What are the implications of studying #AI from a communication and media studies perspective? My new review article out in Communication Theory: academic.oup.com/ct/advance-art… discussing works by TeachGuz David J. Gunkel

What media practices, business models and internet platforms would better serve societal needs? @Ayleen_Cabas (Marquette Journalism), David E. Kaplan (Global Investigative Journalism Network) and Minna Horowitz (St. John's University) share exciting ideas for reform. Join us! Register: tinyurl.com/mu6tkbua IAMCR AEJMC

Our workshop on language models with Céline Budding at @PhilEthicsTUe has a nice website with the current program! Thanks to @pvjulien ephil.ai/event/workshop…

Are We There Yet? - A Systematic Literature Review on Chatbots in Education frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… Sebastian Wollny Daniele Di Mitri HDrachsler et al — I wonder... practical implications to help set #ChatGPT in perspective for educators wondering how to use it effectively?

One of our most-read papers is by Jane Suiter @DCU_SOC and Theresa Reidy. It asks does deliberation help deliver informed electorates? #representation #Referendum #deliberation #elections tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

From the wonderful sci-fi writer Ted Chiang, here’s some much needed demystifying of ChatGPT, including a really useful way to understand how the underlying tech works. newyorker.com/tech/annals-of…

Are you a higher education student and you're wondering how, or whether at all to use #ChatGPT? Help me to find answers to these questions! I'm launching an online survey on #LLMs and how they can change the value of education. Please, share widely! forms.gle/NtPRUvV4PHNasV…

One to watch!

I really enjoyed this episode of Tech Won't Save Us with @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) techwontsave.us/episode/151_do… >>

Check out our very own @profparkinson with one of the most-read papers in Representation ! :)

Can deliberation bridge divided publics? Spoiler alert: Yes, but under certain conditions! Join us on Thursday People Powered 🤩 I'll talk about my work with Jonathan Corpus Ong on developing a community action plan to bridge divided societies. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We'll be following!

To understand the effects of media feedback loops, we need research designs that empirically show the relationships between three variables — what is engaged with, what is shown, and what is thought. From Luke Thorburn, Jonathan Stray & Priyanjana Bengani: techpolicy.press/from-filter-bu…

Do you want to contribute to new empirical methods for studying moral value in technological living labs as part of a large international research programme? Check this postdoc vacancy at TU Delft ethicsandtechnology.eu/news/the-poten…

Great article by our colleagues in Maastricht. Well worth a little read :)

Kicking off the Deliberation Lab (DeLab) project meeting in Dundee 😊 Welcoming new members and hearing what existing partners have been up to

The Deliberation Laboratory team supported by VolkswagenStiftung are assembling at ARG-tech this week to talk about argumentation, dissent, and deliberation quality in social media and beyond. Deliberation Lab (DeLab) VGold @profparkinson

Come feel out the nightmares and dreamscapes of digital touch at #4SHonolulu24 with myself and Stephen Hughes We'll be talking touchless imaginaries, fantasies, utopias and dystopias as well as the co-production of comfort, discomfort, pleasure, and pain in digital touch... (1/2)

It's that time again, the Deliberation Lab (DeLab) team are meeting to discuss the evolution of the project, this time FASoS Maastricht!! We're all looking forward to hearing what the different partners have been up to. Updates to follow! :)

After a busy day 1 catching up, the team enjoyed dinner and discussions about what's coming up on day 2... planning for a fully functioning demo to go live soon!