Judith Allen
@jaa-edit.bsky.social
Animation editor based in the UK. She/ her.
Every software company right now:
“We’re so excited for our upcoming AI features!”
“JUST RELEASED: v11, with our exciting new AI features”
“Check out our guides on how to use our exciting new AI features”
“Um… we see you haven’t used our new AI features yet?”
“We’re so excited for our upcoming AI features!”
“JUST RELEASED: v11, with our exciting new AI features”
“Check out our guides on how to use our exciting new AI features”
“Um… we see you haven’t used our new AI features yet?”
January 31, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Every software company right now:
“We’re so excited for our upcoming AI features!”
“JUST RELEASED: v11, with our exciting new AI features”
“Check out our guides on how to use our exciting new AI features”
“Um… we see you haven’t used our new AI features yet?”
“We’re so excited for our upcoming AI features!”
“JUST RELEASED: v11, with our exciting new AI features”
“Check out our guides on how to use our exciting new AI features”
“Um… we see you haven’t used our new AI features yet?”
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"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
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This is from Darren Aronofsky’s AI content startup, and separate from it being narratively incoherent and rhythmically off, it is absolutely fucking bonkers how lifeless motion pictures are without actors OR even animators to breathe life into performances. These are corpses.
You don't have the be an avowed AI hater to be impressed without lifeless and unwatchable this is.
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This is from Darren Aronofsky’s AI content startup, and separate from it being narratively incoherent and rhythmically off, it is absolutely fucking bonkers how lifeless motion pictures are without actors OR even animators to breathe life into performances. These are corpses.
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Pleased to announce I've been hired to do the marketing for this campaign
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Pleased to announce I've been hired to do the marketing for this campaign
I agree that people should be given AI training.
They should be taught how to identify it, and what the risks (both direct and indirect) are. As part of a wider media literacy and scam awareness agenda.
Even on the pretense of “AI is the inevitable future”, this should come first.
They should be taught how to identify it, and what the risks (both direct and indirect) are. As part of a wider media literacy and scam awareness agenda.
Even on the pretense of “AI is the inevitable future”, this should come first.
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I agree that people should be given AI training.
They should be taught how to identify it, and what the risks (both direct and indirect) are. As part of a wider media literacy and scam awareness agenda.
Even on the pretense of “AI is the inevitable future”, this should come first.
They should be taught how to identify it, and what the risks (both direct and indirect) are. As part of a wider media literacy and scam awareness agenda.
Even on the pretense of “AI is the inevitable future”, this should come first.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
Thanks, brain.
2am was definitely the best time to get really worked up about an email that was never replied to 18 months ago.
2am was definitely the best time to get really worked up about an email that was never replied to 18 months ago.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Thanks, brain.
2am was definitely the best time to get really worked up about an email that was never replied to 18 months ago.
2am was definitely the best time to get really worked up about an email that was never replied to 18 months ago.
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A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
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Just heard that Bill Maher has won the FIFA Golden Globe for Best Stand-Up Special.
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Just heard that Bill Maher has won the FIFA Golden Globe for Best Stand-Up Special.
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Tips if you're new to Bluesky:
Don't Quote Dunk, instead try reading ancient tomes of forgotten lore
If you hear a tapping, tis some visitor, or the wind and nothing more
If a raven flaps in through the shutter, do NOT ask what its lordly name is on the night's Plutonian shore
Use Alt Text
Don't Quote Dunk, instead try reading ancient tomes of forgotten lore
If you hear a tapping, tis some visitor, or the wind and nothing more
If a raven flaps in through the shutter, do NOT ask what its lordly name is on the night's Plutonian shore
Use Alt Text
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Tips if you're new to Bluesky:
Don't Quote Dunk, instead try reading ancient tomes of forgotten lore
If you hear a tapping, tis some visitor, or the wind and nothing more
If a raven flaps in through the shutter, do NOT ask what its lordly name is on the night's Plutonian shore
Use Alt Text
Don't Quote Dunk, instead try reading ancient tomes of forgotten lore
If you hear a tapping, tis some visitor, or the wind and nothing more
If a raven flaps in through the shutter, do NOT ask what its lordly name is on the night's Plutonian shore
Use Alt Text
Favourite Bowie song, you say?
Today it’s this.
Over the years there have been many. Some are inextricably linked to certain times in my life, some have come into favour as my own experiences have shaped my life.
Tomorrow could be anything.
youtu.be/YnoyiVZUxUk?...
Today it’s this.
Over the years there have been many. Some are inextricably linked to certain times in my life, some have come into favour as my own experiences have shaped my life.
Tomorrow could be anything.
youtu.be/YnoyiVZUxUk?...
DAVID BOWIE - ROCK'N'ROLL SUICIDE - LIVE TOKYO 1990
YouTube video by theMusicofmyLife1
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Favourite Bowie song, you say?
Today it’s this.
Over the years there have been many. Some are inextricably linked to certain times in my life, some have come into favour as my own experiences have shaped my life.
Tomorrow could be anything.
youtu.be/YnoyiVZUxUk?...
Today it’s this.
Over the years there have been many. Some are inextricably linked to certain times in my life, some have come into favour as my own experiences have shaped my life.
Tomorrow could be anything.
youtu.be/YnoyiVZUxUk?...
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Reposted by Judith Allen
SFWA is trying to manufacture consent for chatbots again
you know what to do
www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
you know what to do
www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
SFWA Survey on LLM Use in Industry - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Thank you for participating in this survey. The data collected here is preliminary, not definitive, but it will help to […]
www.sfwa.org
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
SFWA is trying to manufacture consent for chatbots again
you know what to do
www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
you know what to do
www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
Surely the real Christmas miracle is that Netflix didn’t cancel a series before it got an ending?
