"The White House says its AI framework is done. It will not say what is in it. The framework gives the government a 30-day preview window on frontier models. The benchmarks are classified. The thresholds are classified. The framework itself is not classified, but it is not public either."

The White House says its AI framework is done. It will not say what is in it.

The voluntary AI model evaluation framework met its August 1 deadline. The White House will not disclose its contents, who has seen it, or when companies will use it.

thenextweb.com

It's finally out! At a time when basic research funding through the NSF and NIH in the US is under threat, it's important to understand what "basic" means in the context of more available DoD funding. For a lot of academics, the DoD's "basic" might not be be as basic as you think!

🌶 David Gray Widder@davidthewid.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨Finally published: How does the US Military enlist AI researchers in war? @siree.sh, Lucy Suchman and I examine 7k US Military grant solicitations for AI research, and show how even "Basic Research" enlists researchers in a warfighting agenda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I forgot there was a straight Ultimatum series

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

wrd.cm

TIME SENSITIVE: NeurIPS is launching a new Affinity Support Pilot Program! Award recipients will receive support to present their research at #neurips2026 affinity events. We encourage you to thoroughly read the requirements before applying. The deadline is July 20 AoE. (1/2)

Pride month may be over, but Queer in AI is only getting started on our many initiatives for this year and we would appreciate any & all support!

Queer in AI@queerinai.com · last mo.

In times of increased political repression and reduced sponsorship, as we prepare for our annual grad school app aid program - through which we’ve given $45k+ to 1000+ queer scholars in previous cycles - we welcome donations to support our initiatives: www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

I had a wonderful time discussing algorithmic resistance on this panel last Sunday!

Alicia DeVrio@uhleeeeeeeshuh.bsky.social · last mo.

Join our #FAccT2026 CRAFT session on resistance to & refusal of AI this Sunday, June 28 at 2:15pm! panel discussion w Renée Sieber @cyberlyra.bsky.social @ali-alkhatib.com @jordant.bsky.social @stoopt.bsky.social @hagenblix.bsky.social & collage workshop to explore resistance together

Join our #FAccT2026 CRAFT session on resistance to & refusal of AI this Sunday, June 28 at 2:15pm! panel discussion w Renée Sieber @cyberlyra.bsky.social @ali-alkhatib.com @jordant.bsky.social @stoopt.bsky.social @hagenblix.bsky.social & collage workshop to explore resistance together

This paper received an Hono(u)rable Mention at #FAccT2026

Pranav A@pranav-nlp.bsky.social · last mo.

I will be presenting our work titled "Making a Name for Myself: On Academic Naming Policies and their Impact" this week at #FAccT2026. This paper talks about why names matter, why name change policies are important, how people benefit from it and what's still left to do.

Excited to share this. @neel2112.bsky.social, @mariaa.bsky.social, and I analyzed 500K anonymous ChatGPT convos (shared w/ consent from WildChat) to see if people were generating fiction. We found tons of stories, fanfiction & erotica. Many users iterated on the same stories for days and weeks.

So much amazing Queer in AI work at #FAccT2026!

Queer in AI@queerinai.com · last mo.

Queer in AI is proud to showcase several papers that our members are presenting at @facct.bsky.social 2026 tomorrow through Sunday. One paper examines how years-long activism around name change policies has had an immensely positive impact for authors, benefiting both queer and cis scholars! 🤝🌈

at facct this week? wondering if "political economy" is a rich collection of intellectual tendencies and critical sensibilities, or concerned that it's yet another academic branding tactic?curious about the background text of this flyer? join us!! sat 7-9 at co-op BMP!!

At least 3 gay bars in the historic LGBTQ+ district in San Francisco are using face scan tech, often without patrons knowing. This data collection, especially as Trump admin are pushing to generate ‘lists’ of trans people, is highly dangerous. gomag.com/article/san-...

San Francisco Gay Bars Are Scanning Patrons’ Faces and Collecting Their Data - GO Magazine

Several bars in the Castro are now using facial recognition technology that records a person's name, address, and even their gender.

gomag.com

Honored to have my research on Queer Artists featured by the ACM for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #QueerHCI #QueerAI #QueerInAI #HCI #FAccT

Association for Computing Machinery@acm.org · 2mo ago

How do Generative AI and AR face filters exclude LGBTQ+ individuals? What are ways to challenge AI bias? “Un-Straightening Generative AI” and “That Moment of Curiosity” provide answers in the next part of our #PrideMonth Digital Library series.

This is real. "More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking." www.wired.com/story/leak-e...

Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society

More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.

wired.com

Come hang out with us at our FAccT bar social in a couple of weeks! Find more information at queerinai.com/facct-2026 🥂

Join us on Thursday, June 25th for the Queer in AI FAccT Social #FAccT #FAccT26 #FAccT2026

Queer in AI@queerinai.com · 2mo ago

Come hang out with us at our FAccT bar social in a couple of weeks! Find more information at queerinai.com/facct-2026 🥂

Every single refugee we've let in since December is supposedly fleeing white genocide.

US accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive month

The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the "emergency" of "white genocide" in South Africa.

motherjones.com

A big shout-out to Michael Correll (is he on Bluesky...?) for this blog post which is ::chef's kiss:: as a bridge to HCI from my work on ethics education in the context of "hey maybe let's re-think what it means to be good at computer science." mcorrell.medium.com/the-othering...

Hello, we are still looking for peer mod signups. Many Blacksky community members expressed interest in being peer mods but we have not received enough volunteer peer mods. If you're interested in being a peer mod, please apply below.

Blacksky Algorithms@blackskyweb.xyz · 3mo ago

Interested in being a peer mod for Blacksky? Sign up today to support @moderation.blacksky.app in keeping the skyline safe! More information via the form below. If you have any questions that are not answered in the form, email peermoderation@blacksky.app! docs.google.com/forms/d/1pcu...

In light of last week's Met Gala, I wrote some thoughts based on my research studying a model used to curate generative AI training data medium.com/@jtaylor_hci...

Is Fashion Art? Not According to This Model Used to Train Generative AI

Last Monday, celebrities flocked to New York City for Fashion’s Biggest Night: the annual Met Gala fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum…

medium.com

Looking to talk to one or two queer / trans people who moved from Texas to Seattle because of anti-LGBTQ+ laws passed in Texas for a short piece today. Lmk if that's you, dms are open and my signal is kissphoria.57

"For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underrepresentation of discredited viewpoints in elite higher education." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...

We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots

“For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underreprese...

mcsweeneys.net

Great coverage from Brian Merchant on our research into the impacts of generative AI on professional visual artists ⬇️

Brian Merchant@bcmerchant.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What so many have experienced personally has been confirmed by a new study: AI has been a disaster for working artists.

I don't think folks realize how deeply unpopular AI is among young people

Cabel Sasser@cabel.panic.com · 3mo ago

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

Google Docs now slaps a massive "write with Gemini" pop up at the bottom of blank documents 🙃

glaad.org/meta-x-and-y...

Meta, X, and YouTube’s Scores Hit New Lows in GLAAD’s Sixth Annual LGBTQ Social Media Safety Index | GLAAD

GLAAD announced today the findings of the sixth annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), its yearly evaluation of public-facing policies related to LGBTQ safety...

glaad.org

And also this pictorial at #DIS2026, led by Allie Teixeira Riggs and Louie Søs Meyer and co-authored with a long list of amazing queer HCI scholars including @magpiecircuits.bsky.social, @jordant.bsky.social, @caitielustig.bsky.social, and many more! link: deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/8fb952...