Postgenerativ.at – let us discuss #ArtificialIntelligence

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Postgenerativ.at – wir starten eine Webseite. Nein es ist keine Webseite, es soll eine Diskussionsbasis werden zu einem Thema welches uns sehr am Herzen liegt. Dabei gehen wir von einer zentralen Frage aus: „Wie schaut eine Welt aus, die von generativer KI komplett durchdrungen ist?
Dazu haben wir auch versucht „Postgenerativ“ zu definieren:

„PostGenerativ bezeichnet einen gesellschaftlichen Zustand, in dem generative künstliche Intelligenz das alltägliche Leben durchdringt. Sie prägt, wie Menschen arbeiten, lernen, kommunizieren, gestalten und Wissen hervorbringen. Ihre Erzeugnisse fließen in Informationen, Werkzeuge und Umgebungen unseres Alltags ein und wirken so auch auf Menschen, die KI nicht bewusst nutzen. [1] Menschliche und maschinelle Beiträge verschränken sich und sind immer schwerer zu unterscheiden. KI-Ergebnisse werden zunehmend ungeprüft übernommen oder weitergereicht. Umfang und Geschwindigkeit der Generierung können die menschliche Kontrolle überfordern. Zugleich entstehen neue Abhängigkeiten: Wer KI-Systeme kontrolliert, beeinflusst den Zugang zu Wissen und Teilhabe. In Anlehnung an das Postdigitale [2] beschreibt das PostGenerative eine von generativer KI bereits veränderte Lebenswelt, deren Möglichkeiten, Erwartungen und Konflikte sie mitprägt.“

Ziel ist, dass wir eine Möglichkeit geben um über Wirkungen, Folgen von generativer KI nachzudenken um vielleicht die notwendigen Handlungen der nahen Zukunft besser einordnen zu können. Wie auch immer wir freuen uns wenn man uns weitere Indizien schickt, Wortmeldungen schreibt, Kommentare hinterlässt oder einfach auch nur die Webseite verbreitet: KI geht uns alle an – davon bin ich felsenfest überzeugt.

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Postgenerative.at – we’re launching a website. No, it’s not just a website; it’s intended to be a forum for discussion on a topic that’s very close to our hearts. We’re starting with one central question: ‘What would a world look like that is completely permeated by generative AI?’
To this end, we’ve also tried to define ‘Postgenerativ’:

„Post-generative describes a societal condition in which generative artificial intelligence permeates everyday life. It shapes how people work, learn, communicate, design and produce knowledge. Its outputs enter the information, tools and environments we encounter every day, affecting even those who do not consciously use it. [1] Human and machine contributions become intertwined and increasingly difficult to distinguish. AI outputs are increasingly adopted or passed on without people reviewing them individually. The volume and speed of generation can overwhelm human oversight. At the same time, new dependencies emerge: whoever controls AI systems shapes access to knowledge and participation. Drawing on the idea of the post-digital [2], the post-generative describes a world already transformed by generative AI, whose possibilities, expectations and conflicts it helps to shape.“

The aim is to provide an opportunity to reflect on the effects and consequences of generative AI, so that we might be better able to contextualise the necessary actions in the near future. In any case, we’d be delighted if you could send us further evidence, write a personal note, leave comments or simply share the website: AI concerns us all – of that I am absolutely convinced.

This is an impactful contributions, and exceptional novelty in the research field of AI in education and beyond

[keynote] 9th International Conference on Computer Technology Applications (ICCTA 2023) #conference #research

Martin is invited to give a keynote talk at 9th International Conference on Computer Technology Applications (ICCTA 2023) in May 2023. He will give an overview and insights about our running projects on MOOCs, Learning Analytics and Open Educational Resources.

Abstract of the talk:
In this talk the different research fields of MOOCs, Learning Analytics and OER are addressed and brought together. Over a couple of years now, different proponents announcing MOOS or OER or Learning Analytics. Nevertheless, the idea is to put all the research results together and provide it as a service for education, especially in Higher Education.
Using the example from Graz University of Technology the talk will provide insights how we can deal with it in the future based on research findings and hands-on experiences with real student data.

We would be happy if you join us in Vienna next year: [conference website]


With this announcement I would like to wish you merry christmas and a happy, healthy year 2023 – I will be back after my holidays in January 2023. Hopefully we got a little bit of snow in our mountains, because I would love to make some tours with my skis 🙂
Feel free to take a look to my tour descriptions to get an idea what I am taking about: [Link to profile @ Alpenverein]

FNMA – Neues Portal online #fnma

Es freut uns, dass es nach einem Jahr Arbeitszeit gelungen ist, das Portal des Vereins Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria, kurz fnma, in neuem Glanz erstrahlen zu lassen. Darüber hinaus wurde auch das eScience-Portal erfolgreich in die neue Website intergriert um so noch mehr Service für unsere Mitglieder und alle am Thema interessierten Personen bieten zu können.
Viel Spaß also mit dem neuen Portal 🙂

[publication] Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?

Our publication on „Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?“ in the Global Computer Science Technology Journal (Open Access) is now online available.

Abstract:

The usefulness of external references to websites is a crucial factor of web-monitoring. It is of high general interest whether your website is visited by the estimated target group or not. This publication measures the value of references of websites by bringing the idea of citation- index to web-analytic tools. The approach presented is considering the number and quality of actions a visitor of a specific website does and the time s/he spent on this website as well as the previous website the user is coming from. The combination of these three parameters are expressed by formulas and afterwards visualized by different tools. Finally this approach is tested and discussed on an existing project. It can be concluded that this concept is indeed useful to get a deeper insight whether external websites addressing the intended target group or not.

Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?

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Reference: Ebner, M., Alimucaj, A., (2011) Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?, GJCST (2011), Volume 11, Issue 20: 1-9 [.pdf]