Chris Grobe
@cgrobe.bsky.social
Theorist/historian of performance. ART OF CONFESSION (http://bit.ly/2BALZDt). Now writing on tech and the arts, politics and performance.
On the dangers of making your work “relevant” to AI:
“Like LLMs themselves, which deskill human writing and pollute the corpus of text on which LLMs continue to be trained, AI-relevant research also risks eroding its own foundations in now unfundable and ‘irrelevant’ research.”
“Like LLMs themselves, which deskill human writing and pollute the corpus of text on which LLMs continue to be trained, AI-relevant research also risks eroding its own foundations in now unfundable and ‘irrelevant’ research.”
June 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
On the dangers of making your work “relevant” to AI:
“Like LLMs themselves, which deskill human writing and pollute the corpus of text on which LLMs continue to be trained, AI-relevant research also risks eroding its own foundations in now unfundable and ‘irrelevant’ research.”
“Like LLMs themselves, which deskill human writing and pollute the corpus of text on which LLMs continue to be trained, AI-relevant research also risks eroding its own foundations in now unfundable and ‘irrelevant’ research.”
Coming soon (but hopefully with my name spelled correctly) ... "Too Much, Too Late: On Academic Responses to Generative AI"
May 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Coming soon (but hopefully with my name spelled correctly) ... "Too Much, Too Late: On Academic Responses to Generative AI"
If nothing else, this episode may finally help the public unlearn their wrong beliefs.
The humanities, apart from their obvious value to society, are also cheap and profitable to sustain.
STEM is expensive and unprofitable. That’s why the govt funds it in the first place.
The humanities, apart from their obvious value to society, are also cheap and profitable to sustain.
STEM is expensive and unprofitable. That’s why the govt funds it in the first place.
March 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If nothing else, this episode may finally help the public unlearn their wrong beliefs.
The humanities, apart from their obvious value to society, are also cheap and profitable to sustain.
STEM is expensive and unprofitable. That’s why the govt funds it in the first place.
The humanities, apart from their obvious value to society, are also cheap and profitable to sustain.
STEM is expensive and unprofitable. That’s why the govt funds it in the first place.
Happy “Uneven U” Day to those who celebrate!
(To those who don’t understand what I mean, let me preach you the gospel of teaching essay-writing via the uneven U!)
(To those who don’t understand what I mean, let me preach you the gospel of teaching essay-writing via the uneven U!)
February 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy “Uneven U” Day to those who celebrate!
(To those who don’t understand what I mean, let me preach you the gospel of teaching essay-writing via the uneven U!)
(To those who don’t understand what I mean, let me preach you the gospel of teaching essay-writing via the uneven U!)
Also, it's important to remember that smart people (incl. Jamelle Bouie himself) saw right away that the protests were both violent/criminal AND silly/playful.
Some folks belatedly "discovered" the silliness of it all, and used it to "disprove" the violent criminality. But ofc they're compatible!
Some folks belatedly "discovered" the silliness of it all, and used it to "disprove" the violent criminality. But ofc they're compatible!
January 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Also, it's important to remember that smart people (incl. Jamelle Bouie himself) saw right away that the protests were both violent/criminal AND silly/playful.
Some folks belatedly "discovered" the silliness of it all, and used it to "disprove" the violent criminality. But ofc they're compatible!
Some folks belatedly "discovered" the silliness of it all, and used it to "disprove" the violent criminality. But ofc they're compatible!
Seeing a lot of talk that these cabinet nominations and staffing decisions are “performance art.”
Ahem.
Ahem.
November 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Seeing a lot of talk that these cabinet nominations and staffing decisions are “performance art.”
Ahem.
Ahem.
Teaching performativity tomorrowwwwwww. I love my job.
October 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Teaching performativity tomorrowwwwwww. I love my job.
So excited to be teaching this course a second time. It means I can use this kickass marketing poster again.
October 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM
So excited to be teaching this course a second time. It means I can use this kickass marketing poster again.
Answering the phone: “Certified elder speaking. How can I help you?”
September 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Answering the phone: “Certified elder speaking. How can I help you?”
New office now equipped with the essentials
August 21, 2024 at 10:45 PM
New office now equipped with the essentials
English Departments ca 2023
October 5, 2023 at 7:55 PM
English Departments ca 2023
humanities hype squad, activate
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
humanities hype squad, activate
“ChatGPT, please write me a comparative analysis of Restoration courtliness and Hollywood celebrity.”
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
“ChatGPT, please write me a comparative analysis of Restoration courtliness and Hollywood celebrity.”
First event of the year @ACinquiry had:
A full house 💃💃💃
A stirring topic 🌿🌿🌿
And a rainbow overhead 🦄🦄🦄
A full house 💃💃💃
A stirring topic 🌿🌿🌿
And a rainbow overhead 🦄🦄🦄
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
First event of the year @ACinquiry had:
A full house 💃💃💃
A stirring topic 🌿🌿🌿
And a rainbow overhead 🦄🦄🦄
A full house 💃💃💃
A stirring topic 🌿🌿🌿
And a rainbow overhead 🦄🦄🦄
Working on my generative AI statement for English courses. Thoughts?
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Working on my generative AI statement for English courses. Thoughts?
with apologies to Ben Lerner
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
with apologies to Ben Lerner
New seminar schedule just dropped!
And yes 🙃 I'm co-organizing a seminar at Harvard's humanities center while also running Amherst's ... BUT I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THE HUMANITIES
(h/t to Kyle Frisina for the digital poster)
And yes 🙃 I'm co-organizing a seminar at Harvard's humanities center while also running Amherst's ... BUT I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THE HUMANITIES
(h/t to Kyle Frisina for the digital poster)
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
New seminar schedule just dropped!
And yes 🙃 I'm co-organizing a seminar at Harvard's humanities center while also running Amherst's ... BUT I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THE HUMANITIES
(h/t to Kyle Frisina for the digital poster)
And yes 🙃 I'm co-organizing a seminar at Harvard's humanities center while also running Amherst's ... BUT I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THE HUMANITIES
(h/t to Kyle Frisina for the digital poster)
Calling all Amherst-area folks: this event will be the first one held in our shiny new building. Come check it out!
November 12, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Calling all Amherst-area folks: this event will be the first one held in our shiny new building. Come check it out!
new card just dropped
November 12, 2024 at 8:46 AM
new card just dropped
My current argument in a title and three epigraphs.
November 12, 2024 at 8:46 AM
My current argument in a title and three epigraphs.
Here, by way of contrast, are the robots from the French and American premieres -- followed by a later American production, taking up the British style.
November 12, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Here, by way of contrast, are the robots from the French and American premieres -- followed by a later American production, taking up the British style.
Why was it that the Anglophone world (and the Brits before the Americans) turned Karel Čapek's "robots" metallic, automatic, and grotesque?
In other words, how did we get to British comic monsters, from Czech tragic workers?
In other words, how did we get to British comic monsters, from Czech tragic workers?
November 12, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Why was it that the Anglophone world (and the Brits before the Americans) turned Karel Čapek's "robots" metallic, automatic, and grotesque?
In other words, how did we get to British comic monsters, from Czech tragic workers?
In other words, how did we get to British comic monsters, from Czech tragic workers?