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Jenn Chubb

@jennchubb.bsky.social

Lecturer in Sociology at The University of York. Responsible AI lead for SAINTS. Co-Director SATSU. Musical human.

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Jack Stilgoe@jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Really important research, to which we can add our work on what AI researchers think about some of these things zenodo.org/records/1511...

Visions, values, voices: a survey of artificial intelligence researchers

As excitement and investment in artificial intelligence grow, a number of surveys have sought to understand public views. There have been very few attempts to understand the attitudes of AI researcher...

zenodo.org

Gaia Marcus@gaiamarcus.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚂🚂Mind the gap?! The public has (great!) expectations...and doesn't think AI should be seen as being A-Exceptional.🚂🚂 Our nat repr polling shows a growing divide between public expectations and discomfort w the status quo, and govt's lack lack of action lnkd.in/e638XGXU 🧵

Martin Smith@martinrsmith.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“Big change sometimes results from small steps. Incorporating a supportive research culture into the REF is one such step. Bullying and harassment are serious problems, and excellence in research and a supportive environment are not mutually exclusive” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Don’t downplay problems of bullying and harassment in academia

The United Kingdom, like all countries, must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.

nature.com

Department of Sociology, University of York@uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This 3-year research project explored the realities, challenges, and opportunities of disabled young people. This workshop is for practitioners, policy makers, disabled young people, and their families. It’s about what we’ve discovered and working together to shape what comes next.

Policy Implications of the Disability and Youth Transitions Project

Join us for an online workshop bringing to life the findings from the Disability and Youth Transitions Project

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Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Humans evolved strong mechanisms for evaluating credibility. Yet these depend on an information ecosystem rich in trustworthy institutions and credible choices. The question is whether we can rebuild this epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.

In Post-Authenticity AI Age, Knowledge Institutions Matter More than Ever | TechPolicy.Press

The pressing question is whether we can rebuild epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.

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Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Professors *never* supply information. Students aren’t paying premium prices for ‘information’ at all. How can people who presumably have attended universities misunderstand their role so badly?

Immigrant Boo👻@porcupunk.eurosky.social · 12mo ago

Wow. Just wow. "Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

Shannon Vallor@shannonvallor.bsky.social · 12mo ago

a woman wearing sunglasses and a scarf is holding a drink and says shut it down .

Alt: Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) on 30 Rock, wearing sunglasses and a scarf is holding a drink at LAX, flounces off and says “Shut it down”

media.tenor.com

404 Media@404media.co · 12mo ago

An attorney in a New York Supreme Court commercial case got caught using AI in his filings, and then got caught using AI again in the brief where he had to explain why he used AI, according to court documents filed earlier this month. 🔗 www.404media.co/lawyer-using...

Ali Rıza Taşkale@alirizataskale.bsky.social · last yr.

My new piece is up: Silicon Valley billionaires use science fiction to justify dystopia, AI overlords, space colonies, escape plans. I call this “science fiction materialized”. But radical science fiction offers blueprints for resistance + rebuilding and new worlds. untoldmag.org/silicon-vall...

How Silicon Valley Billionaires Use Sci-Fi to Rule – and How We Can Resist - Untold

Tech billionaires use science fiction to justify a dystopian future of AI rule and space colonization – but radical sci-fi still gives us tools to resist and rebuild.

untoldmag.org