The Prof

The Prof

@profjabbott.bsky.social

Professor of Political Science in U.S. | Lancashire-born, Cheshire-raised | Man United fan| Sci-fi nerd | History buff | Voracious reader | Whisky lover | Unapologetically progressive

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It wasn't a resolution—it was the annual outcome document In the official explanation of its vote, the US objected to: • The specific language used for gender identity. • Terminology regarding reproductive health rights (arguing it could be interpreted as creating an international right to abortion)

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OBAMA: He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. It's gold everywhere.

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Among Keir Starmer's worst deeds were his legislative and rhetorical attacks on nature protection. In those two wasted years, we spiralled backwards, even from the Tory legacy. At this week's biodiversity summit, the Burnham govt should pledge to turn that round. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comWage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George MonbiotThe government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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If the traffic numbers being reported are even half true then the Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres may be the most effective strike on far-right influence in Europe we've seen since WW2

Not anymore it's not as simple as it was a year or two ago the latest iterations have developed further

Those editors were/are human and are able to think laterally - LLMs are all just statistical analysis of what seems to be the "best" way to edit something for consumption The editors also learnt their skills the hard way, making effort to get their jobs - LLMs just scrape books to make a picture

I am sick and tired of all the text messages I get every fricking day last thin I need is more bullshit

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The FCC is considering a request from conservative group Club for Growth to relax restrictions on political robocalls, including AI-generated calls to cellphones, ahead of the midterms. apnews.com/article/fcc-...

Curious what people think. So Jeffrey Archer made millions selling books which involved teams of editors working on them. I'm just wondering whether that is really any different to contemporary writers using AI to edit? Thoughts ? #AI #writing #artificalintelligence #jeffreyarcher

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"Denmark has built so much wind power that its grid now regularly produces more than the country can consume, and on the windiest days the wholesale price of electricity falls below zero." via Amazing Maps