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Emily M. Bender criticizes University of Washington's "Purple" app

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Emily M. Bender is scrutinizing the "Purple" application developed by the University of Washington, deeming the information surrounding it as "ridiculous." The application is described as a heavily interactive web application that requires JavaScript to function. AI

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Emily M. Bender criticizes University of Washington's "Purple" app

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Waiting for a delayed flight, so might as well dig a bit further into the ridiculousness that is @uofwa.uw.edu 's "Purple" app and the info presented about it

    Waiting for a delayed flight, so might as well dig a bit further into the ridiculousness that is @uofwa.uw.edu 's "Purple" app and the info presented about it >>

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