Irene Kaoru
@irenekaoru.bsky.social
Artist / Writer / Creative director & strategist / Creator, ParentsResist.tech / 👩🏻💻 Brand & art director, NightCrewGames.com
Recent AI moratoriums in LYC and LA are a huge deal but they are not enough. There are loopholes to close and much work to do. irenekaoru.substack.com/p/nyc-and-la... #EdTech #StopAI #GenAI
NYC and LA said No to AI in Schools
The two largest school districts in the country made a statement. Now what?
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Did you know that a man murders his entire family, on average, about every five days? How many of those men can you name? If you find yourself full of strong opinions about a recent tragic case, maybe think about how the media has shaped your views. www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
American Annihilation: US families face a unique danger – murder from within
There have been at least 227 cases since 2020 of a person, most often a man, killing multiple family members in unthinkable acts of domestic violence.
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Zach Blas' "Facial Weaponization Suite" protests against biometric facial recognition–and the inequalities these technologies propagate–by making “collective masks” that resist detection by biometric recognition technologies. #art #cyberpunk #dystopia zachblas.info/works/facial...
Facial Weaponization Suite | Zach Blas
Facial Weaponization Suite protests against biometric facial recognition–and the inequalities these technologies propagate–by making “collective masks” in workshops that are modeled from the aggregate...
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Rest in power, Gloria Steinem. This morning I took the occasion of your passing to explain to my 6 year old, for the first time, some details about the rights women didn't always have in our country, & how many people have worked & fought to make sure she has them. msmagazine.com/2026/09/03/g...
‘At Last, We Know We Are Not Alone’: Gloria Steinem on Ms., the Feminist Movement and the Work Still Ahead
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist journalist, activist and cofounder of <em>Ms.</em> magazine, died Sept. 2, 2026, at age 92. For more than half a century, Steinem helped bring feminist ideas, v...
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We are facing the nightmare scenario; it’s on all of us to recognize that and climb out. We are living in a world where language & the arts are deeply devalued, where analog skill building is routinely replaced with tech in classrooms. irenekaoru.substack.com/p/they-have-...
They have always been coming for our kids
What I couldn’t say then about genAI and how Big Tech targets schools
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Love Cyberpunk? Create videos, streams, or other content? Apply to become part of the Cyberpunk Legends Creator Program form.jotform.com/261982796362...
If you're into tabletop design, game math, or balancing mechanics, give this @nightcrewgames.bsky.social post a read: nightcrewgames.com/blogs/news/b...
Blindfire, the Most Difficult Card to Balance
I’ve been toiling away on Cyberpunk Legends Scenario 05 and an interesting problem came up. I created a card that was the hardest thing to cost that I’ve ever built. That card is Blindfire. Rat Tat Bu...
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I'm at the laundromat I'm at the notary I'm at the combination
I played Big Walk last night with a bunch of friends and all I can say is wow. It's wonderful. Play this game immediately. kotaku.com/big-walk-the...
Big Walk: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku
’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’
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Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
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Fuck. Rule of three is complete 😔 bijutsu.press/books/1931/
美術手帖 2012年4月号 草間彌生｜美術出版社
【特集】 草間彌生
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If you have the money to contemplate going to TTITD this year, you definitely have the funds to donate to help some of the people who are being harmed by this :(
Sharon Z@sharonz.bsky.social · 4w ago90,000 people recommended to evacuate from the Reno area. If any Burners follow me please please please stay away from the festival this year, and encourage your fellow Burners to do the same. You'll clog the roads and be a liability as this spreads.
I'm obsessed with this new addition to the Mission: "Society of Thumbs is a communal space to slow down and make things with your hands. We have the art supplies, you supply the curiosity." societyofthumbs.com
Society of Thumbs | Take a Creative Break in San Francisco
An arts-and-crafts space in San Francisco where you can unwind, craft, and reset with art supplies and creative activities. All thumbs welcome.
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"How do we pass down memories to those we love most and those who need to better understand who we are? Across Greater Boston this fall, art exhibitions are ruminating on intimate moments and experiences that are familiar and unique." www.wbur.org/news/2026/08...
12 art exhibits to explore this fall
From caring portraits of loved ones to new languages developed from everyday objects, WBUR contributor Maddie Browning shares a roundup of exhibits that explore the value of sharing intimate memories ...
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Meta has called the potential payout "outlandish." Do you know what I think is "outlandish"? Burying evidence that your product is actively harming children and continuing to harm them anyway. Sue Meta into the ground. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Meta Accused of Exploiting Kids as Social Media Trial Gets Underway
Meta Platforms Inc. has deceived the public for years by targeting children on Facebook and Instagram with technology designed to turn them into compulsive users and drive up advertising revenue, a la...
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Small piece of good news: Portland school board has made a sensible choice to pause pause on acquiring any new "ed tech" software that uses generative AI. www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
Amid concerns that AI is ‘infiltrating’ its schools, Portland school board hits pause
The amendment to the district’s budget for the 2026-27 school year won unanimous approval from school board members.
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Key insight: "A paycheck tells workers what they earn. It does not tell them what the job costs them."
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl.bsky.social · last mo.Model of a $104K IT worker estimates an extended salary of $163K adding the economic value of remote/flexible work. The difference is in avoided costs (commuting), reduced friction (stress) & a more humane workday (time for family, sleep, exercise, focus). thehill.com/opinion/tech...
No. This is not it. Do not fall for this. Why would you trust anything that OpenAI says is safe? Do not let your children use this product. It is not ethical or safe. Restrict it. Keep it out of your home and out of your school.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.OpenAI announced on Tuesday “ChatGPT for Teens,” a new mode in which the chatbot automatically limits some conversations to better protect young users, as scrutiny grows over the harmful effects of A.I.
If you are producing scholarship with AI and your work could plausibly be accessed in the EU, you are now legally compelled to disclose the nature and extent of your AI use. A tremendous win for scholarly integrity. www.lexacademic.com/blog/the-sta...
The Stamp of Shame: What Claude’s New Legal Watermark Means for your Research - Lex Academic®
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Woke up to find out my team is on the @originsgamefair.bsky.social homepage! 😍✨🔥🙌 Happy Friday NIGHT CREW! originsgamefair.com
A disturbed young man practiced and refined fantasies of murdering his family with the help of ChatGPT, then killed his mother and brother in real life. OpenAI could alert family, authorities, someone, anyone about the warning signs in this use of their product but doesn't.
@clserdaigle.bsky.social · last mo.It was just reported that the kid in Acton who killed his mother and brother was talking to ChatGPT about fantasies of killing his family and using it to generate stories of killing his family. nbcboston.app.link/zJDe0h36x5b