Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

I work at Google as a Conversation Designer, which means I help machines communicate more like we do. Some music tweets mixed in...I can't help myself. Maplewood, NJ Joined July 2018

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

2 years ago

Regarding language and usability: Last night, the display on our @whirlpoolusa refrigerator said "Cooling off", which I interpreted to mean that it was getting colder after some brief turn off. But it actually meant the cooling system was off and now we have water everywhere 😭

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

2 years ago

If your work is like mine and requires you to think about sound a lot, I strongly encourage you to see this amazing documentary @32sounds . It's an absolutely beautiful meditation on a sense that deserves more discussion. youtube.com/watch?v=JwnIGx…

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PIXIES @PIXIES

2 years ago

Sorry about that! ⏰📱🛑 androidpolice.com/pixies-where-i…

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

2 years ago

I'm surprised, amused, and concerned that some of the language from Succession has seeped into my work day. e.g. "The plan 'has a shape'." I will declare an emergency if I utter "high-calorie info snacks".

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

2 years ago

I'm supporting AIDS/LifeCycle 2023 to help support the life-changing services of San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Will you join in our mission End AIDS? do.nr/h9083d via @DonorDrive

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Chad Gracia @ChadGracia

3 years ago

Thank you @KinoLorber for distributing our Sundance award-winning documentary about Russia, Ukraine, Chernobyl, Revolution & War. “The Russian Woodpecker” is more timely now than ever.

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

I wonder if anyone has done research into the slow shift in customer service from saying "next guest" to saying "following guest". What started this? What was gained?

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

My 85-year old father got a fact wrong and my mother yelled, "Your dad is ChatGPT!"

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

Using the personal pronoun "I" when writing for machines. Is it without consequence? And should LLM's refer to themselves that way? What do you think?

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

I will be in attendance and I hope to see you there. whalingmuseum.org/program/moby-d…

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

In 2022, astronomers finally proved that our universe is just packaging for a Tool album.

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Cathy Pearl @cpearl42

3 years ago

It's official! Our book, Conversation Analysis for Conversation Design, is coming out in 2024, published by @routledgebooks. Can't wait to get started with co-authors @LizStokoe and @saul. Didn't think I had another book in me, but with Liz and Saul, anything is possible! 💪🏻

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

Toasty has just finished reading The Catterbury Tails

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

If you doubt that a finite set of words and a finite set of syntactic rules can generate an infinite number of sentences, here is something I texted today

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

Hey there @scharpling @APMike and the gang. I can't get through to @bestshow4life tonight cuz the phone lines are jammed. But any list of Top 50 Karaoke Songs needs to include Wichita Lineman.

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

I really enjoyed Moonage Daydream. My only complaint: The beautiful clips they used from Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" left me dying to see *that* film in IMAX.

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

"When we learn to write in ways that communicate our tone of voice, not just our mastery of rules, we learn to see writing not as a way of asserting our intellectual superiority, but as a way of listening to each other better." - @GretchenAMcC, "Because Internet" 💯🙏

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

Is there any merit to the theory (which I'm making up now) that you get more emotional watching movies on airplanes? Is it just me?

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Jonathan Bloom @talk2machines

3 years ago

I found this video about stuttering informative and thought-provoking. It raises an interesting question: What is the role of the listener? nytimes.com/2022/08/23/opi…