An Antropofagia approach to AI and creativity: Lessons from Latin America to rethink collectivity, process and meaning in creative value. Daniela Jaramillo-Dent (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Payal Arora (Utrecht University, Netherlands).

This paper provides a Latin American rooted ‘Antropofagia’ approach to creativity amid debates about the implications of creative work and image-generating Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Check out our freshest publication on how everyday moments become triggers of a sense of dataveillance written by @ce-matt.bsky.social, Noemi Festic, @danijaradent.bsky.social, Michael Latzer and me. It is available open access here 👇https://doi.org/10.1177/27523543251370597

📝 Pub alert: My first dissertation (and first-author) paper "Triggers of a Sense of Dataveillance: Empirical Insights Into Characteristics and Determinants" is out in @emergingmedia.bsky.social

👉 Find it here: lnkd.in/e-xeJQGD

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✨ I am very grateful for receiving this award together with my colleague Noemi Festic and for the opportunity to present our work at the @sgkm.bsky.social Annual Conference last week in Chur. I had a wonderful time and appreciated the great discussions and the chance to connect with peers! #SGKM

Well, this is a thing www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...

Our book is here! 😊

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

Groundbreaking new report from members @tomdivon.bsky.social & @danijaradent.bsky.social!

Latin American Cultures on TikTok Download the report (PDF). About ‘Latin American Cultures on TikTok’ collects and expands on some of the main takeaways from the Latin American Cultures on TikTok event, which took place on N…

📢📢📢 My brilliant friend @danijaradent.bsky.social and I have released a report (from our TCRN event) shedding light on the structural inequalities that shape the experiences of Latin American creators on TikTok. Their reality is one of constant struggle; see 🧵 tiktokcultures.com/latam-report/

Xiaohongshu Scrambles to Hire English-Speaking Content Moderators Job listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok.

Surprise, surprise... "RedNote Scrambles to Hire English-Speaking Content Moderators" www.wired.com/story/xiaoho...

Just realized my essay today also serves as an explanation of the “why isn’t media covering XYZ?” phenomenon: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/fires-and-...

Is AI finally ready to replace your doctor? Advances in artificial intelligence mean that machines can now perform certain diagnostic tasks with far better accuracy than human doctors - but the picture is more complicated than you might think

Is AI ready to replace your doctor? A new paper has attracted lots of speculation - but my latest for @newscientist.bsky.social looks at whether it's likely in the future
www.newscientist.com/article/2461...

🚨BREAKING🚨: D.C. Circuit rules 3-0 to uphold the TikTok divestment-or-ban law. Ginsburg writes the majority (he was the most aggressive TikTok skeptic at oral argument), and Srinivasan writes an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. 🧵1/ www.lawfaremedia.org/article/d.c...

Unique professorship. Please share 🫶♾️

Digital communication & society professorship @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social.

Excellent conditions, extraordinary startup package. Interdisciplinary profile.

📆: deadline February 17!

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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

Takeaways:
💫 a lot of influencers feel they can speak about elections but without authenticity;
💫ad disclosures - what are those?
💫where’s the content moderation at since TikTok does not allow for political branded content as shown by @taylorannabell.bsky.social 👇🏼

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Hey, FYP addicts! Join into this list if you’ve got your scholarly sights set on TikTok—or if you just want to keep tabs on those who do! 🔎✨

Thanks!

Just gonna keep sharing this. Some of the smartest and kindest humans I know. And if you’re in this space please ask to be added. I may need to make a Part II pack at this rate because I’m running out of slots. 😅

👉 The Media & Communication starter pack of starter packs 📺 🎞️ 📱 💬

Internet Studies: go.bsky.app/LVrPemK
Internet Studies 2: go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf
Internet Studies 3: go.bsky.app/9uYafGv
Media Theory: go.bsky.app/RGLr16b
Audience Studies: go.bsky.app/2CKVP4u

Nice to see so many people in this more friendly space 😀! Over the past years, I have worked across continents with 7 colleagues on a SI of International Journal of Cultural Studies featuring 20 papers developing Global Perspectives on Platforms and Cultural Production: www.uva.nl/en/profile/p...

Thanks for creating this! I would love to be added 😊

If you don't want (whichever) Discourse to follow you here, make liberal use of block/mute features, keyword filters, etc. You have agency, and controls.

We're delighted to announce the #CFP for the Intl. Conf. on Social Media & Society (London, UK Jul 16-18, 2024) #SMSociety

Important Due Dates:
*Papers (Extended Abstracts): Jan. 21, 2024
*Panels, Workshops & Tutorials: Feb. 11, 2024
Posters: Mar. 1, 2024 socialmediaandsociety.org/2023/call-fo...

Do not miss this #AoIR2022 special issue. I am part of it with a paper on the unhomed data subject—the idea that as multiple datafied systems affiliate us, we are left without a place to stand.

UVA Jobs Search open jobs at the University of Virginia and UVA Health.

🚨📣 We're hiring a Post doc! Come be part of our Digital Technology for Democracy Lab. We are interested in work on the intersections of Democracy and Digital Technology- open to a wide range of disciplines. Yearly salary $65K + benefits + health care.
jobs.virginia.edu/jobs/R005393...

Latin American Cultures on TikTok Latin American Cultures on TikTok EspañolDate: Wednesday 8 November, 2023Time:1200 - 1430 CLST - Santiago/Buenos Aires1000 - 1230 ECT - Quito/Lima     0900 - 1130 CST - Mexico City  0700 - 093...

I am excited to be part of the organizing team for this satellite online roundtable event of the TikTok Cultures Research Network, Latin American Cultures on TikTok will be held on 8 November. 
More details on this event, including registration, can be found here:
tiktokcultures.com/latin-americ...