When I interviewed at Knox College in April 2024, I’d like to think I had an open mind. I wasn’t sure about leaving my previous institution, but… Read more “On Knox College – one year at a transformative institution”
Author: robertgeraci
ChatGPT, LLMs, and QAnon
So we’re all seeing lots of articles about GPT and other large language models leading people into delusional spirals based on “sycophantic” responses, outright fabrications, and manipulative… Read more “ChatGPT, LLMs, and QAnon”
My take on journalism, and my future with journalists
Of late, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to meet with journalists, both in person and online. I always accept these requests. After all, academics are… Read more “My take on journalism, and my future with journalists”
Sexism in AI, again
Here we are, midway through 2025, and there have been LOTS of folks who’ve pointed to sexism and racism in our engagement with AI. There the Unmasking… Read more “Sexism in AI, again”
Law of AI Retcons (LAR)
I recently delivered a keynote lecture for a conference at the University of Zurich (it was a great event produced by terrific scholars, by the way) and… Read more “Law of AI Retcons (LAR)”
Reverse engineering Karen Hao’s Empires of AI (pt1)
So I’ve been writing about artificial intelligence (AI) for more than two decades. AI and robotics were part of my dissertation at UC Santa Barbara (many thanks… Read more “Reverse engineering Karen Hao’s Empires of AI (pt1)”
On publishing my next book
So I’m nearly done with my latest book, Futureproofing Humanity (which will also have a cool subtitle, obviously). The book was inspired out of a class I… Read more “On publishing my next book”
Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea
My latest article on AI ethics and human-robot collaboration is early alert with Religion, one of the oldest and best journals in the field. It’s collaborative work… Read more “Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea”
Doubling down on ALL of higher ed
It’s nice to see news reporting on the current federal administration’s attacks on higher ed (those attacks being mostly a combination of censoring voices they don’t like… Read more “Doubling down on ALL of higher ed”
On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI
For good reason, lots of folks have responded to Sam Altman’s recent post on the progress of GPT and the alchemical transmutation of OpenAI (to a profit-seeking,… Read more “On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI”