Re:AI, Power and Sociolinguistics [pdf]
by whatevsmate on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @06:40AM
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I think sociolinguists will have to do better than just chatting with one bot[1] before waxing poetic about the invisible power dynamics that shaped the interaction. This is critical theory: thought-provoking cynical fart-sniffing. Autoethnography “research”.
[1] no clear sign of model chosen either. Who knows what software version or system prompt they were blabbing to.
[1] no clear sign of model chosen either. Who knows what software version or system prompt they were blabbing to.