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Description: While various solutions to problems at the intersection of social media and democracy are under consideration, from regulation to antitrust action, some experts are enthusiastic about the opportunity to create a new social media ecosystem that relies less on centrally managed platforms like Facebook and more on decentralized, interoperable services and components. In this […]

A comprehensive analysis of large language models and their impact by Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru, et al.  The discussion of this important essay will be led by co-facilitators Kath Bode (Data History, ANU) and Matthew Stone (Computer Science, RU). Primary Reading: Emily Bender, Timnit Gebru, et al. “On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too […]