Geoffrey M Rockwell

An AI-generated image of two philosophers in dialogue. Today’s AI-driven chatbots follow a rich history of dialogue that goes back to the philosophers of ancient Greece.

January 24, 2023

ChatGPT: Chatbots can help us rediscover the rich history of dialogue

Geoffrey M Rockwell, University of Alberta

The rise of AI chatbots provides an opportunity to expand the ways we do philosophy and research, and how we engage in intellectual discourse.

Cellular phones track and reveal owners’ movements, generating useful data for pandemic tracking. (Shutterstock)

January 27, 2022

Ottawa’s use of our location data raises big surveillance and privacy concerns

Geoffrey M Rockwell, University of Alberta; Bettina Berendt, Technische Universität Berlin; Florence M. Chee, Loyola University Chicago; Jeanna Matthews, Clarkson University, and Sébastien Gambs, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

In order to track the pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada has been using location data without explicit and informed consent. Transparency is key to building and maintaining trust.

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ChatGPT: Chatbots can help us rediscover the rich history of dialogue

Ottawa’s use of our location data raises big surveillance and privacy concerns

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