Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

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Not to take away from celebrating Carson, but she's a "former professor" here in large part because the university shut down her department and cancelled its classes. What pride does the institution claim now—years later—when austerity is forcing other scholars out? What does that 'pride' do?

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alright yall its time again I need footage of you eating paper must be decently lit (think stock footage) preferably 60fps preferably 4x3 ratio preferably with sound dump your footage in the replies and I will perchancedly use it (and credit you in the video by your bsky @)

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The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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none of these people have any passion. they do not understand the meaning of the word ‘hobbyist,’ they just want recognition and for people to call them ‘cracked’ without the work. they do not understand that the sense of fulfillment comes from the journey and not the destination

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