AI runs smoothly in our gadgets, but outside, resistance is growing. Data centres devour water, power and land. But communities get almost nothing in return. The protest against them is no NIMBY reflex, but a critique of a business model that extracts at every stage. The post Data centers: Hungry. Thirsty. And Not Welcome appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
Academic articles cite references that don't exist. My proposal: desk reject and a ban for the authors. The reactions reveal five patterns that extend far beyond hallucinated references. They show a descent: from hype to moral collapse. The post Hallucinated References: Five Excuses for Academic Misconduct appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
AI as an inevitable constraint? No. In conversation with Nina Benoit about liberalized markets, the failed promise of democratization, and why AI needs standards rather than special treatment – just like any other technology. The post AI as an Inevitable Necessity? Let s Not Go There appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
Camembert or pie charts? AI recognizes patterns but misses meaning. What seems funny on Duolingo becomes troubling when machines judge where humans should understand. The post Camembert or Pie Charts – Why AI Translation Fails appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
From hype to backlash: what remains of the sustainability promise that was once so hot and suddenly seems to be gone? A critical take on compliance fatigue, culture war dynamics, and strategic recalibration. The post Sustainability under Pressure: From Hype to Backlash appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
After researchers sparked outrage with a secret AI experiment on Reddit, the platform considers adopting Sam Altman’s World ID system via a device called the Orb. But is biometric identity the solution, or just another dubious business model? The post A secret AI study. A biometric orb. A new internet ID. appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
AI doesn’t just train on academic or artistic content. Increasingly, it feeds on blogs, guides, and independent journalism; any content that shows human care, credibility, or craft. Summarized and displayed in search results, this content becomes invisible at the source. Welcome to a world where creators are reduced to training fodder. The post How AI Hijacks Human Connection appeared first on Dr.…
Machines improve performance. Humans seek meaning. This piece explores why learning is more than optimization – and what we lose when we confuse adaptation with transformation. The post Why Human Learning Is Not Machine Learning appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
Some still believe that training large language models (LLMs) on copyrighted content is a form of “democratizing knowledge.” But when you look closely at how these models actually handle the material they ingest, the picture looks a lot less heroic - and a lot more extractive. The post The Myth of AI Democratization appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .
My academic legacy? A monograph, a handful of articles—and now a starring role in training Meta’s Llama 3. No royalties. No citations. Just silent swallowing by a machine. A story of vanishing recognition in the age of AI. The post Meta’s Silent Swallowing of My Academic Legacy appeared first on Dr. Dorothea Baur .