Social psychologist-turned-data scientist https://xitter.cf/t.co/Ix4lGt9hgS They/them
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Erika Salomon retweeted
We've got an opening for a Data Fellow so if you're new to the field or changing careers and want to serve Baltimore this is the job for you!
🚨Opportunity Alert! 🚨
Now hiring for an OPI Data Fellow! Are you looking to kickstart an impactful career in #data? Data Fellows use the power of #data to improve city services for Baltimore residents.
Check out the job description and apply here: baltimorecity.wd1.myworkdayj…
The great thing about changing the icon of the app to X is that I don't recognize it and don't think to open the app. Much less doom scrolling happening now
I saw on here a month or so ago someone released a repo where you tell a chatbot to write you a software, it asks you clarifying questions, then it writes the software. Does anyone know the thing I am thinking of?
I sincerely hope Threads is not the winner of the Twitter replacement race because Meta's products show the worst effects of enshittification over and over. Twitter felt mostly unshittified until the Elmo takeover, and that was a huge part of what made it better
Just restarting my windows computer requires me to go through four screens asking me to change settings or sign up/in to additional Microsoft products and services. Good god
Oh, cool, FAccT is in Chicago this year! If you'll be in town, let's meet up!
This year's conference in Chicago June 12-15 is one of the most exciting editions ever---with a huge array of different disciplines, real-world perspectives, and policy-oriented work that meets the stakes of this present moment. Register now: facctconference.org/2023/reg…
A way to celebrate the life of the site we called Twitter
Here are mine
ALT Patrick Collison (@patrickc) tweets, "Some day, AI will get so advanced that Google Docs will *automatically* switch to the account has access to the document." at 6:09 AM June 13, 2019
ALT WeRateDogs (@dogrates) tweets, "they're good dogs Brent" at 3:05 PM Septemeber 12, 2016
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I swear, nearly a quarter of the time, I _think_ I've checked out on Instacart but I realize 2 hours later that I never did because I didn't got through all 4378439247 steps of their checkout process
Erika Salomon retweeted
ShotSpotter (now known as SoundThinking) is audio surveillance technology that alerts police when it detects gunshot sounds. This leads to high-intensity, often violent interactions for residents with police -- while almost never turning up evidence a gun was fired.
Even though ShotSpotter has rebranded itself as @SoundThinking_, we know it’s still a false solution to Chicago’s real problem with gun violence. We need to invest in community-led solutions around public safety, not surveillance! bit.ly/AprOp-Ed
Erika Salomon retweeted
Thrilled to see the inextricable human labor of "AI" highlighted more frequently!
I'd change the below slightly to say "a hidden army of contract workers ARE A KEY PART OF AI systems."
There is no separating the labor required to "make AI work" from the systems themselves.
A hidden army of contract workers are teaching AI systems how to analyze data so they can generate text and images for users of ChatGPT.
Two OpenAI contractors spoke to @NBCNews about their work. The pay: $15 an hour and up, with no benefits. nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/…
Erika Salomon retweeted
Can't quite believe I'm writing this: Today, 150 African workers behind ChatGPT, TikTok and Facebook voted to unionize at a landmark meeting in Nairobi.
These AI workers are invisible, underpaid, and the backbone of the tech in all our pockets:
time.com/6275995/chatgpt-fac…
