Thomas Renkert
@thomasrenkert.bsky.social
Theologian, postdoc, working in teachers #education @hse-heidelberg.bsky.social. #CriticalAILiteracy #citicenscience #educationalequity #intersectionalinclusivity #diaconia #theology
Not that active on bsky. https://hcommons.social/@thomasrenkert
Not that active on bsky. https://hcommons.social/@thomasrenkert
🤔 ...Moment mal, waren während Corona nicht *die anderen* die Gesundheitsfaschisten??... 🤔
Grüße gehen raus an alle, die #Heinsberg noch kennen.
Grüße gehen raus an alle, die #Heinsberg noch kennen.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🤔 ...Moment mal, waren während Corona nicht *die anderen* die Gesundheitsfaschisten??... 🤔
Grüße gehen raus an alle, die #Heinsberg noch kennen.
Grüße gehen raus an alle, die #Heinsberg noch kennen.
Es ist immer dieselbe Frage, die auf unterschiedliche Kontexte hin gestellt wird. Aber sie wird immer nur einem der beiden politischen Lager gestellt. Nie dem anderen. Denn diese Frage kann man nur jenen stellen, die überhaupt bereit sind, Verantwortung auf sich zu nehmen. [1/3]
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Es ist immer dieselbe Frage, die auf unterschiedliche Kontexte hin gestellt wird. Aber sie wird immer nur einem der beiden politischen Lager gestellt. Nie dem anderen. Denn diese Frage kann man nur jenen stellen, die überhaupt bereit sind, Verantwortung auf sich zu nehmen. [1/3]
Obacht, Kulturwissenschaftler:innen, "an der Basis" entstehen hier ganz neue Interpretationskategorien!
October 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Obacht, Kulturwissenschaftler:innen, "an der Basis" entstehen hier ganz neue Interpretationskategorien!
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October 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Nazi-LARPing sollte Grenzen haben...
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Nazi-LARPing sollte Grenzen haben...
Historically, it makes sense that absurdism is the logical reaction to a climate of oppression and hostility. Dada and Bauhaus for WW I, the "theatre of the absurd" (Esslin) for WW II, or anti-Vietnam war happenings in the 60s. [1/3]
September 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Historically, it makes sense that absurdism is the logical reaction to a climate of oppression and hostility. Dada and Bauhaus for WW I, the "theatre of the absurd" (Esslin) for WW II, or anti-Vietnam war happenings in the 60s. [1/3]
September 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We need better theology, better sermons, and better religious education.
Because we are entering pious* times.
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* pious, but not necessarily orthodox times.
Because we are entering pious* times.
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* pious, but not necessarily orthodox times.
September 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We need better theology, better sermons, and better religious education.
Because we are entering pious* times.
_____________
* pious, but not necessarily orthodox times.
Because we are entering pious* times.
_____________
* pious, but not necessarily orthodox times.
Wir leben in einer Gerontokratie, die von irrationalen Ressentiments gegen die Jüngeren und alles "Neue" getrieben ist, wie noch keine Generation vor ihr.
September 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Wir leben in einer Gerontokratie, die von irrationalen Ressentiments gegen die Jüngeren und alles "Neue" getrieben ist, wie noch keine Generation vor ihr.
...der nächste Vortrag möchte geschrieben werden. Diesmal über Theologie und KI.
September 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
...der nächste Vortrag möchte geschrieben werden. Diesmal über Theologie und KI.
This could be the start of a script for a Seinfeld-like show updated to 2025...
“I was still charged for that session, Jerry!” <laugh track>
“I was still charged for that session, Jerry!” <laugh track>
![Declan would never have found out his therapist was using ChatGPT had it not been for a technical mishap. The connection was patchy during one of their online sessions, so Declan suggested they turn off their video feeds. Instead, his therapist began inadvertently sharing his screen.
“Suddenly, I was watching him use ChatGPT,” says Declan, 31, who lives in Los Angeles. “He was taking what I was saying and putting it into ChatGPT, and then summarizing or cherry-picking answers.”
Declan was so shocked he didn’t say anything, and for the rest of the session he was privy to a real-time stream of ChatGPT analysis rippling across his therapist’s screen. The session became even more surreal when Declan began echoing ChatGPT in his own responses, preempting his therapist.
“I became the best patient ever,” he says, “because ChatGPT would be like, ‘Well, do you consider that your way of thinking might be a little too black and white?’ And I would be like, ‘Huh, you know, I think my way of thinking might be too black and white,’ and [my therapist would] be like, ‘Exactly.’ I’m sure it was his dream session.”
