Neoliberalism, Collegiality, and Authenticity: A discursive keynote about GAI

I think this relates very closely to the events of the pandemic. on one hand, it has accelerated the ability to work from home and collaborate worldwide. It has led to isolation and I think it’s hard to generate the same creative space online at all times as it is for in person meetings. And I think in the essence that is what makes us human is that need for interaction.

I know for me I have to actively take steps to ensure that I properly engage in a human way with colleagues already! Particularly post pandemic. I think the risk of increased isolation is in every part of our live, work, education and in our personal lives.

I agree with your comment.

I feel people may use GAI tools but not admit to it, creating distrust and distance as we seek to hide how we've outsourced our work.

In my discipline (history) most articles are written as an individual, but there is a lot of sharing and discussion that goes behind the various drafts. I can see this being lost a bit if we're not careful. The drafting process could easily become an AI drafting process rather than human

In my opinion, although using genAIs is an individual activity, the discussions on the use of AIs can mitigate isolation in academic research, rather, bring about a unity through conversations among researchers.

Group discussions in the room include : systems within academia is driven by individual performance and not collegiality. Ai- literacy has the potential to shape collegiality provide we work towards balance between tasks. Global south sees the use of Ai as an essential driver for growth and collaboration.