Medieval Chinese Buddhology. Textiness of texts: scriptures, canons, citations, anthologies. He/him/his.
aohsu
The two genders
My favorite exchange from a Chotiner interview thus far. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
dunno how to keep such a discussion from devolving into a "global south doesn't care about ethics (tolerance for harm and ip theft) or aesthetics (tolerance for slop)," and that seems really important. But techbro-optimists love to point out "high demand" for their products outside the Global North
What's behind the supposed enthusiasm for "AI" in non-Anglophone countries (Subsaharan Africa, MENA, South and East Asia) as revealed by "polls"? Hypotheses: postcolonial elite/middle classes appreciate a shortcut to Global English, proxy for promises of ascending the developmentalist ladder
jester losing their salaried position, bc “ai”: I am going to become the joker
good reason for keeping one foot outside the bluesky bubble...
