Kobin Kendrick
@kobinkendrick.bsky.social
Conversation analyst at the University of York. Interests include CA methods, turn-taking, multimodality, and the recruitment of assistance—e/acc
I asked five AIs to draft PhD proposals in conversation analysis.
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
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On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I asked five AIs to draft PhD proposals in conversation analysis.
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
On one level, this is a simple thought experiment: what might an AI do if it went to grad school?
On another, it gives us a glimpse of a near-future in which AI guides human inquiry.
🧵👇
The new ChatGPT 4o image generation is transformative for multimodal conversation analysis. It creates anonymized illustrations in any style while preserving relevant details of embodied conduct—useful when you lack ethical approval to include frame grabs in publications.
March 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The new ChatGPT 4o image generation is transformative for multimodal conversation analysis. It creates anonymized illustrations in any style while preserving relevant details of embodied conduct—useful when you lack ethical approval to include frame grabs in publications.
Just back to the UK after two weeks at Ocean University of China and wanted to share this photo from Monday and Tuesday's workshop on multimodality. Grateful for the wonderful participants and their insightful contributions!
March 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Just back to the UK after two weeks at Ocean University of China and wanted to share this photo from Monday and Tuesday's workshop on multimodality. Grateful for the wonderful participants and their insightful contributions!
A fantastic few days so far at Ocean University of China, teaching Advanced Methods in Conversation Analysis with Paul Drew. Huge thanks to Guodong Yu and Yaxin Wu for organizing such a great event! 📸
February 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A fantastic few days so far at Ocean University of China, teaching Advanced Methods in Conversation Analysis with Paul Drew. Huge thanks to Guodong Yu and Yaxin Wu for organizing such a great event! 📸
Multimodal transcription is essential for representing visible action in CA transcripts. I’ve recorded a video series showing how I transcribe embodied action step by step. Links to the videos are in the thread below ⬇️
February 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Multimodal transcription is essential for representing visible action in CA transcripts. I’ve recorded a video series showing how I transcribe embodied action step by step. Links to the videos are in the thread below ⬇️
@judithholler.bsky.social and I have written an entry on 'Conversation' for the new Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science edited by Mike Frank and @asifamajid.bsky.social. Happy to have contributed to such a fantastic resource! oecs.mit.edu/pub/gx9ypm4x...
December 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM
@judithholler.bsky.social and I have written an entry on 'Conversation' for the new Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science edited by Mike Frank and @asifamajid.bsky.social. Happy to have contributed to such a fantastic resource! oecs.mit.edu/pub/gx9ypm4x...