Julie Carpenter, PhD
@jgcarpenter.com
Researcher of people and technology. AI & attachment. Learning scientist. UXR. Golems. Robots. Cat pics. New book, “The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze.” jgcarpenter.com
I will be a panelist on the upcoming "Code, Command, and Consequences: Ethics in the Age of Autonomous Weapons." I researched & wrote the book "Culture and Human-Robot Interaction in Militarized Spaces: A War Story." Register: events.scu.edu/ethics/event/ethics-age-autonomous-weapons
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I will be a panelist on the upcoming "Code, Command, and Consequences: Ethics in the Age of Autonomous Weapons." I researched & wrote the book "Culture and Human-Robot Interaction in Militarized Spaces: A War Story." Register: events.scu.edu/ethics/event/ethics-age-autonomous-weapons
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A playlist for y'all featuring some of my various interviews on AI, emotional attachment, ethics, and human-technology relationships.
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
Julie Carpenter, PhD
open.spotify.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A playlist for y'all featuring some of my various interviews on AI, emotional attachment, ethics, and human-technology relationships.
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
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Russia has a rich history of similar robot "innovations" that were definitely ready for public rollout when launched. youtu.be/P_CDu1hYXxk?...
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Russia has a rich history of similar robot "innovations" that were definitely ready for public rollout when launched. youtu.be/P_CDu1hYXxk?...
🎯
Joyce completely forgets social media exists in the intervals between posts, Elon wakes up at 3am drenched in flop sweat after a nightmare in which no one liked the AI-rendered image of Ayn Rand pissing on the Star Trek logo that he spent six hours honing the prompt for
joyce carol oates and elon musk are the social media avatars of the true fearless poster and the sniveling reply guy lol
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Russia has a rich history of similar robot "innovations" that were definitely ready for public rollout when launched. youtu.be/P_CDu1hYXxk?...
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Russia has a rich history of similar robot "innovations" that were definitely ready for public rollout when launched. youtu.be/P_CDu1hYXxk?...
“They use emotional mirroring and personalization, which adapts to your speech patterns, tone, and mood. It reinforces that illusion of a human-like exchange.” I was interviewed about Grok's Ani and Valentine sexually charged chatbots in the NY Post: nypost.com/2025/11/04/l...
Exclusive | Inside the super steamy world of AI sex bots — here’s what really happens when you get down with digital hotties
Come with me if you want to love.
nypost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“They use emotional mirroring and personalization, which adapts to your speech patterns, tone, and mood. It reinforces that illusion of a human-like exchange.” I was interviewed about Grok's Ani and Valentine sexually charged chatbots in the NY Post: nypost.com/2025/11/04/l...
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Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
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Tired of being unemployed when my work is what companies say they need: making complex systems clear, usable. I’ve spent years designing human-centered research & translating user insights into decisions that make products and experiences better. DM #UX research leads! jgcarpenter.com #AI #HCI #HRI
Julie Carpenter, PhD
jgcarpenter.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tired of being unemployed when my work is what companies say they need: making complex systems clear, usable. I’ve spent years designing human-centered research & translating user insights into decisions that make products and experiences better. DM #UX research leads! jgcarpenter.com #AI #HCI #HRI
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Are you one of the many people impacted by the MAGA NAZI Republicans stopping your SNAP benefits?
Do you need a hand up?
Many do and no one should ever feel bad about needing the help, especially if you have kids.
Here's a link to make it easier.
#SheShed
findagrocerybuddy.com
Do you need a hand up?
Many do and no one should ever feel bad about needing the help, especially if you have kids.
Here's a link to make it easier.
#SheShed
findagrocerybuddy.com
Find a Grocery Buddy | Help Families Buy Groceries
Find a Grocery Buddy connects donors with families facing food insecurity. Pay securely, and we’ll place verified Instacart grocery orders on your behalf.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Are you one of the many people impacted by the MAGA NAZI Republicans stopping your SNAP benefits?
Do you need a hand up?
Many do and no one should ever feel bad about needing the help, especially if you have kids.
Here's a link to make it easier.
#SheShed
findagrocerybuddy.com
Do you need a hand up?
Many do and no one should ever feel bad about needing the help, especially if you have kids.
Here's a link to make it easier.
#SheShed
findagrocerybuddy.com
Tired of being unemployed when my work is what companies say they need: making complex systems clear, usable. I’ve spent years designing human-centered research & translating user insights into decisions that make products and experiences better. DM #UX research leads! jgcarpenter.com #AI #HCI #HRI
Julie Carpenter, PhD
jgcarpenter.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tired of being unemployed when my work is what companies say they need: making complex systems clear, usable. I’ve spent years designing human-centered research & translating user insights into decisions that make products and experiences better. DM #UX research leads! jgcarpenter.com #AI #HCI #HRI
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I’ll be part of a Webinar panel at Santa Clara University on November 18, discussing the ethics of autonomous weapons and accountability in warfare. The event is free and open to the public. Benson Center, Williman Room and available on livestream (register at link).
