Matt ratto

@_akpiper Agents provide a useful space for exploring hybrid research and synthesis practices that support me as a researcher - not turning the whole thing over to agents, but setting them up to do some of the articulation work of scholarship. I’m still not sure of the trade-offs tho

@_akpiper Open claw, lettabot, nanobot - play with these on local machine and then turn off unless ready to make secure.

getting serious FOMO vibes on Claude agents. Need to block some time to dive in. Suggestions welcome.

@jeremyphoward Funny how the world changes - from robots.txt to llms.txt!!!

llms.txt - the agents file loved by agents 😘

The first issue of the Faculty of Information’s Research Newsletter is here! mailchi.mp/58879f40f5dd/r…]

Congratulations to Professor Rhonda N. McEwen, President of Victoria University and also a professor at the Faculty of Information, for being named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by the Women’s Executive Network in the STEM category

Congratulations to the Faculty of Information's Professor Ebrahim Bagheri, who is co-director of the "Safeguarding Courts from Synthetic AI Content" research team linkedin.com/posts/cifar_ci…

Happening next Friday at 12 PM, Dr. Stefanie Hutka will share new perspectives on AI, automation, and design. Light refreshments will be provided. Register today: ischool.institute/event/still-in…

The Faculty of Information invites applications for two postdoctoral fellowship positions under the University of Toronto’s new program to support 100 new postdoctoral researchers and accelerate independent research. Learn more about eligibility and application details here: scholarship.ischool.utoronto.ca/award/research…

The University of Toronto's flags have been lowered to half mast today in memory of the late Professor and Dean Emeritus, Brian Cantwell Smith, who passed away on September 6th. Also in honour of Professor Smith's passing, the Faculty of Information has posted an academic obituary, telling the story of his groundbreaking work in the philosophy of computing and artificial intelligence. ischool.utoronto.ca/news/obituary-…

If you are at #cscw25 please join us for the #socialagentics sig to share thoughts on #agenticai - Tues, the 21st, 11-1230 in the Peer Gynt salon! (How appropriate!)

The Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis (CBP), directed by Associate Professor SA Smythe @essaysmythe, has released Vol. 2 of its journal, Sankofa Currents, titled Ngũgĩ’s Gourd. 🔗 Read Ngũgĩ’s Gourd and learn more about the Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis: bit.ly/CBPJournalF25

@_akpiper That’s right - developing AI systems NOT predicated on ‘god trick’ ontology, that incorporate situated and contextual intelligence.

My basic take on the humanities contribution to AI: moving past "right answer" frameworks for validation. That alone would revolutionize the field.

A thought-provoking talk on “Concepts and Methods for Critical Data Studies, ” featuring Professors Emily Maemura and Karen Wickett from the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.

For Cara Krmpotich, professor at the Faculty of Information and one of the co-directors since 2017, the project’s success lies in its spirit of collaboration. “What makes GRASAC so special is the willingness people have to share, rather than guard, what they know,” she says.

On September 25, Assistant Professor Shion Guha will speak at the community keynote “AI Won’t Fix Our Social Problems: Deconstructing Risk in Predictive Risk Models” at the @londonlibrary. Details: starlingcentre.ca/event/ai-wont-…

Curious about agentic AI? Join Professor Matt Ratto as he explores the emerging landscape of ‘agentic AI’—systems built to make decisions and take action on their own. Register today: eventbrite.ca/e/social-agent…

We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Professor and Dean Emeritus Brian Cantwell Smith, a distinguished scholar and former Dean of the Faculty of Information. We extend our condolences to his family, colleagues, students, and all who knew him.

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@_akpiper Thanks @_akpiper - good empirical evidence of the importance of social relations in designing agentic ai!!

@mattratto maybe of interest. human in the loop emphasis.

📣 CFP: 2025 ACM COMPASS Workshop 📣 This one-day workshop invites position contributions that explore how to ground agentic AI systems in social & organizational contexts by examining how social perspectives shape their design, use & evaluation. sites.google.com/view/social-ag…