That is, you can use automation to generate text based on non-textual representations of information. This is NOT the same thing as what folks are selling as "generative AI".
GENERATIVE AI
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Synthetic Text Generation: LLMs versus Traditional NLG
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Czarniawska’s work looks interesting. But I think you and I aren't using "synthetic text" in the same way. I use it to refer to the kind of untethered generation that comes out of LLMs used as synthetic text extruding machines. Pre-"gen AI" hype, there was sensible work on NLG
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Course Marketing Criticism: GenAI Terminology and Educational Clarity
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If the course is really about critical exploration that would be valuable. That is NOT how it is being marketed (the copy that Meredith & I are reacting to.) And calling everything "genAI" is no more helpful than calling everything "AI", really.
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Journalism Schools Embrace Generative AI for Newsletter Production
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The thing literally says that generative AI can help journalists by producing newsletters. To see that coming from a reputable journalism school is alarming, to say the least.
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GenAI Categorization: Machine Translation vs True Generative AI
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Okay, but how is categorization, IE, etc "genAI"? For coding support — that's really more of an MT scenario, I think. For summarization — I'd really want to see user studies that explore how to avoid getting mislead (incl re what's not in the summary).
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Amazon Tests Generative AI Tools For Online Sellers
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Amazon Reportedly Testing Generative AI Tools For Sellers
#AI #AIio #BigData #ML #NLU #Futureofwork @gp_pulipaka @stratorob @PetiotEric @EvanKirstel @Fgraillot @HaroldSinnott @HeinzVHoenen @helene_wpli http://
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Chess Widget in GPT Models: OpenAI Architecture Questions
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Where
a) it doesn’t work with other notations (!)
b) it’s new, maybe after I started pointing to chess
c) doesn’t apparently work w ostensibly more powerful GPT4 d) OpenAI doesn’t disclose what it’s inside
I wonder whether they added a narrow chess specific widget? Or TONS of -
What else belongs under generative AI definition?
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And what else under the rubric "generative AI" do you think might be appropriate? And why is "generative AI" a reasonable name for that?
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AI Newsletter Generation: Ethics and Best Practices Debate
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I'm not sure what your relationship is to the course announcement that @mer__edith and I are reacting to, but let me remind you this post included the claim that it is a good idea to **generate newsletters** with this tech.
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Synthetic Text in Journalism: Transparency and Ethical Concerns
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Enormous difference. I tell you this from my expertise as a computational linguist. And yes, we need transparency — anytime someone has encountered synthetic media that should be immediately apparent. But also: Synthetic text extruding machines have no place in journalism.