Amy is settling in
@amypearlman.bsky.social
Tech-Leadership-Mentorship-Privacy-MD-State/Local Gov-ADHD/ND-LGBT+. Formerly Philly & NJ. Anti-hate, anti-bigotry.
She/her
CIO, MD State Dept of Ed
Opinions not representative of MD or MSDE.
Sometimes at @[email protected], @amypearlman on LinkedIn
She/her
CIO, MD State Dept of Ed
Opinions not representative of MD or MSDE.
Sometimes at @[email protected], @amypearlman on LinkedIn
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Friends, social media isn’t feeding my soul. Anyone who needs me, I have my name at gmail, I’m on linked in, or I’ll check in here irregularly.
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And not for nothing, if a campaign lives or dies by *you personally as an organizer,* it is not a good campaign.
Effective large-scale campaigns (and orgs, and movements) have to be resilient. That means some level of redundancy in leadership, in case of incapacitation, death, arrest, vacation, etc
Effective large-scale campaigns (and orgs, and movements) have to be resilient. That means some level of redundancy in leadership, in case of incapacitation, death, arrest, vacation, etc
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
And not for nothing, if a campaign lives or dies by *you personally as an organizer,* it is not a good campaign.
Effective large-scale campaigns (and orgs, and movements) have to be resilient. That means some level of redundancy in leadership, in case of incapacitation, death, arrest, vacation, etc
Effective large-scale campaigns (and orgs, and movements) have to be resilient. That means some level of redundancy in leadership, in case of incapacitation, death, arrest, vacation, etc
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I keep going back to this line.
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I keep going back to this line.
This doesn’t just apply to organizers. It’s a place job trauma can come from especially in the public sector. Do what you can do and not more. Boundaries are a necessity not a personal failing.
If you have a tendency towards conscientiousness and a tendency towards conscience, it is very easy to drink this sort of Kool Aid and think:
If just work hard enough, just connect deeply enough, just speak convincingly enough... Change will come.
If just work hard enough, just connect deeply enough, just speak convincingly enough... Change will come.
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This doesn’t just apply to organizers. It’s a place job trauma can come from especially in the public sector. Do what you can do and not more. Boundaries are a necessity not a personal failing.
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When the labels were released last week, there were immediate accuracy issues. Three accounts belonging to NBC News journalists showed locations that did not correlate to where they are based but to where they had traveled to within the last several months instead. The issue persisted as of Tuesday.
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
When the labels were released last week, there were immediate accuracy issues. Three accounts belonging to NBC News journalists showed locations that did not correlate to where they are based but to where they had traveled to within the last several months instead. The issue persisted as of Tuesday.
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The new feature at X is the latest chapter in a long-standing struggle within tech companies over how to handle so-called inauthentic behavior, in which people assume fake identities to run scams, push political causes, boost traffic to websites or otherwise chase clout.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The new feature at X is the latest chapter in a long-standing struggle within tech companies over how to handle so-called inauthentic behavior, in which people assume fake identities to run scams, push political causes, boost traffic to websites or otherwise chase clout.
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Either you really engage with what it means to rule with the profound skilled investment it takes to rule with an iron fist over a dynamic corporate environment, or you actually understand the situation you're in.
And you start adjusting priorities and audacity over your real level of control.
And you start adjusting priorities and audacity over your real level of control.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Either you really engage with what it means to rule with the profound skilled investment it takes to rule with an iron fist over a dynamic corporate environment, or you actually understand the situation you're in.
And you start adjusting priorities and audacity over your real level of control.
And you start adjusting priorities and audacity over your real level of control.
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Had a good chat with @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for the @404media.co podcast. Got a chance to talk about how tech companies main pitch changed from “you exchange some surveillance for services” to “we get to spy on you all the time and it’s good, actually.”
Luxury Surveillance (With Chris Gilliard)
Podcast Episode · The 404 Media Podcast · 11/24/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Had a good chat with @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for the @404media.co podcast. Got a chance to talk about how tech companies main pitch changed from “you exchange some surveillance for services” to “we get to spy on you all the time and it’s good, actually.”
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We need more critical thinking in this country. Here’s one way to help prompt it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We need more critical thinking in this country. Here’s one way to help prompt it.
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I remain forever disappointed in “online safety” advice for families being about banning phones and social media.
