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Maria del Rio-Chanona

@maria-drc.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at UCL Computer Science Future of Work, LLMs, Econ, Networks, ML & ABM Previously, CSHVienna, Harvard Growth Lab, INETOxford & UNAM_MX alumni 🇲🇽 she/her mariadelriochanona.info

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 03/03/2025
We're pleased to announce the Bennett School of Public Policy opening this autumn. It will be a flagship, multi-disciplinary policy school, that will integrate & expand the teaching, research & engagement activities of the Bennett Institute. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/bennett...
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Chris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Want to learn about computational social science *for free* and launch interdisciplinary research projects? We are so excited to announce there will be *26* Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science this year! Apply to one of them here: sicss.io/locations
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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
PhD students in social sciences studying "metascience" and AI: This looks like an *AMAZING* opportunity. Fully funded research postdoc that can be housed at whatever university you can find an appropriate mentor. sloan.org/programs/dig...
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Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
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Michael Kenny @michaelkenny.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
We are now looking to hire two new permanent lectureships in public policy www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50248/ @bennettinstitute.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Public Policy - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Assistant Professor in Public Policy in the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science at the University of Cambridge.
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 04/02/2025
Are generative AI tools threatening freelance jobs? Not quite, says a new study. Instead of mass job losses, demand is shifting: 📉 Fewer jobs in repetitive writing & translation 📈 Strong growth in machine learning & AI-related roles Experience matters too. Full story: shorturl.at/VMzZm
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How Is Generative AI Impacting The Freelance Job Market?
A new study led by an international research team reveals the surprising impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT on the freelance workforce. The research,
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Becky Smith @rlsdvm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
23/250 is Large language models reduce public knowledge sharing on online Q&A platforms This makes me wonder if people are answering Stack Overflow questions with ChatGPT answers . . .
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Large language models reduce public knowledge sharing on online Q&A platforms
Abstract. Large language models (LLMs) are a potential substitute for human-generated data and knowledge resources. This substitution, however, can present
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Maria del Rio-Chanona @maria-drc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 alert! We document how 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. 💼 💻 📊 We analysed 𝟯𝗠+ 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, used embeddings to cluster them into 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, and LLMs to classify them as s𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, or 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱.
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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I’m looking for a new PhD student with a curious and interdisciplinary mindset to work on integrating multimodal data to better understand trajectories of mental and brain health disorders! Deadline of applications: Feb 16! Please spread the word. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO680/f...
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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Network Science at Northeastern University London
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
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Max Falkenberg @maxfalken.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
These are fair criticisms but miss the crucial point... Academics publish in expensive OA journals because top journals and citation count remain the dominant factors in determining whether you get hired and whether you get promoted... This will not change unless the incentive structure changes
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Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan @avgevork.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
There's an interesting new study by @ernestaigner.bsky.social @drodrik.bsky.social @jacobgreenspon.bsky.social on regional publication trends in economics - share of "authors based in low income countries remains low" disproportionate to those countries population shares vs. world ⤵️
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Winter Workshop on Complex Systems @wwcs.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Big thanks to Fundación Sicomoro for supporting the Winter Workshop in Complex Systems with grants for students and funding our much-needed coffee breaks! ☕✨ Your generosity keeps the ideas (and the caffeine) flowing!
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/01/2025
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551
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Estimating global article processing charges paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023
This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023. APCs are fees charged for publishing in some ...
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Juan Mateos-Garcia @jmateosgarcia.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
"Suspense and surprise in technological innovation" Neat analysis of the link between expectations and outcomes in technological evolution.
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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hello @bsky.app ! We are looking forward to connect with this community 🦋 Make sure you follow us to see our latest news! We'll be sharing more about our research, students' achievements, events, and everything related to #networkdatascience and #socialdatascience #weareCEU #DNDSatCEU #seeUatCEU
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Our @bennettinstitute.bsky.social annual conference is on 28th March and tickets can now be booked - in person or online: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/annua... It's always a great event & we have a fab line-up of speakers/sessions
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Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025 - Bennett Institute for Public Policy
Driving forward key policy questions in a turbulent world
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NEP-CMP: Computational Economics @repec-nep-cmp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Chat Bankman-Fried: an Exploration of LLM Alignment in Finance: Claudia Biancotti; Carolina Camassa; Andrea Coletta; Oliver Giudice; Aldo Glielmo
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Winter Workshop on Complex Systems @wwcs.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We are deeply grateful to our partners for their crucial support in bringing the Winter Workshop in Complex Systems 2025 to life. We couldn’t do it without you! 🌟 Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia- Sustainable Development and Climate Change PhD Program 🌟 Unversità degli Studi di Bergamo
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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Our new pre-print exploring the question: Will AI-generated art kill the art profession?
