James Shelley
@jamesshelley.com
Strategy wonk, skunkworks dev guy
Every time I hear someone (including myself) say that AI makes them more efficient and productive at work, I can't escape this thought... jamesshelley.com/if-you-need-...
If you need to use a chatbot to do your job, does that make YOU the robot?
In a well known 2015 blog post, Peter Reinhardt argues that Uber workers can be categorized into two groups. One group (the coders and engineers) runs the system and the other group (the drivers) does...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Every time I hear someone (including myself) say that AI makes them more efficient and productive at work, I can't escape this thought... jamesshelley.com/if-you-need-...
Exploring @leaflet.pub on the @atproto.com — and it is pretty slick.
Hello, World! The Leaflet Edition
Experimenting with a new writing app built on an open social protocol
leaflet.jamesshelley.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Exploring @leaflet.pub on the @atproto.com — and it is pretty slick.
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i wrote about atproto and why it matters
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
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Move over, ChatGPT. Newer AI platforms are aimed at academics and doctors and they're not supposed to hallucinate citations.
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
AI Comes for Academics. Can We Rely on It?
By now, the fact that artificial intelligence can hallucinate is, I hope, well known. There are countless examples of platforms like ChatGPT giving the wrong answer to a straightforward question or im...
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September 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Move over, ChatGPT. Newer AI platforms are aimed at academics and doctors and they're not supposed to hallucinate citations.
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
I tested many of them, but especially Consensus AI.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
🗨️ “responses are typically predicated on an assumption that AI in assessment is a problem that can be solved if only the right approach can be found. However...we argue that GenAI may not be that kind of problem at all.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🗨️ “responses are typically predicated on an assumption that AI in assessment is a problem that can be solved if only the right approach can be found. However...we argue that GenAI may not be that kind of problem at all.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I'm looking forward to this conversation. The Canadian Association of Research Administrators is hosting a panel on "The Impact of AI on Research Administration in Canada" on November 26 at 12PM ET. cara-acaar.ca/227192
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I'm looking forward to this conversation. The Canadian Association of Research Administrators is hosting a panel on "The Impact of AI on Research Administration in Canada" on November 26 at 12PM ET. cara-acaar.ca/227192
I am presenting a session on “Artificial Intelligence & Automation: Supporting the Exchange of Information Between Researchers and Knowledge Users” at #KTDRR25 on October 23, 3:25PM. Conference is online and free to attend (registration required), so swing by if you can ktdrr.org/conference20...
September 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I am presenting a session on “Artificial Intelligence & Automation: Supporting the Exchange of Information Between Researchers and Knowledge Users” at #KTDRR25 on October 23, 3:25PM. Conference is online and free to attend (registration required), so swing by if you can ktdrr.org/conference20...
Big week for new features at @researchmesh.com! The platform now automates RSS feeds for new public research articles from any collection of @orcid.org IDs and provides administrators and readers with a fully browsable index of publications, accessible through its automated newsletters.
Platform Updates for Monday, September 15, 2025 researchmesh.blob.core.windows.net/mesh/976af32...
Platform Updates
research※mesh update for Monday, September 15, 2025
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September 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Big week for new features at @researchmesh.com! The platform now automates RSS feeds for new public research articles from any collection of @orcid.org IDs and provides administrators and readers with a fully browsable index of publications, accessible through its automated newsletters.
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This morning, we connected over breakfast with Western Research staff, followed by updates from @pennypexman.bsky.social and a panel on AI in Research with Joanna Redden, Lyle Muller and @cribravo.bsky.social, moderated by @jamesshelley.com.
Thanks, everyone, for a great start to the school year!
Thanks, everyone, for a great start to the school year!
September 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This morning, we connected over breakfast with Western Research staff, followed by updates from @pennypexman.bsky.social and a panel on AI in Research with Joanna Redden, Lyle Muller and @cribravo.bsky.social, moderated by @jamesshelley.com.
