Ian McCarthy

(3/5) Across 4 studies (N = 1,018), CBSR shows strong evidence of validity & reliability. Corporate BS receptivity is distinct from a general affinity for corporate speech. Associated w/ analytic-thinking and other bullshit-related constructs in theoretically consistent ways.

(2/5) Corporate bullshit = a semantically empty and often confusing style of communication in organizational contexts that leverages abstruse corporate buzzwords and jargon in a functionally misleading way (Littrell, 2026).

Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study into “corporate BS” r...

The Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale.

The employees in your organization who are the most excited and inspired by “visionary” corporate jargon may be the least equipped to make effective, practical business decisions for your organization:

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Das letzte Slide erinnert mich ein bisserl an die Argumente in dem Botshit Paper von 2024: Beware of botshit: How to manage the epistemic risks of generative chatbots. (doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...)

There is a tool that measures whether AI models detect avoid confidently generating invalid responses that humans then use for #botshit riddled work, see: doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

Most models earnestly make stuff up, except Claude.

The BullshitBench tool is here: petergpt.github.io/bullshit-ben...

Beware of botshit: How to manage the epistemic risks of generative chatbots Advances in large language model (LLM) technology enable chatbots to generate and analyze content for our work. Generative chatbots do this work by pr…

Beware of Botshit: How to manage the epistemic risks of generative chatbots
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Bullshitology | Shane Littrell | Substack Bullshitology explores why smart people can believe dumb things. Blending cognitive science, skepticism, and snark to correct our intellectual blind spots and improve everyone’s bullshit detectors. Cl...

Just launched a Substack about the science of nonsense; why people believe wild conspiracy theories, fall for propaganda, and speak fluent corporate gibberish.

If you're into science, critical thinking, or just need a break from the 🗑️🔥🌎, come hang out: bullshitology.substack.com

Accounting body scraps remote exams to combat cheating Decision follows scandals at Big Four and comes as AI tools make it easier to circumvent invigilators

"The world’s largest accounting body has decided to scrap remote exams to combat a rise in students cheating when sitting tests remotely."

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Large Language Models in Human Subject Research, and the Presence of Idiosyncratic Human Behaviors Large language models (LLMs) not only mimic human language generally but are also showing the ability to exhibit nuanced, idiosyncratic human behavior. This could lead to the expanded use of LLMs in r...

Some signs of the presence of subtle but important behavioral traits in LLMs, typically attributed to humans. This could profoundly affect both behavioral research and agentic use of AI in society.

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Large Language Models in Human Subject Research, and the Presence of Idiosyncratic Human Behaviors Large language models (LLMs) not only mimic human language generally but are also showing the ability to exhibit nuanced, idiosyncratic human behavior. This could lead to the expanded use of LLMs in r...

Some signs of the presence of subtle but important behavioral traits in LLMs, typically attributed to humans. This could profoundly affect both behavioral research and agentic use of AI in society.

doi.org/10.1109/MITP...

AI tools for generating images are advancing. Google’s LLM Notebook produced this infographic for this paper on innovation failure: doi.org/10.1016/j.te...

Visually I think it is striking. The story it “tries” to tell is impressive. The accuracy of the words used to tell the story is disappointing.

It's the real thing!

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My first 10K.

Google Scholar is Strava for academics. We track citations instead of steps, and flex h-indices instead of pace.

Both platforms are games that can be gamified.

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The limits of smart cities

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The limits of smart cities

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There are limits to how smart we want a city to be.

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"... chatbots can produce coherent-sounding but inaccurate or fabricated content, referred to as hallucinations. When humans uncritically use this untruthful content, it becomes what we call botshit."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0007681324000272?via%3Dihub

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5 things to remember when talking to a chatbot When using ChatGPT or other chatbots, remember your voice matters and watch out for flattery and hallucinations. And for important advice, ask real people.

A useful chatbot guide for teens (and others) in Science News Magazine by Kathryn Hulick.

www.snexplores.org/article/5-th...

The journal-based Matthew effect is where prestigious institutions publish in prestigious journals, increasing the prestige of both, but does not generate a citation impact advantage for the journal.

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit", which is a core root cause in the rise of workslop.

See:

doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit", which is a core root cause in the rise of workslop.

See:

doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit", which is a core root cause in the rise of workslop.

See:

doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit", which is a core root cause in the rise of workslop.

See:

doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit", which is a core root cause in the rise of workslop.

See:

doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit".

When humans make stuff up they produce bullshit.

When AI makes stuff up & humans uncritically "use" it they produce botshit.

See:
doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit".

When humans make stuff up they produce bullshit.

When AI makes stuff up & humans uncritically "use" it they produce botshit.

See:
doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit".

When humans make stuff up they produce bullshit.

When AI makes stuff up & humans uncritically "use" it they produce botshit.

See:
doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

You might be interested in the article that coined the term "botshit".

When humans make stuff up they produce bullshit.

When AI makes stuff up & humans uncritically "use" it they produce botshit.

See:
doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

I now have the article

Managing the Risks of Generative AI Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become widely popular, but its adoption by businesses comes with a degree of ethical risk. Organizations must prioritize the responsible use of generative A...

I am trying to quickly access a pdf version of this article, if you have access could you send me a pdf of it please:

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I would contact the authors, but their affiliations are not listed🫤