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Surely the real Christmas miracle is that Netflix didn’t cancel a series before it got an ending?
It’s been a rough year, so it’s a fairly limited selection of fiction/ autobiography* this year… but it’s been a quality year.
*I don’t track non-fiction on Goodreads
*I don’t track non-fiction on Goodreads
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s been a rough year, so it’s a fairly limited selection of fiction/ autobiography* this year… but it’s been a quality year.
*I don’t track non-fiction on Goodreads
*I don’t track non-fiction on Goodreads
Yeah, but how else are they going to inevitably start charging you a subscription fee for basic functionality?
(When buying my most recent car, the huge screen in the middle of the dashboard of one was the tipping point in my decision between the final two - I went with the other one)
(When buying my most recent car, the huge screen in the middle of the dashboard of one was the tipping point in my decision between the final two - I went with the other one)
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yeah, but how else are they going to inevitably start charging you a subscription fee for basic functionality?
(When buying my most recent car, the huge screen in the middle of the dashboard of one was the tipping point in my decision between the final two - I went with the other one)
(When buying my most recent car, the huge screen in the middle of the dashboard of one was the tipping point in my decision between the final two - I went with the other one)
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Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Any artists out there got an available (non AI) picture of what could be a bioengineered seal/aquatic human?
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
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Our mental health is so important. If you’re struggling please reach out. UK numbers:
Call Samaritans: 116123
National Suicide Prevention helpline: 0800 689 5652
The Calm Zone: 0800 58 58 58
Under 25? Call The Mix: 0808 808 4994
Under 35? Call PAPYRUS: 0800 068 4141
SwitchboardLGBT: 0300 300 0630
Call Samaritans: 116123
National Suicide Prevention helpline: 0800 689 5652
The Calm Zone: 0800 58 58 58
Under 25? Call The Mix: 0808 808 4994
Under 35? Call PAPYRUS: 0800 068 4141
SwitchboardLGBT: 0300 300 0630
August 14, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Our mental health is so important. If you’re struggling please reach out. UK numbers:
Call Samaritans: 116123
National Suicide Prevention helpline: 0800 689 5652
The Calm Zone: 0800 58 58 58
Under 25? Call The Mix: 0808 808 4994
Under 35? Call PAPYRUS: 0800 068 4141
SwitchboardLGBT: 0300 300 0630
Call Samaritans: 116123
National Suicide Prevention helpline: 0800 689 5652
The Calm Zone: 0800 58 58 58
Under 25? Call The Mix: 0808 808 4994
Under 35? Call PAPYRUS: 0800 068 4141
SwitchboardLGBT: 0300 300 0630
If you enjoy reading posts which have been written by someone who is really into that thing, then this is an annual treat.
I know almost nothing about Eastenders, I’m not going to watch Eastenders, but I love Sooz’s annual recaps.
I know almost nothing about Eastenders, I’m not going to watch Eastenders, but I love Sooz’s annual recaps.
Here it is, my big #EastEnders catch-up thread for people who only see it when they go home for Christmas with the family. Allow me to get you all caught up on the goings-on in Albert Square in its most explosive week of the year! KEEP THIS BY YOUR SIDE AT ALL TIMES.
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If you enjoy reading posts which have been written by someone who is really into that thing, then this is an annual treat.
I know almost nothing about Eastenders, I’m not going to watch Eastenders, but I love Sooz’s annual recaps.
I know almost nothing about Eastenders, I’m not going to watch Eastenders, but I love Sooz’s annual recaps.
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"average person knows 3 sex offenders" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person knows 0 sex offenders. Journalism Georg, who lives in cave & is pals with 10,000 sex offenders and enjoys their dinner parties and their funny anecdotes, is an outlier adn should not have been counted"
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"average person knows 3 sex offenders" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person knows 0 sex offenders. Journalism Georg, who lives in cave & is pals with 10,000 sex offenders and enjoys their dinner parties and their funny anecdotes, is an outlier adn should not have been counted"
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Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Goddamn oligarchy determined to kill renewable energy…
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Goddamn oligarchy determined to kill renewable energy…
When did it become “it’s fine to just go through a red light if you’re the 1st-3rd car to do so, and sod the traffic waiting to turn right?”
Because I do not care for it.
Because I do not care for it.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
When did it become “it’s fine to just go through a red light if you’re the 1st-3rd car to do so, and sod the traffic waiting to turn right?”
Because I do not care for it.
Because I do not care for it.
I’m compliment-averse enough as it is, even when I know the person is being sincere.
The LLM chatbot tendency towards subservient flattery would be a deal-breaker all on its own, even without EVERYTHING else.
The LLM chatbot tendency towards subservient flattery would be a deal-breaker all on its own, even without EVERYTHING else.
i'm fascinated by how much people love and are amazed by chat gpt saying "nice catch!" and "great observation!" because i personally find the condescension and obsequiousness the most skin-crawling thing about how LLMs "talk"
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I’m compliment-averse enough as it is, even when I know the person is being sincere.
The LLM chatbot tendency towards subservient flattery would be a deal-breaker all on its own, even without EVERYTHING else.
The LLM chatbot tendency towards subservient flattery would be a deal-breaker all on its own, even without EVERYTHING else.
Finally getting around to Apocalypse Infrastructure Sim 2*.
It continues to be weird and beautiful.
It continues to be weird and beautiful.
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Finally getting around to Apocalypse Infrastructure Sim 2*.
It continues to be weird and beautiful.
It continues to be weird and beautiful.