Dominique Carlon

The time between the launch of BlueBotsDoneQuick.com and the Tamagotchi is the same as the time between the movie "Fight Club" and the death of Coco Chanel.

Australia is facing an ‘AI divide’, new national survey shows Disparities in learning and work, as well as increased exposure to scams, are just some of the risks of a growing ‘AI divide’.

Almost half of Australians use GenAI — but who’s being left out? Our national survey, released today, provides some answers. It shows that while almost half of Australians have used generative AI, uptake is uneven across the country. 👉Read more bit.ly/47CiiiG #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide

DO HARM TO YOUR ENEMIES; TREAT YOURSELF WITH KINDNESS!

‘A lucid guide to what is at stake when we engage with digital storytelling. It offers valuable critical tools, & its historically informed & intellectually rigorous yet accessible approach is much needed.’ Hanna Meretoja

Digital Storytelling by Leah Henrickson:
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Voice technologies are being rapidly integrated into AI systems, raising new questions & intensifying old ones, across everyday life. This paper surveys the history & current developments, highlighting emerging responses in real-world settings. apo.org.au/node/331920 #AI #VoiceTech #Authenticity

We just released a *big* working paper on Voice AI and Authenticity as part of the ARC CoE for Automated Decision-Making and Society @admscentre.org.au

It surveys the history of the tech, emerging issues, and what can be done

Check it out at Australian Policy Online here:
apo.org.au/node/331920

Exactly this - it’s as though nothing was learnt from the Replika upgrades

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Is Haunting My Browser New tools from OpenAI and Perplexity can browse the web for you. If the idea takes off, these generative AI agents could turn the internet into a ghost town where only bots roam.

New tools from OpenAI and Perplexity can browse the web for you. If the idea takes off, these generative AI agents could turn the internet into a ghost town where only bots roam. www.wired.com/story/browse...

A true icon of the bot graveyard - maybe it has an afterlife somewhere else

And an honourable mention to a deceased bot (one for @timothyjgraham.bsky.social and @kkasianenko.bsky.social ): @TroveEmojiBot: You tweet an emoji, it sends back a newspaper article to match the mood. Emoji play meets historic archives at its best

A special mention to: @trovepenguinbot.bsky.social — a delightfully specific gem that scours Trove’s Australian newspaper archives for articles mentioning “penguin” and “sardine.” Poetic randomness at its finest

As @wragge.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy writes these bots and the platforms that hosted them opened up new possibilities for learning and experimentation, and new ways of knowing Australia's cultural heritage

Fantastic to see this rich archive of Trove Twitter bots by @wragge.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy Long before today's commercialised AI these bots pushed boundaries. Through generating faces and remixing data they were experiments of curiosity and heritage

thompson improved navel oranges, painted by amanda almira newton, 1915

thompson improved navel oranges, painted by amanda almira newton, 1915

Curious what Reddit’s best known ex-pats have been up to? Turns out they’ve been busy breathing life into an even older relic of the internet - one that happens to have once been a competitor! In a moment of AI slop they’re “on a quest to make the social internet feel fun again”

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How To Write Alt Text For Memes | Veroniiiica My favorite tips for how to write alt text for memes, reaction images, and other types of social media comedy content, written by someone with low vision

If you're not sure how to write alt text for memes, this resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you.

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I remain hopeful for both emerging and older spaces 🤖

Thanks to @jeanburgess.bsky.social and @kkasianenko.bsky.social along with @leoflores.bsky.social and the many wonderful bot creators, scholars, activists, and journalists for their invaluable archiving efforts in establishing, documenting, and preserving the legacy of these community creations

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#MeToo and Higher Education

Special Issue Editors: Professor Denise Cuthbert & Associate Professor Ceridwen Spark

Manuscript deadline: 25 April 2025

More information: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

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By necessity, she is tiger-sturdy.

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#generativeArt #Hitomezashi

We have discovered a planet. We could fly there on eagle's wings. Whispering trees cover the ground. I imagine that there are composers there.

valencia oranges, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1913

valencia oranges, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1913