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The Records of the Canterbury Museum, journal of a public institution and paid for by the public, is—for some reason—not available for the public to read. It used to be, but they took it down, and now we have to read archived copies on a US website. If the museum were on Bluesky I’d ask why…

Welp, hit a fairly common snag: the commercial photographer thinks they—not the client—own the copyright of some photos commissioned 20 years ago. No written contract, naturally. If you ever work with a photographer, sort this out in writing before any pics are taken! aipa.online/2019/04/copy...

Copyright and Commissioned WorksPhoto © Fredrik Larsson / larssonphotography.co.nz One of the most important parts of the New Zealand Copyright Act for photographers, designers, artists, software developers and other creators of ori...aipa.online

The Wilson review of the Odyssey reminds me of when @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net had me on to review a Jurassic Park movie and I pointed out the mammals snuffling in the undergrowth were the wrong species.

Conference organisers could immediately impose an embarrassingly silly “AI hat” forfeit. The hat has to be worn for the rest of the talk, and also if you want to be served lunch or get your free drink at the dinner and of course in the group photo.

At a recent archaeology conference I was shocked to see AI-generated reconstructions of Māori sites—these are racist tools trained on old northern -hemisphere assumptions. Maybe work with an artist, or learn to draw? theconversation.com/historical-i...

Historical images made with AI recycle colonial stereotypes and bias – new researchGenerative AI is known to mirror sexist and racist stereotypes, but it also carries a colonial bias that is reinforcing outdated ideas about the past.theconversation.com

Over the last 18 months @thneed.bsky.social and I have been experimenting with being Wikipedians (or Wikimedians) in Residence at conferences—photographing academics, checking they and their papers are in Wikidata, and improving Wikipedia articles related to their research.

Geraldine seems to be embracing the brave new world of generative AI advertising.

Really enjoyed @adamroberts.bsky.social FANTASY: A SHORT HISTORY as an overview of a genre I'd only glimpsed in bits and pieces, with excellent historical context. I did find myself reaching for the dictionary a bit though.

Next time Mum complains about how rough it was taking care of three preschoolers in 1972, I’ll remind her she was getting the equivalent of $450 cash a week in family benefit.