The idea of an all-knowing computer program comes from science fiction and should stay there. Despite the seductive fluency of ChatGPT and other language models, they remain unsuitable as sources of knowledge. We must fight against the instinct to trust a human-sounding machine, argue Emily M. Bender & Chirag Shah.
— Read on https://iai.tv/articles/all-knowing-machines-are-a-fantasy-auid-2334
Fundraiser by Louis-Georges Schwartz : Help us keep feeding Athens County OH
Minefire Gardens has been an important producer of eggs and summer produce for food pantries in Athens County Ohio for the past 5 years. We donate through Community Food Initiatives and directly. CFI tells us we are their biggest supplier of free eggs.
— Read on www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-keep-feeding-athens-county-oh
Spelman Faculty Stop Cop City Open Letter
Spelman Faculty Stop Cop City Open Letter
— Read on docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1WxeexQ4sT9eEqg5V2oE8J1F6Cm4BYXceRjNJX6hemSM/mobilebasic
Four Black Women Laugh – by k’eguro – Imagining Freedom
for my mother’s laugh
— Read on keguro.substack.com/p/four-women-laugh
Claudia Jones and the Price of Anticommunism | AAIHS
Claudia Jones in London in the 1960s (Credit: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Divisions) Between 1949 to 1958 dozens …
— Read on www.aaihs.org/claudia-jones-and-the-price-of-anticommunism/
Hunger Strike and Blockade for Redwoods in Humboldt – Earth First! Journal
Hunger Strike and Blockade for Redwoods in Humboldt – Earth First! Journal
— Read on earthfirstjournal.news/2023/02/20/hunger-strike-and-blockade-for-redwoods-in-humboldt/
US congresswoman introduces resolution calling for exoneration of Marcus Garvey
The Jamaica Observer shares the news that Jamaican-American congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined forces with Georgia congressman Hank Johnson in…
US congresswoman introduces resolution calling for exoneration of Marcus Garvey
Lion’s mane mushrooms may help improve memory, boost brain cell growth
Lion’s mane mushroom extract may have a significant impact on the growth of brain cells and improving memory, which could inspire treatments against disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
— Read on www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/improving-memory-lions-mane-mushrooms-may-double-neuron-growth
Visual artist Jorge Pineda passes away
Various news outlets have been reporting the death of Dominican visual artist, Jorge Pineda. Here is an article by Karina Jiménez for Diario Libre (…
Visual artist Jorge Pineda passes away
Remembering Marijane Meaker, a pioneer of lesbian pulp fiction : NPR
Meaker wrote Spring Fire in 1952, and was surprised when it sold 1.5 million copies. She went on to write other lesbian-themed books under pen names. She died Nov. 21. Originally broadcast 2003.
— Read on www.npr.org/2022/12/14/1142786089/remembering-marijane-meaker-a-pioneer-of-lesbian-pulp-fiction
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