darrylxxx (@darrylxxx@mastodon.ie)
What are your views on the use of #ai for ideation, research, #socialmedia post drafting & the like? (Not image or video generation, hate that crap, just text).
I’m torn. I’m aware of the many harms of AI (energy & water use, ethical concerns etc - I have a list of 26 harms) but the plain fact is that AI can be the best low cost assistant you can have. It can be seriously impressive when used thoughtfully.
I’ve heard comments ranging from almost abusive to mildly disappointed and disapproving.
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ByrdNick (@ByrdNick@nerdculture.de)
This #genAI Brookings report reminds me of an old insight about #teaching, #socialMedia, etc.
PASSIVE use/consumption is the problem.
ACTIVE, deliberative engagement or learning is superior.
I realized this only a decade ago, but it's a common result.
For example, “passively consuming information about people in our digital social network is linked to lower subjective well-being; conversely, actively broadcasting and exchanging information with people in our digital social network is linked to higher subjective well-being (Verduyn et al. 2017).”
– Byrd 2020, page 230 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50585-1_11)
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JazzyKindaFella (@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us)
🇨🇦 Bessent TRIGGERED As US Allies Prepare To DUMP USD, Canada Ditches Washington For China
#ElbowsUp
#economy #finance #tradewar #imperialism #USA #cdnpoli #politics @politics @democracy @workersrights #canada #europe #socialmedia #tiktok @technology #democracy #Ottawa #Toronto #Montreal #Quebec #Calgary #Alberta #BritishColumbia #Vancouver
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JazzyKindaFella (@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us)
Three hunger strikers end their strike after Elbit denied British contract; Umer Khalid continues his strike for the 6th day
15 January 2026
#BDS #Elbit #boycott #UK #Palestine #Gaza #StopGenocide #Genocide #FreePalestine #politics #protest #resistance @democracy @politics #socialmedia #cdnpoli #usa #canada #europe #france #germany #ireland #spain #palestina
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media (@media@eicker.news)
»Scientists Make Stunning Find Inside Prehistoric Wolf’s Stomach« https://www.404media.co/scientists-make-stunning-find-inside-prehistoric-wolfs-stomach/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
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newsbeep (@newsbeep@newsbeep.org)
‘We bought abandoned North Wales house without seeing inside and were stunned by what we found’
The run-down property was shrouded by a tangle of trees and bushes – and no one knew where…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Anglesey #Bodedern #PropertyNews #SocialMedia #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/363013/
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remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
"Israel has long been engaged in influence operations against Iran, which the Israeli government views as an existential threat, analysts said.
A report published in October by the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog group, concluded that a network of more than 50 inauthentic profiles on X, the social media platform, was organized by the Israeli government or a closely supervised subcontractor. The network, according to researchers, started ramping up its use of artificial intelligence early last year to spread narratives encouraging Iranians to revolt.
After a wave of protests in 2022, the National Iranian American Council commissioned a report about state-sponsored manipulation of social media. The report found “a coordinated campaign to manipulate social media algorithms and overwhelm targeted voices with disinformation, smears and threats” by using a large network of inauthentic accounts. The researchers said much of the activity then was most likely attributable to the Israeli government.
The online activity surrounding the current protests extends a yearslong “competition for who is going to be the dominant voice in the diaspora,” Jamal Abdi, the council’s president, said.
Golden Owl, a digital threat intelligence company in Spain, reported that it had uncovered two Iranian campaigns on X with more than 4,700 accounts pushing pro-government content."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/business/iran-internet-blackout-protests-disinformation.html
#Iran #SocialMedia #InternetShutdown #Disinformation #Propaganda #Israel
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cobrate (@cobrate@mastodon.social)
=> Société du Divertissement : aujourd'hui, nous 'payons' les conteurs #economie #business + enjeux #socialmedia #politique
#histoire #mythe #cerveau #science #psy #culture
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Mathrubhumi_English (@Mathrubhumi_English@mastodon.social)
Haryana Police remove 583 links, target misinformation and fake trading apps in ongoing social media crackdown. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/haryana-doubles-down-on-online-misinformation-removes-over-580-links-and-profiles-nvaowycn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Haryana #socialmedia #apps
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snoopy2026 (@snoopy2026@ohai.social)
Auf #Merz #AfD muss geachtet werden!
Der #BonsaiTrump #Merz bringt hemmungslos verfassungswidrige Gesetze auf den Weg und verletzt das Grundrecht der #Menschenwürde aus Art. 1 Grundgesetz mit einem sichtbar sadistischen Vergnügen.
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MastodonViewer3 (@MastodonViewer3@fedibird.com)
#Japan #China #propaganda on #socialMedia
Abe supporters just blame Chinese who Abe welcomes, very easy but no media points out
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@kitamuraharuo
長年の反日憎悪教育と反日プロパガンダの恐ろしさ。
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1月16日
【物騒すぎ】中国の稲作農家、日本に謎の宣戦布告
「高市早苗、よく聞け！中華の子らは全民皆兵だ。我が中華を侵す者は、たとえ遠くにいようとも必ず討つ！」
https://x.com/kitamuraharuo/status/2012151293901705716?s=20 [参照]
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grrlscientist (@grrlscientist@mastodon.social)
wow! @pbs.org has got a VERY spunky social media manager on threads! i like it!
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