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Majority of nation's spike in requests to ban books from libraries came from just 11 individuals.

Democracy, amirite?

washingtonpost.com/education/2

Hey look, you can now view (and download) the ToC and Chapter 1 from my forthcoming modeling book. This chapter provides something of a philosophical grounding before we get into the more technical weeds in the subsequent chapters.

press.princeton.edu/books/pape

Hey look, you can now view (and download) the ToC and Chapter 1 from my forthcoming modeling book. This chapter provides something of a philosophical grounding before we get into the more technical weeds in the subsequent chapters.

press.princeton.edu/books/pape

It is quite the thing to present whatever this is as a privacy feature.

Social Media personality Caryn Marjorie launched CarynAI, a GPT-4 powered chatbot version of herself that her fans can pay $1/minute to talk to

On the one hand: she’s on track to earn $5M this year

On the other hand: she’s had to flee her home and hire security because some fans are upset about the chatbot

washingtonpost.com/technology/

Minor life goal: solve NYT Saturday crossword in under 10 minutes. Closing in on it.

Job! I'm hiring a 2-yr postdoc at
UCM for Fall 2023 to model the cultural evolution of complex social identities and associated signaling strategies, in collaboration w
Adrian Bell. More info here. Please reach out with any questions! aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF0156

Finally, a solution to the unfairness of authorship ordering in scientific papers! 😂

"Every Author as First Author"

arxiv.org/abs/2304.01393

Job! I'm hiring a 2-yr postdoc at
UCM for Fall 2023 to model the cultural evolution of complex social identities and associated signaling strategies, in collaboration w
Adrian Bell. More info here. Please reach out with any questions! aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF0156

2. Specifically (this is my gloss, emphasizing areas of agreement, but I think it is basically accurate), we don't have experts who understand both (1) AI and (2) complex social systems, and we need both to understand the consequences. That is right!

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This is an outstanding reply to, and analysis of that Pamela Paul column in the New York Times that began this way:

"A paper that says science should be impartial was rejected by major journals. You can’t make this up."

Dave Karpf, an academic, takes it apart. He also testifies as a particiant in the peer review system. Worth your time.

davekarpf.substack.com/p/pamel

#nytimes #journalism #peerreview #science

Job! I'm hiring a 2-yr postdoc at @UCMCogSci for Fall 2023 to model the cultural evolution of complex social identities and associated signaling strategies. More info here. Please reach out with any questions!
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF0156

Job! I'm hiring a 2-yr postdoc at @UCMCogSci for Fall 2023 to model the cultural evolution of complex social identities and associated signaling strategies. More info here. Please reach out with any questions!
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF0156

I'm an author on the research being profiled in this LA Times article, but few things have convinced me about the extent to which Twitter has become a toxic place as much as the responses to the tweet of the article by the @latimes. latimes.com/business/technolog

(link to tweet: twitter.com/latimes/status/165)

LA Times covering our research on hate speech on Twitter:
"One billionaire owner, twice the hate: Twitter hate speech surged with Musk, study says" latimes.com/business/technolog

Agree. Losing #Twitter is not only a sad thing, it's a serious thing.

And this is exactly the way Musk wants it. He's Trump, only actually rich.

Via Scott Hechinger:

Scott Hechinger:

None of this is funny. #Musk has purposefully destroyed one of the most effective tools of local movements & advocates to be heard & connect with journalists, decision makers, & those with power to amplify critical messages and perspectives.

Wrote this letter to Cognitive Science with David Pietraszewski and Annie Wertz. "On The Problems Solved By Cognitive Processes." psyarxiv.com/3kypq

In positive news, my daughter is a teacher and her classroom geckos hatched. Please enjoy this photo of a newborn gecko.

New paper on auditing Elon's early impact on Twitter.
- Hateful users became more hateful
- Hate increased dramatically
- There was no overall change in bots

Paper (accepted to ICWSM 2023) is here:
arxiv.org/abs/2304.04129

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