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Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

To teach kids about using sources, my friend’s nephew did a project on coyotes but one of the books they got from amazon said coyotes are 23 feet long. Disclaimer at front of the book said author and publisher not responsible for errors “due to the changing nature of the internet”. It was an AI book

11/12/24, 5:44 pm55 reposts264 likes

@thestarhart.bsky.social

Honestly, nothing I have learned about "AI" has made me even remotely excited about its widespread proliferation. It has instead convinced me that we need a modern day General Ludd to condemn these infernal machines.

💛🔪 bel canto's not dead 🔪💛

@mongoosefangs.bsky.social

easy mistake, clearly they meant coyotes have 23 feet

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

You saved this just for this moment didn't you, you had that on deck REAL quick lmfao

💛🔪 bel canto's not dead 🔪💛

@mongoosefangs.bsky.social

actually I had to go back and download it and now my phone smells funny

Jason McDermott

@biodataganache.bsky.social

TBF maybe they were reporting length in coyote feet

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

LOL! Little teeny tippy taps add up quick.

Ha, a possible source! A Coyote that is 23ft long, and has a 6.7l diesel engine www.howitworksdaily.com/the-supacat-...

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@namelesscoyote.art

Worse than those messed up Wikipedia articles we were warned about😭

@keymonster.bsky.social

same energy as content scraper accounts having "all photos belong to their original owners" tacked up at the top.

@keymonster.bsky.social

also, I'm going to need @catscomics.com to comment on the 23' long coyotes.

@catscomics.com

Ahh the rare luck dragon yote, falkors very-very distant cousin... Blesses all the garbage of Fantasia.

Dave "Glenjamin" Pentez

@glenpentez.bsky.social

Name and shame the publisher

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

I don’t know it, not my nephew, not my discovery

Dave "Glenjamin" Pentez

@glenpentez.bsky.social

I'm very high, forgot what this is in reference to, and got very confused for a moment

@anatomoth.bsky.social

That sounds so distopian wtf 😭

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@ishaway.bsky.social

….. that coyote is a Pokémon.

Xydexx Unicorn 🦄💕🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

@xydexxunicorn.bsky.social

Coyotes are also inflatable, so this checks out.

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

When I was a kid we weren't allowed to use ANY internet sources. None. No websites. Only books. But now when not even books are safe, I can't imagine how kids are supposed to get ANY sort of correct information on even the most basic of topics. This is serious.

@skelenaut.bsky.social

I hate how much extra time and energy we need to spend vetting resources and trying to determine whether or not something is made by A.I. Apparently, some jerks out there are even lying to their close friends about A.I. art.

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@ninjascreations.bsky.social

I remember when Wikipedia wasn't a trusted source for essays and such because anyone could change the info. They gave us a list of "safe" sites to source that heavily limited the info and scope of the project.

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

Same! No wikipedia, but now kids are using ChatGPT as if it were Google. I wish I were kidding, this is so messed up.

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@ninjascreations.bsky.social

Ugh the future looks so bleak with all this nonsense tech. Wikipedia is far more trustworthy than any site now.

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

Boy the hot takes of “But books have always said whatever they want” ain’t it. It’s so much worse now. So much worse. Media literacy and critical thinking should be part of the curriculum to offset the onslaught of misinformation. I’m child free by choice but I feel so bad for today’s kids

@pykeredrock.bsky.social

I zealously keep on top of my kid's Internet history, but even that's not enough. Many of the kids his age have their own devices at school and can look up and share just about whatever they want. It feels like the Wild West again but very much not in any kind of fun way.

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

That is so terrifying and is a full time job in and of itself! They’re constantly connected now. Jesus

@skieborneart.bsky.social

A-Frickin'-men

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@lizardsaurus.bsky.social

Well yes but.. a part of good media literacy is taking in account the source (author, their political engagement, their sources) rather than the medium (book, website). Yes, books had to be more financed and approved before being published, but they aren’t more trustworthy just because they’re books

Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf

While I agree in principle, mid-assignment is not the time to be laying this groundwork.

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@lizardsaurus.bsky.social

I think if we teach kids this, they’ll understand better how to check the reliability of the source and identify AI slop

Jessica & the Revenge of the Librarian 🦕

@mlisrevenge.bsky.social

This librarian is pointing up. ☝️

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@blueravenfire.bsky.social

oof yeah, it makes me so sad that AI as even affected books now and spreading so much misinformation. you have to be so much more careful what you buy over the internet these days.

@capablenugget.bsky.social

This is extremely concerning ngl… Really can’t trust anything these days out there thanks to AI slop.

@creeperswitch.bsky.social

Good thing coyotes don't have 23 feet. Otherwise it would be very uncomfortable being biologically asymmetrical.

The future sucks, oh my god.

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@affirmationcoyote.bsky.social

Affirmation Coyote would like to meet this coyote, especially during mating season. They are always up for a challenge! Will being stepladder.