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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 2h

The report from the Pew Research shows clear differences in attitudes towards AI across 25 countries.

www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

It’s interesting to see how similar the general attitudes are among different countries (e.g., the U.S. and Italy, Germany and Japan).

#AI #Attitude #Survey

How People Around the World View AI

Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.

www.pewresearch.org

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 10h

Andrea Reyes Elizondo @altibel.bsky.social and I have responded to a blog, recently published on @leidenmadtrics.bsky.social, which argued that using AI responsibly in research means being transparent about it. We object that supposed transparency obscures more fundamental ethical questions.

Why AI transparency is not enough

Recently, a taxonomy to disclose the use of generative AI (genAI) in research outputs was presented as an approach that creates transparency and thereby supports responsible genAI use. In this post we...

www.leidenmadtrics.nl

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 10h

PODCASTS

Altmetric now tracks podcasts mentioning research

In 2018 there were roughly 500,000 podcasts in existence. Just 3 years later that number was 2 million. Today it's around 4 million.

Amid all the Squarespace ads there's citations to research.

Let's go
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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 9h

Here’s the translation of Hu Xijin’s Weibo post: open.substack.com/pub/pekingno...

Hu Xijin: Silence is not gold

Former Editor of Global Times doubles down on calling for tolerance in China via his influential voice on social media.

open.substack.com

Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 11h

How is automatic subject cataloging done at DNB?

doi.org/10.53377/lq....

Why read? A rare behind-the-scenes view of the practice of automatic cataloging based on DDC and GND.
What’s next? Explore how LLMs might fit into that workflow.

#ShortReview #KO #SubjectCataloging #AutomaticIndexing #DNB

Automatic Subject Cataloguing at the German National Library | LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 23h

Andrew K. Pace (ARL) wrote: "The future of knowledge cannot be left to data centers and large language models alone; it requires institutions committed to trust, stewardship, and equity—values that libraries embody."

www.libraryjournal.com/story/will-l...

I agree.

#AI #Libraries

Will Libraries Survive AI?

It seems that every new technology has given rise to predictions that libraries will soon fade into irrelevance. And yet with every new wave of technology, libraries adapted, expanded, and deepened th...

www.libraryjournal.com

Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 23h

According to the SCMP, Hu Xijin urged more space for free expression on China’s social media.

www.scmp.com/news/china/p...

Can the CCP ease online censorship? Only small adjustments seem possible, as the overall political line remains unchanged.

#China #SocialMedia #Censorship

Ex-state media editor warns against ‘collective silence’ on Chinese social media

Ex-Global Times chief Hu Xijin says there should be greater scope for ‘citizens to exchange information’ on social media.

www.scmp.com

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 2d

#NotebookLM to Get New Feature Updates, Magic View Mystery Solved (via @testingcatalog.com) & More Library News Headlines www.infodocket.com/2025/10/13/l... #GenAI

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ISKO UK @iskouk.bsky.social · 2d

On 7 Oct 2025, ISKO UK hosted its 8th Biennial Conference, “Knowledge Organization in the Age of AI”.

We welcomed:
🌍 80 participants from 25 countries
💡 10 expert speakers

Thanks to all who joined us for a global & engaging event.

🖥️ Slides: iskouk.org/isko-uk-conf...

Programme

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China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social · 2d

This one comes with a nice interactive pulldown table of (partial) pen names used in the CCP's official People's Daily. We aim to serve!

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 3d

🎉 The Semantic Web 2025 workshop and poster proceedings are now online!
We are delighted to share that the proceedings are freely accessible on CEUR-WS: ceur-ws.org/Vol-4064/
A big thank you to all contributors, reviewers, and organizers who made this possible!

CEUR-WS.org/Vol-4064 - Posters, Demos, Workshops, and Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2025

ceur-ws.org

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Center for Open Science @cos.io · 3d

🟢 OSF is back online with a refreshed design.

We’ve rolled out the updated OSF design, making it faster, easier to navigate, and ready for future improvements. Log in, explore the new experience, and see what’s changed: osf.io.

