The research examines junk news, followers of problematic sources as well as artificial amplification on Instagram during the 2019 Dutch provincial and European parliamentary elections. First, this study looks at the circulation of junk content in high-engagement political spaces on Instagram. Second, it takes up the question of the mainstreaming of Dutch junk news providers by looking at the intersection between the followers of Dutch political entities and those of junk news sources. Third, it looks at the presence of artificial engagement tactics (specifically fake followers) employed by Dutch political entities and news sources on Instagram. In all it was found that Dutch political Instagram is a relatively healthy space, but not for all issues or political entities.
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The use of immersive technologies has changed the consumption environment in which retailers provide services. We present findings from a study designed to investigate consumer responses toward a $17 million AI-embedded mixed reality (MR) exhibit in a retail/entertainment complex which combines advanced technology entertainment with retail shopping. Findings from our study demonstrate that the quality of AI (i.e., speech recognition and synthesis via machine learning) associated with an augmented object increases MR immersion associated with spatial immersion, MR enjoyment, and consumers’ perceptions of novel experiences. Collectively, these increase consumer engagement, and positively influence behavioral responses—specifically, purchase intentions and intentions to share experiences with social groups. Overall, findings from this study show that interactive AI and MR technology open new avenues to promote consumer engagement.
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In this article I will discuss theories on students’ success in higher education and the need for adjustments of these theories in the contemporary, information and media saturated world. The integration theory on student retention, founded by Tinto and further developed by him and many others, lies at the base of most studies on student success. In line with Tinto’s theory the majority of studies measure both social and academic integration of a student, alongside background variables. Social integration is shaped by the personal contact with fellow students and staff and whether or not a student enjoys being at the institute. Academic integration has more to do with academic achievement and sharing the academic norms and values. Although the distinction of these types of integration has been experienced as an artificial one and has been abandoned in more recent studies, the conclusion of most studies remains the same: the higher the level of integration, the greater the level of commitment, which in turn has a positive affect on the likelihood of student persistence in college and the success of a student. More recent studies use ‘engagement’ to embed the various factors of integration to avoid the rigid distinction between social and academic and to include new forms of communication between students for social, academic and other purposes. Furthermore the world has changed since the origin of Tinto’s integration theory in the early eighties, especially if you look at the changes in society under the influence of technology in general and in particular the Internet. New ways of communicating has emerged which brought along new possibilities. The emergence of smart phones has played a big part in the various ways we communicate. The new devices and communication tools have made it possible to employ integrating social and academic activities without the necessity of physical presence. The central question of the article is: Should online communities or engaging platforms like Facebook, be taken into account when investigating the influential facors of student success?
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Abstract Aims: Medical case vignettes play a crucial role in medical education, yet they often fail to authentically represent diverse patients. Moreover, these vignettes tend to oversimplify the complex relationship between patient characteristics and medical conditions, leading to biased and potentially harmful perspectives among students. Displaying aspects of patient diversity, such as ethnicity, in written cases proves challenging. Additionally, creating these cases places a significant burden on teachers in terms of labour and time. Our objective is to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted computer-generated clinical cases to expedite case creation and enhance diversity, along with AI-generated patient photographs for more lifelike portrayal. Methods: In this study, we employed ChatGPT (OpenAI, GPT 3.5) to develop diverse and inclusive medical case vignettes. We evaluated various approaches and identified a set of eight consecutive prompts that can be readily customized to accommodate local contexts and specific assignments. To enhance visual representation, we utilized Adobe Firefly beta for image generation. Results: Using the described prompts, we consistently generated cases for various assignments, producing sets of 30 cases at a time. We ensured the inclusion of mandatory checks and formatting, completing the process within approximately 60 min per set. Conclusions: Our approach significantly accelerated case creation and improved diversity, although prioritizing maximum diversity compromised representativeness to some extent. While the optimized prompts are easily reusable, the process itself demands computer skills not all educators possess. To address this, we aim to share all created patients as open educational resources, empowering educators to create cases independently.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping the way we work, live, and interact, leading to significant developments across various sectors of industry, including media, finance, business services, retail and education. In recent years, numerous high-level principles and guidelines for ‘responsible’ or ‘ethical’ AI have been formulated. However, these theoretical efforts often fall short when it comes to addressing the practical challenges of implementing AI in real-world contexts: Responsible Applied AI. The one-day workshop on Responsible Applied Artificial InTelligence (RAAIT) at HHAI 2024: Hybrid Human AI Systems for the Social Good in Malmö, Sweden, brought together researchers studying various dimensions of Responsible AI in practice.This was the second RAAIT workshop, following the first edition at the 2023 European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) in Krakow, Poland.
