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Christiano Rocco
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Creative director, communication scientist, and MSc Psychology candidate at the University of Exeter.
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Reasoning or imitating reasoning?
September 16, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Excellent description.
September 16, 2024 at 12:23 PM
I wasn't aware of this feature. Super useful. I don't regret at all switching from Mendeley a year ago. :)
I guess it just hadn't come up yet but it turns out that Zotero has had a feature to let you know when an article in your database has been retracted. It will even pop-up a warning if you try to cite that article. Just had two articles flagged as retracted.

This is a great service.
Zotero Blog » Blog Archive » Retracted item notifications with Retraction Watch integration
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
buff.ly
September 16, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Food companies can't call soy milk "milk" because it's misleading.

But AI companies can freely use terms like "learning," “agent,” "reasoning," "judgement" and, most recently, "thinking".

Apparently, cows have better lawyers than humans. 🤷🏻‍♂️

#ai
September 15, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Fear, group identity and a need for order fuel movements such as the AfD. My latest article explores how these factors may have shaped the recent German elections.

#Psychology #VotingTrends #AfD #PoliSky #SocPsych #PoliPsy #SocPsy
www.roccothinks.com/blue-vote/
The psychology of far-right support
How fear, group identity and authoritarianism fuel far-right support - and how to counter it.
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September 8, 2024 at 3:53 AM
New blog post about what makes someone a bad person - and if there is such a thing. Read and subscribe :) www.roccothinks.com/some-people-...

#psychology #personality #psychscisky
Some people suck - Do you?
What really makes someone "bad"?
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August 26, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Reposted by Christiano Rocco
Scoop: we got our hands on an internal Google database tracking six years worth of privacy incidents, including Google recording children's voices and saving license plates from Street View.
www.404media.co/google-leak-...
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents
An internal Google database obtained by 404 Media shows Google recording childrens' voices, saving license plates from Street View, and many other self-reported incidents, large and small.
www.404media.co
June 3, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I’m feeling lucky!
A good reminder on the non-deterministic quality of current LLMs and the risks they pose.

#ai #openai #ChatGPT #GenAI #games
June 4, 2024 at 6:25 PM
ChatGPT's Bar exam performance might be overblown:

-Scores 62nd % against first-time test-takers, 42nd on essays

-Influenced by flawed marking

-Drops to 48th %, 15th on essays, compared to lawyers

#ai #chatgpt #psychology #law #science #artificialintelligence

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Re-evaluating GPT-4’s bar exam performance - Artificial Intelligence and Law
Perhaps the most widely touted of GPT-4’s at-launch, zero-shot capabilities has been its reported 90th-percentile performance on the Uniform Bar Exam. This paper begins by investigating the methodolog...
link.springer.com
June 2, 2024 at 11:35 AM
ChatGPT's summaries often miss key points or focus on irrelevant details.

Because it doesn't summarise: it shortens.

A short version isn't the same as a summary.

ALWAYS read the original.

Read this excellent article about it:

ea.rna.nl/2024/05/27/w...

#ai #openai #chatgpt #writing #tech
When ChatGPT summarises, it actually does nothing of the kind.
One of the use cases I thought was reasonable to expect from ChatGPT and Friends (LLMs) was summarising. It turns out I was wrong. What ChatGPT isn't summarising at all, it only looks like it. What it...
ea.rna.nl
May 31, 2024 at 4:36 PM
As Big Tech pushes for anthropomorphic AI, we must consider: Are we ready for the emotional bonds we may form with it?

Few studies explore this issue.

In my latest post, I discuss responsible AI use and its potential societal implications.

What are your thoughts?

#psychology #ai #openai
Sorry, it’s not mutual: consequences of emotional bonds with AI
As AI gets more human-like, it can trick users and build false trust. It can also make superficial connections. Vulnerable groups are at higher risk. Clear boundaries and transparency are important to...
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May 30, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The amount of poor quality papers on AI coming out is really wild. P-hacking, construct validity issues, lack of transparency… Wow, academia. Wow.
May 30, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Christiano Rocco
My favorite one yet.
May 24, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Reposted by Christiano Rocco
oh my god
May 23, 2024 at 10:59 PM
AI is the least “Internet” thing on the Internet. It's actually closer to the old school TV evening news than the internet.

Change my mind.

#AI #gemini #google #openai
May 24, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Is AI becoming eerily human?
Or is it all in your head?

It's a bit of both.

Read the full article and subscribe. :)

#ai #chatgpt #openai #socialpsyc #cogpsyc #devpsyc #psychology
The "human" in the machine: exploring emotional bonds and trust in anthropomorphic AI
The last few weeks have been pretty wild in the AI space. OpenAI launched its ChatGPT-4o, and the next day, Google demoed Project Astra. Both models seem to be quite similar in many ways – they're "om...
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May 23, 2024 at 9:08 PM