Negar Kamali

#BlackLivesMatter Marathoner | Generative AI | Human + AI @northwesterncs

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

@SGhasseminejad وای برو گمشو
البته گم شدی خبر نداری

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

The models keep changing.

The artifacts don’t.

If you’re curious what to look for, we put together a practical guide:
https://t.co/XOJtICEFWx

[Matt Groh @mattgroh]

If you want to vibe check, the state-of-the-art text-to-image models, then the best way is to play around with a couple prompts yourself.

Here's ChatGPT's version of an AI dude at a Cubs game, playing tennis with Nadal and Federer, and jamming with the boss.

Looks more realistic than ever. Little details are still off like those warped tennis racket strings and atypical fret inlays on the guitar. And, of course, there's also big details like that sense of awkwardness in how the players are positioned on the court. But, the cubs photo looks pretty realistic except for it's cinematographic style. One more nitpicky thing: I don't think that's the kind of container you'd find garlic fries in at a Cubs game -- it's a Cubs helmet or a couple other variations and the plain vanilla box may be a tell here.

[Hadi Partovi @hadip]

Many Iranians supported your war, because your plan was to liberate Iran.

Instead you celebrate sending a civilization to the Stone Age.

Great leaders build, not destroy. They serve humanity, not murder schoolgirls in the name of Jesus Christ.

I weep to see America like this.

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

No internet, no warnings, no communication. People in Iran are being left in the dark during a war! This is a violation of the most basic human right! #DigitalBlackoutIran #IranWar‌

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

Weeks of internet blackout in Iran. Millions cut off amid war!
We have Iranians in positions of influence e.g. @dkhos @omidkordestani
and companies with the capability @SpaceX @Apple
Why is there still no path to connectivity?
Please reshare if you care
#DigitalBlackOutIran‌

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

Weeks of internet blackout in Iran. Millions cut off amid war!
We have Iranians in positions of influence e.g. @dkhos @omidkordestani
and companies with the capability @SpaceX @Apple
Why is there still no path to connectivity?
Please reshare if you care
#DigitalBlackOutIran‌

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

⚠️ Update: It's now day 24 of #Iran's internet blackout, with the measure passing 552 hours among the most severe registered in any country.

International connectivity remains unavailable to the general public while authorities maintain a selective whitelist for global access.

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

@SecRubio If that is the case, this should be reflected in domestic affairs as well. Why are you banning Iranian students? Why are you stopping Iranian visa processes? These people are already trapped!

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

@H95347783 خیلی باید آدم نگاهش دگم باشه که این همه‌سال تلاش و زحمت مسیح در جهت مردم ایران رو نبینه. هیچ‌وقتم خودشو پروموت نکرده! همیشه هم گفته ادعای رهبری نداره.

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

@SenSanders I’m an Iranian and I don’t support this message.
Military action “is” the answer!
In fact, it is the only answer!

[Kaveh Madani @KavehMadani]

The available evidence from Iran warrants urgent intervention by the United Nations.

The international community must stand with the people of Iran and demand accountability and protection for civilians.

This bloodshed must not go unchecked.

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

The beauty of resistance!
#DigitalBlackoutIran

[Matt Groh @mattgroh]

AI videos are flooding social media, and Nano 🍌 Pro is looking extremely realistic.

So, how are people supposed to tell what's real online anymore?

TLDR: Critical thinking + attention to details

👇Thread w/ super examples by @showtoolsai and @imadsal to get you up to speed

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

@FarNaZzZ1988 @zoee1390 فرناز، «یه چیزی» عوض شده! کافیه توی خیابونای ایران راه بری تا ببینی من حتی با ویدیوهایی که دیده بودم باورم نشده بود. انقلاب شده! تنها موومنتی که تا الان پیروز شده زن زندگی آزادی هست.

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

Innocent people of my country 💔❤️‍🩹

[Shima Vezvaei @ShimaVezvaei]

As if the US's military complex was ever separated from any bomb that was dropped on the Middle East.
#iran
I AM old enough to remember that government's proud announcement of what they called "mother of all bombs", and how our lives is a punchline for their bitter jokes.

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

Super interesting work by the amazing @aakriti1kumar and colleagues in my lab at @NICOatNU and @KelloggSchool on empathetic communication by LLMs! Check it out:

[Aakriti Kumar @aakriti1kumar]

How do we reliably judge if AI companions are performing well on subjective, context-dependent, and deeply human tasks? 🤖

Excited to share the first paper from my postdoc (!!) investigating when LLMs are reliable judges - with empathic communication as a case study 🧐

🧵👇

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

Tehran 💔 #NoToWar

[یِ کُپهِ ریشُ پَشم @skimy0]

تا ابد دوستت خواهم داشت :

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

بچه تو شکمم تکون می‌خوره و بازی می‌کنه. کاش می‌تونستم تا همیشه همینجوری از شر محافظتش کنم. تو فکر خانمای باردارم که الان چقد ترسیدن.
#stopthemadness
#notowar

[Rad Niazadeh @rad_niazadeh]

@n3gRain giving a killer talk on formalizing photorealism in the context of Gen-AI generated images CHI 2025

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

I discuss Qs such as “How do humans perceive AI-generated images?” And “What factors influence #photorealism from a human perception standpoint ?”

Would love to chat and connect!

[Negar Kamali @n3gRain]

I’m at #chi2025 and today I’m presenting our paper on characterizing photorealism and artifacts in diffusion model-generated images (@ 2:10 PM, G318-319)

Paper: https://t.co/wxRFYF6dcM

With @frogspitsimulat ,@aakriti1kumar, @chatzimparmpas, @mattgroh and @JessicaHullman