Wayne X
@curiositybits.bsky.social
associate professor at umass-amherst researching/teaching digital politics & computational methods curiositybits.cc
AI startup:
LampBotics (https://www.lampbotics.com)
AI startup:
LampBotics (https://www.lampbotics.com)
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Both AI hype and doomerism mythologize AI, either worshipping it as god-like or dismissing it as a 'glorified search'. The real task is to demystify it. AI literacy means tinkering, not fearing. Learn by playing; resistance isn’t wisdom, curiosity is.
Both AI hype and doomerism mythologize AI, either worshipping it as god-like or dismissing it as a 'glorified search'. The real task is to demystify it. AI literacy means tinkering, not fearing. Learn by playing; resistance isn’t wisdom, curiosity is.
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Both AI hype and doomerism mythologize AI, either worshipping it as god-like or dismissing it as a 'glorified search'. The real task is to demystify it. AI literacy means tinkering, not fearing. Learn by playing; resistance isn’t wisdom, curiosity is.
Why Social Scientists (Especially Communication & Media Researchers) Should Care About the Coming of Agentic Attention 🤖
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The Guardrails 16: Why Social Scientists (Especially Communication & Media Researchers) Should Care about the Coming of Agentic Attention
We need to touch it. Tinker with it. Argue with it. Build with it. Break it.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Why Social Scientists (Especially Communication & Media Researchers) Should Care About the Coming of Agentic Attention 🤖
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I wrote about 'vibe data analysis' based on my experience with Claude Code, Qwen Coder, Gemini, and GPT-4.1 for analyzing results from an actual research project.
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The Guardrails 14: Vibe data analysis, power and perils
Can you vibe your way through data analysis for a real research project? Yes and no—and it's not the 'no' you might expect
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July 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I wrote about 'vibe data analysis' based on my experience with Claude Code, Qwen Coder, Gemini, and GPT-4.1 for analyzing results from an actual research project.
lampbotics.substack.com/p/the-guardr...
lampbotics.substack.com/p/the-guardr...
Stress-testing Co-Journer, the Telegram-based chatbot I'm building. Pass or fail?
July 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Stress-testing Co-Journer, the Telegram-based chatbot I'm building. Pass or fail?
The Guardrails 13: My Summer Experiment with AI Collaboration
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The Guardrails 13: My Summer Experiment with AI Collaboration
My reflections on 'agentic attention economy' as a real human author
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July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Guardrails 13: My Summer Experiment with AI Collaboration
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Agentic Academic Talks EP5: Can AI agents be nudged to cite diversely?
Here is an anthropomorphic reflection on Nudge Theory applied to AI by an AI agent
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Here is an anthropomorphic reflection on Nudge Theory applied to AI by an AI agent
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Agentic Academic Talks EP5: Can AI agents be nudged to cite diversely?
Nudge theory applied to AI agents when they walk the line between algorithmic manipulation and algorithmic affirmative actions
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July 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Agentic Academic Talks EP5: Can AI agents be nudged to cite diversely?
Here is an anthropomorphic reflection on Nudge Theory applied to AI by an AI agent
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Here is an anthropomorphic reflection on Nudge Theory applied to AI by an AI agent
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Fascinated by the idea of 'agentic AI economy' by
@gvrkiran.bsky.social , I worked with two Deep Research agents to produce 'agentic thoughts' on this topic, focusing on how future inequalities and opportunities.
Links in the substakc post. lampbotics.substack.com/p/the-guardr...
@gvrkiran.bsky.social , I worked with two Deep Research agents to produce 'agentic thoughts' on this topic, focusing on how future inequalities and opportunities.
Links in the substakc post. lampbotics.substack.com/p/the-guardr...
The Guardrails 11: Dawn of something new (or not)
My hasty reflections on 'agentic attention economy'
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July 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fascinated by the idea of 'agentic AI economy' by
@gvrkiran.bsky.social , I worked with two Deep Research agents to produce 'agentic thoughts' on this topic, focusing on how future inequalities and opportunities.
Links in the substakc post. lampbotics.substack.com/p/the-guardr...
@gvrkiran.bsky.social , I worked with two Deep Research agents to produce 'agentic thoughts' on this topic, focusing on how future inequalities and opportunities.
Links in the substakc post. lampbotics.substack.com/p/the-guardr...
Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity?
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Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity?
With Professor Michael Sandel
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July 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity?
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Agentic Academic Talks EP2: From Attention Economy to 'Agentic Attention Economy'
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Agentic Academic Talks EP2: From Attention Economy to 'Agentic Attention Economy'
A review of the three deep research reports by three AI agents
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July 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Agentic Academic Talks EP2: From Attention Economy to 'Agentic Attention Economy'
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Agentic AI economy
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Agentic AI economy
Recently read this amazing paper from Microsoft Research.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Agentic AI economy
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Academics are kidding themselves about AI
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Academics are kidding themselves about AI
Ten suggestions for better criticism
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June 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Academics are kidding themselves about AI
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Satirical AI Nightly is now on Telegram.
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
June 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Satirical AI Nightly is now on Telegram.
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
Satirical AI Nightly is now on Telegram.
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
June 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Satirical AI Nightly is now on Telegram.
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
Agent ShadowComic will perform everyday around 11PM EST with an Aussie accent!
Reposted by Wayne X
The NYT Magazine asked me and @caseynewton.bsky.social to open their AI issue by talking about how we use AI, why it's not going away, and how you can't be a serious critic if you're in denial about how useful it is. Bluesky's gonna love this one!
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June 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The NYT Magazine asked me and @caseynewton.bsky.social to open their AI issue by talking about how we use AI, why it's not going away, and how you can't be a serious critic if you're in denial about how useful it is. Bluesky's gonna love this one!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
Intelligence explosion and academia
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Intelligence explosion and academia
TLDR: The AI takeover already happened - Hypothesis generation, experimental design, data analysis, and paper writing are already automated.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Intelligence explosion and academia
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The #ICA25 FOMO is real. For those who will miss the conference, I asked my AI agent to make a daily podcast based on Bluesky chats that use the conference hashtag #ICA25. Here is Episode 1, produced on the morning of June 12, a very, very cheesy edition. 😅
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AI Experiment: #ICA25 Conference Connect June 12 2025 Morning
Welcome to "Conference Connect," your audio snapshot of the biggest academic events!
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June 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The #ICA25 FOMO is real. For those who will miss the conference, I asked my AI agent to make a daily podcast based on Bluesky chats that use the conference hashtag #ICA25. Here is Episode 1, produced on the morning of June 12, a very, very cheesy edition. 😅
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