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Funding success for research on ChatGPT and other Large Language Models
CyberSocial awarded Future Humanities Institute seed funding for project "Conversing the Void: The Humanities and the Conversation Engine."
Abstract
This theoretically and methodologically innovative project examines the impact of Large Language Models (LLM) such as ChatGPT within defined social frames. The project takes an open stance in examining a participatory relationship with such language processors through 3 mini-case studies and then further explores this relationship in terms of normative tradition and speculative futures. The aim is to develop a cross-disciplinary international network that can outline how such platforms might evolve and how humans might collectively engage with such platforms in the future. Through this deeper understanding, this research network will contribute to better informed responses to upcoming technological, social and cultural challenges, both locally and globally as LLM integrates with society. The collaborative project will integrate a multitude of interdisciplinary perspectives, drawing upon Digital Humanities, Anthropology, Human-Computer Interaction, Design and Data Science. The 3 studies will follow these inquiries: 1) how will the increased accessibility of Large Language Models impact future academic pedagogy 2) how do Large Language Models affect public discourse and 3) what does the emerging social ecology for these language models look like?
Team
- PI Dr. James Cuffe
- Co-PI Prof. Luigina Ciolfi
- Co-PI James O’Sullivan
- Co-PI Prof. Jason Wiens
- Project Coordinator: Molly McGrath
- Research Associate: Dr. Dana Silvina Trif
- Research Associate: Prof. Benjamin Buchwitz
- Research Associate: German Vazquez
- Research Associate: Dr. Fiona Murphy
- Research Assistant: Ingrid Glen
- Research Assistant: Lucy McSweeny
See official announcement on Future Humanities Institute