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Larry Hunter
@proflhunter.bsky.social
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Knowledge based biomedical data science, artificial intelligence for discovery in molecular biomedicine, computational bioethics, theory of mattering. University of Chicago / Big Island HI

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 4h
It's a great book, and the author Dan Davies is on bsky @dsquareddigest.bsky.social

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 4h
Wow, you are making me nostalgic! I remember talking with Winograd about it.
jdloeb.bsky.social Jeff Loeb @jdloeb.bsky.social · 4d
Oh, and, Computers and Cognition, a new Foundation for Design, by Flores and Winograd

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 4h
Our OpenAI API account information was hacked. openai.com/index/mixpan...
What to know about a recent Mixpanel security incident
OpenAI shares details about a Mixpanel security incident involving limited API analytics data. No API content, credentials, or payment details were exposed. Learn what happened and how we’re protectin...
openai.com

proflhunter.bsky.social
Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 7h
Here's a reasonable attempt at an explanation

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-vibece...

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/vibecessio...
The Vibecession Deepens
And even I am somewhat surprised
paulkrugman.substack.com

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 7h
If you'd prefer a data-driven exploration of the reasons, consider reading this: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/vibecessio...
Vibecessions, Part II
Good numbers, bad feelings. Why?
paulkrugman.substack.com

proflhunter.bsky.social
Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 7h
Looks like I may actually get paid from the Anthropic settlement with LibGen book authors. Ironically only my least successful book was included, so--if it actually happens--I will get more from the settlement than I did in royalties, for a book published more than 30 years ago.

proflhunter.bsky.social
Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 9h
LinkedIn has >1 billion users, Bluesky 40M. If engagement were equal, you would expect 25x on LinkedIn.

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 12h
Inspiring article. I learned a lot from this and I thought I knew surrealism well. Worth your time.
equatormag.bsky.social Equator @equatormag.bsky.social · 15h
@naomiaklein.bsky.social: ”Where the Surrealists made irreverent and untameable art, the fascists sought a world of perfect symmetry. While the Surrealists embraced the frailties and mysteries of the human body, the fascists waged war on deviance.’’ www.equator.org/articles/sur...
www.equator.org

Reposted by Naomi Klein, Fabián Muniesa, Larry W. Hunter

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Equator @equatormag.bsky.social · 15h
@naomiaklein.bsky.social: ”Where the Surrealists made irreverent and untameable art, the fascists sought a world of perfect symmetry. While the Surrealists embraced the frailties and mysteries of the human body, the fascists waged war on deviance.’’ www.equator.org/articles/sur...
www.equator.org

Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 19h
youtu.be/TpMikc2QdBs Via Bruce Sterling, some charmingly retro cyberpunk from today’s Beograd

Reposted by Will Jennings, Larry W. Hunter

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C. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 20h
much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
brooklynspoke.bsky.social Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 21h
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers , and 3 more

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
brooklynspoke.bsky.social Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 21h
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly

Reposted by David M. Amodio, Hugo Mercier, Larry W. Hunter

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Riccardo Fusaroli @fusaroli.bsky.social · 1d
CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!

international.au.dk/about/profil...
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor of Cognitive Science - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Communication and Culture - Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Dept. of, Aarhus University
international.au.dk

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 1d
Senate commission report on modernizing US science and redesigning the federal role. Still a big role for AI, but has encouraging language around streamlining the process and reforming review. I still have concerns, but this is better than the White House one. www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/NSCEB-–-The-Future-of-Science-Nov-2025.pdf

Reposted by David Lazer, Larry W. Hunter

brendan o’connor @brenocon.bsky.social · 1d
Here at UMass Amherst CICS, we’re searching for TT faculty in NLP – see the link from
www.cics.umass.edu/about/employ...

I’m happy to answer questions of course, too!
Faculty Positions
Open tenure-track and teaching faculty positions in computer science and informatics at the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
www.cics.umass.edu

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 1d
Who could have predicted it?
www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/c...
CrowdStrike Researchers Identify Hidden Vulnerabilities in AI-Coded Software
CrowdStrike researchers reveal how trigger words cause DeepSeek-R1 to generate vulnerable code—exposing new AI-driven risks in software development.
www.crowdstrike.com

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Lisa W. Fazio, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 11 more

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 1d
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)

RTs appreciated.

proflhunter.bsky.social
Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 2d
Mamdani is putting together a cabinet with national stature and demonstrated impact. ❤️ Alondra Nelson and Lina Khan
alondra.bsky.social Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 2d
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 2d
Neoteny FTW!

Kids are the best.
iuliabadescu.bsky.social iulia bădescu @iuliabadescu.bsky.social · Oct 21
Young chimps play weird with tools and other objects & this can lead to innovation! Moss sponging, doll play, leaf clipping to ask for carrying. If copied and retained, rare kid innovations can contribute to cultural complexity 🧪🔬🐵
My fav article I've ever worked on: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 2d
TIL Thanksgiving with turkey and stuffing became a thing because of Sarah Hale, who was a revolutionary-war-era anti-slavery feminist who among her many accomplishments also wrote Mary had a Little Lamb. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_J...
Sarah Josepha Hale - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org

Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Jean Burgess, Philip N. Cohen , and 11 more

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 2d
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 3d
"Hawaiians drink the most coffee in the US, with 2.7 cups per day & 57,159 cups in a lifetime." Lots more fun coffee data here... cafely.com/blogs/resear...
Coffee Consumption by Country 2025: Lifetime Data & Statistics
Ever wondered what you'll spend on coffee your whole life? We crunched the numbers globally, looking at life expectancy and coffee habits.
cafely.com

Reposted by Joshua S. Weitz, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Larry W. Hunter

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 3d
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."

Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.

🧪 1/
Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of the Division of AIDS National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (.gov) https://www.niaid.nih.gov › about › carl-w-dieffenbach-... Nov 15, 2018 — Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., serves as Director of the Division of AIDS (DAIDS). Dr. Dieffenbach oversees a global HIV/AIDS research portfolio of more than $1 ...

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Larry W. Hunter

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 3d
It is unprecedented that 47 medical and public health organizations should come together to condemn the actions of the CDC.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...

1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
Statement on CDC autism website changes
Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting the ...
www.apha.org

Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

Thomas Dietterich @tdietterich.bsky.social · 3d
For the most part, if my question is about a well-known fact, the LLM will give a useful answer. It is a popularity machine (and not a truth machine).

Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

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Jeff Loeb @jdloeb.bsky.social · 4d
Oh, and, Computers and Cognition, a new Foundation for Design, by Flores and Winograd

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 4d
Bad use of AI alert: There are now LLM products intended to "help" librarians enforce book bans and buy more right-wing books. www.404media.co/ai-is-superc... For example librarytechnology.org/pr/31869

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 5d
This is not my parents' timeline
vuc.bsky.social David✶🇬🇹 @vuc.bsky.social · 6d
He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet, Larry W. Hunter

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 5d
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!

A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.

Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
LIBRARIES WIN IN COURT. Federal court issues permanent injunction in Rhode Island V. Trump, stops the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The court ruled that all actions taken by the Administration to dismantle IMLS are nullified. This injunction takes immediate nationwide effect: all grants, in every state and territory. The Administration is stopped from taking these actions again in the future. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 5d
Advertising is the most likely endgame for monetizing llms. Artificial intimacy is the longshot.
techmeme.com Techmeme @techmeme.com · 5d
Google starts rolling out ads in AI mode; the ads look similar to the citations in AI answers but with a "sponsored" label (Mayank Parmar/BleepingComputer)

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