Stephen MacNeil

Assistant Professor @TempleCIS | YDC @WorldDesignOrg | Organizer @Design4SD | #HCI & #edu & #NLP Tackling Philly's hardest problems via community-driven design

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

It’s an incredible feeling to have one of my first advisees (and good friend) come to visit my lab. The students were inspired and I was so proud. Today was a great day 🤩

[Zijian "Jason" Ding @jasonzding]

An amazing day! Kicked it off at @PennHCI meeting in the morning, then headed over to @TempleHCI to give a talk in the afternoon. Big thanks to @drewmikehead and @Stephen_MacNeil for having me!!

[Zijian "Jason" Ding @jasonzding]

An amazing day! Kicked it off at @PennHCI meeting in the morning, then headed over to @TempleHCI to give a talk in the afternoon. Big thanks to @drewmikehead and @Stephen_MacNeil for having me!!

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

@kbadillou @pamwis I was the first HCI hire in a very traditional CS department and I have so many thoughts. There are challenges but also many benefits, some that we’re not immediately obvious to me. It would be great to share and learn from others!

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

@SEPTA_SOCIAL @SEPTA Thank you for that clarification. My mistake thinking it was SEPTA. Are the eventual plans to build a station in Poplar? The nearest stations are a 15 minute walk?

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

@the_ideal_1 @amyjko @acmtoce Congratulations, sound interesting, can’t wait to read it!

[Temple HCI @TempleHCI]

How are computing students shifting their help-seeking strategies in response to LLMs and Generative AI tools (ChatGPT and Github CoPilot)?

Our upcoming #ACE2024 paper shares insights from surveys and interviews with computing students.

https://t.co/uGuepOPKMu

[Temple HCI @TempleHCI]

SIGCSE discussions are heating up: LLMs threaten traditional assessment.

To address this concern, some have adopted visual programming problems.

In our new paper, GPT-4V solved 96.7% of visually represented problems. Is it time for #ungrading yet?

https://t.co/AZckGQyuRO

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

Stop chatting with a black box!

Swing by our #uist2023 demo about making LLM memory management more explainable and interactive!

[Ziheng Huang @z8huang]

Stop chatting to a black box ! We developed Memory Sandbox: see, control, and steer how the conversational agent “sees” the conversation. Checkout our demo at #UIST23

Memory Sandbox: Transparent and Interactive Memory Management for Conversational Agents
https://t.co/Lv5sKEzs6r

[Juho Leinonen @leinonen_juho]

Interested in large language models and their potential applications in computing education? I’m looking for a (fully-funded) PhD student to study how novices use LLMs and how LLMs can be used to create educational resources @CSAalto. Find out more & apply https://t.co/B0zdAvwnlY

[sebastian gutierrez @gutbashh]

📢 My first co-authored demo paper explores providing users with capabilities to oversee and control how large language models, like #ChatGPT, perceive and retain conversational context. Less breakdown, more steering.

📄 Read the paper here: https://t.co/YFOMl6ogZg

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

Had the privilege of working with my wonderful colleague (and former student) Jason Ding on paper that was awarded an honorable mention at C&C. Check it out, it is worth a read!

[Zijian "Jason" Ding @jasonzding]

Wrapped up my paper presentation at @acm_cc just in time to catch my shuttle to work :) A truly enriching experience! If you are curious about the potential role of Large Language Models in creativity, do check out our video presentation -> https://t.co/wT4w1LTURy 😁

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

@z8huang @acm_cc @kequan_ @JoelChan86 Really proud of you!! 👏

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

@jasonzding @acm_cc @JoelChan86 @isarvindone Congrats again on the honorable mention! What an exciting paper to work on 🤩

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

@OscDomesticated Thank you! That was exactly the info, we were hoping to share with her 🙏

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

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[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

To be clear, I did try to mitigate this bias as much as possible in my review, and it was a great paper.

[Stephen MacNeil @Stephen_MacNeil]

I just included a positionality statement in my review!

I’ve never seen such a statement in a review, but I thought it was important to be transparent about a bias I have against a specific design method. Would this be a useful criteria to require for future reviews? 🤔

[Arvind Narayanan @random_walker]

It feels like we're at a critical moment for AI and civil society. There's a real possibility that the last 5+ years of (hard fought albeit still inadequate) improvements in responsible AI release practices will be obliterated.

[Sauvik Das @scyrusk]

Paid study opportunity: We are looking to chat with folks who share personal photos on online social media platforms.

The focus of the interview will be on privacy-enhancing and anti-surveillance technologies for such photos.

More here: https://t.co/QbD2hiCnb4

RTs appreciated!

[Jamie Payton @ProfPayton]

We’re looking for summer undergrad research interns! Our REU Site on Pervasive Computing for Smart Health, Safety, & Well-being offers a 9 wk research experience at Temple Univ in Philadelphia. Students receive $6500 + housing. Apply by 1/31: https://t.co/ccE5o9A8To.