Ian McCarthy

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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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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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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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...)

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

#PKMastery […]

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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🫤

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...

Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at work Judges around the world are seeing error-riddled legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence.

A French data scientist and lawyer catalogued at least 490 court filings in the past six months that contained #botshit i.e., when AI makes up incorrect stuff and humans then uncritically "use" it in their work.

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For botshit see: doi.org/10.1016/j.bu...

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...

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...