alice e marwick
@alicetiara.bsky.social
Dir of Research, Data & Society. Academic. Studies tech & society, far-right disinfo. UNC CITAP. Loves pop cult. Mom, fashion victim, sci fi/fantasy enthusiast. Author of The Private is Political, Status Update. NYC forever. She/her/femme 💅🏻 tiara.org
Right?! The portrayal of black women in OBAO was so fucking weird, and it was the most shallow depiction of leftist activism - incredible to me that people take this movie seriously as political critique. It’s a family drama
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Right?! The portrayal of black women in OBAO was so fucking weird, and it was the most shallow depiction of leftist activism - incredible to me that people take this movie seriously as political critique. It’s a family drama
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Joe @thestalwart is a friend and I've been enjoying watching him make his way through the media studies canon! He read Walter Ong over the summer and loved it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Joe @thestalwart is a friend and I've been enjoying watching him make his way through the media studies canon! He read Walter Ong over the summer and loved it.
Continues to blow my mind how this concept has become common vernacular
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Continues to blow my mind how this concept has become common vernacular
And it's Open Access! Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... and thanks to the editors, reviewers, and my wonderful collaborators for making this such a fun and relatively painless process.
A chatbot for the soul: mental health care, privacy, and intimacy in AI-based conversational agents - Communication and Change
Artificial intelligence-based conversational agents—chatbots—are increasingly integrated into telehealth platforms, employee wellness programs, and mobile applications to address structural gaps in me...
link.springer.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
And it's Open Access! Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... and thanks to the editors, reviewers, and my wonderful collaborators for making this such a fun and relatively painless process.
Moreover, both conventional impact assessments *and* human-AI research often ignore the larger regulatory, economic, and political landscape in which AI chatbots & users exist. Understanding context and working with impacted communities is crucial to understand both immediate & downstream effects.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Moreover, both conventional impact assessments *and* human-AI research often ignore the larger regulatory, economic, and political landscape in which AI chatbots & users exist. Understanding context and working with impacted communities is crucial to understand both immediate & downstream effects.
However, while therapeutic conversations are governed by privacy laws, wellness chatbots are not. We call for regulation on both therapeutic and general-purpose chatbots that takes into account that people use chatbots for mental health guidance even when that is not their intended purpose.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
However, while therapeutic conversations are governed by privacy laws, wellness chatbots are not. We call for regulation on both therapeutic and general-purpose chatbots that takes into account that people use chatbots for mental health guidance even when that is not their intended purpose.
The paper draws from participatory algorithmic impact assessments- focus groups with impacted users- to surface their concerns. Wellness/psychic chatbots can encourage users to share very personal information, and their recommendations may feel revelatory or even divine.
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The paper draws from participatory algorithmic impact assessments- focus groups with impacted users- to surface their concerns. Wellness/psychic chatbots can encourage users to share very personal information, and their recommendations may feel revelatory or even divine.