Cam Simpson
@ansibletech
Whadjuk Noongar country. Freelance medical research writer. Once immunologist, vaccine developer, research integrity. Just a namby-pamby fact-checker. Also! Girl dad. Cavaliers basketball. Endurance sports. Now blocking: ppl who quote ChatGPT at me.
When I pedalled up Alp Duez a few years back, there were no people on the road and I moved very slowly. This is not that. #tdf
Don't think I've seen it better put. #freelancewriting (Credit: Carlos Greaves)
Feel like Robert Heinlein would be so horrified by all of this, he would ask the Martians to just make it all disappear.
This webinar ad triggered me in several ways. Would love to hear if you agree, and why.
Let's wish him luck as he begins the difficult task of non-fraudulent research.
Wh.....why is this your top story right now? Has The Onion taken over your website too?
Last mile of Boston 2012. Heatwave year, was delirious and don't really remember this part of the race. #marathonmonday
The judge called Malone and others "distinctly unqualified. If Malone is to be believed, this won't be contested in court. Just like he didn't contest patents for mRNA vaccine tech in court, yet continued to claim he invented them. #ACIP
Here's a real-world example of how much AI sucks. It's like that person who is faking it until they get caught. I asked for a list of journal articles on a specific topic, with very specific parameters. It produced! Then I checked the list. There were errors. Here's the conversation:
Not much reaches me these days, but when I read this headline I burst into a giggle fit.
Ongoingly stunned for a few decades now that the turd wasn't jailed. I mean, look at this shit!
I was going to write something personal about being an immunologist who has worked on vaccine development, how hard it is to do properly & how angry this makes me. But all I want to say is:
For my good US friends who still sometimes wonder what impact their country has on the rest of us: (screenshot from our Australian national broadcaster today)
Sports photography doesn't get much better, but context helps here. Knowing what has just happened makes this frame. #geordiebeamish
What terrifies you most in this AI image? So much to choose from. For me, it's the six-string guitar with only 4 tuning pegs.