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  📅 From principles to practice: a Dialogue on Responsible AI. ⏰ Friday 29 May 12:45-13:45 📌 Amsterdam University College, Common Room This Friday 29 May 2026, from 12:45 to 13:45 in the common room of #AmsterdamUniversityCollege #AUC Please join us for a discussion on responsible AI, set up and led by one of the students of our collective: @fatemahmuneeb

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  @universiteitleiden Hebben jullie interesse om naar https://social.edu.nl te migreren? Dat is de Mastodon server die wordt gerund door @SURF voor het hoger onderwijs in NL. Een aantal voordelen: - Het feit dat je een account op social.edu.nl hebt is een vorm van verificatie - Je kan inloggen met reguliere institutionele inloggegevens (via SurfConext) - Je kan een groepsaccount maken waar verschillende medewerkers bij kunnen - Je bent onderdeel van de "local timeline" van hog...

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  Christmas #Feditip: if you have to/ want to view content on #Instagram, but do not want to download the app or visit Instagram.com, you can use anonymous front-ends like: https://imginn.com/ https://flufi.me/ If you then want to share the material with the free world, you can then use https://cobalt.tools/ to free the content from the toxic corporate lock-in and post it on the #Fediverse! #Feditips

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  Open Letter collecting signatures: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of #AI Technologies in #Academia (25 June 2025). "With this letter we take a principled stand against the proliferation of so-called 'AI' technologies in universities. As an educational institution, we cannot condone the uncritical use of AI by students, faculty, or leadership. We also call for reconsidering any direct financial relationships between Dutch universities and AI companies." https://o...

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  We strongly recommend giving this piece a read. We are at a dangerous crossroads, and universities have an important role to play. "So, we're in endgame now. They see their chance to run the playbook again, and do to Wikipedians what Uber did to cab drivers, to get users addicted to closed apps like they are to social media, to force podcasters to chase an algorithm like kids on TikTok." @Aaron https://front-end.social/@Aaron/116488416859826616

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  Bachelor students of the Fediverse! This master looks amazing. With - among others - @tommi from https://ournet.rocks/ as your fellow student! Application deadline 8 May! @xpub https://post.lurk.org/@xpub/115741588226241956

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  Happy #DiDay everyone! @Tutanota https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116505615352305008

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  "Open Source does have risks but AI doesn't upend decades of evidence that closed-source is just as vulnerable to attackers. In cases where the state creates code using public money, it has a responsibly to share that code. Automated threat analysis - even by hypercapabe AI - doesn't change that." @Edent https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/04/does-mythos-mean-you-need-to-shut-down-your-open-source-repos/

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  “cybersecurity disguised as a party”. "Wine nights with friends, gatherings at a local lesbian bar and the February get-together are all designed for people who want to divest from companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple. At one of these parties, participants might sip cocktails and flirt with strangers while they learn how ... to turn on their phone’s most advanced privacy settings." 🔥 Ok, we're taking notes. https://archive.ph/qJR7F https://archive.ph/qJR7F

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  OpenTech(AUC): bringing together people, pizza and Linux since 2024! Curious about installing/using Linux? Come join us tomorrow Thu 23 April 18:00h in the Common Room of our Academic Building (Amsterdam University College). https://opentech-auc.org/posts/2026-04-22-linux-workshop/

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  @Bibliothecaris @SURF Amazing!

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  @Bibliothecaris @universityofgroningen @SURF Amazing! An inspiration for all of us!

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  "De #Odido hack is de digitale #watersnoodramp die ons nu aanzet om digitale #Deltawerken te bouwen" @elisabethijmker tijdens de "Grip op Tech" verkiezingsavond in de @waag https://waag.org/nl/event/verkiezingsdebat-grip-op-tech/