Alexia Maddox
@alexiamadd
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Sociologist| Digital frontiers| Research methods|
Melbourne, Australia
Joined March 2012
Where to share this? Probably not here, but there you go. This is me learning and working at the same time. #genAI #Conversationalanalaysis #humantechnologyencounters
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The transcript that follows is a sociologist ‘at work’. This was a ripper conversation with Claude AI. Very soon, we won’t be able to see the ‘seams’, the working conv…
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#Blog I just thought I'd share a sign of life post. Things have been busy here and you can expect more from me in Nov when my book launches! #web3 #genAI #socialmedia #digitalfrontiers
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Do you feel like we’re at a crossroads in what the internet is and how we want it to be in the future? But really, I feel like we are down in the weeds, trying to thrash out the details on a …
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#JOB At the School of Education, La Trobe University we are looking for a #digital #education focused academic (Level B) to join our team. Come work with me! Please share and/or hit me up with any questions
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I was on ABC @RadioNational this morning talking about Intergenerational wealth transfer with @HilaryKHarper on Life Matters. If you're keen, link to listen back below. https://t.co/OdB7pflvx1
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What role should the bank of mum and dad play in supporting children into adulthood and how might this perpetuate inequality into the future? Sociologist Professor Dan Woodman joins Hilary Harper to...
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🚨Attention journalist friends Deepfake detection system for open source verification - looks promising
mccormick.northwestern.edu
Professor V.S. Subrahmanian developed a free platform to help journalists determine the validity of digital artifacts.
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here are my highlights from @drmichaellevin's recent paper on memory he proposes a big shift in our notion of “memory” – from something that stores hard-coded information to a “prompt” that must be reinterpreted by our future self, a prompt which has a minimal agency of its own
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this paper on collective intelligence by @drmichaellevin is one of the most mind-blowing things I've read in a while it's full of examples of the under-appreciated intelligence of biological systems, with some deep perspective shifts on our understanding of ourselves thread:
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I’m happy to announce the publication of “On Display: Instagram, the Self, and the City” co-authored with @jboy and published @OUPacademic. It examines how a platform that is unfailingly polished and ruthlessly judgmental shapes us and our environments.
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Still stunned & very grateful to receive funding in the #DP24 round. For those interested, our recent article offers more detail on the project: https://t.co/sPT0T25Cg4 Sincere commiserations to those who were unsuccessful this time round, this was the second try for this project
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Why children’s interests count in the global AI arms race. @MediaLSE @5RightsFound #DigitalFutures #DigitalFuturesForChildren #AISafetySummit #ChildRights @UNICEFInnocenti AI and children's rights: a guide to the transnational guidance
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As the UK prepares for its AI Safety Summit, LSE’s Gazal Shekhawat and Sonia Livingstone call attention to the interests of children in the global AI arms race
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We have two ongoing T&R Lecturer in Cultural Studies jobs open now for applications at @unimelb Applications close 30 November. Come work with us 🙏🏼📚🌈
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Two—TWO!—tenure-track jobs in political theory at the University of Melbourne, as lecturer (= assistant prof) and associate (= associate/full prof) levels. Great colleagues, great city. https://t.co/vufOxeZYOL
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Thanks to @deadtheorist ABC QLD radio listeners got to hear me talk about etiquette on LinkedIn. It was such a non-topic, that I thought I'd blog about it. I realised that it was a much needed distraction from the high fire danger for listeners
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In NSW and Southern Queensland, fire conditions are beginning, with yesterday seeing outbreaks. In the evening I had the privilege of speaking on ABC QLD radio, but it was not about fire. No. It wa…
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📢 Join us! Apply for our Postdoc Research Officer in Digital Futures for Children. Work with @Livingstone_S #BaronessKidron Apply by 13 Nov https://t.co/wYWw1u9ptK
@MediaLSE @5RightsFound #AcademicJobs #DigitalFutures #DigitalFuturesforChildren #UNCRC
https://t.co/R4AMqIlqgS
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Fortunate to be one of the lucky ones this year, but these graphs make it clear: we're seriously underinvesting in our research, our researchers and ultimately our future.
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**JOB OPP** Lecturers / Senior Lecturers - Social and Political Sciences (Multiple Positions including #Sociology) Applications close: 24 November 2023 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) For details, visit https://t.co/3im3fQ9EeS
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Apparently today is Tuesday, not Wednesday. I've given up expecting my brain to operate. Today is a day to just take things in. Like delving into #crisis research and reading one of my favourite authors. I'd forgotten how good they are. Good reminder.
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Roundup: Remembering David Golumbia - by Paris Marx
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Read to the end for bad news for Sam Bankman-Fried
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JOB ALERT 🚨 My department at Rutgers School of Communication @RutgersCommInfo is hiring an assistant professor in Media Studies! We are looking for folks who specializes in digital platforms & marginalized communities. Please reach out if you have any questions! Deadline Oct. 15
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