Kate Darling

INVENTOR OF THE WASHING MACHINE: it’s a machine that washes

INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what

Ha, flattered! But no, he genuinely disagreed and was a great discussion partner. We have been at conferences together many more times now and have become good friends!

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Research Scientist / Robotics & Labor

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YouTube video by Claremont Graduate University Claremont Graduate University's 98th Annual Commencement

My 2025 commencement speech for CGU (about reclaiming your agency when you feel powerless) youtu.be/7xlZXaGByhk?...

For my birthday, I would love it if I didn’t have the flu and the world weren’t literally and metaphorically on fire, but at least I look cute! (jk, I haven’t showered in days)

The AI “priority” summary in my mail app is pure gobbledygook, even though you would think it has enough training data

My children have discovered AI-generated artwork

Innovative Octopuses, Half-Brained Birds, and More Animals with Magnificent Minds - Candlewick Press This third book in the Extraordinary Animals series delves into the mind-bending world of amazing animal brains.Real-life animal brainiacs and the scientists...

Given the awful things happening globally, it feels strange to have a bright moment, but my new book came out today. It's supposedly for kids ages 9-12, but it's really for anyone who wants to learn about animal brains and the deliciously weird stuff that happens in our own minds: shorturl.at/HfpoO

No way, this is so cool ❤️

defending yourself in court must feel good as fuck for like five seconds after you declare that you're going to defend yourself in court and probably not much longer than that

Excited to announce that I am now an official, lifetime member of Recreational Equipment, Inc.

Might fuck around and sleep in heavenly peace later

Our district just completely fucked all parents over with a last-minute school calendar change and blamed the teachers for it.

thought i saw a spider scurrying across my floor but upon closer inspection realized it was just a little tumbleweed of hair so i picked it up and it turns out it was in fact a spider

Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win the presidency

Someone recently called this man a genius in my presence, lord help me

Beignets

Sleeping mask

Kate speaking on stage with Mr. Spaghetti the robot

Photo of clouds from airplane window

Last gig of the season! Flying home full of beignets, appreciation, and slightly kinky conference swag

What do you love when you fall for AI? Inside the surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and deeply confusing reality of AI relationships.

This is a fantastic piece. www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...

Come at me, bros

I only came on here to let you know that Stop&Shop is selling plush Marty the Robots.