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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
🌎 Apply now for the 2025 Complexity Global School! CGS introduces ideas and models of complex systems and their impact on political economies. Join global thinkers for this immersive 12-day program happening in Colombia on July 28-Aug 8. Applications close March 2! santafe.edu/news-center/...
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
New @inet-complexity.bsky.social study in Joule ➸ Employment dynamics during the US power sector transition reveal risks and opportunities ➸ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/us-poli... Led by Joris Bücker with @doynefarmer.bsky.social @maria-drc.bsky.social, Matt Ives & Anton Pichler
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Labour Markets Need Active Management in the Energy Transition
Complexity Economists at the University of Oxford have alerted US policymakers to coming skills shortages in the US power sector, in one of the most…
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Shahan Ali Memon @shahanmemon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
How important are your #postdoc years in the likelihood of you staying & succeeding in #academia? In our newly published paper in @pnas.org, "Postdoc Publications and Citations Link to Academic Retention and Faculty Success," we study the journey of #CareerSuccess of ~45,000 #postdocs. 🧵1/7
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 21/01/2025
Can #ChatGPT pass a PhD-level #history test? Not yet. Jakob Hauser, @maria-drc.bsky.social, Peter Turchin et al. tested #AI chatbots on historical knowledge using the Seshat Databank. GPT-4 Turbo scored a balanced accuracy of 46%—better than random guessing, but not expert. shorturl.at/xgRw9
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Can-chatgpt-pass-a-phd-level-history-test
Can ChatGPT pass a PhD-level history test? According to a CSH study, the answer is “not yet.” GPT-4 Turbo couldn’t get most of the answers right.
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Lionel @spiindoctor.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
✨I made a starter pack for complexity scientists on this platform.✨ go.bsky.app/QzMwdrL
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Yijia Shao @echoshao8899.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
LM agents today primarily aim to automate tasks. Can we turn them into collaborative teammates? 🤖➕👤 Introducing Collaborative Gym (Co-Gym), a framework for enabling & evaluating human-agent collaboration! I now get used to agents proactively seeking confirmations or my deep thinking.(🧵 with video)
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Fascinating paper by Claudia Goldin on drivers of low fertility in advanced economies. Countries where economic progress outstrips social progress (in particular, gender equality in household division of labour) see the most rapid falls in fertility.. www.nber.org/papers/w33311
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NERDS @nerdsitu.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Our @ariannapera.bsky.social presenting on labor union organization and digital media strategies at #cs2italy
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Oxford Summer School in Economic Networks @oxfordeconnet.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Without further ado, here’s the amazing speaker lineup for OSSEN 2025! Experts from across network science and economics will cover topics ranging from financial networks to urban mobility and more! Don’t forget to apply by 3 March: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe...
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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
We recently launched NEP reports in Bluesky. Get announcements of new economics working papers in 100 fields, curated by volunteer, human editors. bsky.app/starter-pack... #RePEc #EconSky
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NEP feeds for new economics papers, by field.
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Antonio del Rio Chanona @antonioe89.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Hello Bluesky! Our group @imperialchemeng.bsky.social researches #AI & #ChemicalEngineering. if you are interested, some of our 2024 research is below on: #ReinforcementLearning 🤖 #BayesianOptimization 📈 #AutomatedModelDiscovery 🔬 #DataDrivenOptimization ⛰️ #ScientificLLMs 🧠 #ReactionPlanning ⚛️
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Oxford Summer School in Economic Networks @oxfordeconnet.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s keynote speaker is Prof. Aaron Clauset, from CU Boulder. He is one of the world's foremost experts in Network Science and Complex Systems Apply by 3 March www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe... @aaronclauset.bsky.social @colorado.edu
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Andrea Ganna @andganna.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Fantastic, very practical review, on the challenges in data and model anonymization. Also highlights the enormous gap between what is theoretically possible and what used in practice (eg. N>5 rule) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Anonymization: The imperfect science of using data while preserving privacy
Safe anonymization and sharing of personal data will be achieved by combining formal privacy methods with red-teaming.
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Mariano Beguerisse @beguerisse.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
PhD Students: we're now taking applications for internships in our lab. If your'e working on ML, CS, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Audio and Video processing and related disciplines, throw your hat in the ring! jobs.lever.co/spotify/0b16...
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Spotify - 2025 Summer Internship, Content Platform Research Scientist - PhD (London)
Spotify is looking for enthusiastic students/recent graduates with a passion for music and an ambition to go far. This isn't just any internship! Our paid internship program will give you the chance t...
