Susannah Paletz
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor @UMD INFO College. Applied social/org/cross-cultural psychologist. studies teams, culture, creativity, tech, and more. Likes cats, RPGs, etc. Hates MBTI, "you only use 10% of your brain." She/her
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I mean, hell, if you really believe GenAI is making your product better, you should not be relying on someone else to tag it.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I mean, hell, if you really believe GenAI is making your product better, you should not be relying on someone else to tag it.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
Paul Ekman died last week - I found out via @hillaryanger.bsky.social on FB. Surprised there's no NYT or WashPo obit.
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
The Passing of Dr. Paul Ekman
Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.
www.paulekman.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Paul Ekman died last week - I found out via @hillaryanger.bsky.social on FB. Surprised there's no NYT or WashPo obit.
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
Our last speaker of the semester! Be sure to register here:
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Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
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How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Our last speaker of the semester! Be sure to register here:
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Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
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I like that on social media we all pause and look at the sky and share what we see and it's good. It's good.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I like that on social media we all pause and look at the sky and share what we see and it's good. It's good.
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Hershey's Pisses
Hershey's Pisses
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Spittles
Spittles
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Nards
Nards
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Hershey's Pisses
Hershey's Pisses
Black cat appreciation day is every day in our house
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Black cat appreciation day is every day in our house
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Humans do the “make it a question so it doesn’t sound so bad” thing and it still sounds bad.
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Humans do the “make it a question so it doesn’t sound so bad” thing and it still sounds bad.
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Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
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Virtual event Friday, Oct 24th, 12 pm EST
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Virtual event Friday, Oct 24th, 12 pm EST
Register here
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
Register here
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
Join us at the OTTRS speaker series on Friday, October 24th for Neal Outland's (University of Georgia) talk on “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams.“
Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
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Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: "The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams". After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai...
Abstract:
The study of human-AI teams, rife with unforeseeable conditions and dynamics, requires dynamic interplay between theoretical foundations, computational modeling, and experimental validation...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Join us at the OTTRS speaker series on Friday, October 24th for Neal Outland's (University of Georgia) talk on “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams.“
Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
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Every demonstration should end this way
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every demonstration should end this way
One of the problems with my spellchecker/autocomplete in email being trained on my writing is that it no longer flags things like "Daer." Come on, that was useful to flag.
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
One of the problems with my spellchecker/autocomplete in email being trained on my writing is that it no longer flags things like "Daer." Come on, that was useful to flag.
Happy Henson Day 2025!
UMD is having a celebration of creativity, imagination, and inspiration, about Jim & Jane Henson, UMD alums. Activities across campus and online.
innovate.umd.edu/hensonday2025
#HappyHensonDay
UMD is having a celebration of creativity, imagination, and inspiration, about Jim & Jane Henson, UMD alums. Activities across campus and online.
innovate.umd.edu/hensonday2025
#HappyHensonDay
Henson Day 2025 | University of Maryland Innovation Gateway
Spend September 24th celebrating Creativity, Imagination, and Inspiration.Dozens of campus and community collaborators are hosting events throughout the day, and a few are even hosting activities befo...
innovate.umd.edu
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy Henson Day 2025!
UMD is having a celebration of creativity, imagination, and inspiration, about Jim & Jane Henson, UMD alums. Activities across campus and online.
innovate.umd.edu/hensonday2025
#HappyHensonDay
UMD is having a celebration of creativity, imagination, and inspiration, about Jim & Jane Henson, UMD alums. Activities across campus and online.
innovate.umd.edu/hensonday2025
#HappyHensonDay
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4.6 quake, epicenter in Berkeley. 😳
September 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
4.6 quake, epicenter in Berkeley. 😳
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worth repeating at regular intervals
November 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
worth repeating at regular intervals
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I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
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Webinar - Ethics for Agentic Technology Ariel Greenberg Sep 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST
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We'll discuss how we can equip AI with the ethical reasoning needed for prosocial behavior.
#ai #aiethics @susannahpaletz.bsky.social
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We'll discuss how we can equip AI with the ethical reasoning needed for prosocial behavior.
#ai #aiethics @susannahpaletz.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Webinar - Ethics for Agentic Technology Ariel Greenberg Sep 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST
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We'll discuss how we can equip AI with the ethical reasoning needed for prosocial behavior.
#ai #aiethics @susannahpaletz.bsky.social
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll discuss how we can equip AI with the ethical reasoning needed for prosocial behavior.
#ai #aiethics @susannahpaletz.bsky.social
First talk is Sept. 26, just over a week away!
Ariel Greenberg is giving a talk on "Ethics for Agentic Technology"
@ottrs.bsky.social
Here to register:
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Ariel Greenberg is giving a talk on "Ethics for Agentic Technology"
@ottrs.bsky.social
Here to register:
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
First talk is Sept. 26, just over a week away!
Ariel Greenberg is giving a talk on "Ethics for Agentic Technology"
@ottrs.bsky.social
Here to register:
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Ariel Greenberg is giving a talk on "Ethics for Agentic Technology"
@ottrs.bsky.social
Here to register:
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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One of my favorites from my collection! Unfortunately I have no date or info about who she was.
September 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
One of my favorites from my collection! Unfortunately I have no date or info about who she was.
Me after tweaking my back AGAIN after having an awful few weeks in August, knowing that another steroid shot is not an option
a man wearing a mask with the words life is pain highness above him
Alt: A man wearing a mask with the words "Life is pain, Highness" below him. This is a clip from the Princess Bride.
media.tenor.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Me after tweaking my back AGAIN after having an awful few weeks in August, knowing that another steroid shot is not an option
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I am fascinated by this guy who was a Higher Ed administrator and has now moved into teaching classes as a faculty member. He is documenting his whole journey on TikTok. Over the summer, he had so much excitement 🧵
September 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I am fascinated by this guy who was a Higher Ed administrator and has now moved into teaching classes as a faculty member. He is documenting his whole journey on TikTok. Over the summer, he had so much excitement 🧵
We at OTTRS are getting ready for our speaker series! Interested in teams and technology? Want to get on our email list about our speakers? Go here and ask to be added:
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu
Organizational Teams and Technology Research Society
The Organizational Teams and Technology Research Society (OTTRS) aims to advance research and collaboration on the study of teams as relevant to technology and information.
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu
September 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We at OTTRS are getting ready for our speaker series! Interested in teams and technology? Want to get on our email list about our speakers? Go here and ask to be added:
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu
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i just remembered that the guidance counsellor at my high school had this little plaque on her desk, facing outward, that read "your procrastination is not my emergency"
seems relevant to several aspects of academia
seems relevant to several aspects of academia
September 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
i just remembered that the guidance counsellor at my high school had this little plaque on her desk, facing outward, that read "your procrastination is not my emergency"
seems relevant to several aspects of academia
seems relevant to several aspects of academia