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ChatGPT doesn’t think like a human, so why does it speak like one? - Impact of Social Sciences

Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · 16d

New blog by my dad, worth a 👀
“Search engines and LLMs are very useful without the need to appear as a ‘faux human’”
Drawing on a recent project with colleagues testing ChatGPT’s ethics, common sense and cultural sensitivity in conversation.

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 20d

💥New: ChatGPT doesn’t think like a human, so why does it speak like one?

✍️George Gaskell (@lsemethodology.bsky.social)

#ChatGPT #Ethics #ConversationAnalysis

Large language models like ChatGPT adopt aspects of human speech to give the impression of human intelligence. George Gaskell highlights the limits of ChatGPT’s conversational ethics, common sense and...

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · 21d

❓What's best way to drive innovation around the world, in an equitable and ethical way
🗣️Join the debate at our next World Café, 23 Oct, 6pm with @asvalero.bsky.social, Max Herbertson, Tina Saheb & Youngjin Yoo. Interesting chats over free 🍷
🎟️ events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/g/LS...

LSE Green Skills Lab: Launch Event - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 22d

🌳Join us on September 22nd to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.

Join us to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative supported by the LSE Global School of Sustainability that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition, the identification of skill gaps in the green transition, and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.

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LSE Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science @lsepbs.bsky.social · 24d

🗣️ Speaking up can save lives — but only if others listen.

Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie studied flightdeck transcripts before crashes and near-misses to reveal how safety listening behaviours shape outcomes.

Read the #OpenAccess paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Safety Listening in High‐Risk Situations: A Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Safety Voice in Aviation

Safety listening—responses to voice acts aimed at preventing harm—can avert organizational failures like airplane crashes. Research often focuses on attitudes and perceptions of listening using self-...

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The problems with Reform UK’s immigration policy - British Politics and Policy at LSE

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 29d

I really enjoyed this conversation on INDIGNITY with David for @ppfideas.bsky.social - it is even better if you listen to the whole series (previous two episodes were on philosophical and then legal/political interpretations of dignity)!

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 29d

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

Today David talks to @leaypi.bsky.social about her new book 'Indignity: A Life Reimagined'. A conversation about death and displacement, identity and betrayal, secrecy and salvation.

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · 29d

"There are many ways in which Reform UK’s immigration policy could end in failure, even on its own terms."
Alan Manning @cep-lse.bsky.social sets them out in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Reform UK's policy on immigration of "detect, detain, deport" will be highly costly, involve sending money to authoritarian regimes, and have uncertain results.

Stem cells: the future of science explained | LSE Research

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Sep 9

The huge leaps forward in developmental biology🧫have social, ethical, legal & cultural implications just as important to consider as AI. This revolutionary science will need public support to transform medicine.
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social

Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Sep 8

Over last 12 months Times&Telegraph have published nearly 1 article a day on the VAT changes for private schools!
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.

Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.

Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Charging #VAT on the UK's #PrivateSchools is a mostly symbolic move by the Labour Government: their mission of “smashing the class ceiling” needs to target elite university admissions.

@aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.

Managing Editor, LSE Business Review

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Sep 8

Come and work with us! It's a brilliant team, doing brilliant things for social science research, with lots of exciting plans on the horizon.

LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Could you be the next Managing Editor of LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social?

Applications for the position (part-time, 28 hrs/week) are open, closing at 23:59 tomorrow 9 September.

Find the the job spec and information on how to apply below.

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Managing Editor, LSE Business Review, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text-align:…

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Aug 12

Summer is a great time to catch up with LSE's 'AI, technology and society' series - videos, articles, blogs & podcasts asking
❔What if AI is already conscious
❔Is AI destroying the planet
❔Could AI prevent disasters
And lots more (and more to come)
www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AI/

Is the AI hype over? #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #LSE

Why the UK needs more proactive heat risk management - British Politics and Policy at LSE

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · Aug 12

🔅It's hot outside! This is becoming increasingly common in the UK, but the state response remains temporary and disjointed. This is why we need more proactive heat risk management, argue Sara Mehryar and Declan Conway of @granthamlse.bsky.social.

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Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common and increasingly intense. But the state's response to extreme heat continues to be temporary and disjointed.

Living in London: How can we make our communities greener?