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Artificial Intelligence-toepassingen (AI) beïnvloeden het leven en werk van iedereen en vragen daarmee doelgerichte aanpassingen aan bachelorcurricula en het handelingsrepertoire van docenten. In Comenius Leadership project ‘AI4Students’ wordt in participatief actie-onderzoek een methodiek ontwikkeld waarmee teams in bacheloropleidingen aan hogescholen in kaart kunnen brengen welke veranderingen nodig zijn om studenten AI-ready te kunnen laten afstuderen. De methodiek zal bestaan uit een AI-scan en werkwijzen om het sociale, pedagogisch-didactische proces van het uitvoeren van de scan doelgericht vorm te geven; gericht op inclusie van verschillende perspectieven, gedeeld eigenaarschap van docenten van het curriculum en studentbetrokkenheid.Dit wordt gedaan door in drie iteraties bij negen opleidingen van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam co-creatiesessies met docenten en studenten te houden. De co-creatiesessies worden opgenomen en geanalyseerd aan de hand van uitgewerkte observaties waarbij het Communities of Practice-framework van Wenger (1999) en de notie van ‘social learning spaces’ van Wenger-Trayner en Wenger-Trayner (2020) dienen als theoretische lens.Nu de eerste iteratie en evaluatie zijn afgerond, kunnen we de aanpak en ons voortschrijdend inzicht delen, samen met wat dat betekent voor de tweede iteratie. Dit en preliminaire ideeën voor de discipline-overstijgende methodiek en de praktische toepassing ervan bespreken we graag met het publiek.Dit onderzoek is NRO-gefinancierd.
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The field of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at an unprecedented rate. Manual tasks that for thousands of years could only be performed by humans are increasingly being taken over by intelligent machines. But, more importantly, tasks that could never be performed manually by humans, such as analysing big data, can now be automated while generating valuable knowledge for humankind
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In physiotherapy practice, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly common. For instance, you may be familiar with STarT Back Tool, a decision-support model designed for individuals with low back pain.1 This model can assess risks and recommends the most appropriate treatment while enhancing clients’ self-management. However, the use of AI also raises ethical questions. In this editorial we explore these ethical questions through a moral case deliberation that, while still futuristic, is rapidly approaching reality. n this editorial, we explore ethical issues regarding AI in physiotherapy. We do so through the lens of the sports medicine dialogue, a method for moral case deliberation that supports a care-ethical approach for physiotherapists and sport physicians.3 This method employs the metaphor of a sports match: itandapos;s about winning and losing, the players on the field, as well as the broader context in which the game takes place. In this method, we evaluate the perspectives of all those involved in the sport match regarding a central question. The central question that is deliberated is: “What is at stake?”.3 By use of the sports metaphor we are invited to look at an ethical question from multiple perspectives, delay our primary reactions and simplify difficult ethical problems such as the usage of AI.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the quality of change information influences employees’ attitude toward organizational change and turnover intention. Additionally, the role of engagement, psychological contract fulfillment and trust in the relationship between change information and attitude toward change is assessed. Design/methodology/approach In a technology services organization that was implementing a “new way of working,” questionnaire data of 669 employees were gathered. The organizational change in question sought to increase employees’ autonomy by increasing management support and improving IT support to facilitate working at other locations (e.g. at home) or at hours outside of regular working hours (e.g. in evening). Findings The results showed that change information was positively related to psychological contract fulfillment and attitude toward change. Engagement and psychological contract fulfillment were positively related to attitude toward change and negatively related to turnover intention. Contrary to what was expected, trust did not influence attitude toward change but was negatively related to turnover intention. Practical implications The study presents a model that can help management to foster positive affective, behavioral, and cognitive responses to change, as well as to reduce employee turnover. Fulfilling employees’ psychological contracts and cultivating engagement is important in this respect, as well as continuously considering whether information about the organizational change is received in good time, is useful, is adequate and satisfies employees’ questions about the change. Originality/value As one of the first studies in its field, attitude toward change was conceptualized and operationalized as a multidimensional construct, comprising an affective, a behavioral and a cognitive dimension.
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