Ted Underwood
@tedunderwood.com
Uses machine learning to study literary imagination, and vice-versa. Likely to share news about AI & computational social science / Sozialwissenschaft / 社会科学
Information Sciences and English, UIUC. Distant Horizons (Chicago, 2019). tedunderwood.com
Information Sciences and English, UIUC. Distant Horizons (Chicago, 2019). tedunderwood.com
Ooh, is that an app? Looks useful.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Ooh, is that an app? Looks useful.
I see: quite a bit of cloud. But at that latitude, you'll get more chances!
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I see: quite a bit of cloud. But at that latitude, you'll get more chances!
Yeah, last time I saw them like this was in the 1980s and in Massachusetts
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yeah, last time I saw them like this was in the 1980s and in Massachusetts
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Poetry is my go to example of human eval failure because studies have shown that most people like LLM poetry. The main exception is people who actually generally enjoy poetry
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Poetry is my go to example of human eval failure because studies have shown that most people like LLM poetry. The main exception is people who actually generally enjoy poetry
Ah, are they influencers in I Love LA? In You’re the Worst I think Gretchen is still a publicist.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Ah, are they influencers in I Love LA? In You’re the Worst I think Gretchen is still a publicist.
Contrast You’re the Worst: also set in LA, characters just slightly older, but they’ve crossed a crucial cynicism threshold that made them entirely relatable for us.
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Contrast You’re the Worst: also set in LA, characters just slightly older, but they’ve crossed a crucial cynicism threshold that made them entirely relatable for us.
That was the vibe we got from the preview. We’re either too old or not on the right uppers.
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
That was the vibe we got from the preview. We’re either too old or not on the right uppers.
Yes, I think it’s that.
Also, it positions you for a manageable claim. If you claimed that the technology was entirely bad, you might need to explain how it can be wholly rejected. And no one has a concrete proposal to do that.
Also, it positions you for a manageable claim. If you claimed that the technology was entirely bad, you might need to explain how it can be wholly rejected. And no one has a concrete proposal to do that.
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Yes, I think it’s that.
Also, it positions you for a manageable claim. If you claimed that the technology was entirely bad, you might need to explain how it can be wholly rejected. And no one has a concrete proposal to do that.
Also, it positions you for a manageable claim. If you claimed that the technology was entirely bad, you might need to explain how it can be wholly rejected. And no one has a concrete proposal to do that.
Fascinating. It tweaks the adjective.
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Fascinating. It tweaks the adjective.
But then how will you know which page is open?
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
But then how will you know which page is open?
Or even better 914 years ago
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Or even better 914 years ago
The beauty of the House is immeasurable; its kindness infinite. bsky.app/profile/tedu...
The sound of surf produced by my white noise machine always reminds me of the tides that flow through the lower levels of the House in Piranesi. Oddly, this conveys a more reassuring sense of the infinite than an actual ocean would.
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The beauty of the House is immeasurable; its kindness infinite. bsky.app/profile/tedu...
Y es that was weird; they didn’t render for me either but now they do
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Y es that was weird; they didn’t render for me either but now they do
It’s a good idea and someone will make $100 million on VR—or even just interactive video—of social situations where attractive people believe that you alone can tell them "¿dónde está la biblioteca?”
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s a good idea and someone will make $100 million on VR—or even just interactive video—of social situations where attractive people believe that you alone can tell them "¿dónde está la biblioteca?”
I know! I’ve been watching your sky maps with interest.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I know! I’ve been watching your sky maps with interest.