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@gedankenstuecke@scholar.social
2025-06-18 17:23:29

Let's use Hanlon's Razor, and assume good faith in that the #inaturalist staff just needs a bit of help for how one could actually share decision-making power with a large online community.
To do that, I've written up some ideas of how other online communities (in #citizenscience, #openscience and beyond) have gone about doing that.
tzovar.as/power-sharing/

@david_colquhoun@mstdn.social
2025-05-13 21:08:52

Pam Ayres
At last, we have a cure for all!
Ailments large and ailments small,
Good health is not beyond my reach,
If I inject myself with bleach.
Radiant, I’ll prance along,
Every trace of limescale gone,
With disinfectant as my friend,
Like him,
I’m clean around the bend.

@jonippolito@digipres.club
2025-04-29 13:50:38

Beyond just predicting words, LLMs interpolate meaning between data points, as in the recent phenomenon of AI explaining fake idioms like "you can’t lick a badger twice." The danger is that made-up "truths" will fuel future models

A map showing a line for a non-existent trail between two real trails.
@ckent@urbanists.social
2025-07-08 04:49:02

Hello @… did I see you on RailNatter? I just realised your maps are all upgraded since I last visited! They look amazing now. I thought you’d like to know I discovered the three tourist services extending west of Longreach Queensland — PURELY thanks to your maps 🙏🙏
I’ve even gone on the Savannahlander (another excellent tourist service beyond the end o…