Thanks, everyone, for a great start to the school year!
Thanks, everyone, for a great start to the school year!
🌟 We’re excited to share that #SSHRC is now on Bluesky!
Follow us here for the latest on:
🦋 Research funding opportunities
🦋 Announcements and key updates
🦋 Inspiring stories of discovery and impact
Follow us here for the latest on:
🦋 Research funding opportunities
🦋 Announcements and key updates
🦋 Inspiring stories of discovery and impact
September 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Faculty members, researchers 👋 Need to polish up your @orcid.org profile? A team of us at @westernu.ca are hosting a virtual "ORCID Clinic" on Sep 24 at 12PM ET to help researchers get their profiles connected with trusted databases. @westernuresearch.bsky.social forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zRVJ84t55C
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Faculty members, researchers 👋 Need to polish up your @orcid.org profile? A team of us at @westernu.ca are hosting a virtual "ORCID Clinic" on Sep 24 at 12PM ET to help researchers get their profiles connected with trusted databases. @westernuresearch.bsky.social forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zRVJ84t55C
This is “Platform Updates for Monday, August 18, 2025” …Or, simply, another saga in “The Adventures of Building an App to Automate All of the Post-Publication Workflows in Academia” #researchmesh researchmesh.blob.core.windows.net/mesh/976af32...
Platform Updates
research※mesh update for Monday, August 18, 2025
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August 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is “Platform Updates for Monday, August 18, 2025” …Or, simply, another saga in “The Adventures of Building an App to Automate All of the Post-Publication Workflows in Academia” #researchmesh researchmesh.blob.core.windows.net/mesh/976af32...
Storr hypothesizes that forces beyond us compel us to live in a state of perpetual status anxiety.
Pair with Arthur C. Brooks observation that people habitually and chronically choose “being special” over “being happy”…
Pair with Arthur C. Brooks observation that people habitually and chronically choose “being special” over “being happy”…
Today’s free-to-read essay, A Crisis of Mattering, lays out a theory that I’ve touched upon but not fully fleshed out in previous books, that a major cause of modern unhappiness is that our world has grown too big.
READ HERE: willstorr.substack.com/p/a-crisis-o...
READ HERE: willstorr.substack.com/p/a-crisis-o...
August 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Storr hypothesizes that forces beyond us compel us to live in a state of perpetual status anxiety.
Pair with Arthur C. Brooks observation that people habitually and chronically choose “being special” over “being happy”…
Pair with Arthur C. Brooks observation that people habitually and chronically choose “being special” over “being happy”…
“Moving beyond consumer-grade interfaces like chatbots (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc), our focus here is on the strategic development of enterprise-scale AI projects deployed at an institutional level.” 💻 Wednesday, September 10 at 12:00-1:00PM EST #ResearchAdmin #ai cara-acaar.ca/227183
August 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“Moving beyond consumer-grade interfaces like chatbots (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc), our focus here is on the strategic development of enterprise-scale AI projects deployed at an institutional level.” 💻 Wednesday, September 10 at 12:00-1:00PM EST #ResearchAdmin #ai cara-acaar.ca/227183
Are you an all-star videographer, a master of post, and passionate about supporting research communication? Are you in #ldnont? My team has an RFI out, towards creating a shortlist of longterm collaborators for the @westernu.ca Storyhouse program. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
🎥 Feel free to pass this along and/or tag any videographers or media teams who might be interested. | James Shelley
🎥 Feel free to pass this along and/or tag any videographers or media teams who might be interested. (We are especially keen to work with local vendors in London, Ontario.)
Are you an all-star videogr...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Are you an all-star videographer, a master of post, and passionate about supporting research communication? Are you in #ldnont? My team has an RFI out, towards creating a shortlist of longterm collaborators for the @westernu.ca Storyhouse program. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
research※mesh is a snazzy, lightweight-but-powerful app that unlocks efficiencies across knowledge exchange, research dissemination, stakeholder engagement and research administration workflows. Subscribe to Platform Updates for beta testing notes. researchmesh.blob.core.windows.net/mesh/976af32...
