Anthropologist warns against LLM use in research, citing data colonization

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An anthropologist argues against the use of LLMs in academic research and teaching, likening it to a new form of colonization. The author contends that relying on machines for scholarly work perpetuates a dark chapter in the discipline, where the work is not even original but generated by AI. AI

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IMPACT Raises ethical concerns about the use of AI in academic research and the potential for data exploitation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice on the ethical implications of AI.

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Data is a new frontier of colonisation. No anthropologist should engage with #LLM |s in their research and their teaching. Those who do, continue a dark chapter

Data is a new frontier of colonisation. No anthropologist should engage with #LLM |s in their research and their teaching. Those who do, continue a dark chapter of our discipline - and they are not even writing it themselves, but have machines do it for them! #datacolonialism #AI

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Data is a new frontier of colonisation. No anthropologist should engage with #LLM |s in their research and their teaching. Those who do, continue a dark chapter

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