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Aug 6

How do you engage young Londoners in local politics? LSE Cities has the answer, through this heart-warming project with @islington-council.bsky.social, involving young people in decision-making around their liveable neighbourhoods policy 🌳 and what a more sustainable future would look like.

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Only public ownership of the water system will solve its crisis - British Politics and Policy at LSE

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · Aug 4

@kbayliss.bsky.social & Gwyn Bevan write on the #water crisis in England & Wales for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, arguing that public ownership is the only solution.

This piece draws on themes from How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

The recent report by the Independent Water Commission led by Sir John Cunliffe recommends the abolition of Ofwat and deeper regulatory reforms. But further regulation won't resolve the fundamental ten...

Talent Development Awards 2025-26

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...

The Talent Development Awards are available to promote the acquisition and advancement of skills in relevant areas by UK-based researchers, promoting innovative research methods, be that through skill...

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LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social · Jul 22

The collapse of Robert Maxwell’s media empire after his death in 1991 laid bare the informality of the institutional framework in the City of London.

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Robert Maxwell and the institutional weakness of the City of London - LSE Business Review

The collapse of Robert Maxwell’s media empire after his death in 1991 laid bare the informality of the institutional framework in the City of London.

The Cost of Lies: Why We Identify With Deadly Misinformation

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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Addressing real psychological & sociological needs is something those false, misinformed beliefs are doing. We actually need to try to tackle the underlying social problems, like alienation, people are grappling with"

My in-depth essay with brilliant insights from LSE's Prof J McKenzie Alexander ⬇️

From Covid to climate change, understanding the role unevidenced conspiracy theories fulfil for individual and social identity in a shifting world can better help explain our ‘post-truth’ age

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Jul 21

One of the most thought-provoking films our "AI, technology and society" series. Have you watched it yet?
My take away - we shouldn't make the mistake of anthropomorphising AI. If it's sentient, it will be a type of consciousness we have never seen before.

Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · Jul 8

I'm a "centrist" about AI sentience. I take two risks seriously: the risk of creating a new kind of sentient being, and the risk of millions of users misattributing sentience to chatbots on the basis of mimicry and role-playing. LSE invited me to explain in 5 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg8v...

What if AI is already conscious? Sentience explained | LSE Research

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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LSE Philosophy @lsephilosophy.bsky.social · Jun 24

🌐What is #truth in changing social & political contexts?

👉At "The Future of Truth panel" our speakers @charliebeckett.bsky.social, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social, & Jason Alexander discussed misinformation, #AI, & group identity

🎥 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIw...

#LSEPhilosophy #LSEFestival

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Dr. Thomas Ho @drthomasho.com · Jun 22

Listen to Suhair Khan at #lsefestival as she opens your mind as she has done to me youtube.com/clip/Ugkx1am...

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Jun 19

📢 Find out on Wed 25 June, 4-6pm (Marshall Building), who has won our inaugural #LSE #Impact Prizes! These certificates will have the names of Winners and Runners Up across seven categories from Impact Culture to Rising Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Register to celebrate with 🥂: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...

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Zhamilya Mukasheva @zhamilya-m.bsky.social · Jun 19

I’m thrilled to join this fantastic panel at the LSE Festival on the future of university education – especially in light of shifting politics and changing public attitudes toward higher education.

Join us from 1.30–2.30pm, either in person or online

Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Jun 11

Is a university education still worth the investment?
We'll be discussing the future of higher education at LSE Festival next week with @zhamilya-m.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social & David Willets @resfoundation.bsky.social
Free tickets (in person/online) 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

Are universities still relevant?

1.30pm Thurs 19 Jun | Zhamilya Mukasheva, Aaron Reeves, Boris Walbaum, David Willetts | Free event at LSE Festival: Visions for the Future | Ticket required

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · Jun 19

About half way through LSE Festival week, but so much more still to come, today we have Anthony Scaramucci, Lord Willetts, @ruha9.bsky.social, Nava Ashraf, Daniel Susskind - if you can't make it in person, you can watch online from anywhere in the world:
lselive.eckoenterprise.net/festival/202...

Climate change and politics – insights from the LSE Festival

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · Jun 17

💥 New: Climate change, political inertia and the power of protest – insights from the LSE Festival exhibition

✍️ @antvalentim.bsky.social‬ presents insights on climate change and politics from four studies featured at the 2025 LSE Festival exhibition

How does climate change affect politics? António Valentim presents insights from four studies featured at the 2025 LSE Festival exhibition.