A very well written story about the Calling Bullshit course I teach with @jevinwest.bsky.socialhttps://artsci.washington.edu/news/2023-09/hows-your-bs-detector
Frustrated to see misleading information published as fact, professors Carl Bergstrom (Biology) and Jevin West (Information School) created a wildly popular UW course and book, Calling Bullshit."
Such a great idea! With all the misinformation from generative AI coming soon, courses like this should be required gen ed.
I would love to take this class!
Great class if you have the chance to take it! Certainly no one who finishes it will ever be susceptible to headlines like this.
Do you guys talk about the data that AI draws from? Seems like there might be lg potential for compounding bias in that.
We seriously need you to come teach this course in New Zealand.We have so many people being bedazzled by political bullshit they are about to vote in a government that may sell the country out from underneath their feet..
I just ordered a copy of the book. Thank you.