PhD from @SHSUCJ • US Army Veteran • SAR K9 Handler • Adjunct Instructor • Researcher for a large U.S. Correctional Agency • Views are my own

Texas, USA
Joined August 2018
Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
AI will free academics from the burden of research so we can focus on the work that matters: cyberbullying each other on social media.
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All I know is that the discourse surrounding the em dash and AI make me feel personally attacked. First the em dash, next the ellipses, and then the Oxford comma. When will AI appropriation of neurodivergent writing styles stop? #clankerappropriation #chillitsjustajoke
Does anyone have a good explanation to why the em dash (—) is rendered out so much by LLMs The explanation is always that it's in the training data a lot. I don't think that's true at all. And why is it so hard to get LLM's to stop using them?
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Replying to @NFL
@NFL you really need to hold referees accountable for bad calls, especially when they involve player injuries
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Or are y’all just cool with helmet to helmet now?
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
Love this special issue of @PoliceBriefings on Women in Policing -- A contribution by @WesleyTSmith3 @KellieR_Dallas & I, based on our article "Balancing Duty & Family" in @police_practice -- Linked below! bit.ly/4h2dmXO
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Excited to see this! I really hope they start with the basics and build a good team - I have seen existing policies that are so vague as to over classify what is ‘artificial intelligence’ and unintentionally throw wrenches into ops as a result. Waiting with bated breath!!!
AI presents significant opportunities and formidable challenges for criminal justice. Today, we (w/@RANDCorporation) are excited to announce a new Task Force on Artificial Intelligence to help guide the safe, ethical, & effective integration of AI in the criminal justice system.
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Propagandhi has released new music and it is just amazing. When I was 13, I hand wrote a letter to them and they hand wrote me a letter back, which I still have somewhere. This band has been one of the most important things in my life. 1/
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
"It's Valentine's Day. You should get her something expensive." Me:
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
✨NOW ONLINE: A mixed-methods study on how personal & professional support (especially w/ families) impacts women’s org commitment in policing. Spoiler: More support = more commitment S/O to ASEBP AC/DC for making this possible! Limited free access: bit.ly/4h2dmXO
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This is probably a good article…
OMG, I want to live in this article! Spiegehalter puts in words exactly how I approach probability: it doesn't exist as an objective measure, but it's still useful to pretend it does. In a way, it feels like Calibrated Bayes, my favorite kind of Bayesian!
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Your writing is putting people to sleep. Here's how to wake them up with fewer words. A list of wordy phrases and better shorter substitutes:
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Drinking scotch and listening to The Future of Humanity by @michiokaku . Wondering if it is too late to get another PhD in physics? Love the work he highlights in this book!
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The worst part about Nashville is that all these bands are taking requests but none of them know ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’…. #countrymusic #anyothersongistreason
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
Are you passionate about researching the criminalization of pregnancy after Dobbs? Are you a recently-minted Ph.D. looking for a post-doc? Come work with me and UTK colleagues at the Appalachian Justice Research Center! Details here: ut.taleo.net/careersection/u…
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Ska sucks
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Wesley Smith, PhD retweeted
This was a wildly creative & fun piece to write & the first manuscript out of my postdoc 😎 Police personnel held beliefs (both personal & their perception of their peers’ beliefs) that were largely negative in tone. bit.ly/3xCDyGL
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The real OG
Who are the heroes of applied / computational mathematics?
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William Brown identified veterans of the GWOT era engaging with the criminal justice system as an "emerging storm". Well folks, the rain is here. Now it is time to do some work addressing this issue in a meaningful and effective way on a national scale. governing.com/policy/states-…
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I am constantly humbled and excited to be a (minor) member of a great team working under the guidance of Jim D. Seward and developing ways to address veterans and the justice system.
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