Cameron Piercy
@cameronpiercy.bsky.social
Communication researcher, associate prof, into human-machine communication, work, and network science. Choctaw citizen, dad, partner, friend, and dog-person.
https://hmc.ku.edu/
https://hmc.ku.edu/
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Cameron Piercy
@cameronpiercy.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Exploring How Americans Think about AI: AI Meets Communication Theory
How are People Interacting with AI: A Vital Research Gap As communication scholars, we love two things: a solid theory and an intriguing research gap. Gaps in knowledge ignite curiosity and invite exp...
www.natcom.org
Check out my recent editorial in National Communication Association's Spectra magazine. I highlight the gap between AI use and AI attitudes emerging in national random sample data from @pewresearch.org
Communication theory has much to add to the AI conversation: www.natcom.org/spectra/expl...
Communication theory has much to add to the AI conversation: www.natcom.org/spectra/expl...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
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That is a reference to the 1951 animated short "Rabbit Fire," part of the Looney Tunes series. It is human season.
October 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
That is a reference to the 1951 animated short "Rabbit Fire," part of the Looney Tunes series. It is human season.
Is there anything a bath in an airport sink after you retrieve your checked bag with all the toiletries can’t fix?
#rookiemistake #missedconnections #OCMC25
#rookiemistake #missedconnections #OCMC25
October 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is there anything a bath in an airport sink after you retrieve your checked bag with all the toiletries can’t fix?
#rookiemistake #missedconnections #OCMC25
#rookiemistake #missedconnections #OCMC25
Stellar article and insights. “This is the algorithmic internet at work. It abhors an information vacuum and, in the absence of facts or credible information, gaps are quickly filled with rage bait, conspiracy theorizing, doomerism, and vitriol.”
Wrote about the week. How the shooter's ID didn't appear to matter to ppl. How the discourse takes place in very same spaces that incubate/perpetuate hate & violence. How shooters now know that their acts will be flattened, analyzed, argued over & amplified. How all of this feels so dark & poisonous
Something Is Very Wrong Online
Our political conversations take place in very same spaces that incubate and perpetuate unthinkable violence.
www.theatlantic.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Stellar article and insights. “This is the algorithmic internet at work. It abhors an information vacuum and, in the absence of facts or credible information, gaps are quickly filled with rage bait, conspiracy theorizing, doomerism, and vitriol.”
Thought the analysis was too much for SPSS, so I turned to R for answers.
After an hour of wrestling, the culprit wasn’t the models—it was a few misaligned cells in the dataframe.
Data doesn’t lie… but sometimes it gaslights you. 🤪 #DataScience #R
After an hour of wrestling, the culprit wasn’t the models—it was a few misaligned cells in the dataframe.
Data doesn’t lie… but sometimes it gaslights you. 🤪 #DataScience #R
September 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thought the analysis was too much for SPSS, so I turned to R for answers.
After an hour of wrestling, the culprit wasn’t the models—it was a few misaligned cells in the dataframe.
Data doesn’t lie… but sometimes it gaslights you. 🤪 #DataScience #R
After an hour of wrestling, the culprit wasn’t the models—it was a few misaligned cells in the dataframe.
Data doesn’t lie… but sometimes it gaslights you. 🤪 #DataScience #R
September 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Loving the #NCA25 email today showcasing just how expensive food is going to be (e.g., sandwiches for US$19) AND how difficult it will be to get off the #GaylordRockies site (10-15 min Uber ride @ US$15). Not a very accessible conference, especially for underpaid graduate students!
August 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Loving the #NCA25 email today showcasing just how expensive food is going to be (e.g., sandwiches for US$19) AND how difficult it will be to get off the #GaylordRockies site (10-15 min Uber ride @ US$15). Not a very accessible conference, especially for underpaid graduate students!
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“We removed bias from the AI.”
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
August 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“We removed bias from the AI.”
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
University proposes a 20% cut in travel budget. ...Just received my travel budget for the year and it's... 66% less than last year.
August 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
University proposes a 20% cut in travel budget. ...Just received my travel budget for the year and it's... 66% less than last year.
“We removed bias from the AI.”
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
August 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“We removed bias from the AI.”
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
Applicants: Sure you did.
Watch what happened when we tested it. 👇
Is there anything a nothing a good spreadsheet can't do? #wronganswersonly
August 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is there anything a nothing a good spreadsheet can't do? #wronganswersonly
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We may have the chance to hire an outstanding researcher 3+ years post PhD to join Tarleton Gillespie, Mary Gray and me in Cambridge MA bringing critical sociotechnical perspectives to bear on new technologies.
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
Search Jobs | Microsoft Careers
https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/job/1849026/Principal-Researcher-–-Sociotechnical-Systems-–-Microsoft-Research
July 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We may have the chance to hire an outstanding researcher 3+ years post PhD to join Tarleton Gillespie, Mary Gray and me in Cambridge MA bringing critical sociotechnical perspectives to bear on new technologies.
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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🚨 We are hiring at Penn State! My college (@bellisariograded.bsky.social) is hiring an Assistant Professor in Health/Science Communication (emphasis on social scientific approaches).
