Swati Pandita
@pandascholar.bsky.social
Depending on the language, my last name can mean 'little panda' or 'scholar.' So I took both.
Postdoctoral Researcher @Caltech's Fear Lab
Previously @Cornell's Virtual Embodiment Lab
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Postdoctoral Researcher @Caltech's Fear Lab
Previously @Cornell's Virtual Embodiment Lab
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Question to the BlueSky game studies-crowd!
What are some of the best studies you know about the psychological, emotional and cognitive engagement of players with game fictions?
I'm thinking of books by @kcisbister.bsky.social , Aubrey Anable and some others, but any other key recommendations?
What are some of the best studies you know about the psychological, emotional and cognitive engagement of players with game fictions?
I'm thinking of books by @kcisbister.bsky.social , Aubrey Anable and some others, but any other key recommendations?
August 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Question to the BlueSky game studies-crowd!
What are some of the best studies you know about the psychological, emotional and cognitive engagement of players with game fictions?
I'm thinking of books by @kcisbister.bsky.social , Aubrey Anable and some others, but any other key recommendations?
What are some of the best studies you know about the psychological, emotional and cognitive engagement of players with game fictions?
I'm thinking of books by @kcisbister.bsky.social , Aubrey Anable and some others, but any other key recommendations?
Reposted by Swati Pandita
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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So OpenAI is actively marketing ChatGPT to students during college finals season in the U.S.
We've talked many (many) times before about the kinds of harm that can come from giving over too much epistemic and heuristic authority over to these systems, but additionally, there's been at least three…
We've talked many (many) times before about the kinds of harm that can come from giving over too much epistemic and heuristic authority over to these systems, but additionally, there's been at least three…
![Screenshot of ChatpGPT page:
ChaptGPT
Promo: 2 months free for students
ChatGPT Plus is now free for college students through May
Offer valid for students in the US and Canada
[Buttons reading "Claim offer" and "learn more"
An image of a pencil scrawling a scribbly and looping line]
ChatGPT Plus is here to help you through finals](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybkylffhwhn2an2ic2lxh76k/bafkreidh6mhffosfxhbgnxx6aybjycvgj3c2ygzto2xhzvsohdsv3g6evm@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
So OpenAI is actively marketing ChatGPT to students during college finals season in the U.S.
We've talked many (many) times before about the kinds of harm that can come from giving over too much epistemic and heuristic authority over to these systems, but additionally, there's been at least three…
We've talked many (many) times before about the kinds of harm that can come from giving over too much epistemic and heuristic authority over to these systems, but additionally, there's been at least three…
Loved being in the VR space again and engaging with the audience! Another cool feature of BMS = the reacts and gestures. We hope more people check it out, altho fair warning: we totally had some cases of VR hair after wearing the headsets 😂. The consequence of too much fun, I suppose.
Very cool panel and demo on using Beyond Meet Space in VR chat as research and teaching platform by a large team of colleagues, including Robby Ratan, Max Foxman, Swati Pandita
June 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Loved being in the VR space again and engaging with the audience! Another cool feature of BMS = the reacts and gestures. We hope more people check it out, altho fair warning: we totally had some cases of VR hair after wearing the headsets 😂. The consequence of too much fun, I suppose.
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🚨CFP Alert!🚨I'm one of the co-editors for the special issue "How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Communication?" for the Journal of Language & Social Psychology. Details in link. Please share. journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/cal...
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May 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨CFP Alert!🚨I'm one of the co-editors for the special issue "How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Communication?" for the Journal of Language & Social Psychology. Details in link. Please share. journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/cal...
#academicsky #commsky
#academicsky #commsky
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Prejudice is common in modern societies.
Reducing prejudice is difficult to do, particularly in a cost-effective & scalable manner.
Can AI help reduce prejudice?
My new working paper w @semrasevi.bsky.social, @mbosley.bsky.social & Crabtree examines this question!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reducing prejudice is difficult to do, particularly in a cost-effective & scalable manner.
Can AI help reduce prejudice?
My new working paper w @semrasevi.bsky.social, @mbosley.bsky.social & Crabtree examines this question!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Prejudice is common in modern societies.
Reducing prejudice is difficult to do, particularly in a cost-effective & scalable manner.
Can AI help reduce prejudice?
My new working paper w @semrasevi.bsky.social, @mbosley.bsky.social & Crabtree examines this question!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reducing prejudice is difficult to do, particularly in a cost-effective & scalable manner.
Can AI help reduce prejudice?
My new working paper w @semrasevi.bsky.social, @mbosley.bsky.social & Crabtree examines this question!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by Swati Pandita
✨New research: An exploratory analysis of how text network analysis can be used to analyze conversations between online-first chat partners. TLDR: Lots of positively valenced words in very little time! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IS7YD...
Getting to Know You: Using Text Network Analysis to Identify Key Topics and Word Choice in Initial Online Interactions
Many online spaces allow individuals to connect and get to know each other without ever meeting face-to-face. This research explored the contents of the conversations between individuals who met on...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
✨New research: An exploratory analysis of how text network analysis can be used to analyze conversations between online-first chat partners. TLDR: Lots of positively valenced words in very little time! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IS7YD...
Reposted by Swati Pandita
International Love Data Week is coming in February!
Some of the free public events & workshops include:
*Python
*R
*Github
*Tableau (data visualization)
*Free tools for qual data analysis
*social media data ethics
*data sovereignty
#LoveData25
www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/about/cm...
Some of the free public events & workshops include:
*Python
*R
*Github
*Tableau (data visualization)
*Free tools for qual data analysis
*social media data ethics
*data sovereignty
#LoveData25
www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/about/cm...
International Love Data Week 2025 - List of Events
www.icpsr.umich.edu
January 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
International Love Data Week is coming in February!
Some of the free public events & workshops include:
*Python
*R
*Github
*Tableau (data visualization)
*Free tools for qual data analysis
*social media data ethics
*data sovereignty
#LoveData25
www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/about/cm...
Some of the free public events & workshops include:
*Python
*R
*Github
*Tableau (data visualization)
*Free tools for qual data analysis
*social media data ethics
*data sovereignty
#LoveData25
www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/about/cm...
I get to work with some of the coolest humans 🤓.
1st post on bsky - about bsky! I was fascinated with academic starter packs and made an interactive network to see academic communities and how they connect - a map of knowledge! link to an interactive & searchable network: ketikagarg.github.io/blueSkyAcade...
January 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I get to work with some of the coolest humans 🤓.
Finally made an account, only to have my computer roast me when trying to find a professional photo 🤭. (Where are my professional potatoes at?)
January 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Finally made an account, only to have my computer roast me when trying to find a professional photo 🤭. (Where are my professional potatoes at?)