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Maria del Rio-Chanona @maria-drc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Multi-Agent Data-driven Economic Conference in Venice www.unive.it/web/en/8683/... #Economics #ComplexSystems
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MADME 2025: Home
MADME 2025 - Home
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Anders Kjelsrud @anderskjelsrud.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
**New working paper** How does the under-representation of females in Economics affect the career trajectory of female Ph.D. students? Sahar Parsa and I look at this in a new working paper by exploring sabbatical leaves taken by female professors at top-50 US Econ departments.
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
What explains recent declines in income inequality in the European Union? Despite rising within-country inequality from 2007-2019, EU-wide inequality declined sharply due to upward convergence in market earnings among its poorest member states. More here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Maria del Rio-Chanona @maria-drc.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🚨 New paper alert! Economic Agent Based Models have become increasingly data-driven. What does that mean and what impact can this have? arxiv.org/abs/2412.16591 📖✨ Chapter with @marcopangallo.bsky.social forthcoming in @sfiscience.bsky.social volume #Economics #ComplexSystems Part IV 👇🧵
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Susan Athey @susanathey.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Want to learn more? Read the working paper to learn about this novel intervention & how its effectiveness compared to an existing mentoring program. arxiv.org/abs/2211.09968
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Effective and scalable programs to facilitate labor market transitions for women in technology
We describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of a low-cost (approximately $15 per person) and scalable program, called Challenges, aimed at aiding women in Poland transition to technology-se...
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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
2/In a recent (open access) piece in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social w/ Guillaume Beaumier, we show how platform companies (in the paper Apple) use private regulation to address public interest issues to enhance their market power. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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When Serving the Public Interest Generates Private Gains: Private Actor Governance and Two-Sided Digital Markets | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
When Serving the Public Interest Generates Private Gains: Private Actor Governance and Two-Sided Digital Markets
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NBER @nber.org · 06/01/2025
Exploring past episodes of technological disruption in the US labor market, with the goal of learning lessons about the likely future impact of AI, from David J. Deming, Christopher Ong, and Lawrence H. Summers www.nber.org/papers/w33323
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Maik Hamjediers @mhamjediers.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
📢 Flexible working supposedly addresses women's work-family conflicts but is less prevalent in women-dominated occupations. @aljoschajacobi.bsky.social, @tabeanaujoks.bsky.social & I explore why and how this has changed over past decades Out in @socialindicators.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s112...
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marcopangallo.bsky.social @marcopangallo.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
DISADIST-ABM: 📢Open positions With Anton Pichler and @maria-drc.bsky.social we got a grant to model the well-being impacts of natural disasters beyond standard economic measures. We are looking for a 3-year PhD student and 2-year postdoc, deadline 15/01. More info 👇 1/8
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estebanmoro @estebanmoro.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We are hiring a postdoc/researcher at my group (SUNLab) @nunetsi.bsky.social. Interested in working on multidisciplinary problems like segregation, health, or economic growth from the perspective of Social Urban Networks? Contact me if you are interested. Please share it!
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marcopangallo.bsky.social @marcopangallo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
If business cycles are (at least partly) caused by forces endogenous to the economy, rather than by exogenous shocks, it is much easier to explain why economic activity tends to co-move across countries. New paper in JEBO: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kB5Vc24b7... 🧵👇
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NBER @nber.org · 30/11/2024
Mapping out tangible ways economists can use language models in their daily workflow, from ideation to publication, from Anton Korinek www.nber.org/papers/w33198
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
AI is good at pricing, so when GPT-4 was asked to help merchants maximize profits - and it did exactly that by secretly coordinating with other AIs to keep prices high! So... aligned for whom? Merchants? Consumers? Society? The results we get depend on how we define 'help' arxiv.org/abs/2404.00806
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
An employee of Huggingface, a site of AI training datasets, made a dataset of a million Bluesky posts scraped simply because they could. It’s currently trending: www.404media.co/someone-made...
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Someone Made a Dataset of One Million Bluesky Posts for 'Machine Learning Research'
A Hugging Face employee made a huge dataset of Bluesky posts, and it’s already very popular.
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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
📢 NetSci 2025 Speaker announcement: Manlio de Domenico, Associate Professor at UniPD & Head of CoMuNe Lab & President of CSS Italy & Co-founder and Co-director of MSCX "Network science in a complex world: broken, lost and future links" #NetSci2025 @manlius.bsky.social
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Linus Mattauch @linusmattauch.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
go.bsky.app/G4R3Gza
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NeurIPS Conference @neuripsconf.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
NeurIPS Conference is now Live on Bluesky! -NeurIPS2024 Communication Chairs
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