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I remain forever disappointed in “online safety” advice for families being about banning phones and social media.
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
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“Until its A.I. can accomplish some incredible feat — say, generating a cure for cancer — success is partly defined by turning ChatGPT into a lucrative business. That means continually increasing how many people use and pay for it.”
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Until its A.I. can accomplish some incredible feat — say, generating a cure for cancer — success is partly defined by turning ChatGPT into a lucrative business. That means continually increasing how many people use and pay for it.”
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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“Synced Passkeys: Security risk or adoption savior?”
Yes.
Yes.
Synced Passkeys: Security risk or adoption savior? 🔐
AI Agents: The new Shadow IT? 🤖
We break down the biggest Entra news from Ignite with an all-star panel.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the updates this episode is for you
https://entra.chat
AI Agents: The new Shadow IT? 🤖
We break down the biggest Entra news from Ignite with an all-star panel.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the updates this episode is for you
https://entra.chat
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“Synced Passkeys: Security risk or adoption savior?”
Yes.
Yes.
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so many people have sent me the article about raccoons showing signs of domestication and i don’t wanna make anyone feel bad, but
raccoons are wild animals, and i worry for them if they’re actually moving towards domestication
raccoons are wild animals, and i worry for them if they’re actually moving towards domestication
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 AM
so many people have sent me the article about raccoons showing signs of domestication and i don’t wanna make anyone feel bad, but
raccoons are wild animals, and i worry for them if they’re actually moving towards domestication
raccoons are wild animals, and i worry for them if they’re actually moving towards domestication
This is a blend of stupidity and an arrogance so deep…
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is a blend of stupidity and an arrogance so deep…
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Seeing some news from @yellowperiltac.bsky.social (on their instagram story) that the ATF is changing form 4473 (FFL transfer to buyer) question number 14 to list “biological sex”.
This is specifically intended to keep trans people from buying guns, so do with that information as you will.
This is specifically intended to keep trans people from buying guns, so do with that information as you will.
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Seeing some news from @yellowperiltac.bsky.social (on their instagram story) that the ATF is changing form 4473 (FFL transfer to buyer) question number 14 to list “biological sex”.
This is specifically intended to keep trans people from buying guns, so do with that information as you will.
This is specifically intended to keep trans people from buying guns, so do with that information as you will.
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One of the biggest issues with the synthetic text extruding machines is that we have well-formed linguistic output with no accountability. Solution: OpenAI should be accountable for everything that comes out of ChatGPT, period. (And likewise for Google with Gemini, etc.)
New on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 newsletter: @deccamuldowney.bsky.social and I write about OpenAI's transparent attempt to shift accountability.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
OpenAI Tries to Shift Responsibility to Users
OpenAI is trying to shift the blame for bad legal and medical advice from its chatbot away from the company and onto users. We agree that no chatbot should be used for medical or legal advice.
buttondown.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One of the biggest issues with the synthetic text extruding machines is that we have well-formed linguistic output with no accountability. Solution: OpenAI should be accountable for everything that comes out of ChatGPT, period. (And likewise for Google with Gemini, etc.)
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that story was here: www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/t...
Tesla Autopilot gets 'moderate' grade from European vehicle safety authority while Audi, BMW and Mercedes get top marks
A European vehicle safety authority gave "very good" marks to Audi, BMW and Mercedes for driver assistance systems, and gave Tesla Autopilot, a "moderate" grade on Thursday.
www.cnbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
that story was here: www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/t...
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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AI in education is being treated as an unbelievable, better-than-Covid opportunity for profitmaking by the exploitative, predatory, extractive edtech industry
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
AI in education is being treated as an unbelievable, better-than-Covid opportunity for profitmaking by the exploitative, predatory, extractive edtech industry
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AI in education is treated as the future of education when it actually represents very old ideas of individualized learning
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
AI in education is treated as the future of education when it actually represents very old ideas of individualized learning
I mean…is this a surprise?
Chinese state-sponsored hackers used Anthropic’s A.I. technology to conduct a largely automated cyberattack against a group of technology companies and government agencies, the company said Thursday.
Anthropic Says Chinese Hackers Used Its A.I. in Online Attack
The company claimed that A.I. did most of the hacking with limited human input and said it was a rapid escalation of the technology’s use in cybercrime.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I mean…is this a surprise?
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.