Hackers' Pub

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`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) @emilymbender@dair-community.social

1/3/2026, 8:39:01 PM

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And finally, this argument about "denial" is really an argument for defeatism (in everyone else, Rosenberg seems to be welcoming the future he paints).

Screencap: "Like it or not, we will soon live in a world where many of the faces we encounter will be generative masks worn by AI agents. And yet, we tell ourselves that AI is just another tech boom. This is wishful thinking. The reason investment levels are staggering (and they are staggering) is that AI will soon inhabit all aspects of our lives, often embodied as intelligent actors we have to engage with throughout our day. These agents will be designed to assist us, educate us, and yes, influence us. This will fundamentally alter how we work, how we learn, and how we socialize, and it will happen faster than we expect. Denial will not stop this. In fact, denial only makes it harder for us to prepare for the risks."

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) @emilymbender@dair-community.social

1/3/2026, 8:39:20 PM

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If Rosenberg had actually cited the people he's arguing against, and made it possible to click through and see their words, I'm pretty sure what you'd find is not denialism, but resistance.

It is important to remember that the future is not yet written. The arts, journalism, science, education, medicine, and our chances to be human together are all worth fighting for --- and not surrendering to the maw of Big Tech.

/fin

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