Interesting new work by one of my best colleagues @marandajoyce.bsky.social

I’m excited to finally share this first part of my dissertation work!

✉️ Comments are welcome via DM or at aprinetti@rice.edu :)

This builds on two really exciting recent papers about Grok:

"Grok is this true?" by @thomasrenault.bsky.social
@mmosleh.bsky.social @dgrand.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/ps...

"From Notes to Bots" by Yingxin Zhou and Jingbo Hou: ssrn.com/abstract=554...

🚨 My first solo preprint is out!

I study Grok's fact-checking on X and show:

📌 Professional fact-checkers are a major source of Grok.
📌 Grok becomes more accurate as more articles from fact-checkers become available.

🔗 ssrn.com/abstract=626...

Today is the day! The Rice Political Science Graduate Student Association is competing in the Rice 24-hour challenge by raising money to support professional development, networking, and seed funding. Donate here: www.givecampus.com/schools/Rice...

Thanks, Grammarly, but I'm pretty sure I know how to spell my own name.

What a team!

I survived my first semester as a TA at Rice! From the initial mix of nerves to gradually finding my footing and actually enjoying it. This email from one of my students was the ultimate cherry on top 🥹

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