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TikTok is absolute brain rot—a toxic, data-harvesting black hole designed to zombify your mind. This is my firm self-reminder never to sign up for that corporate cesspool.
I’d rather be on the Fediverse, where I control my data, engage in genuine conversations, and avoid the manipulative algorithms that TikTok weaponizes to steal your attention and sanity.
No thanks, TikTok. I’m choosing freedom over digital decay.

Listening with Language Models: Using LLMs to Collect and Interpret Classroom Feedback
Sai Siddartha Maram, Ulia Zaman, Magy Seif El-Nasr
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11707 https:…

Listening with Language Models: Using LLMs to Collect and Interpret Classroom Feedback
Traditional end-of-quarter surveys often fail to provide instructors with timely, detailed, and actionable feedback about their teaching. In this paper, we explore how Large Language Model (LLM)-powered chatbots can reimagine the classroom feedback process by engaging students in reflective, conversational dialogues. Through the design and deployment of a three-part system-PromptDesigner, FeedbackCollector, and FeedbackAnalyzer-we conducted a pilot study across two graduate courses at UC Santa …

Series A, Episode 10 - Breakdown
FARREN: How dare you! I'm in command of this base.
KAYN: You have forfeited that command, Farren, you gutless nothing.
VOICE: Weaponry.
FARREN: Stop that, I tell you! Take no orders-
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/110/565 B7B2

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Conversational Interfaces for Parametric Conceptual Architectural Design: Integrating Mixed Reality with LLM-driven Interaction
Ruochen Ji, Lyu Tiangang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06066

Conversational Interfaces for Parametric Conceptual Architectural Design: Integrating Mixed Reality with LLM-driven Interaction
Mixed reality (MR) environments offer embodied spatial interaction, providing intuitive 3D manipulation capabilities that enhance the conceptual design process. Parametric modeling, a powerful and advanced architectural design method, enables the generation of complex, optimized geometries. However, its integration into MR environments remains limited due to precision constraints and unsuitable input modalities. Existing MR tools prioritize spatial interaction but lack the control and expressiv…

Malicious LLM-Based Conversational AI Makes Users Reveal Personal Information
Xiao Zhan, Juan Carlos Carrillo, William Seymour, Jose Such
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11680

Malicious LLM-Based Conversational AI Makes Users Reveal Personal Information
LLM-based Conversational AIs (CAIs), also known as GenAI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are increasingly used across various domains, but they pose privacy risks, as users may disclose personal information during their conversations with CAIs. Recent research has demonstrated that LLM-based CAIs could be used for malicious purposes. However, a novel and particularly concerning type of malicious LLM application remains unexplored: an LLM-based CAI that is deliberately designed to extract personal infor…

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
CALLY: I'm sure.
[Scene: Gan is in a cabin. We see him listen to the following conversation over the intercom.]
BLAKE: [O.S.] Our only hope is if they have a supply on Aristo.
VILA: [O.S.] But if they don't?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/113/60

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PAL: Designing Conversational Agents as Scalable, Cooperative Patient Simulators for Palliative-Care Training
Neil K. R. Sehgal, Hita Kambhamettu, Allen Chang, Andrew Zhu, Lyle Ungar, Sharath Chandra Guntuku
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02122

PAL: Designing Conversational Agents as Scalable, Cooperative Patient Simulators for Palliative-Care Training
Effective communication in serious illness and palliative care is essential but often under-taught due to limited access to training resources like standardized patients. We present PAL (Palliative Assisted Learning-bot), a conversational system that simulates emotionally nuanced patient interactions and delivers structured feedback grounded in an existing empathy-based framework. PAL supports text and voice modalities and is designed to scaffold clinical skill-building through repeated, low-co…

Queueing for Civility: User Perspectives on Regulating Emotions in Online Conversations
Akriti Verma, Shama Islam, Valeh Moghaddam, Adnan Anwar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11477

Queueing for Civility: User Perspectives on Regulating Emotions in Online Conversations
Online conversations are often interrupted by trolling, which causes emotional distress and conflict among users. Previous research has focused on moderating harmful content after it has been posted, but ways to manage emotions in real-time remain unexplored. This study suggests a comment queuing mechanism that delays comment publishing, encourages self-reflection, and reduces the impact of impulsive and toxic comments. To assess the efficacy of this approach, a mixed-method research design is …

Eye2Recall: Exploring the Design of Enhancing Reminiscence Activities via Eye Tracking-Based LLM-Powered Interaction Experience for Older Adults
Lei Han, Mingnan Wei, Qiongyan Chen, Anqi Wang, Rong Pang, Kefei Liu, Rongrong Chen, David Yip
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02232

Eye2Recall: Exploring the Design of Enhancing Reminiscence Activities via Eye Tracking-Based LLM-Powered Interaction Experience for Older Adults
Photo-based reminiscence has the potential to have a positive impact on older adults' reconnection with their personal history and improve their well-being. Supporting reminiscence in older adults through technological implementations is becoming an increasingly important area of research in the fields of HCI and CSCW. However, the impact of integrating gaze and speech as mixed-initiative interactions in LLM-powered reminiscence conversations remains under-explored. To address this, we conducte…

#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 07 - Mission To Destiny
GROVANE: Well, I didn't see Mandrian die either, but I know he's dead.
AVON: I've just spent the last ten minutes in the filter plant looking for something that should be there but isn't. The cable that was damaged carries a high energy charge. In order to cut it, he would need a laser knife or an insulated saw. Ne…