Prof Sam Illingworth

@samillingworth

Full Professor of Critical AI Literacy | Slow AI When to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone.

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Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· 5d

🚨 AI detectors are not reliable. According to this AI detector, Moby Dick used AI for around 44% of the introduction. Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851...

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· 15d

Today is the last day to get my book Slow AI for 99p/99¢. The price goes up tomorrow. It reached #1 in Education on Amazon Kindle. One more day at 99p in the UK, 99¢ in the US. UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H89VT12T US: amazon.com/dp/B0H89VT12T #GenAI #CriticalAILiteracy 🧪 🍎 #AI

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· 18d

🚩 My 2010 PhD thesis is ‘70% AI’ I ran my 2010 PhD thesis through an AI detector. It flagged 70% as AI, then tried to sell me a ‘humanise’ fix. Either I am a time traveller, or these tools do not work. Link to my thesis in the comments to try yourself. #AIDetection #HigherEd 🧪 #AI

Screen grab of an AI detection test showing 70%.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· 20d

I am now verified. Thank you to the @bsky.app team for my verification. The little blue tick means a lot to me! And I promise to treat it with the respect it deserves. 🙏 #BlueSky #Verification #Trust

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· 24d

Slow AI the book is only 99p on kindle. Pictured: my new book next to the slowest thing in my house (the broken kitchen clock). Not pictured: the page numbers which now feature in all paperback editions. 😅 If you don't shop on Amazon just let me know and I’ll send you an ePub version for free.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· 25d

Hello (again)! I've been off here for around 8 months, working on critical AI literacy. It became a book. Slow AI is about knowing when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone. #1 bestseller in Education on Kindle. It's your for 99p / 99¢ www.amazon.com/dp/B0H89VT12T

Front cover for the book 'Slow AI' by Sam Illingworth.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Aug 4

🧪 New Science Poetry Podcast 🖋️ 'Version Drift' Research published in ‪The Lancet found nearly half of 232 US health datasets were changed, mostly replacing 'gender' with 'sex', without logging or explanation. 🔗 scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-31... #SciComm 🍎 🐡 #Poetry #Health #Data

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 28

🧪 New Science Poetry Podcast 🖋️ 'Tilt' Research published in @agu.org ‬has found that damming water in reservoirs from 1835 to 2011 shifted Earth's spin axis by over half a metre. 🔗 scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-31... #SciComm 🍎 🐡 #Poetry #TruePolarWander

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 26

🌿 Today’s haiku: town below drifts wide clouds ravel above my gate - steps bloom with roses 🎨 Inspired by Hobart Town, taken from the garden where I lived (1832) by John Glover. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A 19th-century panoramic painting showing Hobart Town from an elevated garden. In the foreground, flowering bushes, trees, and stone steps lead down from a large house on the right. Below lies a neatly gridded colonial town with church spires and rooftops. Rolling hills and a distant bay stretch under a vast sky filled with layered, drifting clouds.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 25

🌿Today’s haiku: spring domes rise in light green dreams of a painted hill peace beyond the frame 🎨 Inspired by Saint Francis the Great (2020) by Emilia Moreno García. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

Vivid painting showing a hilltop town with red-roofed buildings and large domes, including a blue-green central dome with a cupola. The buildings are set against a swirling, expressive turquoise sky. In the foreground, an abstracted, lush green forest fills the lower half of the composition, evoking vitality and peace.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 24

🌁 Today’s haiku: bridge fades into mist gaslight flickers, lost in thought - the river forgets 🎨 Inspired by Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk (1904) by Claude Monet. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

An impressionist painting by Claude Monet titled Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk (1904). The scene is bathed in pale blue, green, and lavender hues, with the bridge barely visible through a dense haze. Arched spans blend into the rippling water below, while distant smokestacks rise faintly in the background. The overall effect evokes fog, twilight, and gentle abstraction.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 23

🗻 Today’s haiku: sharp moon in still blue a mountain leans into light shadows hold their hand 🎨 Inspired by Himalayan Landscape (1947) by Nicholas Roerich. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A stylised painting of snow-covered Himalayan peaks under a deep blue sky. A full yellow moon hangs near the upper right, illuminating the ridges. The tallest central peak casts a dramatic dark shadow, while other mountains recede in misty blue layers. The palette is dominated by blues, whites, and soft yellows.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 22

