle production, DynamO Théâtre poétise la science grâce à des explorations physiques.
www.ledevoir.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Alliant danse, théâtre, acrobatie, poésie et science.
Par le biais de la question du deuil.
«Traces»: la réalité virtuelle pour réapprivoiser le deuil
Comment y entrer pour parvenir à mieux en sortir? Telle est la question que pose Vali Fugulin.
www.ledevoir.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Par le biais de la question du deuil.
For 340 jobs, this Nokia campus extension is receiving $70 million CAD in funding from federal, provincial, and Ottawa governments. That’s $205,882 per job. There is no mention if the IP generated by R&D will remain in Canada or go back to Finland.
Nokia breaks ground on new campus in Ottawa
Nokia officially broke ground on its new “next generation” campus in Ottawa Tuesday morning.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
For 340 jobs, this Nokia campus extension is receiving $70 million CAD in funding from federal, provincial, and Ottawa governments. That’s $205,882 per job. There is no mention if the IP generated by R&D will remain in Canada or go back to Finland.
Excellent title: The Screen Killed the City. I’m jealous I couldn’t be in Vancouver for this. I promise I’ll visit one day.
My favorite talk of the fall, and it isn't close. Thanks again to
WRLDCTY for having me!
youtu.be/Pz3w7IQnVmQ?...
WRLDCTY for having me!
youtu.be/Pz3w7IQnVmQ?...
The Screen Killed the City: Greg Lindsay - WRLDCTY 2025
YouTube video by WRLDCTY
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November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Excellent title: The Screen Killed the City. I’m jealous I couldn’t be in Vancouver for this. I promise I’ll visit one day.
“Back in the 1960s, there had been optimistic dreams that it would be possible to develop computers that could think like human beings ... but they never worked.“ – Adam Curtis on Eliza, designed as a parody of these hopeless attempts, in an excerpt from HyperNormalisation, a 2016 BBC film.
Adam Curtis - ELIZA
YouTube video by Villemar
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November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Back in the 1960s, there had been optimistic dreams that it would be possible to develop computers that could think like human beings ... but they never worked.“ – Adam Curtis on Eliza, designed as a parody of these hopeless attempts, in an excerpt from HyperNormalisation, a 2016 BBC film.
Reposted by Michèle Champagne
Sigh.
It's the Eliza Effect. As we just covered in my 3rd-year undergrad course.
The GenAI bubble cannot burst quickly enough to sideline this kind of science journalism quackery.
It's the Eliza Effect. As we just covered in my 3rd-year undergrad course.
The GenAI bubble cannot burst quickly enough to sideline this kind of science journalism quackery.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Sigh.
It's the Eliza Effect. As we just covered in my 3rd-year undergrad course.
The GenAI bubble cannot burst quickly enough to sideline this kind of science journalism quackery.
It's the Eliza Effect. As we just covered in my 3rd-year undergrad course.
The GenAI bubble cannot burst quickly enough to sideline this kind of science journalism quackery.
Reposted by Michèle Champagne
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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Shopify salespeople inflated the value of the deals they were closing amid aggressive quotas and a lack of accountability, sources told me. When management found out, after big deals failed to bring in the numbers projected, they gave staff an ultimatum: own up or be found out.
Shopify rocked by sales fraud scandal that led to ultimatums and firings - The Logic
Shopify salespeople were inflating the value of the deals they were closing. When management found out, they told staff to own up or face the consequences.
thelogic.co
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Shopify salespeople inflated the value of the deals they were closing amid aggressive quotas and a lack of accountability, sources told me. When management found out, after big deals failed to bring in the numbers projected, they gave staff an ultimatum: own up or be found out.
Pour stimuler l’innovation et l’économie, et pour contourner temporairement les règlements et les lois, consultez les pouvoirs exécutifs du gouvernement sur la page 300.
Pour l’innovation, Ottawa s’offre un passe-droit pour n’importe quelle loi
Une mesure passée inaperçue au budget donnerait le droit au fédéral de s’exempter lui-même de la Loi.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Pour stimuler l’innovation et l’économie, et pour contourner temporairement les règlements et les lois, consultez les pouvoirs exécutifs du gouvernement sur la page 300.
Partial view of the principal façade of the Montreal Star Building (now The Gazette Building), 241-245 rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal, Québec, by Clara Gutsche, 1979.
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Partial view of the principal façade of the Montreal Star Building (now The Gazette Building), 241-245 rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal, Québec, by Clara Gutsche, 1979.
You can see Montreal’s Central Station on de la Gauchetière Ouest. These days, it’s invisible: blocked by a large, nondescript parking garage with a McDonald’s sign on it.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
You can see Montreal’s Central Station on de la Gauchetière Ouest. These days, it’s invisible: blocked by a large, nondescript parking garage with a McDonald’s sign on it.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.
Montreal with C.N. Station, by George Hunter, 1958. Courtesy of the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation.