Madeleine Hunter, PhD

Screen Australia is doing a massive research project on the current state of the screen and games industries in Australia. Local devs, please consider taking the time to complete their survey survey.alchemer.com/s3/8573365/S...

Zagreb Film's YouTube channel is a goldmine of restored classics from the '50s onward

Coles says 71% of all retail crime in their stores occurs in Victoria - ABC listen Coles calls on state government to "step up", says level of retail crime in Victoria at "unacceptable" levels

People's Republic of Hookturnistan never disappoints
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.

I checked, it is real, it is thousands of words long, and the only mention of trans people is two times when they mention that some cis women take dosage levels comparable to what trans men do

There's sections about dysphoria cis women may feel from side effects of testosterone. I am LOSING MY MIND

Stand Against Neo-Nazi Violence Neo-Nazis attacked a sacred Aboriginal site, shouting 'white power.' Aboriginal leaders are calling for a massive wave of solidarity to get this investigated ASAP and prevent...

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Gaza residents say ‘no change’ despite ceasefire as Israel blocks aid UN says aid entering Gaza still falling short of requirements as Israel continues to block aid, close border crossings.

UN says aid entering Gaza still falling short of requirements as Israel continues to block aid, close border crossings.

Add my game to SIFTER's Australian Made Games List Have you released a game made in Australia this year? Use this form to let us know

Reminder to Australian devs that @sifterhq.bsky.social does the lord's work every year by compiling every single Australian-made videogame they can find. You can submit your 2025 releases here: www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...

The eye-popping size of server rental deals OpenAI sought outside Microsoft would soon dwarf even that number. Toward the end of 2024, OpenAI reiterated to Microsoft that it wanted several more gigawatts of capacity in the next several years, on top of all the other capacity it was getting from Microsoft and expecting to receive from Oracle, according to someone present for the discussions. But among themselves, Microsoft's Azure executives didn't believe it was physically possible for anyone, including Microsoft, to build the capacity OpenAI was asking for in that time frame, two people present for the discussions said. In conversations with OpenAI, Microsoft executives cautioned their counterparts at the startup that Oracle had never done anything like what OpenAl was requesting.

Oh hey look it’s exactly what I’ve been saying - Microsoft doesn’t believe it’s physically possible for them or for anyone to build the data centers OpenAI wants.

The Era of Smiles approaches

I love it! Currently using it to think through AI generated adaptations of retro kids and film tv that never existed and having a great time ♥️

The dream of academic life in Australia, or at least my version of it. Special feature from @annakornbluh.bsky.social's book, which has proved a sight of keen investigation by my colleague here, even if her research aims are as yet undetermined...

Keira Knightley says she was ‘not aware’ of JK Rowling boycott calls before joining Harry Potter audiobooks Actor, who voices Dolores Umbridge in the new full-cast recordings, says she hopes ‘we can all find respect’ amid renewed controversy over Rowling’s views on trans rights

I do, unfortunately, believe Knightley is capable of insulating herself to the point that she could be unaware of these calls; but her comments upon being faced with it, my god...
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This is a huge moment in linear broadcast TV. When I began my TV career in 2005, even history documentaries were expected to get 2 million viewers

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

If this isn't the last video that MTV ever plays, I will be so furious:

This is a) utterly terrifying and b) vital. Don’t turn away. The crisis is fixable because it is, ultimately, political. We know the chemistry. We decline the action necessary.

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

"Emails from Heriot-Watt University (HWU) suggest Raytheon UK asked the university to “monitor university chat groups”" Oh
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The evolution of male mental health in television The differences between portrayals in the UK and US suggests different understandings of masculinity and expectations of male mental health.

It's World Mental Health Day. I wrote something briefly on male mental illness on television for The Conversation to mark it: theconversation.com/the-evolutio...

JibJab, StoryBots Creators Launch AI Animation Company With Backing From Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary and More (EXCLUSIVE) StoryBots creators have launched an AI animation company, Spiridellis Bros. Studios. with backing from Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, Google and more.

Sigh. Of course
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This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.

Hope this helps

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

Have you seen 3D animations from the IDF showing secret Hamas hideouts?

According to Israel's +972 magazine, many have "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

Apparently they're starting to release production photos of the HBO HP series, and while I will not be watching it, I do look forward to the new meme formats it is sure to produce for us

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

A reminder that our first event - Adaptation and AI - with @huntressleine.bsky.social and Reece Goodall - is next Weds 15th at 2pm (online) - DM us for the link!

I’m desperately sorry for staff at these institutions. I’m also sorry it wasn’t news when my institution did it to us two years in a row, 2020-2022.

I'm just saying that with the success of K-Pop Demon Hunters and in an era dominated by discussions around the impact of AI on the creative industries, now is the time for a Misfits-focused Jem and the Holograms reboot

Uk government reached the “harassing lawyers who win cases against us” stage of opression.

“Fahad is a senior solicitor specialising in cases involving national security and has a strong track record of holding the British government to account”

Digital Literacy Games – deepfakestracker.org Digital Literacy Games – A curated list of educational games to test your ability to identify deepfakes and develop digital literacy skills.  Creating Disinformation Games Cat Park Players are challen...

If you are an educator, here's our curated list of educational games to help improve your students' ability to identify deepfakes and develop digital literacy skills. deepfakestracker.org/digital-lite... More games will be added later this fall.

The CfP for the 1st themed issue of our journal Fandom | Cultures | Research is out & I'm especially excited for this one, since it combines two of the things I'm most interested in: #fanstudies & #memorystudies. Added bonus: a workshop in Marburg in Feb 26.

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