🏠 Today’s haiku: blue wind on the hill smoke curls from the thatched rooftops grass leans into light 🎨 Inspired by Thatched cottages at Cordeville (1890) by Vincent van Gogh. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

An expressive landscape painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a row of thatched cottages nestled into a sloping green hillside. The sky above is full of swirling blues and white clouds, while the foreground shows textured grassy fields with curved brushstrokes. Smoke rises softly from chimneys, blending with the sky.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 21

🧪 New Podcast Episode 🖋️ "When Bats Carry the Cure" New research has found that vampire bats can lick rabies vaccines off each other, spreading immunity through grooming scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-31... #SciComm 🍎 🐡 #Poetry #Vaccines #Bats

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 21

🌾 Today’s haiku: low sun spills dusk light over furrowed, fading fields - horizon breathing 🎨Inspired by Landscape near Arnhem (1903) by Piet Mondrian. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A soft, atmospheric painting of gently rolling farmland under a muted sky. The fields are divided into irregular shapes in green, brown, and blue tones. A line of trees and a pale sun glow faintly in the distance, evoking stillness before dusk.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 20

🎈 Today’s haiku: tangled in starlight ribbons drift across the blue - balloons forget home 🎨 Inspired by Sky with Balloons (1941) by Candido Portinari. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A whimsical painting of a pale blue sky with faint horizontal brushstrokes. White stars and a glowing full moon dot the scene. Several small balloons, some white and one red-and-white striped, float gently alongside red ribbon-like trails. Two dark diagonal lines intersect the composition, possibly wires or cracks. The overall tone is airy, playful, and surreal.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 19

🌧️ Today’s haiku: chimneys lit like stars curve of land cradles the sea - rain waits in the hills 🎨Inspired by Untitled Landscape (County Cork) (1909) by Dwight Williams #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A moody landscape painting in pastels depicting the rolling green hills of County Cork under a dark, overcast sky. A curving inlet of water cuts through the land in the distance. Two small cottages with glowing orange chimneys sit nestled among the fields. The scene feels quiet, with soft lines and muted tones suggesting an impending rain.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 18

🌾 Today’s haiku: fields fold into blue, wind brushes poppies awake a sky stitched with wheat 🎨 Inspired by The Plain of Auvers (1890) by Vincent van Gogh #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A vibrant oil painting by Vincent van Gogh titled The Plain of Auvers shows gently rolling fields under a turquoise sky. Swirls of green, gold, and blue depict wheat, grass, and crops. Wildflowers and poppies bloom in the foreground. Distant trees dot the horizon, painted in expressive, textured strokes.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 17

🌕 Today’s haiku: sand bends to moonlight a path lost in blue ripples dunes hold the stillness Inspired by Landscape from Stenbjerg with Moon (1889) by P.S. Krøyer. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A soft, impressionistic landscape painting of coastal dunes under a pale blue evening sky. A glowing pinkish full moon rises near the horizon. Sandy paths wind gently through the quiet terrain, leading into the distance. The colours are cool and muted, evoking a calm, almost melancholic mood.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 16

⛵ Today’s haiku: Still blue boat drifting beneath castle-shadowed hills - water holds its shape 🎨 Inspired by Blue Boat at Porquerolles (1938) by Albert Marquet #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A serene painting of a calm bay with a blue fishing boat anchored in turquoise water. In the background, a row of terracotta-roofed buildings lines the shore beneath a tree-covered hill, topped by a stone ruin or fortress. Soft shadows ripple in the water, and the light is gentle and summery.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 15

⛪ Today’s haiku: sunlight on water - a monastery drifts beneath the sky’s gaze 🎨 Inspired by Paysage from Corfu (1918) by Kosta Milinčević. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

An impressionist painting shows a peaceful coastal scene on the island of Corfu. In the middle ground, an island with red-roofed buildings and tall cypress trees is framed by a pale blue sky filled with layered clouds. A distant mountain range fades into the right horizon. The sea in the foreground is painted with thick, horizontal brushstrokes in various shades of blue and grey.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 14