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
Code, Command, and Consequences: Ethics in the Age of Autonomous Weapons
Panel discussion exploring the ethics of autonomous weapons—who’s accountable when machines make life-or-death decisions, and how much human ov...
events.scu.edu
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’ll be part of a Webinar panel at Santa Clara University on November 18, discussing the ethics of autonomous weapons and accountability in warfare. The event is free and open to the public. Benson Center, Williman Room and available on livestream (register at link).
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
A playlist for y'all featuring some of my various interviews on AI, emotional attachment, ethics, and human-technology relationships.
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
Julie Carpenter, PhD
open.spotify.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A playlist for y'all featuring some of my various interviews on AI, emotional attachment, ethics, and human-technology relationships.
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
open.spotify.com/playlist/47A...
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it's less "AI drives people to kill themselves" and more that "tech companies do it, and are indifferent about it". and, bleakly, some journalists seem determined to convince you that the focal point of this story is a high point of engineering rather than a low point of humanity
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This research we did in 2009 is still some of my most cited, "Gender representation and humanoid robots designed for domestic use." Link at end. One study participant said of Repliee (a robot with "female" gender cues), “Well, it’s female, so that’s a positive...." (quote continued in thread) 1/*
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This research we did in 2009 is still some of my most cited, "Gender representation and humanoid robots designed for domestic use." Link at end. One study participant said of Repliee (a robot with "female" gender cues), “Well, it’s female, so that’s a positive...." (quote continued in thread) 1/*
I wrote a book, "The Naked Android," about why robots keep getting gendered, by design or “by accident," and how that shapes trust & ideas of what kind of labor or use we imagine they’re for. Form, like voice/language and context of use, sets expectations.
www.routledge.com/The-Naked-An...
www.routledge.com/The-Naked-An...
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I wrote a book, "The Naked Android," about why robots keep getting gendered, by design or “by accident," and how that shapes trust & ideas of what kind of labor or use we imagine they’re for. Form, like voice/language and context of use, sets expectations.
www.routledge.com/The-Naked-An...
www.routledge.com/The-Naked-An...
Set it to “hide and seek” mode. It scoots under your bed, LED pinpoint pupils giving it away in the dark. “I give up!” you shout. It crabwalks from under your bed, dusty but victorious, logging your defeat for calibration, emotional tone for training, and household sentiment for targeted ads. :D
When humanoid robots arrive, what are people going to do with them in their homes if they don’t feel like running them all the time? It’s going to be weird to look in your closet and see a person-shaped object being stored there.
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Set it to “hide and seek” mode. It scoots under your bed, LED pinpoint pupils giving it away in the dark. “I give up!” you shout. It crabwalks from under your bed, dusty but victorious, logging your defeat for calibration, emotional tone for training, and household sentiment for targeted ads. :D
I’ll be part of a Webinar panel at Santa Clara University on November 18, discussing the ethics of autonomous weapons and accountability in warfare. The event is free and open to the public. Benson Center, Williman Room and available on livestream (register at link).
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
Code, Command, and Consequences: Ethics in the Age of Autonomous Weapons
Panel discussion exploring the ethics of autonomous weapons—who’s accountable when machines make life-or-death decisions, and how much human ov...
events.scu.edu
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’ll be part of a Webinar panel at Santa Clara University on November 18, discussing the ethics of autonomous weapons and accountability in warfare. The event is free and open to the public. Benson Center, Williman Room and available on livestream (register at link).
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
events.scu.edu/ethics/event...
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ICE has now sent at least 72 people to prisons in African countries where they have no ties.
Via two ICE flights to Rwanda, two to Eswatini, three to Ghana and one to S. Sudan.
Some had US convictions but had finished their sentences. None have convictions in the places where they're now jailed.
Via two ICE flights to Rwanda, two to Eswatini, three to Ghana and one to S. Sudan.
Some had US convictions but had finished their sentences. None have convictions in the places where they're now jailed.
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
ICE has now sent at least 72 people to prisons in African countries where they have no ties.
Via two ICE flights to Rwanda, two to Eswatini, three to Ghana and one to S. Sudan.
Some had US convictions but had finished their sentences. None have convictions in the places where they're now jailed.
Via two ICE flights to Rwanda, two to Eswatini, three to Ghana and one to S. Sudan.
Some had US convictions but had finished their sentences. None have convictions in the places where they're now jailed.
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I just spelled "kafkaesque" as "latkaesque" and now I want latkes
October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I just spelled "kafkaesque" as "latkaesque" and now I want latkes
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Maybe the thing that gives me a pulse-pounding throbbing headache is when I think of how techbros sold ChatGPT to universities as ‘revolutionizing’ higher education and our institutions just forked over money without even asking for actual evidence
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Maybe the thing that gives me a pulse-pounding throbbing headache is when I think of how techbros sold ChatGPT to universities as ‘revolutionizing’ higher education and our institutions just forked over money without even asking for actual evidence
I wrote about this in (no paywall) an essay on the illusions of support in systems that monetize mimicking humanlike care & understanding, & the dangers of it feeding delusion & biases w/out oversight, accountability, or true comprehension of human experience.
jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I wrote about this in (no paywall) an essay on the illusions of support in systems that monetize mimicking humanlike care & understanding, & the dangers of it feeding delusion & biases w/out oversight, accountability, or true comprehension of human experience.
jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
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Musk: X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. ...the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts.
October 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Musk: X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. ...the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts.
