Welcome to "Machines and Society". This platform serves as an entry point to resources for emerging topics in data-driven research where technology, information, and society intersect, such as the popular ChatGPT. Our collection of guides are tailored to address critical needs that arise from the use and consumption of information and data for users with all levels of experience with technology. When it comes to a technology or an approach, these guides attempt to answer four questions: What is it? How does it work? How to use it? How much can we trust it to help us?
The guides on this site encompass a wide range of topics.
Large Language Models summarizes the development of LLMs leading to GPT models, and discusses the social implications of LLMs.
Generative AI for Research and Creative Use provides resources, summaries, and examples of how to use ChatGPT for scholarly and creative purposes in academic settings. The guide uses ChatGPT as an example to illustrate how to apply AI assistants based on LLMs to data-driven research, application development, visual design, and solving problems and enhancing productivity in one's life and work.
Emerging AI Tools for Teaching and Learning provides an overview of practical and innovative AI tools and technologies that are relevant to teaching and learning. It includes a tool inventory of chatbots, and summaries of image generators and local LLMs for text and image generation.
Generative AI and Society provides a variety of resources centered around generative AI and its implications for creativity, scientific discovery, and governance, including industry reports, books, papers, and the transcript of the panel discussions at NYU Shanghai events AI for Science, AI for Society, and A.I. Computes. But Does It Create?.
Computational Social Research provides an array of methodological and technical instruments as well as a collection of seminal studies from prominent areas within this dynamic field for reference and inspiration.
These guides are also accompanied by several ongoing series of information and data literacy programs, curated by the NYU Shanghai Library. Join us on this journey of discovery and stay informed about the latest developments!
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