Eileen V. Wallis

And while we're on the subject: there's no ethical use of a product brought to market through unethical means. It doesn't matter whether the product is "AI" or chocolate or diamonds. Most generative "AI" was knowingly developed through massive theft from creatives; we have the emails admitting this.

#VanityFair

Look, if we *must* pretend do this again, clearly it should be Lake DollyTim.

"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."

Tell me about a complicated woman. Muse tell me how she translated and then became a meme When she reviewed the blockbuster work of Nolan.

A timeline cleanse for your Saturday: San Francisco firefighters rescue a wee missing doggo swimming in the Bay (linked article is not paywalled and includes video of the lucky pup being scooped out of the water.)

"Well, almost all here. Some of us would like to see Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), thank you." Damn straight. Justice for Nightcrawler!

This whole article is 🔥.

i admire you very much & appreciate the apology but personally i’m still not over how a nazi tattoo wasn’t a goddamn red line for so many otherwise smart people, people who insist they’re comrades in the fight against resurgent fascism. this was a basic goddamn test and it’s shocking how many failed

"Before you even get to Republicans being bad actors" — No. The *only reason* anyone gives a shit about California taking a week to tally votes is Republican bad faith. Stop pretending every fake GOP conspiracy has a kernel of truth to it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

one interesting thing so far about loudly hating AI is the way AI lovers are like "wow so you're just totally closed off to hearing another perspective??" as if their perspective hasn't been relentlessly pushed down our throats with no space to push back (particularly in professional settings)

Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”

“California State University’s $17 million contract with ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI is up for renewal. Some faculty have banned AI from their classes altogether and even started a petition to end the contract deal.” More: https://ow.ly/iXg150YWmC0

Really proud my union (the California Faculty Association) has issued a strong statement demanding answers and accountability for the global Canvas outage. Otherwise, with the end of the semester upon us, it could too easily be buried in the news cycle. We're already seeing that happen.

I've never trusted Canvas, and this situation only highlights its many. *many* issues. But the thing is, I teach at a state university: most students are working adults. When (if?) this is resolved we will still need to be able to offer pedagogically solid online classes as an option. So, now what?

Canvas, the Strait of Hormuz for American education

i can’t tell if roberts is full of shit or if he is delusional and i’m not sure which is worse

Don't let the door hit ya, etc. Fwiw, as a Californian, I basically only see Becerra and Porter as viable (D) candidates for governor. Name recognition and all that. Gonna be an interesting primary, particularly as it's likely to be low turnout.

Can we rename Caesar Chavez day Dolores Huerta day?

Never have I been so glad my mom taught me to make corned beef and cabbage in a crockpot, not in the oven. Couldn't imagine having to run the oven for 4-5 hours in the weather here in SoCal. Happy melty St. Patrick's Day, ya'll!

Every single time a new outlet feels compelled to interview an unremarkable billionaire they should pause and ask themselves if there isn't an under-represented artist, scientist, activist, engineer, or academic actually doing useful/interesting things that's more deserving of your readership's time

I never saw this Ilhan Omar fanart from 5 years ago but it's baller as fuck. Drop a meteor on ICE.

Like I'm sorry that these events all read like a didactic feminist novel but that's not my fault

lotta motherfuckers who wish they could've gotten the iraq war without having to actually vote for the iraq war, know what i mean

So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.

As someone who has been on many a higher ed hiring committee (albeit at a state school), can confirm.

BOA: We apologize for our questionable behavior in the past and want to keep your business. Me: Uh huh. Also BOA: Has feminism failed women? Me: Sorry, what?

A little too on the nose, frankly, but ok.

As a Gen Xer who obviously missed some kind of meeting, truly, no.

Strong Floor Because Otherwise The Guillotines Are Going To Break Through Into The Basement

Gavin is a fuccboi, not a sleazebag, important distinction.

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

A beautiful thread to read if you need a lift this am. And if you're a screenwriter, a fantastic biopic idea for you!

Re: AI in the classroom:

I'm no doctor but I am 100% (1500%?) sure that MAGA is significantly more dangerous for women's health than Tylenol

Other than texting me 8-10 times a day to try to fundraise off the end of democracy as we know it. Absolutely craven.