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[mysterycubes]

This one really popped off on Twitter for some reason

[carriesthewind]

Ok. I am maybe kind of losing my mind just a little bit.

A few days ago, I mentioned in a post that the IA only cares about information being digitized, not about actual digital access. And I mentioned that access includes patrons being able to actually find what they are looking for, and suggested IA did not prioritize that critical aspect of access. But I didn't really go into any more detail.

So someone over on bluesky linked to this write-up of a talk Brewster Kahle gave about using so-called AI. And one of his reported statements made my mouth drop open in shock.

...and then I read further in the article and realized it was incorrectly reporting basic facts around Hachette, so I had to go and listen to the whole speech myself.* (And I want to say, briefly - he raises some legitimate potential uses for LLMs! He's kind of a dick about some of it ("it's up to us to go and keep [Balinese] culture alive"), but some of the things he's talking about actually seem useful.)

*Incidentally, while Kahle doesn't lie about the ALA brief in the speech, he absolutely misleads about the nature and facts of the case and deliberately omit the part of the story where the IA decided to suspend the one-to-one owned-to-loan ratio thing, despite repeatedly emphasizing that one-to-one was what the IA was doing with their lending program.

And oh my god. He really said what the article reports. (This portion starts around 20:10.)

He says that the IA has scanned over 18,000 periodicals. And that they used to have professional librarians manually create descriptions of the periodicals in order to catalog them. (Sidenote: there are existing directories, but he describes their licensing terms as "ridiculous." This is not a field I know much about, but I spoke to one person who agreed, though for different reasons. His reason is that you can only license, not purchase, the directory descriptions. The person I spoke to was instead focused on the prices demanded for the licenses. Regardless, the idea of creating an open, free directory seems both like an incredible amount of work and an amazing resource...if it was accurate.)

But according to Kahle, it took 45 minutes to an hour to create a description and catalog each periodical.

And so now, instead, they're using AI to make the descriptions and so it only takes 7-10 minutes!

"And yes it hallucinates, and it has some problems, and whatever — but it’s a lot faster than having to write it yourself!"

Oh. My god.

Just.

YOU ARE KNOWINGLY INTRODUCING AI HALLUCINATIONS INTO YOUR CATALOG?!

(And yes, he says that they are "confirmed by a librarian" but it can't really be, not if it's only taking 7-10 minutes! Maybe the librarian can do a quick check for super obvious errors, but actually checking a AI's summary work requires actually going back to the source and reviewing it yourself!)

I just....

I need to emphasize for those of you for who aren't familiar - if a book or article is miscataloged, it is effectively lost. Because it doesn't mater if a library or an archive owes it - if someone can't find it when they are looking for it, it is not only inaccessible, the only way to find it again is through chance. Imagine if you went into a library, but instead of organized shelves (where if even if you can't find what you're looking for, the librarians know where to look), every single book was just piled in a heap.

If a book is miscateloged, it still exists, but it is lost, not truly accessible. And they know that this is happening, "but whatever." Because Brewster Kahle doesn't actually care about real, practical, digital access. (Much less non-digital access.)

(And then to top it off, he goes on to criticize the Library of Congress for not being "access oriented.")

I just. 18,000 periodicals. And they've knowing, recklessly lost who knows how many of them. I feel like crying.

18,000 periodicals.

[wikoymi]

20 february 2024

[rotbtd-edits]

Jack & Merida

These two might have started on the wrong foot, but once they sort out their differences, they become the chaotic power duo and the Official Mischief Masters of the team! Both Jack and Merida are adventurous, energetic and always up to smth, whether good or bad. While they tend to argue and tease each other often, they've nevertheless formed a strong and close bond💪💖 Enemies beware!~

[oobbbear]

Another small moot being held by sunny <33 ft @cupophrogs

Hehehe one small guy per shoulder

Thank you I’m happy now I love Sunny so so much

[scarletfasinera]

Literally. Be vigilant I love you. Something beautiful is going to happen. True love is possible only in the next world—for new people. Tomorrow is just a whisper away. We refuse to accept that the world has to remain like this. It's the world and you're made of it, you can't be unmade now. This is somewhere to be, this is all you have but it's still something. Things can't go on like this forever; something will give, it always does. Comrades, the forsaken, the wretched, who tried to rise against the horrors of the world. She would die to return to it. One day I will return to your side. They're beautiful and true—and they will win. The future can be better than the past, if we're willing to work and fight and die for it. In dark times, should the stars also go out? I exist. I exist too.

