Section outline
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Advances in AI, particularly large language models
(LLMs) will fundamentally affect social science research. The last two sessions will
introduce the technology and offer practical insights into LLMs' landscape. Last but
not least the ethical standards connected with academic practice will be highlighted.
Compulsory Reading:
- Grossmann, Igor et al. (2023). AI and the transformation of social science
research. Science, Vol 380, Issue 6650, pp. 1108-1109
- Valdenegro, Daniel (2023). A Large Language Models Digest For Social
Scientists. preprint https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/m74vs