Edward L Platt, PhD

@elplatt.com

Cooperative governance, civic tech, networks, mental health, cats, bad puns. PhD on large-scale deliberation. Scientific Consultant at Cornell CAT Lab. Formerly: Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, i3Detroit. #FirstGen #disabled

I'm incredibly honored to be one of the inaugural winners of the Ctrl-Z award. The sequence of events preceding and following this retraction were harrowing (and are honestly still stressful), but I hope this will be an opportunity for more open dialogue about mistakes + self-retraction in science.

Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · yesterday

The Center for Scientific Integrity is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the 2026 Ctrl-Z Award. Named for the universal keyboard shortcut for “undo,” the Ctrl-Z Award this year honors @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social and @katelaskowski.bsky.social for choosing transparency over reputation.

Arguments for using #GenAI in critical applications like science often fundamentally misunderstand how the technology works. Using it without a clear understanding can result in scientific misconduct. First post in a series aimed at helping researchers understand what GenAI can and can't do.

Reliable GenAI and Perpetual Motion - Citizens and Technology Lab

Researchers rushing to adopt AI without understanding the limitations risk committing scientific misconduct.

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