[volkolak]

DISINHIBITED

[aestheticallynotdeerlightful]

Bunch of doodles again, some unfinished comics, some from my sketchbook etc etc. You can really see the sonic fixation kicking back in after 2 years

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(Please do not use or repost my works anywhere without explicit permission from me thank you )

[numberserk]

sixnine 2022-early 2023 dump <:) enjoy

[saidar]

I'm sure it's been posted already but here's the new poster, which I am completely normal about

[sofieflee]

I’m taking the nocturnal out of nocturnal detective agency

They’re all eepy and by now so am I

I’m gonna go roll over and die now

[lycanart35]

More of my Swap AU, this time with value practice

Also wanna clarify, aesthetics and demeanors are swapped, but relationships are not!

full list of who swapped with who under the cut!

OJ 🔄 Taco Paper 🔄 Pickle Paintbrush 🔄 TestTube Lightbulb 🔄 Fan Nickel 🔄 Knife Balloon 🔄 Suitcase Goo 🔄 Blueberry Lifering ➡️ Cabby ➡️ Tea Kettle ➡️Lifering Candle 🔄 Silverspoon 4 🔄 4S Toilet 🔄 Floor Mepad 🔄 3Gs 5c 🔄 5s Cobs 🔄 Ballpoint (Benjamin Penn) Tissues 🔄 Trophy Cheesy 🔄 Cherries Marshmallow 🔄 Baseball Apple 🔄 Bomb Dough 🔄 Bow Yin 🔄 Yang Clover 🔄 Box Springy 🔄 Walkie Talkie Salt 🔄 Soap Pepper 🔄 Microphone Zoetrope 🔄 Groscer Dr Fizz 🔄 Boaty (Bot has ladybug associations, and so does box)

[corpsentry]

love poem (typical)

[sflow-er]

Let's celebrate non-sexual intimacy in YR!

Inspired by @bluedalahorse's tags on this post by @starvalisedham, I thought it would be fun to celebrate our favourite moments of non-sexual intimacy in the show. Platonic, familial, romantic but not sexual - please share your faves in text, image, or GIF form!

Here are some of mine!

- Of course I must start with this touching (pun intended) moment between Sara and Felice. It's the first of so many beautiful, intimate friend scenes between them and I love it so much!

- The girl group in general and Stella and Fredrika in particular are shown being very tactile with each other all through the show. This shot of Stedrika at movie night is just adorable and made all the sweeter by the absence of romantic hints at this point of the story.

- Speaking of adorable, this sibling hug between Simon and Sara (and the teasing that precedes it) is a huge favourite of mine! I wish my brother and I had retained this level of physical and emotional comfort with each other past childhood.

- Another fave is the shot of Nils and Vincent comforting August. It's not often we see such vulnerability and intimacy depicted between guys their age - especially guys who have embodied very harmful sides of masculinity at various points of the story. It gives me hope for their future growth!

GIFfed from video posted by @misaothewitch

- And because this wouldn't be a post by me without a Henry reference... I do love how comfortable he and Walter seem to be getting in each other's personal space. Whether you choose to read it as romantic or platonic, the meadow scene is a really good example of them living their own lives and having their own little moments of affectionate interaction in the background of the big drama!

GIFfed from video posted by @misaothewitch

What are some of your favourites? They can be between Wilmon too! I just ruled them out because I wanted to highlight the other characters first.

[yume-fanfare]

ok had to draw this too

[sifloopboning]

pov the cuteness aggression this thing induces in you has reached critical levels. and you're about to do something so very normal about it