Post #1066216

2026-04-08 09:46 UTC

New! Interactional foundations for critical AI literacies https://zenodo.org/records/19452872 Why do Anthropic engineers talking to Claude sound like Azande witch doctors addressing their potions? What does Mambila spider divination have in common with prompt engineering? Why are LLMs so irresistible to interact with? If you&#39;re interested in questions like that, and in luminaries like Lovelace, Adorno, Suchman and Weizenbaum, you may be interested in this paper: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19452872

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@dingemansemark@scholar.social 2026-04-08 17:08

I was supposed to finish this last week but then the #Claude Code leak happened, promptly giving me an excellent opening example (h/t @jonny for their digital archaeology work that drew my attention to the magic prompting techniques) (I think it is likely btw that #Anthropic shifted the #Mythos announce forward to this week to bury the leak & its security implications)

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@abucci@buc.ci 2026-04-09 12:43

@dingemansemark@scholar.social Oh wow thanks for sharing this, going to dig in when I get a chance next!

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@eest9@chaos.social 2026-04-08 18:28

@dingemansemark Oracle of Delphi and criticizing AI slop! The overlap of my special interests (ancient greece and sociotechnological systems) I've never expected! :D

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@whatzaname@mstdn.social 2026-04-09 12:50

@dingemansemark @tante over the top flattery actually appeals to a specific type that capitalism especially needs. If the constant ego stroking in the llm reponses doesnt make you want to vomit, capitalists know they've got you for life. 💀

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@float13@masto.hackers.town 2026-04-09 15:55

@dingemansemark GNU is not Unix... But apparently claude is just claude...

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