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Mikko Meriläinen

@merilainen.bsky.social

Academy Research Fellow @ Tampere University, currently studying the intersections of men, masculinity, and gaming. Also into RPGs, miniatures, pirates, pro wrestling, and video games. orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-684X mikkomerilainen.com

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Tanja Suni@tanjasuni.bsky.social · 2d ago

1/10 🧵 Suomalainen media ei kyseenalaista, miksi markkinoiden luottamus on se itsestäänselvä lähtökohta, josta talousuutisia kirjoitetaan. Ilmiö näkyy selvästi, kun vertailee kahta juttua samasta pääministeristä. Ero paljastaa jotain oleellista.👇

Mikko Toivanen@mtoiv.bsky.social · 2d ago

Something new from the AI/academia interface: just got a citation alert pointing to a book that appears to be AI generated and only available through a link on a single Youtube video by an account with three followers to a payment processor I've never heard of for sixty dollars.

Jill Walker Rettberg@jilltxt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Our article on affirmative narration as an interactional strategy for chatbots is finally published in the special issue of Narrative Inquiry on AI and literature! doi.org/10.1075/ni.2... (An unpaywalled version is available here: jilltxt.net/txt/Roine-Re...)

“YES! YES! I absolutely love this insight!”

Abstract This article analyses narrative mechanisms that are common in dialogues with LLM chatbots. In combination, these mechanisms produce an interactional strategy for maximising user engagement, which we call affirmative narration. Affirmative narration serves to convince users of the chatbot’s utility. We analyse three narrative mechanisms that support affirmative narration in human-LLM dialogues: firstly, guiding the user to view chatbot as an intelligent and reliable character; secondly, activating masterplots, culturally significant and recurring story templates; and thirdly, using characters and masterplots not only to affirm, but also to isolate the user. The case studies range from a journalist’s unsettling chatbot experiment to cases where users have experienced delusions or even killed themselves after lengthy interactions with a chatbot. The analyses illustrate the worrying sides of affirmative narration, and the article thus concludes with the discussion of LLMs as a genre of narrative media which requires a new type of literacy.

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Nathalie Tocci@nathalietocci.bsky.social · 4d ago

When an EU member is in trouble, esp if instigated from outside, as for Spain in Ceuta, solidarity should be the only EU response. Far-right reactions is yet more proof there’s no “moderate” far-right, only different ways far right forces seek to dismantle European integration

Tobias Wilson-Bates@phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 4d ago

To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the

Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 5d ago

But judging by calls from some in the EU to remove Spain from the Schengen Area, it seems that many of Europe's right-wing governments are more interested in toppling what they see as Europe's last left-wing government than in preserving EU unity. #RegimeChange

Anne Liljeström@anneliljestrom.bsky.social · 3w ago

Figutyypit! Jos kiinnostaa, niin mulla on muutamia siistejä levyjä 5 cm paksua Finnfoamia, joka on lähdössä Sorttiin maanantaina. (Sain eilen tietää että se on haluttua kamaa figustelijoiden parissa.) Voin trokata satsin esim. Ropeconiin, mut en lähde kovasti säätämään.