Understanding #consent on a deeper level: Joanna Demaree-Cotton, #research fellow at the UOI, explores what all 'yes' can mean in this new paper in collaboration with scholars from #Yale and #UMichigan. Read here: t.co/Iqu2cnMWPh

#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #practicalethics

Interested in learning more about some basic elements of PsychoPhys?

Join us for a workshop July 31st - August 2nd in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the University of Michigan.

Learn more at the following link:
https://web.cvent.com/event/6a962cf4-05e7-45fb-8f6f-eafe8c67ce53/websitePage:17e8f24b-550c-4a09-a091-06ccd6f667d5

#psychophysiology #summerworkshops #ICPSR #annarbor #Umich #umichigan #InstituteForSocialResearch

#AI #GenerativeAI #UMichigan #LLMs #DataProtection #Privacy #AITraining #HigherEd #Universities #USA: "The University of Michigan is selling hours of audio recordings of study groups, office hours, lectures, and more to outside third-parties for tens of thousands of dollars for the purpose of training large language models (LLMs). 404 Media has downloaded a sample of the data, which includes a one hour and 20 minute long audio recording of what appears to be a lecture.

The news highlights how some LLMs may ultimately be trained on data with an unclear level of consent from the source subjects. The University of Michigan did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and neither did Catalyst Research Alliance, which is part of the sale process.

“The University of Michigan has recorded 65 speech events from a wide range of academic settings, including lectures, discussion sections, interviews, office hours, study groups, seminars and student presentations,” a page on Catalyst’s website about the University of Michigan data reads. “Speakers represent broad demographics, including male and female and native and non-native English speakers from a wide variety of academic disciplines.”"

https://www.404media.co/university-of-michigan-sells-recordings-of-study-groups-and-office-hours-to-train-ai/

Labor-related session at #ARLISNA2023 (Mexico City):

4/19 - Art Library Workers United: On Unionizing Art Librarians (featuring panelists from #LEOUNion #UMichigan, #AICWU #SAIC, #PMAUnion, and #MICA)

#ARLISNA #ARLISNA23 #ArtLibraries #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers #LibraryLabor #AFSCME #CulturalWorkersUnited

🔗 https://sched.co/1GfaV

New paper in #AGU JGR Atmospheres on variations across different time and space scales in column-weighted atmosphere #CO2 variations retrieved from #NASA OCO-2 satellite:

Characterizing Average Seasonal, Synoptic, and Finer Variability in Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 XCO2 across North America and Adjacent Ocean Basins

Study by #UVA & #UMichigan team uses geostatistical analysis to quantify fine-scale spatial variability from atmosphere transport & satellite errors

https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD036696