Chris Boese
@chrisboese.bsky.social
📸 Photographer ✍️ Writer
🤖 Working on cyberpunk novel
🗒️ Journalist 📊 UX Lead
💻 Internet Researcher PhD
Opinions are my own or emerging from the hive mind. #binder #amediting (she, her)
https://www.chrisboese.photo/
https://christineboese.net
🤖 Working on cyberpunk novel
🗒️ Journalist 📊 UX Lead
💻 Internet Researcher PhD
Opinions are my own or emerging from the hive mind. #binder #amediting (she, her)
https://www.chrisboese.photo/
https://christineboese.net
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When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
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Today in garbage LLM research, ladies and gentleman.
At no point do any of the authors ask “is this an appropriate use of LLMs?”
As always, ML research is a kaleidoscopic garden of perversions.
At no point do any of the authors ask “is this an appropriate use of LLMs?”
As always, ML research is a kaleidoscopic garden of perversions.
Large Language Models Require Curated Context for Reliable Political Fact-Checking -- Even with Reasoning and Web Search
Large language models (LLMs) have raised hopes for automated end-to-end fact-checking, but prior studies report mixed results. As mainstream chatbots increasingly ship with reasoning capabilities and ...
arxiv.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Today in garbage LLM research, ladies and gentleman.
At no point do any of the authors ask “is this an appropriate use of LLMs?”
As always, ML research is a kaleidoscopic garden of perversions.
At no point do any of the authors ask “is this an appropriate use of LLMs?”
As always, ML research is a kaleidoscopic garden of perversions.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
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🚨 New working paper 🚨
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🚨 New working paper 🚨
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
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It should be a “wake-up call” for politicians still sceptical about cutting emissions, said Shamsudduha. “We’re no longer talking about limiting warming to 1.5C, we’re likely heading toward 2C above preindustrial levels, and we’re now witnessing the consequences.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It should be a “wake-up call” for politicians still sceptical about cutting emissions, said Shamsudduha. “We’re no longer talking about limiting warming to 1.5C, we’re likely heading toward 2C above preindustrial levels, and we’re now witnessing the consequences.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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New prints available at my INPRNT shop! www.inprnt.com/gallery/step...
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
New prints available at my INPRNT shop! www.inprnt.com/gallery/step...
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
#FreeToRead #GiftLink
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
#FreeToRead #GiftLink
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
#FreeToRead #GiftLink
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
#FreeToRead #GiftLink
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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1/ (Gift article)
Meet the SOB Trump is about to pardon. He (JOH) is a world class criminal with a law degree from Honduras, a masters degree in public administration from an american university.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Meet the SOB Trump is about to pardon. He (JOH) is a world class criminal with a law degree from Honduras, a masters degree in public administration from an american university.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
1/ (Gift article)
Meet the SOB Trump is about to pardon. He (JOH) is a world class criminal with a law degree from Honduras, a masters degree in public administration from an american university.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Meet the SOB Trump is about to pardon. He (JOH) is a world class criminal with a law degree from Honduras, a masters degree in public administration from an american university.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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Don't believe for one second that murdering people in tiny boats is about protecting Americans from drugs [Gift article]
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Don't believe for one second that murdering people in tiny boats is about protecting Americans from drugs [Gift article]
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Pete Hegseth's "Kill Them All" Order Constitutes a War Crime!
youtu.be/6fKGmrjvFm8?...
youtu.be/6fKGmrjvFm8?...
Pete Hegseth's "Kill Them All " Order Constitutes a War Crime!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Pete Hegseth's "Kill Them All" Order Constitutes a War Crime!
youtu.be/6fKGmrjvFm8?...
youtu.be/6fKGmrjvFm8?...
Rachel Maddow Sets First New Podcast at MS NOW: ‘Burn Order’ (Exclusive)
The primetime host will debut the new podcast Dec. 1, tackling the series of events that led to the U.S. to incarcerate Japanese Americans at the beginning of World War II.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The primetime host will debut the new podcast Dec. 1, tackling the series of events that led to the U.S. to incarcerate Japanese Americans at the beginning of World War II.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Rachel Maddow Sets First New Podcast at MS NOW: ‘Burn Order’ (Exclusive)
The primetime host will debut the new podcast Dec. 1, tackling the series of events that led to the U.S. to incarcerate Japanese Americans at the beginning of World War II.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Rachel Maddow Sets First New Podcast at MS NOW: ‘Burn Order’ (Exclusive)
The primetime host will debut the new podcast Dec. 1, tackling the series of events that led to the U.S. to incarcerate Japanese Americans at the beginning of World War II.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The primetime host will debut the new podcast Dec. 1, tackling the series of events that led to the U.S. to incarcerate Japanese Americans at the beginning of World War II.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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You're forgetting brain damage from ongoing Covid infections. I'm seeing this at work from people that 5 years ago had perfectly decent attention spans and critical thinking skills.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
You're forgetting brain damage from ongoing Covid infections. I'm seeing this at work from people that 5 years ago had perfectly decent attention spans and critical thinking skills.
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I would guess that letting COVID run wild in our schools contributes to a huge amount of brain fog and other challenges as well. The pandemic and its impacts aren't gone just because politicians wished it away.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I would guess that letting COVID run wild in our schools contributes to a huge amount of brain fog and other challenges as well. The pandemic and its impacts aren't gone just because politicians wished it away.
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Is this sustainable? NO! I've tripled my workload. Teachers are caught up in this industrial mandate to constantly do more with less, too. In crucial ways, we're all in this together - but teachers still have immense power over student' lives, so I'm carrying the load as long as I can 🤷🏻♀️
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Is this sustainable? NO! I've tripled my workload. Teachers are caught up in this industrial mandate to constantly do more with less, too. In crucial ways, we're all in this together - but teachers still have immense power over student' lives, so I'm carrying the load as long as I can 🤷🏻♀️
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My kids are 8 and 12 and we already worry about this. It feels to me like a bone-deep level of burnout—as in, when everyone says, "aren't we all a little ND?" it's because we are *all* overstimulated and undersupported. (Plus, Covid shreds the nervous system, but that's still "controversial.")
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
My kids are 8 and 12 and we already worry about this. It feels to me like a bone-deep level of burnout—as in, when everyone says, "aren't we all a little ND?" it's because we are *all* overstimulated and undersupported. (Plus, Covid shreds the nervous system, but that's still "controversial.")
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Per relative who’s a long-time elem teacher: while covid made everything worse, the shift was happening prior. Admin deciding to pass kids on even if they couldn’t meet reading standards, parents (in wealthy district) prioritizing extracurriculars, phones & social media poisoning attention.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Per relative who’s a long-time elem teacher: while covid made everything worse, the shift was happening prior. Admin deciding to pass kids on even if they couldn’t meet reading standards, parents (in wealthy district) prioritizing extracurriculars, phones & social media poisoning attention.
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And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
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Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
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At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
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It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.