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Tag: identity

August 13, 2026 Musings

Smoggie Queen (3): Stereotypes, Representation, and Lossy Compression in old and GenAI

We must ask in our increasingly AI world:
Who gets to decide what survives the data compression? Who gets to say, “That’s not me”? And most importantly: who gets to build the representation in the first place?

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March 1, 2025 Musings

Bacon on Ice-cream: McDonald’s drive-thru AI

One story which stands out in and amongst the hype is, how fast-food chain McDonald’s withdrew its AI from the drive-thru. In this talk I will explore exactly what happened.

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January 20, 2018 Musings

My name is Ruth

You’re the one, because you said so.– Danielle La Porte, White Hot Truth One night a Naomi I know and

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