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Dr. Ethan Kutlu

@ethankutlu.bsky.social

Assistant Professor Director of the Cognitive Science of Language Graduate Program Associate Editor Personal website: ethankutlu.com Lab website: https://s-cube.lab.uiowa.edu/ ROLE Collective: https://www.rolecollective.org/ he/him

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Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hi all, @ethicsofai.bsky.social @dim-ah.bsky.social @francescaorfw.bsky.social @octopusfiles.bsky.social @josemariacasas.bsky.social @ethankutlu.bsky.social hope you are well ✨ New CAIL paper you may find of interest, too 😊 cc @marentierra.bsky.social @altibel.bsky.social @joostvossers.bsky.social

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · last mo.

New preprint! So honoured to have worked with Ishani Ray on providing vital critique on "AI literacy" & correctives for those interested in understanding why "just use the newest version of an LLM" is nonsense Contra Literacy-Laundering: Mechanistic Critical AI Literacy doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 1/

Critical discourse on large language models (LLMs) has bifurcated between epistemic dismissal that invokes some form of the stochastic parrot metaphor to puncture hype, and pragmatic accommodation that treats LLM capability improvements as grounds for updating the critique. We argue that both misdiagnose the problem as the issue is not whether or not LLMs work, but what kind of working is happening and at whose cost. Drawing on meta-theoretical frameworks of cognitive science, feminist labor analysis and critical pedagogy, we propose a conceptual reorientation. We develop this claim through registers of (i) the cognitive, examining what is forfeited when statistical pattern-matching substitutes for the iterative, grounded processes that constitute thinking; (ii) the pedagogical, examining how “AI literacy” as currently deployed is itself a symptom of the confusion it purports to address; and (iii) the political, examining how the infrastructure framing of AI naturalizes asymmetric labor displacement, particularly of feminized cognitive and reproductive work. The stochastic parrot, deployed with mechanistic precision rather than mere rhetorical convenience, specifies what is forfeited when cognitive labor is delegated, who bears the cost, and why a literacy adequate to this moment must begin from the epistemology of those most harmed by the systems it describes. We conclude with underlining that critical AI literacy, which this paper embodies an instance of, is the only sensible way forward.
Matt Goldrick@mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hoping that our talk connects more people with some of the fantastic organizations enacting change in our communities *right now* including Reviewer Zero @reviewerzero.bsky.social Bilingualism Matters www.bilingualism-matters.org and the ROLE Collective www.rolecollective.org #CogSci2026

Matt Goldrick@mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 3w ago

We then discuss how listeners can adapt to these differences and the cognitive and social factors that can impact this adaptation. The possibility of change motivates interventions in institutions supporting science and the broader community. 4/4

Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · 2w ago

So thrilled to see the fantastic duo @mattgoldrick.bsky.social and @m2b2.bsky.social doing this work, and representing @reviewerzero.bsky.social and the ROLE Collective while they do it. Friday 2-3:30pm in Gavea A if you are at #CogSci2026.

Reviewer Zero@reviewerzero.bsky.social · 2w ago

Congratulations to our colleague @mattgoldrick.bsky.social on this year's Elman Prize. He and @m2b2.bsky.social speak this Friday 2-3:30pm in Gavea A on multilingualism in cognitive science and how multilingual scholars' work gets evaluated. #CogSci2026

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · last mo.

As everything started to go to heck in a hand basket, both in terms of support for science in the US, and support for scholarship as a whole at UNC, I realized that faculty advocacy, which i had ignored, was crucial. Joining the @aaup.org was a wise move--their leadership has been remarkable 1/2

North Carolina Conference of the AAUP@ncaaup.bsky.social · last mo.

