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Ian McCarthy
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Professor. Interested in operations, innovation, entrepreneurship, change, social media, creative consumers, education, footie, and bullshit.

You can freely access my articles and presentations here: https://itdependsblog.blogspot.com/p/home.html?m=1 .. more

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Check out the articles that coined the term 'botshit,' i.e., nonsensical AI-generated content that’s trusted and "used" by humans:

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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.
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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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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...
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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.

See:

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

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

See:

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

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

See:

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

An open access version: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Reposted by Ian P. McCarthy

Reposted by Ian P. McCarthy

Reposted by Ian P. McCarthy

I now have the article

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:

hbr.org/2023/06/mana...

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