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AI PROBLEMS Futurism: Grok Calls for Assassination of Elon Musk, Accusing Him of Pedophilia. “Elon Musk’s “maximum truth-seeking” AI Grok is dropping some nuclear takes about its creator. ‘ELON MUSK WATCHES CHILD […]
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Blag: Documenting the Signs and Sign Painters of Bursa, Turkey. “In last week’s ‘BLAG 09 Digital Companion’ I mentioned that there was more to come from Murat Ertürk […]
AI PROBLEMS Futurism: Internal Google Document Reveals That Its HR AI Has Been Throwing Résumés From Qualified Applicants Straight Into the Trash. “The document, which contains the delicious disclaimer ‘PLEASE DO NOT […]
NEW RESOURCES Yale Library: Mina Loy Papers Online. “The Yale Collection of American Literature is pleased to announce that the Mina Loy Papers have been digitized in their entirety… Mina Loy (1882-1966), […]
NEW RESOURCES Future of Good: New database maps Canada’s $17.3 billion DAF landscape and where philanthropic wealth is concentrated. “A new database that maps Canada’s donor-advised funds (DAFs) landscape, shows that a […]
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me: the Closed Door Romance database. A closed door romance is a romance where the sexual/intimate contact takes place “off-camera.” The site contains over 2000 books, filterable in a number […]
AI PROBLEMS Fast Company: AI crawlers from Meta and Alibaba almost destroyed a volunteer-run LGBT history archive. “…the LGBT History Project… recently passed 50 million views since its launch in 2011 and […]
NEW RESOURCES Common Dreams: New Database Documents Over 100 Cases of Cops Abusing Flock Surveillance Cameras. “A new database launched Wednesday that details more than 100 cases of alleged abuse by law […]
NEW RESOURCES Tom’s Hardware: Atari ST Public Floppy Database now open for everyone — online archive originally designed for ST flash cart packed with classics and homebrew. “An extensive Atari ST floppy […]
NEW RESOURCES USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Following the Fire Enhanced Data Strengthens Digital Conservation Decision-Making. “The SE FireMap Viewer 2.0 is a geospatial platform tool that helps land managers, fire practitioners, […]