I'm leading the search, so feel free to reach out with any questions.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
I'm leading the search, so feel free to reach out with any questions.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
Assistant Professor in Media Studies
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🚨 We are hiring at Penn State! My college (@bellisariograded.bsky.social) is hiring an Assistant Professor in Health/Science Communication (emphasis on social scientific approaches).
I'm leading the search, so feel free to reach out with any questions.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
I'm leading the search, so feel free to reach out with any questions.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
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New Pub:
"Predicting when social media use is associated with loneliness using the hyperperception model" in Comm Quarterly
We used our hyperperception model to predict what kind of social media experiences are associated with loneliness. We found that when 1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PGVPM...
"Predicting when social media use is associated with loneliness using the hyperperception model" in Comm Quarterly
We used our hyperperception model to predict what kind of social media experiences are associated with loneliness. We found that when 1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PGVPM...
Predicting when social media use is associated with loneliness using the hyperperception model
The hyperperception model (Carpenter & Spottswood, 2021a) makes predictions about when an observer of others’ social media interactions may be misperceived. We used this model to make predictions a...
www.tandfonline.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New Pub:
"Predicting when social media use is associated with loneliness using the hyperperception model" in Comm Quarterly
We used our hyperperception model to predict what kind of social media experiences are associated with loneliness. We found that when 1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PGVPM...
"Predicting when social media use is associated with loneliness using the hyperperception model" in Comm Quarterly
We used our hyperperception model to predict what kind of social media experiences are associated with loneliness. We found that when 1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PGVPM...
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Job Alert👇
School: University of Vienna
Position: Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
www.aejmc.org/job-portal/u...
#AejmcJobs #JobAd
School: University of Vienna
Position: Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
www.aejmc.org/job-portal/u...
#AejmcJobs #JobAd
University of Vienna
www.aejmc.org
July 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Job Alert👇
School: University of Vienna
Position: Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
www.aejmc.org/job-portal/u...
#AejmcJobs #JobAd
School: University of Vienna
Position: Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
www.aejmc.org/job-portal/u...
#AejmcJobs #JobAd
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A core problem in American health is inequality. The richest 1% live 12 more years than the poorest 1%. Racial disparities cause Black Americans to die 4 years sooner than White Americans.
Now remember: Trump's policies which will *worsen* inequality.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
Now remember: Trump's policies which will *worsen* inequality.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
July 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A core problem in American health is inequality. The richest 1% live 12 more years than the poorest 1%. Racial disparities cause Black Americans to die 4 years sooner than White Americans.
Now remember: Trump's policies which will *worsen* inequality.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
Now remember: Trump's policies which will *worsen* inequality.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
🚨🚨 New paper with Alhammad and Ethridge in Corporate Communications. We explore how crisis responses authored by AI vs. humans are perceived. Author effects for credibility and org. reputation. But no effects for crisis response style. Here or DM me:https://doi.org/10.1108/CCIJ-01-2025-0005
June 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🚨🚨 New paper with Alhammad and Ethridge in Corporate Communications. We explore how crisis responses authored by AI vs. humans are perceived. Author effects for credibility and org. reputation. But no effects for crisis response style. Here or DM me:https://doi.org/10.1108/CCIJ-01-2025-0005
"How about some paperwork to go with your paperwork!" -My job
April 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"How about some paperwork to go with your paperwork!" -My job
I'm usually so on top of things like getting the early bird rate for conference registration. But not for #ICA25 this year. Geez, that's a $100+ mistake I won't make again. So silly...
April 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'm usually so on top of things like getting the early bird rate for conference registration. But not for #ICA25 this year. Geez, that's a $100+ mistake I won't make again. So silly...
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I'm pleased/impressed to find that this quote attributed to the late Pope Francis (and dated just a few days ago) is authentic:
"Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell."
"Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell."
April 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm pleased/impressed to find that this quote attributed to the late Pope Francis (and dated just a few days ago) is authentic:
"Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell."
"Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell."
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
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No matter how cool the videos look, the important thing about this robot "poised to move into our homes so it can help with the daily chores" is actually 10+ paragraphs into the article:
It is controlled by a Norwegian guy in the basement!
It is controlled by a Norwegian guy in the basement!
Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
No matter how cool the videos look, the important thing about this robot "poised to move into our homes so it can help with the daily chores" is actually 10+ paragraphs into the article:
It is controlled by a Norwegian guy in the basement!
It is controlled by a Norwegian guy in the basement!
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If you've published an article validating a new scale, but fail to publish the actual items, I hope you have a terrible day.
April 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you've published an article validating a new scale, but fail to publish the actual items, I hope you have a terrible day.
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1/12 NEW report from @ElonUniversity’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
capacity to think deeply
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch
capacity to think deeply
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch
April 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
1/12 NEW report from @ElonUniversity’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds experts have negative views about how the co-evolution of humans and AI will affect humans’ …
capacity to think deeply
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch
capacity to think deeply
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-...
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIresearch