Paul Smaldino @psmaldino@qoto.org

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

Democracy, amirite?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/23/lgbtq-book-ban-challengers/

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.

https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691224145/modeling-social-behavior#preview

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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/13/caryn-ai-technology-gpt-4/

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! https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01569

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

"Every Author as First Author"

https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.01393

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!

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.

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/pamela-paul-cancel-culture-grifters?utm_medium=ios

#nytimes #journalism #peerreview #science

I didn't really know
@Prof_BearB very well, but I blogged about missing the chance to talk to him here in Berlin about #digitalGovernance, #GreatPowers and the end of war.

https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2023/05/life-academia-and-great-powers-missing.html

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!
https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01569

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.

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