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Established AI research Research 16d ago
⚡ 614 h early
AI theoretical tool cognitive science paper

Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science - Computational Brain & Behavior

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Opportunity & adoption reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Iris van Rooij
“"no finite set of ‘impressive’ observations about AIs/LLMs establishes that they exhibit a (human) cognitive capacity. (...) if we propose that a machine has a cognitive capacity X, we must also formally charactise X such that the machine’s capacity Y can b…” evidence ↗
4 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Research & technical analysis

1 expert

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“One paper I thought a lot while writing was this by @irisvanrooij.bsky.social et al (linked in my piece; I recommend). There's a role for AI for "assessing whether something is computationally possible or not, in principle and in practice." link.springer.co…”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“"no finite set of ‘impressive’ observations about AIs/LLMs establishes that they exhibit a (human) cognitive capacity. (...) if we propose that a machine has a cognitive capacity X, we must also formally charactise X such that the machine’s capacity Y can b…”

2 experts discussed this · 21 posts
Iris van Rooij: Footnote 23 in Reclaiming AI: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Iris van Rooij: "no finite set of ‘impressive’ observations about AIs/LLMs establishes that they exhibit a (human) cognitive capacity. (...) if we propose that a machine has a cognitive capacity X, we must also fo…
Olivia Guest: Footnote 23 in Reclaiming AI: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Established AI field signal Analysis 7d ago
⚡ 645 h early
academics reject uncritical AI adoption

Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia

4 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Opportunity & adoption reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“or if you prefer text: Guest, O., Suarez, M., Müller, B., et al. (2026). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Digital Culture & Education. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Research & technical analysis

1 expert

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“See, e.g., Section 4 in our position paper for an overview of how the principles can be applied to 'AI': 📝 @olivia.science , @marentierra.bsky.social et al. (2026). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Digital Culture & Educatio…”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“or if you prefer text: Guest, O., Suarez, M., Müller, B., et al. (2026). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Digital Culture & Education. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...”

4 experts discussed this · 112 posts
Olivia Guest: if you hate LaTeX then raw text works too because remember: journals are supposed to typeset stuff for us: we pay them
Olivia Guest: or git, but depends how you work ofc
Olivia Guest: not a fan, but yes, a very good idea
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Established Compute & infrastructure Development 7d ago
⚡ 81 h early
data centers taken to court podcast

- YouTube

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Opportunity & adoption reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“maybe some useful points on this terminological issue here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 3 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“☀️ 📚 Day 1 of the Summer School, we had the inspiring and thought-provoking keynote by @olivia.science, titled: “What is AI, and why is it harmful?” You can watch it here 🎬 🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85... 2/🧵”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“maybe some useful points on this terminological issue here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...”

2 experts discussed this · 5 posts
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: Excited to hear @olivia.science’s research on what #AI is and why it is harmful at today’s @adaptcentre.bsky.social webinar. (Happening now!) #PhilAI #CogSci
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...
Olivia Guest: oh you already found it! thank youu 🩵
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Established AI field signal Development 10d ago
⚡ 4 h early
YouTube AI video unlabeled

- YouTube

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Why this matches Opportunity & adoption reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“if it's not useful nor interesting, please feel free to ignore — but it can also be helpful to understand our place in a complex web spun by so-called AI (sadly) as it has roots within our fields and therefore helps to understand our reactions to it as a (m…” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered

“if it's not useful nor interesting, please feel free to ignore — but it can also be helpful to understand our place in a complex web spun by so-called AI (sadly) as it has roots within our fields and therefore helps to understand our reactions to it as a (m…”