Among the questions racing through Declan’s mind was, “Is this legal?” When Declan raised the incident with his therapist at the next session—“It was super awkward, like a weird breakup”—the therapist cried. He explained he had felt they’d hit a wall and had begun looking for answers elsewhere. “I was still charged for that session,” Declan says, laughing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4s6jimrz7otyu4qtit2455jn/bafkreifhncal5kb6nziqd5iw54whhjcqzxkoj3zpmy3lk77i3oiehhj3ui@jpeg)
September 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This could be the start of a script for a Seinfeld-like show updated to 2025...
“I was still charged for that session, Jerry!” <laugh track>
“I was still charged for that session, Jerry!” <laugh track>
Big News! The completely #opensource #LLM #Apertus 🇨🇭 has been released today:
📰 https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2025/09/02-apertus.html
🤝 The model supports over 1800 languages and respects opt-out consent of data owners. [1/5]
📰 https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2025/09/02-apertus.html
🤝 The model supports over 1800 languages and respects opt-out consent of data owners. [1/5]
September 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Big News! The completely #opensource #LLM #Apertus 🇨🇭 has been released today:
📰 https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2025/09/02-apertus.html
🤝 The model supports over 1800 languages and respects opt-out consent of data owners. [1/5]
📰 https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2025/09/02-apertus.html
🤝 The model supports over 1800 languages and respects opt-out consent of data owners. [1/5]
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August 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Rätsel gelöst (via Klick auf Link)
links: 2017 | rechts: 2025
links: 2017 | rechts: 2025
August 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Rätsel gelöst (via Klick auf Link)
links: 2017 | rechts: 2025
links: 2017 | rechts: 2025
Die Debatte um #Dedigitalisierung im Schulbereich wird verzerrt, weil zentrale Aspekte der Situation in Schweden und Dänemark nicht genannt werden: es geht primär um Grundschulen und Grundschüler:innen. [1/4]
August 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Die Debatte um #Dedigitalisierung im Schulbereich wird verzerrt, weil zentrale Aspekte der Situation in Schweden und Dänemark nicht genannt werden: es geht primär um Grundschulen und Grundschüler:innen. [1/4]
The geopolitical #aiarmsrace seems largely unimpressed by people proclaiming #LLMs have plateaued and #AGI is never coming.
Such assessments are only relevant for the market, but not so much for countries invested in the race. [1/2]
Such assessments are only relevant for the market, but not so much for countries invested in the race. [1/2]
August 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The geopolitical #aiarmsrace seems largely unimpressed by people proclaiming #LLMs have plateaued and #AGI is never coming.
Such assessments are only relevant for the market, but not so much for countries invested in the race. [1/2]
Such assessments are only relevant for the market, but not so much for countries invested in the race. [1/2]
*On Snake Oil*
In every snake oil sale show - no matter how long it has been going on - comes the moment of truth.
The moment of truth is, ironically, not evidence that the advertised snake oil works.
No, the moment of truth happens when the salesman opens the bottle and chugs it down in [1/4]
In every snake oil sale show - no matter how long it has been going on - comes the moment of truth.
The moment of truth is, ironically, not evidence that the advertised snake oil works.
No, the moment of truth happens when the salesman opens the bottle and chugs it down in [1/4]
July 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
*On Snake Oil*
In every snake oil sale show - no matter how long it has been going on - comes the moment of truth.
The moment of truth is, ironically, not evidence that the advertised snake oil works.
No, the moment of truth happens when the salesman opens the bottle and chugs it down in [1/4]
In every snake oil sale show - no matter how long it has been going on - comes the moment of truth.
The moment of truth is, ironically, not evidence that the advertised snake oil works.
No, the moment of truth happens when the salesman opens the bottle and chugs it down in [1/4]
Dieser Heldenmut!
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dieser Heldenmut!
Obacht: an dieser Stelle ist was Wörtchen "vermeintlich" zwischen "Wahl" und "umstrittener" zwingend notwendig, will man nicht dieselben Fehler machen, den die US-Presse im Umgang mit dem Trumpismus macht!
#Verfassungsgericht
#Verfassungsgericht
July 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Obacht: an dieser Stelle ist was Wörtchen "vermeintlich" zwischen "Wahl" und "umstrittener" zwingend notwendig, will man nicht dieselben Fehler machen, den die US-Presse im Umgang mit dem Trumpismus macht!
#Verfassungsgericht
#Verfassungsgericht
it's most probably just the next iteration of the "currently strongest model" according to some benchmarks every company is optimizing for anyway during training. When it comes to ACTUAL use cases, i'd be surprised if #Grok4 takes the cake from the other models.
July 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
it's most probably just the next iteration of the "currently strongest model" according to some benchmarks every company is optimizing for anyway during training. When it comes to ACTUAL use cases, i'd be surprised if #Grok4 takes the cake from the other models.