Today I'm hosting a workshop with the Primary Praxis working group, which is part of the Central New York Humanities Corridor. If you work at one of the host institutions, you should join!
www.cnycorridor.net/about/
Hannah Alpert-Abrams
This is the quintessence of narcissistic sociopathy. And just plain stupidity.
From @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
Here's the talk description in case you're interested
The doge bros are specifically cutting humanities programs because they believe understanding history and culture is a threat to fascism and white supremacy. They are right.
This afternoon I'll be giving a talk on libraries and technology to the Central New York Humanities Corridor.
I cannot tell you how much fun it is to get to speak with this amazing group (and especially the Primary Praxis working group that invited me). 🤩
It's fun because I can then say something like "this is a poor statistical model for the problem I'm trying to solve."
Or "the output is trash, I can't use it."
Or: Paid experts can bring nuance to this problem that a statistical model can't.
I certainly don't have a dream career, not for PhD students in the humanities.
So, a question: What would you look for from a career panel about alternative careers targeting PhD students? Have you ever attended one that was meaningful? What made it work?
a change I've been trying to make lately is to stop talking about statistical models built on large data sets like they are living beings.
ChatGPT says -> the output was
AI tools -> statistical models
Or my favorite: I wonder if there's a way to get the output I want that doesn't involve burning down trees and propping up billionaires.
Hannah Alpert-Abrams
Also, for whatever it’s worth, their attempt to distort and manipulate meaning is something that the humanities is really good at contesting.
