Mish Dalton
@mishdalton.bsky.social
Research and Library stuff @ UCD. Views my own
Giraffes! 🦒 Badminton! 🏸 Exclamation marks!
Contentedly discontent. #OABooks #ResearchCulture
Giraffes! 🦒 Badminton! 🏸 Exclamation marks!
Contentedly discontent. #OABooks #ResearchCulture
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'Critical washing' is a very useful phrase I've just learned thanks to this paper. And while it relates to AI we can apply it in other areas. Key for me would be safety, wellbeing and mental distress in education settings where there's a huge amount of discussion and little comparative action.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
'Critical washing' is a very useful phrase I've just learned thanks to this paper. And while it relates to AI we can apply it in other areas. Key for me would be safety, wellbeing and mental distress in education settings where there's a huge amount of discussion and little comparative action.
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How do I get people to understand that high quality data collected with intention and analyzed by experts have even more potential to revolutionize health care?
Can't even make jokes anymore because Deloitte did use AI to say that AI is good...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
How do I get people to understand that high quality data collected with intention and analyzed by experts have even more potential to revolutionize health care?
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In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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From @aip-publishing.bsky.social: cost of a peer reviewed article is $2700 (*before* you start giving back to the community). Would like to see a more detailed split, but it does align with estimates from eLife and EMBO #ScientificPublishing
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Cost Transparency at AIP Publishing: Why We’re Sharing Our True Costs
AIP Publishing is committed to building a more inclusive and vibrant future for the physical sciences. Open science can accelerate global progress by breaking barriers to open and fair research commun...
www.stm-publishing.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From @aip-publishing.bsky.social: cost of a peer reviewed article is $2700 (*before* you start giving back to the community). Would like to see a more detailed split, but it does align with estimates from eLife and EMBO #ScientificPublishing
www.stm-publishing.com/cost-transpa...
www.stm-publishing.com/cost-transpa...
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take me seriously
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
take me seriously
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"[T]he root problem is arguably that #ChatGPT still pretends to be a person—a consistent entity that knows you... It assumes the mantle of human emotion and acts like it understands you and sympathizes with what you’re going through" arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/o... #ethics #tech #design #business
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities
New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.
arstechnica.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges
science.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
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“Like misinformation, misconduct is nothing new. But it’s become easier for authors to execute it with the aid of artificial intelligence and “𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨,” while being harder for publishers to contend with, given the volume of potential misconduct cases…” @bmj.com
The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research
In a recent lecture Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, talked about how setbacks driven by misinformation can be temporary and how evidence and data can rebuild confidence. He was speaking...
www.bmj.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Like misinformation, misconduct is nothing new. But it’s become easier for authors to execute it with the aid of artificial intelligence and “𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨,” while being harder for publishers to contend with, given the volume of potential misconduct cases…” @bmj.com
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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📺 Tune in tonight!
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📺 Tune in tonight!
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
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Read about the resources created by the 'Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group on the blog: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Read about the resources created by the 'Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group on the blog: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...
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Attend our joint seminar with @ucdresearch.bsky.social:
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Attend our joint seminar with @ucdresearch.bsky.social:
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
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A rapidly growing share of letters to journals may be drafted by machines, undetected by editors. Study quantifies recently ‘prolific debutante authors’ who had published no letters before 2022, when ChatGPT debuted. #academicjournals #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI
New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs
www.science.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A rapidly growing share of letters to journals may be drafted by machines, undetected by editors. Study quantifies recently ‘prolific debutante authors’ who had published no letters before 2022, when ChatGPT debuted. #academicjournals #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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This week's @nature.com cover highlights a report of A.I.- mediated distortion
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This week's @nature.com cover highlights a report of A.I.- mediated distortion
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
"AI has changed the baseline conditions of knowledge itself: the ability to fake competence at scale now exceeds the university’s ability to detect authenticity."
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Higher Ed Is Sleepwalking Toward Obsolescence — And AI Won’t Be the Cause, Just the Accelerant
AI Has Exposed Higher Ed’s Hollow Core — The University Must Reinvent Itself or Fade
substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"AI has changed the baseline conditions of knowledge itself: the ability to fake competence at scale now exceeds the university’s ability to detect authenticity."
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“The government has definitively ruled out introducing a copyright exemption for artificial intelligence companies training their models on Australian creative works.”
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Artists rejoice as Labor rules out copyright carve-out for AI
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists...
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“The government has definitively ruled out introducing a copyright exemption for artificial intelligence companies training their models on Australian creative works.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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“Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights | Plan S https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/yes-to-transparent-service-fees-no-to-fees-that-charge-authors-to-exercise-their-rights/
“Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have introduced new fees targeting authors who exercise their right to self-archive accepted manuscripts under a CC BY license. cOAlition S opposes these charges because they penalize authors for complying with open access policies. This blog post by Bodo Stern (Chief […]
www.coalition-s.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights | Plan S https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/yes-to-transparent-service-fees-no-to-fees-that-charge-authors-to-exercise-their-rights/
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS?
You know what platform never crashes?
You know what platform never crashes?
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS?
You know what platform never crashes?
You know what platform never crashes?
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"The story of diamond #OA is still being written. Its rise reflects a powerful shift toward scholarly communication as a public good.. But... ideals alone cannot sustain journals." Great post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social by my fellow chef Maryam Sayab scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/15/d...
Diamond Dreams, Unequal Realities: The Promise and Pitfalls of No-APC Open Access - The Scholarly Kitchen
Diamond Open Access promises equity, but sustainability challenges remain. Discover the hidden costs, global gaps, and paths toward lasting open publishing.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"The story of diamond #OA is still being written. Its rise reflects a powerful shift toward scholarly communication as a public good.. But... ideals alone cannot sustain journals." Great post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social by my fellow chef Maryam Sayab scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/15/d...
Libraries pilot expands access to no-cost course materials, saving Huskers millions news.unl.edu/article/libr...
Libraries pilot expands access to no-cost course materials, saving Huskers millions | Nebraska Today
The University Libraries’ Course Materials program has saved Nebraska students more than $3 million. A recent pilot shows even more savings are possible by partnering with faculty to provide affordabl...
news.unl.edu
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Libraries pilot expands access to no-cost course materials, saving Huskers millions news.unl.edu/article/libr...
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🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to announce publication of our new report: Collective funding models for open access books: Librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation across six European contexts openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/report-o...
Report on librarians' barriers to participation in collective funding models for open access books
Announcing a new report published by the Open Book Collective exploring librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation in collective funding models for open access books across six European con...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
October 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to announce publication of our new report: Collective funding models for open access books: Librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation across six European contexts openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/report-o...
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Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public.
dublinsmallpressfair.com
dublinsmallpressfair.com