Alvarocc
@alvarocc.bsky.social
Mexicano in Mokum || Into curiosity and technology || Head of People & Culture || Views mostly not my own || alvarocc.eth
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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The peeragogy community trained a chatbot on the peeragogy handbook. Now the peeragogy community has trained it to turn drafts into prompts and prompts into peeragogical exercises. (peeragogy is collective learning without a teacher):
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June 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The peeragogy community trained a chatbot on the peeragogy handbook. Now the peeragogy community has trained it to turn drafts into prompts and prompts into peeragogical exercises. (peeragogy is collective learning without a teacher):
www.patreon.com/posts/latest...
www.patreon.com/posts/latest...
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New from me @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social + Justin-Casimir Braun:
Amsterdam believed that it could build a #predictiveAI for welfare fraud that would ALSO be fair, unbiased, & a positive case study for #ResponsibleAI. It didn't work.
Our deep dive why: www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/11/1...
Amsterdam believed that it could build a #predictiveAI for welfare fraud that would ALSO be fair, unbiased, & a positive case study for #ResponsibleAI. It didn't work.
Our deep dive why: www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/11/1...
Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI
The Dutch city thought it could break a decade-long trend of implementing discriminatory algorithms. Its failure raises the question: can these programs ever be fair?
www.technologyreview.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New from me @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social + Justin-Casimir Braun:
Amsterdam believed that it could build a #predictiveAI for welfare fraud that would ALSO be fair, unbiased, & a positive case study for #ResponsibleAI. It didn't work.
Our deep dive why: www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/11/1...
Amsterdam believed that it could build a #predictiveAI for welfare fraud that would ALSO be fair, unbiased, & a positive case study for #ResponsibleAI. It didn't work.
Our deep dive why: www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/11/1...
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If you are inclined to think chatbots can only be detrimental to information literacy or are skeptical there can be value in AI for research assistance, I wonder if you will try @mikecaulfield.bsky.social's prompt.
Copy it into Claude from checkplease.neocities.org/contact and give it any claim.
Copy it into Claude from checkplease.neocities.org/contact and give it any claim.
SIFT Toolbox Research Site
checkplease.neocities.org
May 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
If you are inclined to think chatbots can only be detrimental to information literacy or are skeptical there can be value in AI for research assistance, I wonder if you will try @mikecaulfield.bsky.social's prompt.
Copy it into Claude from checkplease.neocities.org/contact and give it any claim.
Copy it into Claude from checkplease.neocities.org/contact and give it any claim.
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Showed SIFT Toolkit to a bunch of educators earlier tonight, along with my pitch or a better conception of AI. I think they dug it. checkplease.neocities.org
SIFT Toolbox Research Site
checkplease.neocities.org
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Showed SIFT Toolkit to a bunch of educators earlier tonight, along with my pitch or a better conception of AI. I think they dug it. checkplease.neocities.org
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#CHI2025
As we rely on AI for decision-making support, how will our independent decision-making skills be affected? Prior work shows people’s decision-making skills often fail to improve or may even erode when they rely on AI for decision-support, even when the AI provides informative explanations.
As we rely on AI for decision-making support, how will our independent decision-making skills be affected? Prior work shows people’s decision-making skills often fail to improve or may even erode when they rely on AI for decision-support, even when the AI provides informative explanations.
April 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#CHI2025
As we rely on AI for decision-making support, how will our independent decision-making skills be affected? Prior work shows people’s decision-making skills often fail to improve or may even erode when they rely on AI for decision-support, even when the AI provides informative explanations.
As we rely on AI for decision-making support, how will our independent decision-making skills be affected? Prior work shows people’s decision-making skills often fail to improve or may even erode when they rely on AI for decision-support, even when the AI provides informative explanations.
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The last thing I want is for us all to get stuck in an endless generative AI loop where AI does everything. This is not what I mean when I talk about using generative AI for research and writing. This is lowest common denominator stuff
"AI Wheel of Death" by James Bedford (2025)
"AI Wheel of Death" by James Bedford (2025)
April 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The last thing I want is for us all to get stuck in an endless generative AI loop where AI does everything. This is not what I mean when I talk about using generative AI for research and writing. This is lowest common denominator stuff
"AI Wheel of Death" by James Bedford (2025)
"AI Wheel of Death" by James Bedford (2025)
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🐘⛰️ Elephants avoid steep climbs!
A new study found that African elephants prefer routes with low movement costs & lush vegetation, confirming that energy landscapes shape their paths more than elevation or water alone
🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#Elephants #SciComm 🧪
A new study found that African elephants prefer routes with low movement costs & lush vegetation, confirming that energy landscapes shape their paths more than elevation or water alone
🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#Elephants #SciComm 🧪
Energy landscapes direct the movement preferences of elephants
Energy landscapes explain the movement behaviour of elephants in Northern Kenya: they avoid energetically costly areas and preferred highly productive habitats. This highlights the importance of the ...
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March 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🐘⛰️ Elephants avoid steep climbs!
A new study found that African elephants prefer routes with low movement costs & lush vegetation, confirming that energy landscapes shape their paths more than elevation or water alone
🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#Elephants #SciComm 🧪
A new study found that African elephants prefer routes with low movement costs & lush vegetation, confirming that energy landscapes shape their paths more than elevation or water alone
🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#Elephants #SciComm 🧪
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Excellent paper that surveyed 319 knowledge workers and also analyzed 936 instances of their AI integrated workflows. They found that "higher confidence in GenAI is associated with less critical thinking!" Really good research design too: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
www.microsoft.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Excellent paper that surveyed 319 knowledge workers and also analyzed 936 instances of their AI integrated workflows. They found that "higher confidence in GenAI is associated with less critical thinking!" Really good research design too: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
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📱 Emoji Use = Emotional Insight?
A @plos.bsky.social study explores how emoji use relates to attachment styles and emotional intelligence.
It found that frequent emoji users tend to express emotions more openly, reflecting higher emotional awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#SciComm 🧪
A @plos.bsky.social study explores how emoji use relates to attachment styles and emotional intelligence.
It found that frequent emoji users tend to express emotions more openly, reflecting higher emotional awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#SciComm 🧪
Beyond words: Relationships between emoji use, attachment style, and emotional intelligence
Assessing the relationships between emoji use and traits related to communication and interpersonal skills can provide insights into who employs emojis and the psychological mechanisms underlying comp...
doi.org
December 7, 2024 at 11:54 AM
📱 Emoji Use = Emotional Insight?
A @plos.bsky.social study explores how emoji use relates to attachment styles and emotional intelligence.
It found that frequent emoji users tend to express emotions more openly, reflecting higher emotional awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#SciComm 🧪
A @plos.bsky.social study explores how emoji use relates to attachment styles and emotional intelligence.
It found that frequent emoji users tend to express emotions more openly, reflecting higher emotional awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#SciComm 🧪
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OK If we are moving to Bluesky I am rescuing my favourite ever twitter thread (Jan 2019).
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
December 1, 2024 at 8:29 PM
OK If we are moving to Bluesky I am rescuing my favourite ever twitter thread (Jan 2019).
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
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The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future 🤖
GenAI is revolutionizing education—but at what cost?
Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....
GenAI is revolutionizing education—but at what cost?
Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....
November 29, 2024 at 1:01 PM
The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future 🤖
GenAI is revolutionizing education—but at what cost?
Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....
GenAI is revolutionizing education—but at what cost?
Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....
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