Victorians turn out in massive numbers to denounce Pauline Hanson’s “racism and fascism” — swarming her fundraiser to demand she get out of the state.💥 This should be the greeting she gets everywhere she peddles her hate. Well done Victoria. #auspol
Robbie Haddad
@robbiehad.bsky.social
Criminology master’s student at Deakin Uni working on predictive policing and Deleuze. Thinking about control, theoretical, and critical criminology. I’m new here.
Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
theconversation.com
Me in ArtsHub on destructive scanning for AI training. We probably need to avoid fetishising books, and warehouses full of Max Walker memoirs and WordPerfect For Dummies aren't the Library of Alexandria. But even for non-rare books, destroying them *purely to maintain legal cover* is just perverse.
AI companies are destroying old and rare books: who can stop them?
AI companies are now bulk buying and destroying old books – this is a very bad idea.
artshub.com.au
Yeah no thanks. How could anybody think this is a good idea?
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 7d agoNew EFTPOS terminals remove the need for cards or phones
I have never been shown one advantage of using AI to write or research. Every single example of someone saying how they find it helpful is accompanied with "But make sure you check it because you can't trust it". Enshittifying your writing and research should not be an aim.
Damon Young@damonyoung.com.au · last wk.Another one bites the dust. Just *do the work* you lazy poseurs. You want all the laurels of scholarship and publication without the labour.
Footage of me reacting to Elon Musk claiming Grok will write a “historically accurate” full-length movie adaptation of The Odyssey by the end of this year
Umm Umm Ok
ALT: Umm Umm Ok
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · last wk.US school pauses plan for humanoid robot after concerns about sexbot sister company
Substack introduced a feature that detects AI writing. Well, because a ton of people on Substack use AI to write their newsletters, they're now calling the feature a "witch hunt" “I’m not going to apologize for using AI in the creation process.” www.404media.co/substackers-...
Substackers Say New AI Detection Tool Is a ‘Witch Hunt’
“I’m not going to apologize for using AI in the creation process.”
404media.co
After laying out his “plan” for the officials before him, he revealed that it was all satire in protest of Flock. “I would never do this to you,” he said to the council. “Could I? Probably. But I wouldn't because it's wrong.“ Read @samleecole.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/casa-grande-...
Being encouraged to use generative AI by university faculty should not be a thing. I understand the push to adapt, but stripping away a little friction in research methods to save some time seems antithetical to the whole process of being there, in my opinion 🤷🏻♂️
Witness in street artist Anthony Lister's rape case speaks out to help others navigate system
Woman who accused 'Australia's Banksy' of rape wants the courts to hear this
A woman who accused street artist Anthony Lister of rape is speaking up to help others navigate the police and court systems. Lister was acquitted of all charges last year.
abc.net.au
PRIMUS, QOTSA, SOAD, FTM! Guess I’ll be living on toast for the next year or so.