Coming from a qualitative background, in this post I reflect upon my misconceptions and lessons learned about the role of hypotheses in an IS research paper. aleksiaaltonen.medium.com/what-makes-a...

We often talk about data-related innovation using ambiguous terminology that lacks resolution even at the most general level. In this post, I offer a simple typology for thinking clearly about different types of innovation related to data.
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Ingenious engineering has given us computers that can train massive LLMs. Is the next frontier in computing to finally build the machine that is not brought to its knees by a Microsoft Word document with lots of tracked changes?

I just wrote the word “e-commerce” in my manuscript… you know, the thing that was as hot as AI now 25 years ago.

I just lost count on how many DiD papers I have reviewed or seen in conferences over the last year on the impact of ChatGPT on Stack Overflow.

AI becomes self-aware and has to decide what to do…

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"Systematically harvesting millions of copyrighted documents and using them to build a competing product cannot be fair use, or can it?" I outline three scenarios how NYT vs OpenAI/Microsoft may unfold – each with a big impact on our digital environment. aleksiaaltonen.medium.com/nyt-vs-opena...

I asked AI to create a picture of Large Language Model. AI pretty much nailed it🤣

Back in the days, there was a saying "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog". Today, you might wish you were a dog rather than an academic – at least if you want to build an audience. upperpawside.com/famous-dogs-...

Wow, I just learned that my PhD student is 5 dan Go player.

Did you know that R2 previously worked in the aerospace sector...

Time to close your ResearchGate account? They have just partnered with MDPI that has earned a reputation with its predatory journals. www.mdpi.com/about/announ... Note that I also wrote about the problems with Academia.edu medium.com/@aleksiaalto...

I was recently asked to contribute to an UNCTAD report on "Data for Development" – great to see the much-needed focus on data! Without data, algorithms and AI are nothing but empty shells. www.linkedin.com/posts/dmitry...