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 4d

Lisa Eadicicco (CNN) reports on emerging AI-driven social media platforms competing with traditional apps like TikTok — and highlights risks from copyright to user safety.

How much "social" will remain in the future social media?

#AI #SocialMedia

The next era of social media is coming. And it’s messy so far | CNN Business

A baby running from a T-Rex with Lady Gaga playing in the background. Cats dancing on their hind legs dressed in streetwear. Bodycam footage of police arresting a pile of macaroni and cheese.

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t say "thank you" to your LLM — at least not by default.

New preprint suggests that less polite prompts can yield slightly higher accuracy on some tasks. It’s a preliminary study with important limitations, but it offers useful insights into the complexities of LLM behavior.

#AI #LLMs #Prompts

infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI Preprint: "Mind Your Tone: Investigating How Prompt Politeness Affects LLM Accuracy" arxiv.org/abs/2510.04950 #GenAI #AI #prompting #LLMs

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 5d

Project Update From #OpenAI: Defining and Evaluating Political Bias in LLMs openai.com/index/defini... #GenAI #LLMs #AI

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Claudio Gnoli @gnoli.eu · 6d

Just created #KO
bsky.app/starter-pack...

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 6d

New Report From the @ec.europa.eu: The Role of Artificial
Intelligence in Scientific #Research: A #Science for Policy, European Perspective publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h... #AI

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Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information @barcelonadori.bsky.social · 6d

1/2 Now on Zenodo: #WOOC2025 Proceedings (Bologna, 28–29 May 2025).

📖 Index: lnkd.in/dUGHNbAC
📚 Papers (each with a DOI): lnkd.in/dYnkYx2K

Includes the Bologna Meeting Report on Open Research Information: moving from principles to practice with community-driven next steps.

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 6d

Here's an interesting self-assessment tool for researchers. According to the developers, it can support researchers in identifying their skill gaps.

The tool: research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...

The video: youtu.be/3bbHHbsocjY?...

#Research #Skills #Assessment #ResearchComp

research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 6d

Today marks the 15th anniversary of these events.

Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 6d

On Oct 8, 2010, Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize. That day, the blogger Han Han posted only two quotation marks, prompting netizens to look for hidden meaning.

For analysis, see Shaohua Guo’s paper: www.jstor.org/stable/24886...

#China #SocialMedia #HanHan #LiuXiaobo

The Appeal of Style: Han Han and Microcultural Contention in Digital China on JSTOR

Shaohua Guo, The Appeal of Style: Han Han and Microcultural Contention in Digital China, Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, Vol. 28, No. 2 (FALL, 2016), pp. 90-138

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Graham Kendall @grahamkendall.bsky.social · 7d

Wiley advances Research Exchange Platform with AI-driven automation - Research Information www.researchinformation.info/news/wiley-a...

Wiley advances Research Exchange Platform with AI-driven automation - Research Information

Development will "help authors get work published faster while preserving peer review reports throughout the process"

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China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social · 7d

New to the CMP Dictionary: Emblazoned as the motto of the Central Party School and the namesake of China’s top theoretical journal, “seeking truth from facts” (实事求是) is one of the party’s most important guiding theoretical principles. Jordyn Haime breaks it down. bit.ly/48St7PK

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 7d

How can three popular chatbots support subject cataloging using DDC, LCC, and LCSH?

doi.org/10.5860/lrts...

Why read? Replicable assessment methodology for automatic indexing.
What’s next? Observing real chatbot use in cataloging (as the authors suggest).

#ShortReview #KO #AI #SubjectCataloging

AI Chatbots and Subject Cataloging: A Performance Test | Dobreski | Library Resources & Technical Services

AI Chatbots and Subject Cataloging: A Performance Test

doi.org

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Bartłomiej Włodarczyk @bartekwlodarczyk.bsky.social · 8d

See the abstract: www.iskouk.org/isko-uk-conf...

Programme

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