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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
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PL/EN • Assistant prof. UW | LIS | knowledge organization & AI | Chinese social media.

Adiunkt UW | INiB | organizacja wiedzy & AI | chińskie media społecznościowe.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-4656

Private opinions | Prywatne opinie.
What is the impact of generative AI on knowledge workers' critical thinking?

doi.org/10.1145/3706...

Why read? It shows what shapes critical thinking when using AI and how AI is changing it.
What's next? Research on changes over a longer period of time.

#ShortReview #AI #CriticalThinking
The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Hum...
doi.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Is the AI-related terminology precise and correct?

doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...

Why read? It shows inconsistencies in AI terminology and their consequences.
What’s next? A need for systematic work on AI terminology in LIS and KO.

#ShortReview #AI #LIS #KO #Terminology
From AI peer review to AI ethics: addressing terminological confusion in science
Purpose. This article aims to highlight the problem of unclear, inconsistent and potentially misleading terminology in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI). It underscores the ne...
doi.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Artykuł Karoliny Nowakowskiej z "Gazety Prawnej" dobrze pokazuje problem niskich wynagrodzeń w polskiej nauce na przykładzie fizyki, a więc dyscypliny bardzo ważnej dla rozwoju technologii.

serwisy.gazetaprawna.pl/edukacja/art...

#Nauka #Fizyka #Polska #PAN
Doktorat z fizyki i obsługa sprzętu za miliony. Pensja? Polska Akademia Nauk oferuje najniższą krajową
Doktorat z fizyki, 4-10 lat doświadczenia zawodowego, biegła znajomość angielskiego, obsługa mikroskopu wartego miliony złotych i umiejętność pracy pod presją czasu. Cena za te kompetencje? 4806 złoty...
serwisy.gazetaprawna.pl
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
In the 2025 ShanghaiRanking GRAS (Library & Information Science), 7 of the top 10 universities are in the US. The remaining three are from mainland China, Hong Kong (China), and Canada.

www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...

#LIS #GRAS #USA #China
ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
www.shanghairanking.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
Six years ago today, Wuhan started its 76-day lockdown. So close yet so far
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Polecam wywiad Patrycjusza Wyżgi (didaskalia) z Remigiuszem Kinasem na temat modelu Bielik i szerzej o AI.

youtu.be/gDJclWCw1qY

#AI #LLM #Bielik #Wywiad
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:41 AM
DCMI 2026 will be in Seoul (August 3-7, 2026). The conference will explore the relationship between AI and metadata. The submissions are due by 30 March (Papers/Panel/Workshop) and 1 May (other contributions).

www.dublincore.org/conferences/...

#AI #Metadata #KO #Conference #DCMI #Korea
Call for Participation
Call for Participation for DCMI 2026, the twenty-fourth International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications
www.dublincore.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
As China pushes a national reading initiative and AI reshapes information, one Shanghai shop offering 1,000 publications represents a vanishing era of relative editorial variety. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/16/s...
Shanghai's Last Newsstand - China Media Project
As China pushes a national reading initiative and AI reshapes information, one Shanghai shop offering 1,000 publications represents a vanishing era of relative editorial variety.
chinamediaproject.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
Preprint: Regulatory Gray Areas of LLM Terms (via arXiv): arxiv.org/abs/2601.08415 #AI #LLMs #GenAI #regulations #researchers
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Anthropic's New Cowork Feature Brings Claude Code's Agent Capabilities to People Who Don't Write Code (via @thedecoder.bsky.social) the-decoder.com/anthropics-n... #AI #GenAI #LLMs
January 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
"Are You Dead Yet?" just became China's #1 app. The name sparked heated debate—but 125 million people living alone might need it anyway. lingua-sinica.org/are-you-dead...
Are You Dead Yet? - Lingua Sinica
A daily check-in app sparks debate over sensitivities around death in China while grappling with the country's growing crisis of solo-living and related safety concerns.
lingua-sinica.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
Google, Apple enter into multi-year AI deal for Gemini models reut.rs/4bse4NZ
Google, Apple enter into multi-year AI deal for Gemini models
Alphabet said on Monday it had entered into a multi-year deal with Apple where the next generation of the iPhone maker's AI models will be based on Google's Gemini models.
reut.rs
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The submission for the 19th International ISKO Conference, which will be held in São Paulo (August 17–19, 2026), is open until March 1, 2026. There are three thematic axes: epistemological, applied, and cultural & social.

www.isko2026.com.br/isko-2026/pa...

