Editing Online Communities (UW COM481 Spring 2024) (section)

=== May 28: (Tuesday) Generative AI and Online Communities -- Your Presentation is Due ===

'''Lectures'''

[https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6e373fe3-bd3e-437f-980f-b179000e219d Generative AI Mini-Lecture] [16m30s]

'''Readings'''
* Zewe, Adam (2023). Explained: Generative AI. MIT News. https://news.mit.edu/2023/explained-generative-ai-1109 [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/119953697/download?download_frd=1 or on canvas]
* Burtch, Gordon and Lee, Dokyun and Chen, Zhichen (2024). Generative AI degrades online communities. Communications of the ACM. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3624732
* Peters, J. (2023). Reddit thinks AI chatbots will 'complement' human connection, not replace it. ''The Verge'' [https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/10/23594786/reddit-bing-chatgpt-ai-google-search-bard Free online]
* Vincent, J. (2022). AI-generated answers temporarily banned on coding Q&A site Stack Overflow. ''The Verge'' [https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/5/23493932/chatgpt-ai-generated-answers-temporarily-banned-stack-overflow-llms-dangers Free online]


'''Resources'''
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/120868239/download?download_frd=1 Reading Note 17]
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/120868274/download?download_frd=1 Lecture Slides]
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/121057433/download?download_frd=1 Case Boards]
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a0e6b7e8-b475-478f-90c1-b17e011ff385 Class Recording]

Please note that the readings and lecture preparation for this session are relatively light to allow you more time to do the hands-on portion, described in the reading note. This activity includes the use of generative AI.

'''Optional materials'''
*  Burtch, Gordon and Lee, Dokyun and Chen, Zhichen, The Consequences of Generative AI for UGC and Online Community Engagement (May 1, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4521754 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4521754 (This is the full research paper referred to in the short ACM piece above.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-02-20/Essay Essay in the Wikipedia Newsletter about ChatGPT]
* Ross, Sage (2023). ChatGPT, Wikipedia, and student writing assignments [https://wikiedu.org/blog/2023/02/21/chatgpt-wikipedia-and-student-writing-assignments/ WikiEdu Blog Post] 
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_gruber_how_ai_can_enhance_our_memory_work_and_social_lives?referrer=playlist-what_are_we_really_teaching_ai&autoplay=true Tom Gruber on humanistic AI] [9m37s]
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/pratik_shah_how_ai_is_making_it_easier_to_diagnose_disease Pratik Shah on AI and Disease Diagnosis] [4m50s]
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads Zeynep Tufekci on ethical perils in AI] [22m46s]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@professorcasey/video/7201109055337762094 Casey Fiesler's TikTok on Bing ChatGPT]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@professorcasey/video/7200457012109446443 Casey Fiesler's TikTok on Tech Ethics in the News 2023]


'''Resources:'''

* [[/Final presentations|Details on the final presentation sessions]] including due dates/times, instructions, and so on.
* The presentation content should be an overview and preview of your final project. Details on the expectations for the final project are on [[#Final_Projects:_Critical_Analysis_of_Online_Community|the relevant section of this syllabus]].