Teresa Völker interviewed Jeanette Hofmann about the role of science communication in fragmented publics, the impact of social media on democratic discourse, and why scientists shouldn’t retreat from…| Elephant in the Lab
This blog journal features bold ideas and critical thoughts on science. It names the elephant in the lab – those problems everyone sees but nobody talks about.| Elephant in the Lab
Institutions often applaud public engagement, until the backlash begins. Then what? At a Berlin workshop, researchers explored how to move from awareness to action.| Elephant in the Lab
Sebastian Koth highlights the importance of scientific institutions for the establishing of public AI infrastructures.| Elephant in the Lab
In this short analysis Sami Nenno argues that increased representation of scientists can improve the information quality of talk shows.| Elephant in the Lab
In this Interview Jörg Pohle talks about generative AI tools and how they affect his research activities as well as what possible misunderstandings and fallacies in regards of using LLM’s are.| Elephant in the Lab
This article explores the evolving phenomenon of science communication in social media and the norms and values that shape these online spaces. We interviewed science communicators on TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms globally, about using generative AI to produce science-related social media content. We found that authenticity, creativity, and academic integrity are central values of online science communication and shed light on how these spaces operate. The post How Ti...| Elephant in the Lab
ChatGPT was presented to the public in November 2022 and, since then, has spurred discussions about the future of work. The advent of Open AI’s ChatGPT and its siblings Google’s Gemini or Anthropic’s Claude has sparked a wide range of positive visions of enhanced velocity and efficiency as well as dystopian scenarios about job losses. […] The post Generative AI in knowledge work appeared first on Elephant in the Lab.| Elephant in the Lab
In this opinion piece Isabella Hermann reflects on AI and how the general perception of it is shaped by pop-culturel archetypes, represented for example in movies. The post AI, science (fiction) and the need for a human-centric approach in academia appeared first on Elephant in the Lab.| Elephant in the Lab
In this short analysis, Sami Nenno takes a closer look at the content of fact-checks and misinformation in Germany.| Elephant in the Lab
To launch our new section ‘AI in Research’ Sascha Schönig spoke to Theresa Züger, head of the Public Interest AI research group, about the influence of AI on her personal day-to-day work in research, as well as on the science system as a whole. She gave some exciting insights about the risks and opportunities AI bears for research work and talked about tools her team is developing at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society.| Elephant in the Lab
Tinca Lukan explores TikTok’s use in ethnographic research on social media influencers, detailing how she integrated it into her PhD study on influencers’ working conditions in Slovenia.| Elephant in the Lab
This short analysis focuses on female scientists as a subgroup of a large survey sample and how their assessment of public engagement differs from that of their male counterparts.| Elephant in the Lab