🧪 New Science Poetry Podcast 🖋️ 'Below the Threshold' Research published in @jama.com‬‬ has found that even low lead levels in early life can harm school performance, long before they trigger official concern. 🔗 scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-31... #SciComm 🍎 🐡 #Poetry #Lead

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 14

🌊 Today’s haiku: foam shears at black stone each crash remakes the silence - gulls hang in the wind 🎨 Inspired by Rock Reef, Maine (1913) by George Bellows. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

An expressive seascape painting by George Bellows showing foamy white waves crashing over dark, jagged rocks near the shore. The ocean is turbulent, with layered blues and greens under a pale sky, capturing the raw energy of the Atlantic coast.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 13

🌿 Today’s haiku: memory seeps in through the moss-softened ridges - a path once taken 🎨 Inspired by Recollection in Oblivion (2014) by Kim Geonil. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A green-toned landscape showing a winding path cutting through dense vegetation and terraced hills. The image appears dreamlike and textured, with blurred or streaked brush-like effects giving a sense of motion or memory distortion.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 12

🌊 Today’s haiku: light leans into reeds a sandbar splits the silence boats do not arrive 🎨 Inspired by When Peace Like a River (1903) by Frederick Oakes Sylvester. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A tranquil oil painting of a wide river at dusk by Frederick Oakes Sylvester. The water reflects soft golden light, with low green banks and a dense line of trees in the distance under a muted, hazy sky. The mood is calm, quiet, and reflective.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 11

🍐 Today’s haiku: wind stirs golden leaves pear tree leans into autumn light clings to the bark Inspired by The Pear Tree (1877) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

An impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir titled The Pear Tree (1877). A pear tree with golden-orange autumn leaves stands in the centre of a grassy field. The brushwork is loose and textured, with dappled sunlight on the tree's grey bark and vivid foliage. The sky is pale blue with soft clouds.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 10

🌊 Today’s haiku: low tide afternoon a boy points where the sky bends and time forgets us 🎨 Inspired by A child's dream of parents with more time (1993) by Mia Koch. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A painting of two people, likely a child and an adult, standing on a wet, reflective beach facing the sea. The sky is bright blue with a few clouds and birds flying in the distance. The ocean waves are gently rolling in. The figures are seen from behind, and one is pointing towards the horizon. The overall tone is peaceful and dreamlike.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 9

🖼️ Today’s haiku: cloud-piled ridgelines swell fields curl into olive green one white house holds still 🎨 Inspired by Les Alpilles, Mountain Landscape near South-Reme (1889) by Vincent van Gogh. #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

A vibrant post-impressionist painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a mountainous landscape in Provence. Swirling blue and violet peaks dominate the background, while golden hills roll into green fields and orchards below. A small white farmhouse sits in the foreground, enclosed by curving stone walls and olive trees, all outlined with Van Gogh's characteristic thick, energetic brushstrokes.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 8

🪻Today’s haiku: bee-touched zinnias a narrow path through blossom; henhouse in still light 🎨 Inspired by Garden and henhouse at Octave Mirbeau's, Les Damps (1892) by Camille Pissarro #Haiku #Poetry #BlueSkyPoets

An impressionist garden painting by Camille Pissarro, depicting a lush, flower-filled scene in Garden and henhouse at Octave Mirbeau’s, Les Damps (1892). Bright wildflowers in pink, yellow, and red spill across the foreground. A narrow dirt path curves through the greenery, flanked by flowering bushes and tall trees. In the distance, partly obscured by foliage, a simple red-brick henhouse nestles under a pale, cloudy sky. The brushwork is rich and textured, creating a sense of movement and natural abundance.

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth· Jul 7

🧪 New Science Poetry Podcast 🖋️ 'Ocean Colour Change' Research published in @science.org‬ has found that oceans are getting greener near the poles and bluer in the subtropics. scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-31... #SciComm 🍎 🐡 #Poetry #Oceans #Plankton #ClimateChange