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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

[thatadhdfeel]

i know people like to dunk on it but personally i do i find that the whole “take a deep breath” thing can actually be very useful.

reconnecting with your body when you’re overwhelmed is very important (especially if you’re someone who has PTSD — from experience, it helps bring me back to the present.)

take deep breaths for one minute. tap on your leg for a bit and concentrate on the sensation. if you’re physically able to, get up and stretch. this isn’t me saying it’ll work wonders for everyone — but it has a lot of potential to be helpful, if it’s something you have the capacity to do

[volkolak]

DISINHIBITED

[numberserk]

sixnine 2022-early 2023 dump <:) enjoy

[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

[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!~

[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 )

[corpsentry]

love poem (typical)

[yume-fanfare]

ok had to draw this too

[thebendsbyradiohead]

wait. i just got hit by a horrific realization

what if claudia's death was sanitized by armand for louis' benefit & it actually happened how it did in the books & emilia's decapitation in the first episode is supposed to be a parallel to it since louis specifically says that back then he walked away without helping leaving humans to sort out their issues & claudia's death is supposed to be his ultimate severance from his humanity

[helmarok]

dump of stuff i only posted on instagram

[pigeonclaw]

I've been pretty busy with art fight and life in general lately so I haven't been drawing Warriors but I do have a collection of doodles I never did anything with, so here they are!

[st4r-t3ars]

Elias: Who broke the coffee machine? I’m not mad, I just wanna know.

Martin: I did. I broke it.

Elias: No. No, you didn’t. Jon?

Jon: Don’t look at me. Look at Melanie!

Melanie: What?! I didn’t break it.

Jon: Huh. That’s weird. How’d you even know it was broken?

Melanie: Because it’s sitting right in front of us and it’s broken!

Jon: Suspicious.

Melanie: No, it’s not!

Basira: If it matters, probably not… Tim was the last one to use it.

Tim: Liar! I don’t even drink that crap!

Basira: Oh really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?

Tim: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles! Everyone knows that!

Martin: Alright, let’s not fight. I broke it, let me pay for it, Elias.

Elias: No. Who broke it?

Melanie: Daisy’s been awfully quiet…

Daisy: Really?!

Melanie: Yeah, really!

-

Elias: I broke it. It burned my hand so I punched it. I predict ten minutes from now, they’ll be at each other’s throats with warpaint on their faces.

[popfizzles]

Please tell me Smith would also support his sister if he knew. I really like Smith as a character (despite what happened with Mac)

My tags on that post go a little more in depth about Smith's side of things;

Do I think Smith was at some point in his life, a little susceptible to homophobia? Maybe a little. He's from a rural, likely hyper-religious upbringing. Been "the man of the house" longer than he can remember.

But Mugman’s very openly queer. Mojito’s entire character arc is coming to terms that he's been sitting on feelings for his male roommate for years. And Smith would kill for either of them, no questions asked.

Smith already went through what he needed to be normal about the topic of different sexualities.

He doesn't talk with Mac or Goldie about their love lives and sexualities, but less because he would be judgemental about it, and more that he doesn't want to pry or hover over his little brother and sister's personal lives.

If she ever told him, he'd do his damnedest to make sure she knew that he still loves her and it changes nothing.