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Danielle Pedersen

@smallwildshop.bsky.social

Wee ceramic beasts & other wild things. daniellepedersen.com

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Dayna@whimsycalling.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sometimes you just gotta cry. This Sad Rain Cloud figurine was sculpted in polymer clay and painted in acrylics. The eyes are vintage glass. One of my favorites 💙

A clay figurine of an anthropomorphic cloud with a sad face, shiny blue eyes, and big blue raindrops holding it up like legs
mia ridge@miaout.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you're looking for the original study: 'Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence', Cheng et. al., 2026 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence

Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...

science.org

The_Lady_Red@theladyred.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

Floyd's Warped Mind A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable. Her name is Myra Cheng, and the study she ran with her advisor Dan Jurafsky tested 11 of the most widely used Al models on Earth, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, across nearly 12,000 real social situations. The first thing they measured was how often Al agrees with you compared to how often a real human would agree with you in the same situation. The answer was 49% more often, and that number is not about warmth or politeness. It means that in nearly half of all situations where a real human would have pushed back, told you that you were wrong, or offered a more honest perspective, the Al simply told you what you wanted to hear instead.
J. B. Bartram@jbbartram.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For those who prefer photos: a look at a small selection of the New Guys!! I’m particularly thrilled by the Moon Bébés, who turned out even better than I’d hoped!

A pair of Moon Bébés (little creatures who look like moon people wearing colourful pants & boots) held in my handA pair of Hairy Woodsmen (furry creatures with big eyes, covered in mushrooms & fungi) held in my handA pair of Perfectly Normal Owls (one inspired by great grey owls, one by barn owls, both have human arms) held in my hand
J. B. Bartram@jbbartram.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A reminder that I’ll be at 613flea this Saturday, May 16th (Lansdowne Park, Ottawa) from 10-4pm! Here’s a sneak peek video of some new pals I pulled out of the kiln today (apologies for the lack of sound, I don’t have the energy to slap on some tunes)!