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Many people think GenerativeAI is a public problem — but what kind of problem, for what kind of public, & how is the problem made?
In a new piece, I trace these questions across (1) charismatic figures, (2) failure indexes, (3) journalistic practices.
Free print here but email me if the link expires & I’ll send a copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YDEABN9IKUNPGQF6YWC5/full?target=10.1080/13183222.2024.2319000
#ai #generativeAI #commodon #communication #sts #mediaStudies
As I read this, I tried replacing “scientist” with “journalist,” and the argument largely still works…
“Artificial intelligence and illusions of understanding in scientific research”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07146-0
New short essay in the National Academies' "Issues in Science & Technology" journal:
"To Reckon with Generative #AI, Make It a Public Problem"
https://issues.org/ai-public-problem-ananny/
It's part of the collection "An AI Society" -- with fantastic essays from too many scholars to list here! https://issues.org/an-ai-society/
Have questions about the law & Generative AI, like:
*** can I remove my personal data from a training dataset?
*** when I use a product like ChatGPT, can they collect my data?
*** do I own outputs of GenAI prompts?
The legal team of the Knowing Machines Project [ https://knowingmachines.org/ ] has answers & relevant case law.
Check it out, share it, use it for teaching!
"Generative AI Legal Explainer"
https://knowingmachines.org/knowing-legal-machines/legal-explainer
#sts #Commodon #Communication #MediaStudies #AcademicChatter
Postdoc in the Humanities at the University of Southern California -- 2024-2026 Call for Applications now open!
Deadline: Nov 27, 2023, 5pm PST.
Each year the Society admits roughly 5 postdoctoral fellows, who are appointed for 2-year terms.
Fellows pursue research & teach three courses over four semesters, with 1 semester for full-time research. They participate in the scholarly life of the Society, the host department, & the university.
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“Pulled into darkness, turning toward the light is our responsibility”
Thank you, Danielle Allen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/15/hamas-terrorism-israel-democracy-renovation/
-- NEW PUBLICATION! --
With big thanks to Jannie Møller Hartley, I'm happy to have a new piece in the Digital Journalism special issue on "Platformization of News":
"What a 'Platform Press' View Has to Offer"
Free link: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TYPZSRHR2GCBIWCFGTDF/full?target=10.1080/21670811.2023.2257768 (email me if it isn't working)
Full issue with many fantastic pieces: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rdij20/11/8?nav=tocList
Generative AI training humans training Generative AI training humans training…
https://openai.com/blog/using-gpt-4-for-content-moderation
The example is a great process to think & teach with.
New paper!
What links a Grindr recommendation, a stock price collapse, & racist facial detection? They're all algorithmic errors that *could* be seen as public problems.
Thrilled to share new Osiris article telling this story:
"Making Mistakes"
Free PDF here but DM / email me if link isn't working: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/HSHR5RXGMJT4HTNV68ND/full?redirectUri=/doi/epdf/10.1086/725146
#sts #commodon #Communication #MediaStudies #academicChatter #ai