#KO #ISKO #Conference #Brazil
Home | ISKO 2026
Home | Nineteenth International ISKO Conference
www.isko2026.com.br
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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DeepSeek to Launch New #AI Model Focused on Coding In February, The Information Reports (via @reuters.com) www.reuters.com/technology/d... #LLMs #GenAI
January 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
I recommend a documentary about workers in Madagascar whose job is to train algorithms for AI companies (until 2028-08-20).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7NZ...

It shows the human cost of AI behind the scenes, but also the opportunities created by this technology.

#AI #Labor #Madagascar #Documentary
Madagascar: AI Trainers | ARTE.tv Documentary
YouTube video by ARTE.tv Documentary
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Polecam rozmowę Jamala Szpalerskiego (Podróż bez Paszportu) z prof. Markiem Kowalkiewiczem na temat centrów danych, chipów, obecnego rozwoju i przyszłości AI.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whud...

Najciekawsza wydała mi się druga część wywiadu.

#AI #Wywiad
Chiny już wiedzą to, czego Dolina Krzemowa wciąż nie rozumie o AI | prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz
YouTube video by Podróż bez Paszportu
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Podpisanie porozumienia o współpracy między UW, PW i IDEAS w obszarze badań nad AI to świetna wiadomość dla polskiej nauki. Pozwoli to wzmocnić polskie zaplecze badawcze w tej kluczowej dziedzinie.

www.uw.edu.pl/porozumienie...

#AI #UW #PW #IDEAS #Polska
Porozumienie dotyczące rozwoju AI
23 grudnia Uniwersytet Warszawski podpisał umowę o współpracy z Instytutem Badawczym IDEAS i Politechniką Warszawską. Instytucje będą wspólnie rozwijać działania naukowo-badawcze dotyczące sztucznej i...
www.uw.edu.pl
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
China reviews Meta's purchase of AI startup Manus, FT reports reut.rs/4pqtqpG
China reviews Meta's purchase of AI startup Manus, FT reports
Chinese officials are reviewing Meta's $2 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus for possible technology control violations, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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A Self-Serving Global Survey: A new poll from the government-run Global Times tabloid newspaper claims broad international embrace of Xi Jinping Thought. Even if this is obviously ridiculous, the reasons why need to be stated explicitly, says David Bandurski. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/05/a...
A Self-Serving Global Survey - China Media Project
A poll from a government-run tabloid in China claims broad international embrace of Xi Jinping Thought. Something smells fishy.
chinamediaproject.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
DeepSeek Touts New Training Method as China Pushes #AI Efficiency (via @bloomberg.com / MSN) www.msn.com/en-us/money/... #LLMs #GenAI
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
[Last blog post of 2025] "AI-powered search" hides at least 4 different things—post-retrieval features, semantic search, LLM ranking, and synthesis. Your concerns about one may not apply to another. New post unpacking what's actually under the hood. aarontay.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
What Do We Actually Mean by "AI-Powered Search"?
When we say "AI-powered search engine," we're conflating at least four different things—and your concerns about one may not apply to another.
aarontay.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Reposted by Bartłomiej Włodarczyk
With the New Year approaching, Chinese netizens reflect on 2025 in various ways. Bilibili user @完美的残缺 created a video reviewing major world events for 2025.@我的音乐live日记 commented on the video, saying, "Well, I hope for world peace."
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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How Much Water Do AI Data Centers Really Use? The AI industry’s use of water and its effects on an increasingly parched world are more complicated than people think. undark.org/2025/12/16/a...
How Much Water Do AI Data Centers Really Use?
How the AI industry uses water and how that impacts an increasingly parched world is more complicated than people think.
buff.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM