Mish Dalton
@mishdalton.bsky.social
Research and Library stuff @ UCD. Views my own
Giraffes! 🦒 Badminton! 🏸 Exclamation marks!
Contentedly discontent. #OABooks #ResearchCulture
Giraffes! 🦒 Badminton! 🏸 Exclamation marks!
Contentedly discontent. #OABooks #ResearchCulture
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State of Open Data talk
Brian Nosek brings up something I've been thinking about.
Pre-AI - Benefits of data sharing often exceeded the costs (most people use your data for good)
Post-AI - People have real concerns about how their open data will be used for things they don't ethically agree with
Brian Nosek brings up something I've been thinking about.
Pre-AI - Benefits of data sharing often exceeded the costs (most people use your data for good)
Post-AI - People have real concerns about how their open data will be used for things they don't ethically agree with
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
State of Open Data talk
Brian Nosek brings up something I've been thinking about.
Pre-AI - Benefits of data sharing often exceeded the costs (most people use your data for good)
Post-AI - People have real concerns about how their open data will be used for things they don't ethically agree with
Brian Nosek brings up something I've been thinking about.
Pre-AI - Benefits of data sharing often exceeded the costs (most people use your data for good)
Post-AI - People have real concerns about how their open data will be used for things they don't ethically agree with
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It's not unheard of to find errors in your data after publishing it. While it's not fun when this happens, this one-pager can help guide you through the process of updating data, code, and publications when errors are found.
osf.io/q4jre/files/...
osf.io/q4jre/files/...
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
It's not unheard of to find errors in your data after publishing it. While it's not fun when this happens, this one-pager can help guide you through the process of updating data, code, and publications when errors are found.
osf.io/q4jre/files/...
osf.io/q4jre/files/...
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Have you registered for Thursday's webinar? Huge interest in this one.
Still time to register.
Still time to register.
Why does #openaccess matter and what’s at stake if scholarship isn’t publicly available? This Thursday, 1/29, ACLS President Joy Connolly will participate in an @oaspa.bsky.social webinar to discuss the importance of #OA beyond academia.
Register: bit.ly/4benLQe
Full info & bios: bit.ly/4aBRXnU
Register: bit.ly/4benLQe
Full info & bios: bit.ly/4aBRXnU
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Have you registered for Thursday's webinar? Huge interest in this one.
Still time to register.
Still time to register.
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Confronting the Challenges of Sensitive Open Data
#OpenScience #OpenData
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
#OpenScience #OpenData
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Confronting the Challenges of Sensitive Open Data
When governments collect sensitive data about private individuals, personal privacy and governmental transparency come into conflict. How should we resolve this tension?
katinamagazine.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Confronting the Challenges of Sensitive Open Data
#OpenScience #OpenData
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
#OpenScience #OpenData
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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"An academic discovers a paper attributed to him that does not exist has been cited 42 times" is a sentence with an actual referent in 2025.
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"An academic discovers a paper attributed to him that does not exist has been cited 42 times" is a sentence with an actual referent in 2025.
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Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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'Critical washing' is a very useful phrase I've just learned thanks to this paper. And while it relates to AI we can apply it in other areas. Key for me would be safety, wellbeing and mental distress in education settings where there's a huge amount of discussion and little comparative action.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
'Critical washing' is a very useful phrase I've just learned thanks to this paper. And while it relates to AI we can apply it in other areas. Key for me would be safety, wellbeing and mental distress in education settings where there's a huge amount of discussion and little comparative action.
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How do I get people to understand that high quality data collected with intention and analyzed by experts have even more potential to revolutionize health care?
Can't even make jokes anymore because Deloitte did use AI to say that AI is good...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/newfo...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/newfo...
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
How do I get people to understand that high quality data collected with intention and analyzed by experts have even more potential to revolutionize health care?
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In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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From @aip-publishing.bsky.social: cost of a peer reviewed article is $2700 (*before* you start giving back to the community). Would like to see a more detailed split, but it does align with estimates from eLife and EMBO #ScientificPublishing
www.stm-publishing.com/cost-transpa...
www.stm-publishing.com/cost-transpa...
Cost Transparency at AIP Publishing: Why We’re Sharing Our True Costs
AIP Publishing is committed to building a more inclusive and vibrant future for the physical sciences. Open science can accelerate global progress by breaking barriers to open and fair research commun...
www.stm-publishing.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From @aip-publishing.bsky.social: cost of a peer reviewed article is $2700 (*before* you start giving back to the community). Would like to see a more detailed split, but it does align with estimates from eLife and EMBO #ScientificPublishing
www.stm-publishing.com/cost-transpa...
www.stm-publishing.com/cost-transpa...
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take me seriously
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
take me seriously
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"[T]he root problem is arguably that #ChatGPT still pretends to be a person—a consistent entity that knows you... It assumes the mantle of human emotion and acts like it understands you and sympathizes with what you’re going through" arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/o... #ethics #tech #design #business
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities
New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.
arstechnica.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges
science.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
science.org/content/article/after-coalition-s-disrupted-scientific-publishing-new-plan-retreats-strict-requirements
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“Like misinformation, misconduct is nothing new. But it’s become easier for authors to execute it with the aid of artificial intelligence and “𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨,” while being harder for publishers to contend with, given the volume of potential misconduct cases…” @bmj.com
The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research
In a recent lecture Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, talked about how setbacks driven by misinformation can be temporary and how evidence and data can rebuild confidence. He was speaking...
www.bmj.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Like misinformation, misconduct is nothing new. But it’s become easier for authors to execute it with the aid of artificial intelligence and “𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨,” while being harder for publishers to contend with, given the volume of potential misconduct cases…” @bmj.com
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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📺 Tune in tonight!
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📺 Tune in tonight!
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…
Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player
Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc
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Read about the resources created by the 'Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group on the blog: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Read about the resources created by the 'Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group on the blog: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...
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Attend our joint seminar with @ucdresearch.bsky.social:
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Attend our joint seminar with @ucdresearch.bsky.social:
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library
This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.
Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
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A rapidly growing share of letters to journals may be drafted by machines, undetected by editors. Study quantifies recently ‘prolific debutante authors’ who had published no letters before 2022, when ChatGPT debuted. #academicjournals #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI
New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs
www.science.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A rapidly growing share of letters to journals may be drafted by machines, undetected by editors. Study quantifies recently ‘prolific debutante authors’ who had published no letters before 2022, when ChatGPT debuted. #academicjournals #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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This week's @nature.com cover highlights a report of A.I.- mediated distortion
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This week's @nature.com cover highlights a report of A.I.- mediated distortion
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s41...
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.