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Established AI field signal Analysis 10d ago
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ghost in machine AI healthcare essay

Ghost in the Machine

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Emily M. Bender AI Now Institute sorelle Mél Hogan / The Data Fix tante ana valdivia Abstract Tesseract

“This is pretty ahistorical actually. Just because what's going on now is ESPECIALLY toxic & corrupt doesn't mean "AI" as an ideology was ever okay. See: notaidoc.com See: faculty.washington.edu/ebender/pape... >>”

“The history of AI development is not rooted in neutral algorithms, but in entrenched systems of power that shape our lives. Ghost in the Machine dives into this history, interrogating who builds this tech, who benefits from it, and who bears the cost 👉 http…”

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Emily M. Bender: "I belong to a cult. Someone did some research that undermines the core tenets of my cult and came up with a catchy phrase that makes it harder to recruit more people to my cult. This makes me sad."
Iris van Rooij: "I belong to a cult. Someone did some research that undermines the core tenets of my cult and came up with a catchy phrase that makes it harder to recruit more people to my cult. This makes me sad."
Emily M. Bender: It's interesting to me that these guys put so much energy into refuting (what they think we meant by) "stochastic parrots" and maybe not as much into refuting the (solid) research connecting "AI" t…
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Primary source notaidoc.com ↗
Established AI business Resource 19d ago
Ghost in Machine Oxford film screening

IF Oxford presents: Ghost In the Machine + Director Q&A - The Ultimate Picture Palace

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Emily M. Bender ana valdivia Oxford Internet Institute

“This is tomorrow! Join us! Tickets: uppcinema.com/show/if-oxfo...”

“Ghost in the Machine, Valerie Veatch's documentary on the history of AI, comes to Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace on 22 October. The OII's Dr @anavaldi.bsky.social, who features in the film, joins Valerie for a Q&A after the screening. Screening 6pm, Q&A 8…”

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Established Models & releases Development 17d ago
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Google staff resign Pentagon AI contracts

Google DeepMind Engineer Resigns in Protest of Pentagon Contract

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Sam Biddle ana valdivia

“DeepMind engineer Sofia Liguori just resigned from Google in protest of the company's Pentagon contract. I interviewed her about her decision and the future of AI dissent: theintercept.com/2026/10/21/g...”

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Established AI field signal Signal 6d ago

tandfonline.com

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Iris van Rooij ana valdivia

“2️⃣ Valdivia, A. (2025). The supply chain capitalism of AI: A call to (re) think algorithmic harms and resistance through environmental lens. Information, Communication & Society, 28(12), 2118-2134. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... cc @anavaldi.bsky.soci…”

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Established AI field signal Signal 10d ago

tandfonline.com

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ana valdivia

“🚨 New publication out: "Decolonizing LLMs for Indigenous languages" We investigate how debates around LLMs promoted to preserve Indigenous languages are translated into the perspective of an Indigenous community in Oaxaca (Mexico). www.tandfonline.com/doi/f…”

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