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| − | * | + | Lots of readings for this week, so please don't feel anxious about getting to them all. Here they are categorically to help you best manage your time: |
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| + | LLMs and misinformation, "hallucinations", relationship to human thinking and language: | ||
| + | * ChatGPT is bullshit: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5 | ||
| + | * The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake: https://archive.is/FM4y8 | ||
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| + | How people think about AI: | ||
| + | * Pew study on Americans views of AI: https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society/ | ||
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| + | AI and climate issues: | ||
| + | * https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/ | ||
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| + | AI and labor | ||
| + | * The automation charade: https://logicmag.io/failure/the-automation-charade/ (not strictly about AI, but related) | ||
| + | * How we won AI protections in our contract: https://www.workersdecide.tech/2025-11-26-contract/ | ||
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| + | AI and disability | ||
| + | * Disability, technoethics, and power https://journals.library.unt.edu/index.php/unbound/article/view/367/276 | ||
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| + | AI and local protections/power | ||
| + | * Examples of local demands and advocacy around data centers from Open Gorge's Public Benefit Lab: https://www.opengorge.org/public-benefit-lab | ||
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| + | ===== Guest lecturer ===== | ||
| + | * Dr. Alex Hanna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hanna_(research_scientist) | ||
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===== Tasks ===== | ===== Tasks ===== | ||
| − | * | + | * Discord discussion prompts |
Revision as of 15:12, 10 April 2026
Week 11: The AI Hellscape
- Real time May 1st, 11-1 pacific/12-2 mountain/1-3 central/2-4 pm eastern
- Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/9129428892
- Slides: TBD
Readings
Lots of readings for this week, so please don't feel anxious about getting to them all. Here they are categorically to help you best manage your time:
LLMs and misinformation, "hallucinations", relationship to human thinking and language:
- ChatGPT is bullshit: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5
- The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake: https://archive.is/FM4y8
How people think about AI:
- Pew study on Americans views of AI: https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society/
AI and climate issues:
AI and labor
- The automation charade: https://logicmag.io/failure/the-automation-charade/ (not strictly about AI, but related)
- How we won AI protections in our contract: https://www.workersdecide.tech/2025-11-26-contract/
AI and disability
- Disability, technoethics, and power https://journals.library.unt.edu/index.php/unbound/article/view/367/276
AI and local protections/power
- Examples of local demands and advocacy around data centers from Open Gorge's Public Benefit Lab: https://www.opengorge.org/public-benefit-lab
Guest lecturer
Tasks
- Discord discussion prompts
