Month: March 2025

Helpful resources for generative AI newbies in academia

If you are an academic (including a PhD student) curious about the potential of generative AI (GenAI) in a university context, but not sure where to start, here are some helpful resources. About the technology Research shows that understanding GenAIs’ strengths and weaknesses is crucial to enable a critical approach to its use. So, my first set … Continue reading Helpful resources for generative AI newbies in academia

Conversations with Chat GPT: Convention over linguistic rules

While I warmly encourage everyone to get familiar with generative AI, I often suggest that they use it mostly for purposes where it doesn’t matter if the answer is correct or not. If one must use it in a context where accuracy matters, then I suggest using it only when we know the answer and can … Continue reading Conversations with Chat GPT: Convention over linguistic rules

Introduction to generative AI for PhD students (slides + video)

Earlier this month, I ran a brief “introduction to generative AI” session for PhD students and post-docs enrolled in the SeNSS/ SENSS doctoral training partnership.  Here are the slides used in the session, and the video recording. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/introduction-to-generative-ai-for-phd-students/276734708 Introduction to generative AI for PhD students from Ana Canhoto The session drew on my socio-technical framework for … Continue reading Introduction to generative AI for PhD students (slides + video)

Why Women Must Engage with Generative AI (and How to Get Started)

Study after study after study shows that fewer women than men are using generative AI.  Image source The reasons for this AI gender gap are numerous and, to be frank, are not new. Some of the causes mentioned in the emerging literature are: Lack of exposure to generative AI in the workplace: There is still a difference in … Continue reading Why Women Must Engage with Generative AI (and How to Get Started)