Defend Scientific Research, Defend Our Universities, and Defend Our Communities! AAUP NC Call to Action on Proposed OMB Rules and on UNC Institutional Neutrality Policy drive.google.com/file/d/1VtEm... Text follows 1/

Since taking office, the Trump Administration has instituted multiple changes that threaten funding for science in the US. Congress has pushed back, passing budgets that continue to provide strong support for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other science agencies. In response, the Administration has sought to restrict and control science funding by other means. On May 29, Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, issued a set of proposed changes that would dramatically alter federal funding across the board, including funding for science. These sweeping changes would, among other things, reduce the role of peer review by making all grant decisions occur at the discretion of a political appointee, allow grant termination without cause, mandate that funding fit the “Administration's priorities” rather than being governed by scientific merit, seriously restrict foreign collaborations, and have other effects that will seriously damage the science enterprise in America. Similar rules will apply to all federal funding, from that for social science, the arts, and humanities to funding for programs that meet basic human needs. Science magazine has a good summary of some of the most impactful changes. Of all the actions taken by the Administration with respect to federal funding, this is the most far-reaching and impactful. Scientific societies, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, are mobilizing their members to respond. There is a straightforward mechanism for the public to comment. Former NIH program officer Elizabeth Ginexi has written an exceptionally helpful guide on how to do so, with detailed suggestions. She emphasizes the value of individual comments that address specific provisions rather than form letters, and gives details you will need to write and submit an effective comment. She offers examples for people at all career stages and for concerned members of the public…
Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · last mo.

I have had the privilege and honor to attend the Critical AI Literacy Workshop offered at the Radboud Summer School. The workshop was organized by @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @marentierra.bsky.social @olivia.science along with @joostvossers.bsky.social and @altibel.bsky.social.

Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · last mo.

☀️ 📚 A joy to be at this week’s Summer School ‘Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming’. Grateful to our amazing and brilliant team 🙏 @marentierra.bsky.social, @olivia.science, @altibel.bsky.social, @joostvossers.bsky.social 1/🧵

Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · last mo.

I shared almost two years ago with my colleagues what I went through in my previous life. This was one of the examples. I am not Nostradamus or a fortune teller. Most of us experienced these in other contexts. I am happy to share my experiences but I don’t know where, how, and when.

Science Magazine@science.org · last mo.

Exclusive: The National Science Foundation is trimming this year’s budgets for hundreds of its traditional basic science programs by roughly 20% to 30%, even though its overall budget is down just 3%. https://scim.ag/4xY2KCm

Reviewer Zero@reviewerzero.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Only 4 days until our free webinar on writing better, fairer reviews! You'll leave with a practical framework for giving feedback that's specific, balanced, and fair. Register using the link below.

Reviewer Zero@reviewerzero.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Want to make peer review more inclusive & equitable? @mattgoldrick.bsky.social and @mariamaly.bsky.social are hosting a free webinar on how to write better, fairer reviews! 📅 June 15th | 12–1:30pm EST 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/59ez5azt #PeerReview #AcademicTwitter

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Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And congrats to @osamakhalid.bsky.social for leading this work. I am grateful to have his generosity, friendship, and scholarship in my life. Stereotypes don’t fall from the sky, we implement them in every part of our society.

Osama Khalid@osamakhalid.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Woot! Congrats to Sarmad, Sharaf, and @ethankutlu.bsky.social for this years' ICWSM's best paper! For those who weren't there for the actual talk. (A while back) I had a made an explainer youtu.be/QRBiv84Aaak

Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Extremely concerned and heartbroken by the news that Istanbul Bilgi University was shut down by presidential order in Turkey. I hope that my colleagues and thousands of staff and students receive the recognition they deserve.

Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Such an honor visiting University of Konstanz to give a talk on unpacking complex signal, what we've long mistaken for noise. I explored how bilingual, bidialectal speech gets mislabeled as deficient, and how neural, behavioral & computational tools reveal the systems underneath.

Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'll be guest editing a special collection on ecological and/or multimodal tools in language science (broadly construed). I'm looking for scholars to invite. Please reply or DM with your work or recommendations. I'd appreciate it if you could share it with your networks. Thank you!