Robert Kowalenko
research in philosophy of science, language, sport | interests in politics, art, photography | sapere aude! | University of the Witwatersrand | immigrant | AI must be prohibited
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- It is a failure of colossal proportions that higher education establishments the world over didn’t understand this about AI, in their bones, from the get-go
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- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoDamn you’re telling me the technology that was very obviously intended for unregulated speculation and criminal enterprises was used to do awful things
- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoIt's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoI want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoSpanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
- Reposted by Robert Kowalenkoexactly. this is not difficult. as.ft.com/r/58ed1b23-d...
- “Mr. Trump’s remarkable call for a political party to seize the mechanisms of voting follows a string of moves … to try to exert more control over American elections.” “Remarkable”? Really, Epstein & Corasaniti from the @nytimes.com ? Your neutral and normalising language allows fascism to advance.
- And just like real vacations, it's even worse...
- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoDo you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
- Science debunkers rejoice
- "Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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- Same for: doing philosophy; or drawing; or working on problems with the standard model; or simply doing your next lesson plan; or making a meal for your kids.
- "The Banality of Evil"
- True, but does not exonerate the academics in question
- I just wonder how much longer they will be rubbing their eyes
- The former South African president, Jacob Zuma, had contact with... Jeffrey Epstein. 😂😂😂 For those of us who know the obnoxious righteousness and holier-than-thou attitude of Zuma's most fervent supporters, this bit of news is quite delicious. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
- Let's wait for long-term effects... but prima facie this looks good.
- On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
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- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoAs a side note, it’s funny to see so many of these emails with thirsty academics repeatedly enact Marx’s bit in the 1844 Manuscripts about the power of money. “Oh Mr Epstein, your house in New York is enormous and, unrelatedly, your questions at dinner were so intelligent, so insightful, so deep.”
- "This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary using AI Assistant"...in Adobe Acrobat. F**k you Adobe. No seriously, f**k you Do they not realize what they are doing to people, reading culture, civilization? How are teachers who are trying to make students read supposed to cope?
- It seems America has "decided who it is" when it re-elected Trump. Although the Epstein files may or may not contain proof, the electorate was already quite clear on the character of the man it voted for years ago.
- Yep. Except it’s not funny
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- Epistemic relativism for political reasons is pathetic. And dangerous
- So, one half of the U.S. has been hating the other, non-white, half with such venom all these past decades... that they're OK with this. The @nytimes.com says there's 55% disapproval for this policy, which leaves a shocking 45% in support. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
- When a message “echoes” white supremacist messaging, then it is white supremacist messaging The echo of a sound is a sound
- Contra Trump, free trade with the entire world is the future.
- The entire world should call Trump on his bluff and cancel his extortion-"trade deals" to see if he's got the stomach to up the ante again. Something tells me the mood in America has shifted, and that he would not be able to sustain another trade war domestically.
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- Is it time to boycott Apple over its support for the fascist regime? Falling sales is the only language corporates understand
- Excellent. Next, Georgia. Then both join the EU
- Yes, America, you are the baddies now. What are you going to do
- The equation looks a little different here in South Africa, but the result is the same: Given how much big coal funds state corruption, buying solar hurts late stage marxist fascism
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- Repeat after me: • A computer can generate text that suggests it has feelings without feeling anything • • A computer can generate text that suggests it has feelings without feeling anything • • A computer can generate text that suggests it has feelings without feeling anything • …
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- Does this work with Aristotle is 10% more correct than Plato
- It’s sad to see the US fall behind in a key technology and infrastructure development Which is of course what ideology has always done: impede science It’s not about having the *right* ideology, it’s about *no ideology* in science. No, the ideal of no ideology in science is not in itself ideological
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- “State terror”. Oh boy, did America destroy its reputation… For a long time
- Libertarianism brought to its absurd conclusion. 🤯 There can be no public health, no collective action for the common good whatsoever, if individual rights trump all
- If this were France, the entire country would have been at a total standstill weeks ago. Motorways and airports would be blocked, there would be barricades in the cities
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- Everyone, absolutely everyone, ought to switch to mockery and trolling of Trump. If there is one thing strongmen fear, it is mockery. See Hitler and Chaplin.
- The "civilisational collapse" is happening in the U.S., not Europe. Also: I already knew this when I ordered "French onion soup" in a Manhattan diner ca. 2012.
- Reasonable suspicion appears to be brown skin
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- Works for scientific modellers, too
- This will be a common feeling among Europeans. If anything, Trump has just given the decrepit old liberal democracies of Europe an invigorating shot in the arm. Thank you Mr. Trump
- yup
- When is this supposedly revolutionary people and country going to live up to its heritage? Or was it always just blah blah
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- Probably time to start speaking of the Trump regime. It’s no longer an administration
- Heartbreaking that the U. S. of A could have become like this
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- Reposted by Robert KowalenkoWise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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- I personally cannot remember Donald Trump to ever have uttered the words “human rights” or “values”
- Again: it’s what the (racist) voters wanted
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- So much “it’s insane this is happening!” from Americans these days. The *true* insanity happened earlier, when Trump was (re-)elected, despite everything he had previously said and done; and the type of person he so evidently was. No real surprises now, actually
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- AI = plagiarism machine