Platform Updates
research※mesh update for Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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July 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
research※mesh is a snazzy, lightweight-but-powerful app that unlocks efficiencies across knowledge exchange, research dissemination, stakeholder engagement and research administration workflows. Subscribe to Platform Updates for beta testing notes. researchmesh.blob.core.windows.net/mesh/976af32...
Are you a researcher or a person who supports researchers? I am looking for a few more beta testers to provide feedback on a new prototype app that automates the workflow of identifying, collating and sharing new research articles. DM me if interested! m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZI8...
researchmesh: beta testing
YouTube video by researchmesh
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July 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Are you a researcher or a person who supports researchers? I am looking for a few more beta testers to provide feedback on a new prototype app that automates the workflow of identifying, collating and sharing new research articles. DM me if interested! m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZI8...
The part in Theaetetus where Socrates talks about social media.
July 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The part in Theaetetus where Socrates talks about social media.
It’s got loads of creepy AI slope. It’s got lots of nostalgic blubbering. It wallows in the uncanny valley. It has a silly broadway show tune. It also has a point! My contribution to the @westernu.bsky.social CTL GenAI Summer Challenge is MULTIMODAL at teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/...
June 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s got loads of creepy AI slope. It’s got lots of nostalgic blubbering. It wallows in the uncanny valley. It has a silly broadway show tune. It also has a point! My contribution to the @westernu.bsky.social CTL GenAI Summer Challenge is MULTIMODAL at teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/...
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sharing of ideas among the audience.
Western University’s @jamesshelley.com addresses a critical challenge for universities and other research institutions: the lack of dedicated communication support for departments and research centres. 2/3
Western University’s @jamesshelley.com addresses a critical challenge for universities and other research institutions: the lack of dedicated communication support for departments and research centres. 2/3
June 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
sharing of ideas among the audience.
Western University’s @jamesshelley.com addresses a critical challenge for universities and other research institutions: the lack of dedicated communication support for departments and research centres. 2/3
Western University’s @jamesshelley.com addresses a critical challenge for universities and other research institutions: the lack of dedicated communication support for departments and research centres. 2/3
SSHRC Storytellers finalists at @swc-can.bsky.social in Fredericton
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SSHRC Storytellers finalists at @swc-can.bsky.social in Fredericton
It’s the enshitification of everything in the age of surveilllance capitalism…when the purpose of an actual cookie is to get a cookie in your browser.
June 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It’s the enshitification of everything in the age of surveilllance capitalism…when the purpose of an actual cookie is to get a cookie in your browser.
The warm, peacefully blinking lights mask a frantic effort to comply with the new storage limit reductions for Microsoft 365 Education…
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The warm, peacefully blinking lights mask a frantic effort to comply with the new storage limit reductions for Microsoft 365 Education…
Did a vibe code thing this morning—and it got me thinking about what it might mean if a subset of people suddenly start simultaneously unlocking more available time and purchasing less software. Kinda interesting social ramifications as a thought experiment. www.linkedin.com/posts/jamess...
I just built a little AI-powered app in less than two hours. It tracks my… | James Shelley
I just built a little AI-powered app in less than two hours. It tracks my expenses. Now I can just drag and drop a PDF of an invoice or receipt to automatically extract the details, add a row to a CSV...
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April 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Did a vibe code thing this morning—and it got me thinking about what it might mean if a subset of people suddenly start simultaneously unlocking more available time and purchasing less software. Kinda interesting social ramifications as a thought experiment. www.linkedin.com/posts/jamess...
Fulfilling my obligations as a dad today and convincing the kids that “suspension bridges” are so named because being on them is very suspenseful.
April 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fulfilling my obligations as a dad today and convincing the kids that “suspension bridges” are so named because being on them is very suspenseful.