14 of my publications -- basically everything I've ever thought or written-- went into AI training datasets without my consent or knowledge
The illustration is from French engineer Leopold Bourdin's "universal umbrella project" meant for the Universal Exposition in 1900.
This Friday I, megalomanically, am speaking to the world through the medium of Zoom.
If piqued, one can register here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Hope to see some familiar faces!
A classic history of the creation of modern Paris by Napoleon III and Haussmann.
David H. Pinkney's Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris is now available in a new edition.
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Word of the day is ‘erumpent’ (17th century), which describes buds and blossom that are bursting forth with vigour. Can also be used of energetic humans.
CNCSI's Early Career Committee is hosting the *Emerging Research and New Directions: An Online Mini-Conference* on Saturday, 13 June 2026, 2:00–5:00 p.m. BST.
Keynote by @egholmlund.bsky.social, followed by flash talks on AI in #19thC studies.
Registration required: cn-csi.com/event/emergi...
New news: I've been awarded the Richard Stein Essay Prize for "The Climate of Utopia,” published in @victstudies.bsky.social! This is a great honor, which I could not have received without the generous help of editor @moniquemorgan.bsky.social and, honestly, the journal's highly skilled reviewers.
'ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”...ChatGPT users got lazier with each subsequent essay, often resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.'
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
"UK academics...need guidance on how to avoid bringing US-based colleagues unwanted attention, risk or danger. Even tagging people in social media comments, or careless comments in text messages or emails, could make them unsafe." www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
time.com
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
