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#CitizenScience platforms must mitigate against the threat of #GenerativeAI: #birdwatching forums putting research at risk: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/ai-slop-manipulated-fake-images-birds-citizen-science-aoe - experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists. (Not aware of similar problems in astronomical citsci yet but the potential surely exists ...)

This is a pretty good rundown on why the #GenerativeAI bubble isn't like the #DotComBubble but *far worse.*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3-vf78ZwTc

This afternoon a couple of my CI/CD pipelines broke because a user deleted all their their public repositories from #Github .
I suppose many people are starting to be fed up with all what's going on with big companies stealing our code to train their #LLMs, or maybe it's something else... who knows. It's not like we have a single reason to be discontent with Github / Microsoft.
Anyway... I started reviewing all my projects to ensure that I mirror all my critical dependencies so I don't suffer the same problem again.
#CICD #AI #GenerativeAI #SupplyChain

#FLOSS ecosystem.
I don't think we have a clear idea yet of what's to come, but a recurring image in our conversations is that of feudal age alchemists: closed, hermetic, underground groups, sharing knowledge in tight secret circles, never with the wide public... it's certainly not a pretty picture, but it might be the "rational" conclusion for many.
When we see the threat of big corporations (or just petty unimaginative people) stealing our work, what can we do, when collective action has been labelled as criminal activity, other than hide or risk the severe consequences of being combative?
#ai #generativeAI #fuck_ai