Prof Lisa Given, FASSA

@lisagiven
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Professor & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University (Melbourne). Editor-in-Chief @arist_org. All things #InformationScience #Qualitative, #ResearchImpact, #Metal & #Cats (she/her)
Websitehttps://lisagiven.com
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagiven/
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-6175
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/lisagiven
Prof Lisa Given, FASSAApr 4, 2023
“anxiety at the pace of change also might be warranted — not because AI will outsmart humans, but because humans are already using AI to outsmart, exploit, and shortchange each other in ways that existing institutions aren’t prepared for” #aiethics https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/04/musk-ai-letter-pause-robots-jobs/
The AI backlash is here. It’s focused on the wrong things.

Forget robot overlords. The more pressing risk is that humans will use AI to make things worse.

The Washington Post
Prof Lisa Given, FASSAMar 24, 2023
The Conversation AU + NZMar 23, 2023

AI tools are now generating content that’s difficult to distinguish from reality.

These tips can help you navigate an AI-rich information landscape 👇

#AI #cybersecurity #tech #misinformation #deepfake #scam #chatgpt #research #news

https://theconversation.com/ai-tools-are-generating-convincing-misinformation-engaging-with-them-means-being-on-high-alert-202062?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1679541305

AI tools are generating convincing misinformation. Engaging with them means being on high alert

AI tools are now generating content that’s difficult to distinguish from reality.

The Conversation
Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 30, 2023

RT @[email protected]

Meet ‘REVIVE’.

This will be Australia’s Cultural Policy for the next five years.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Tony_Burke/status/1619853402896490498

Tony Burke on Twitter

“Meet ‘REVIVE’. This will be Australia’s Cultural Policy for the next five years.”

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Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 26, 2023
“we are better at remembering stories with context & narrative…and this quick recall can support effective decision-making in high-stakes situations” #http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2023/01/24/facts-dont-change-minds-social-networks-group-dialogue-and-stories-do/
Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 13, 2023
Melbourne’s science output will take time to recover from the pandemic https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02884-5
Melbourne’s science output will take time to recover from the pandemic

Stringent COVID-19 measures have damaged the talent pipeline for Australia’s leading science city.

Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 10, 2023

RT @[email protected]

Hello Twitter, I'll be taking up the higher education round with @[email protected] this year - a first for us!- and as such: students, academics, tutors, prospective students, etc, please reach out to me if you'd like to chat. I'm very friendly. [email protected]

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/caitecassidy/status/1612680837480480768

Caitlin Cassidy on Twitter

“Hello Twitter, I'll be taking up the higher education round with @GuardianAus this year - a first for us!- and as such: students, academics, tutors, prospective students, etc, please reach out to me if you'd like to chat. I'm very friendly. [email protected]”

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Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 10, 2023
Artists angry after discovering artworks used to train AI image generators without their consent https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-10/artists-protesting-artificial-intelligence-image-generators/101786174?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web via @[email protected]
Artists angry after discovering artworks used to train AI image generators without their consent

AI image generators are learning from human illustrators without their consent. Now artists are speaking out.

ABC News
Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 5, 2023
“the National Library’s work in the digital space [has] one great driver – democratising access to our collections and the collections of other cultural institutions and making sure that they’re available to all Australians” #InformationAccess #Libraries https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/06/national-library-of-australias-free-digital-archives-may-be-forced-to-close-without-funding
National Library of Australia’s free digital archives may be forced to close without funding

With only six months worth of funding left, library’s director general faces ‘very big decisions’ on the future of Trove

The Guardian
Show threadProf Lisa Given, FASSAJan 5, 2023
Very sad to hear Prof Brenda Dervin passed away on 31 Dec 2022. Her work has had a significant impact in the disciplines of information science and communication studies #InformationBehaviour #SenseMaking
Prof Lisa Given, FASSAJan 5, 2023

RT @[email protected]

I am sorry to inform the community that Brenda Dervin passed away December 31, 2022.

She will be remembered for her academic contributions in being a pioneer in communication studies and the creator of the Sense-Making Methodology.

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CDReinhard/status/1610699975503249409

CarrieLynn Reinhard on Twitter

“I am sorry to inform the community that Brenda Dervin passed away December 31, 2022. She will be remembered for her academic contributions in being a pioneer in communication studies and the creator of the Sense-Making Methodology. @icahdq @natcom @IAMCRtweets @asist_org”

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