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Dan Kotliar @danmk.bsky.social · Jul 19

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🚨New article out!
𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲: 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

What happens in the so-called AI revolutions? And what role does hype play in them?

This article proposes a methodological framework for studying AI and its hype.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/studyhype
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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · 3d

"Viewing Replika companions as quasi-domesticated objects can open up new ways for better understanding the Artificial Sociality of social chatbots" #generativeai #chatbots
Read our latest paper w/ @ginasue.bsky.social here:
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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Jun 18

Exciting! Looking forward to reading your paper, Dan 🤓

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Matti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com · May 28

@shuhbillskee.bsky.social, Niklas Johannes & I finally submitted our critique of a "new paradigm" in social media effects research for peer-review at Meta-Psychology. If you're interested in reviewing, please submit a review to [email protected] or e.g. prereview.org, or reply here.

Title:
"Three objections to a novel paradigm in social media effects research"

Abstract:
The study of social media effects on psychological well-being has reached an impasse: Popular commentators confidently assert that social media are bad for users but research results are mixed and have had little practical impact. In response, one research group has proposed a path forward for the field that moves beyond studying population averages
to find effects that are specific to individuals. We outline three objections to that research agenda. On a methodological level, the key empirical results of this programme—proportions of the population of individuals with negative, null, and positive social media effects—are not appropriately estimated and reported. On a theoretical level, these results do little to advance our understanding of social media and its psychological implications. On a paradigmatic level, this “personalized media effects paradigm” (Valkenburg et al., 2021a, p.74) cannot inform inferences about individuals and therefore does not deliver what it claims. We express concern that this research approach may be contributing to confusing messaging to both societal stakeholders and scientists investigating how social media and well-being might be related. We sincerely hope that describing these objections prompts the field to work together in adopting better practices to develop a better understanding of well-being in the digital age.

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Apr 7

🕹️ Have you ever wondered how players make sense of the increasing commodification of video games? If so, you'll find our paper "How Players Make Use of Cosmetic Items in Video Games: A Persona Approach" useful. 🎮https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.2490

a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease

Alt: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Mar 20

Our final paper from the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project (frankenstein.asu.edu) just got published! In this study, we showcase how concepts such as possible self and interest in science can enable students to engage in science more imaginatively. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A screenshot of first page of the article "My Grades Are not as Good as a Scientist: Understanding Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Science and Scientists Through Science Possible Selves and Interests"

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Mar 12

a cat is looking at a laptop screen that says acer

ALT: a cat is looking at a laptop screen that says acer

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Mar 7

“If you mapped all of the existing power plants in South Carolina, they’d follow the old path of one of the foundational pillars of the American economy through South Carolina: plantations and enslaved labor…We’ve seen the repeated pattern of these threats in our community.”

America's Digital Demand Threatens Black Communities with More Pollution

The collective costs of artificial intelligence and data centers are disproportionately harming Black households.

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Mar 5

Shocking. Perplexing. Totally unexpected. If only we could have seen this coming... *sarcastic laughter in the background*

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Feb 20

I am originally from Hungary which has a very unique language. When translating it to English, Google Translate has a tendency to mess things up. This is a great example: www.reddit.com/r/europe/com...

From the europe community on Reddit: Hungarian has no gendered pronouns, so Google Translate makes some assumptions

Explore this post and more from the europe community

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Matt McDaniel @themattmcd.bsky.social · Jan 18

So here's what's cool about my job:

Yesterday morning I said, "We really ought to have TWIN PEAKS available." So then a bunch of people scrambled, worked really hard, and now you can watch every episode of David Lynch & Mark Frost's original series for free on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/on-demand...

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Jan 17

"Harry, in the heat of investigative pursuit, the shortest distance between two points is not necessarily in a straight line."

Twin Peaks Llama

YouTube video by peakstwinfalling

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · Dec 24

📣 Vacancy for Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at Department of Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Aarhus University, Denmark. (Deadline January 6)

international.au.dk/about/profil...

Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at the School of Communication and Culture - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at School of Communication and Culture - Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Dept. of, Aarhus University

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · Dec 15

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.

Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

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Upol Ehsan | hiring PhD students Fall'26 @upolehsan.bsky.social · Dec 14

[ #academicSky, pls help + repost]

Reminder: Fully funded PhD!

Join my lab if you want to do impactful work in Explainable AI, Human-centered AI, and Responsible AI! (upolehsan.com)

Beyond research intersections, why should you want to work with me?

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Peter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · Nov 25

I love this! Thanks for sharing!

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · Nov 15

Here's the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 starter pack! Includes past guests and friends of the show.

@emilymbender.bsky.social @whatulysses.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/3BjnHmd

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