@dairinstitute.bsky.social
AI is not inevitable. We DAIR to imagine, build & use AI deliberately. Website: http://dair-institute.org Mastodon: @DAIR@dair-community.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dair-institute/
The wait is (almost) over! @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social is coming to audiences on March 27th! Screenings and rentals are available via Kinema, and the film will stream free on PBS and YouTube this fall. Details at: notaidoc.com
I'm not sure why you feel so entitled to my time and attention and I am not going to retype all of my arguments here 300 characters at at time for you, especially since you are engaging with none of them. I'll leave you with this, on automatic transcription:
youtu.be/LfOiEV_x1fg?...
"African governments are paying billions of dollars to Chinese companies for so-called ‘smart city’ products for public space surveillance – including AI-enabled CCTV and control centres..."
www.ids.ac.uk/news/smart-c...
. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, @grohmannrafael.bsky.social, Chenai Chair, @chinasa.bsky.social, Nikhil Dey, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, @audreyt.org, @abeba.bsky.social, Joan Kinyua, Usha Ramanathan, @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @karenho.bsky.social, Sumedha Deshmukh, Mila T Samdub
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Okay to any communications experts out there this sounds like a really amazing job. Go apply!
#BlackSkyJobs
Please go work for my dream organization!
Oooohhh!! This would be a great role!
Come Work With Us!
We are hiring for a Communications Lead role to support our ongoing and emerging needs across owned media, website, social media and events.
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Plus, things like this very chic Faraday phone bag *are* effective.
(You don't need to spend $100 on one though. You can make one with tin foil and an envelope.)
urban-privacy.com/products/ofl...
Now, plenty of improvements in surveillance tech (e.g. gait detection) would render most anti-surveillance fashion ineffective in many scenarios (would LOVE to see robust testing on this). But I think even making a fashion statement of "evading surveillance is cool" is meaningful.
And there are still people in the "trick object detection with this shirt" game! The vibe still ranges from "eccentric but wearable" to "rather upsetting to perceive"
Sources: www.capable.design and antiai.biz
(if anyone wants to buy me a $600 Capable Design sweater... dms are open 👀)
I think this facial-recognition-spoofing reflective makeup from The Unseen is really cool:
www.instagram.com/reels/DOJfKy...
Facial recognition has come a long way in the 16(!) years since CV dazzle— it's cool to see makeup advancing too (although I still wouldn't bank on it).
If you still want to spend several $$$ on tacky sunglasses, consider instead: www.reflectacles.com
(This whole fiasco did inspire me to go see what people in anti-surveillance fashion have been up to lately and it is kinda fun ⬇️)
Was the Anthropic hullabaloo ultimately an example of an AI company finally standing up to the Trump regime and doing the “right thing” when it comes to concerns about the lethal entanglement between the military & “AI”? Sadly, no.
To find out why read the MAIHT3k newsletter
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I'm no artist, but hopefully this gets the point across. A comic in three panels.
My lovely colleagues @mwoluchem.bsky.social and @livgar.bsky.social will be chatting with @alexhanna.bsky.social and Emily Bender today! So so exciting!
Tune into the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream today at 12 PT to catch @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social with special guests @mwoluchem.bsky.social and @livgar.bsky.social discussing data centers.
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Incredibly good panel. Alex Hanna of DAIR just talked about “ridicule as praxis.”
We have shirts!
store.dair-institure.org
🎧On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000...🎧
@mwoluchem.bsky.social and @livgar.bsky.social of @datasociety.bsky.social join @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social to dig into the reality of data center construction.
Tune in live:
Monday, March 9, noon PT,
twitch.tv/dair_institute
There were 250 people in the audience, at the biggest available room for our #awp26 panel, Resisting AI in Writing and Teaching.
It was invigorating; hearing about how writing instructors are pushing back against their institutions was inspiring. Thanks to my co-panelists Carmen and Umair.
@alexhanna.bsky.social e io siamo al settimo cielo per la traduzione in Italiano del nostro libro "The AI Con"; "L’inganno dell’intelligenza artificiale" sarà disponibile il 17 Marzo!
fazieditore.it/libro/979125...
Thursday @ AWP 2026! Join Carmen Maria Machado, Umair Kazi, @vauhinivara.bsky.social, and myself as we discuss how to Resist AI in Writing and Teaching. Sponsored by @authorsguild.org.
12:10 PM in Room 310. See you in Baltimore!
authorsguild.org/event/awp-20...
Check out this interactive website by Nana Mgbechikwere, showing BigTech and "AI" companies' media capture.
No wonder the public is getting misinformed.
They say it is inspired by @surveillancewatch.bsky.social, which ❤️
nananwachukwu.github.io
17 years ago, I didn't get into the UC Berkeley Sociology program.
In May, I'll have the distinct honor of giving the keynote speech at this year's commencement. I'm still processing this, but I'm ecstatic for the opportunity to pay forward a little voice of hope and solidarity.
See you all soon! This one will be fun.
Anthropic no es mejor que OpenAI. Son dos caras de la misma moneda criminal de la IAG, que comparten dinámicas de robo, extractivismo, explotación, manipulación, desinformación, control y potencial armamentístico
Lean a @timnitgebru.bsky.social del @dairinstitute.bsky.social que de esto SABE mucho!
TODAY ⬇️
Tune into the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, featuring @adambecker.bsky.social!
Monday, March 2, noon PT
twitch.tv/dair_institute
Was literally *just* talking about this to a friend of mine. The bubble was about to pop, and there is no civilian demand for the things they have built.