Zizi Papacharissi
@zizip
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UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication + Poli Sci, Head of COMM@UIC Books: After Democracy; Affective Publics; A Private Sphere; A Networked Self series
Chicago
Joined August 2007
And citizens, in an attention economy, your attention is a powerful commodity. It’s your path to agency. Choose how you focus your attention. Don’t squander your attention to clickbait headlines. Play hard to get. Your attention is your power.
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Thank you to the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy and the luminous Gina Neff at the U of Cambridge for hosting me. Here’s my keynote on What AI Can and Cannot Do for Democracy:.
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Performative politics:. If it doesn’t play in TV, it did not happen.
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It is all public theater. There are 3 congressional seats up on special elections this year, and they can decide majority leadership. It’s only a slim majority lead in House. It’s drama; designed as a play for these votes. The media are falling for .* Politics of spectacle *.
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RT @chris_bail: Join our team using LLMs to simulate social media to improve civility in our platforms!.
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RT @chouliaraki_l: As the #USElection is upon us, let’s remember how the language of victimhood is systematically used by Trump and the far….
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RT @JannieHart: So excited to attend this conference at Copenhagen University, brilliantly curated by among others @NThylstrup @ravn_louis….
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RT @jonathan_c_ong: At #AoiR2024 my colleagues & I hyped up our new study critiquing the "illusion of inclusion" in the Tech and Democracy….
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Virtual Launch Event of the Study Custom Built / Feito Sob Medida How can tech and democracy programs better serve the needs and challenges of Global Majority countries? What are …
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RT @redlineproject: The Red Line Project will be covering a few local Chicago races on Election night and updating with a page of social me….
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RT @Netakv: Hello #Aoir2024! You're warmly invited to the launch of @ioanaliterat and my new @OUPAcademic book,."Not Your Parents' Politics….
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RT @betty_ferrari: . and come to listen to our talk on Saturday, 3:30-5 pm. We have a zine to share with you all ✨✨ #AoIR2024
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RT @natalia_orregot: @drjessmaddox @wishcrys @usharaman @tamaleaver After the panel closed: time for the #AOIR2024 keynote with Dr. Seeta P….
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RT @TlMrs: The #digital #afterlife #industry panel on #Halloween went well. Had the pleasure to collaborate with Paula Kiel and Carrie O'Co….
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RT @drjessmaddox: The fabulous @JessRauchberg presenting ongoing work on Jewish content creators done by her, @TomDivon, and myself! @WEARE….
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RT @politybooks: Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of @madianou's 'Technocolonialism' at #AOIR2024 today! . The book is of….
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RT @alondra: I spoke w/ @AP about the use of inaccurate, insecure AI transcription tools in clinical settings. The stakes are high & the co….
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Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw. It makes things up that were never said.
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RT @JoJoFromJerz: The Washington Post and LA Times: .‘We’re gonna sit this one out.’. The New York Times:
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