Abstract for "Generative Multimodal Models for Social Science: An Application with Satellite and Streetscape Imagery" by Tina Law and Elizabeth Roberto

New article w/ @emroberto.bsky.social out in SMR! We introduce a framework for analyzing images 🖼️ with generative multimodal models and provide an empirical application using satellite and street images. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How a highway in Tulsa displaced and dispossessed Black residents Following the Tulsa Race Massacre, Black residents rebuilt and flourished in the Greenwood District. Then came the highway.

Excited to be included in this Marketplace segment (at around 8 minutes in).

Excited to be in Montreal to share some new work on AI at #ASA2024! I'll be sharing a recently published paper with Leslie McCall on the important role of sociologists in AI policymaking, and a new working paper with @emroberto.bsky.social on analyzing satellite and streetscape imagery with genAI.

Excited to head back to New Haven to share two new working papers, one with @emroberto.bsky.social and one with Nga Than, Leanne Fan, @lauraknelson.bsky.social, and Leslie McCall!