That said, Safiya Noble’s work on algorithms long since predicted this bullshit, as did almost every woman, trans person, and enby person working in critical tech studies. Y’all didn’t listen.

AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, the best use case for these machines is to audit cultural habits, in this case it is auditing our habits of desire. I t is showing us what we learn to find desirable. We should also note that most of these images are femme and femme adjacent and none adopt trans aesthetics.

She really did. Highly recommend @safiyanoble.bsky.socialnyupress.org/978147983724...

Algorithms of Oppression

A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms Run a Google search for “Black girls”...

so sorry to hear this Jenn. your mom looked so sweet at Taylor’s party, glad to know you have her right next to you <3

made me feel less helpless about the world. tysm for sharing.

I'm not an expert on Polanyi or anything, but I do remember this particular paragraph every time there's some extra-capital social dynamic going on

in today’s paper 🗞️ www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

thx ben <3

oh yes, I talked to one of the founders, Xander, he was great

was it in Harvard Square? There's an EA one, supported by an Aug 2022 grant from Open Phil. FTX Future Fund, before its collapse, offered a surprising number of grants for co-working spaces

Centre for Effective Altruism — Harvard Square Coworking Space - Open Philanthropy

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $8,875,000 over five years to the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) to support a five-year lease and refurbishment for an office located in Harvard Square. T...