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Jed Brown

jedbrown@hachyderm.io

<p>Prof developing fast algorithms, reliable software, and healthy communities for computational science (<a href="https://PhyPID.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">PhyPID.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)<br />aspiring killjoy | against epistemicide | he/they<br /><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AAUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AAUP</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PETSc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PETSc</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/JOSS_TheOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JOSS_TheOJ</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/libCEED" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>libCEED</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/

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  • Post #1901150

    Is it good that a bunch of universities signed contracts saying they are responsible for everything students do with the product and that the university will indemnify OpenAI? &amp;quot;Florida officials investigate ChatGPT, OpenAI over alleged role in FSU shooting&amp;quot; https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-officials-investigate-chatgpt-openai-alleged-role-fsu-shooting-rcna267477

  • Post #1901149

    RE: https://scholar.social/@olivia/116375986022767924 This is how the &amp;quot;AI in government&amp;quot; people talk about using LLMs to generate text for regulations. They&amp;#39;re proud of it. It is a betrayal of the public trust. “We’re flooding the zone.” &amp;quot;Google Gemini can do word salad.&amp;quot; https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/01/government-ai-trump-administration-plans-write-regulations-using-artificial-intelligence/410946/ (linking a partner publication because...

  • Post #1901148

    If you want to talk about healthcare access, find a way for physicians to spend their time thinking about diagnosis and treatment, and communicating with patients, not debating a mirage. People &amp;quot;doing their own research&amp;quot; is not new, and there are times when it is truly helpful, but intellectual friction is necessary. The effect of these products is to affirm biases and deceive people into believing they understand, without friction or regard for truth. And once that happens, i...

  • Post #1901147

    I installed new Challenge tires on my bike today. Please clap. First time since the 1990s that I&amp;#39;ve needed a tire lever (and I worked in a bike shop for a year).

  • Post #1901146

    I have often said that LLM-based pull requests are a denial of service attack on mentoring in open-source communities. This post explains the rationale behind Zig&amp;#39;s prohibition and offers much-needed reflection on the human surfaces of open source. https://kristoff.it/blog/contributor-poker-and-ai/

  • Post #296931

    Last night: wonderful talk by @timnitGebru to a packed house in the Chancellor&amp;#39;s Auditorium. This morning: CU system announces $2M chatbot deal with OpenAI, full of misinformation, without consulting shared governance despite impacts on our &amp;quot;principal responsibility&amp;quot;. www.cu.edu/gen-ai

  • Post #287117

    University administrators* are quickly becoming so dependent on &amp;quot;AI&amp;quot; that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. * not all university administrators https://archive.is/20260212220437/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/opinion/ai-companies-college-students.html#selection-681.364-681.601