Aleksi Knuutila

Computational social scientists @helsinkihssh @helsociology | New methods, conflicts & digital politics

[胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net @SanNuvola]

if you haven't yet read our "Synthethic ethnography" article yet, here's a brief summary of it by me, @objetpetitm
& @knuutila: https://t.co/cugKFDjIwE

[Politiikasta @Politiikasta_fi]

Vapaaehtoisvoimin toteutettu Iltahuti-hanke seurasi suomalaisten iltapäivälehtien kansia 30 kuukauden ajan. Selvityksen mukaan kansissa Venäjän hyökkäyssodan tapahtumia käsiteltiin Putinin oletettujen kokemusten tai Venäjän armeijan toimien kautta.
https://t.co/RO68Zd7FmN

[胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net @SanNuvola]

really proud of this article me, @objetpetitm and @knuutila put together over the past couple of years. If your question is: "how to approach TBs of datasets, n-dimensional vectors and multimodal latent spaces ethnographically?", we might have some ideas https://t.co/7GoGmQel65

[Elisa Kannasto @Emppuliittus]

New publication! Here my entry on Political Brands and another one with @jahapaula and @knuutila on Election campaigns on social media!

[Aleksi Knuutila @knuutila]

@jahapaula @jnkka Amazing, congratulations!

[Aleksi Knuutila @knuutila]

@jonathanstray https://t.co/BMYw6TzLeE

[Miklos SEBOK @Miklos__Sebok]

@COMPTEXTCONF is a cool place for dataset launches with so many potential users listening. A great example is https://t.co/w9MHveK5Vh by @knuutila and team focusing on Telegram data in the post-Twitter/X API landscape!

[Michelle Lam @michelle123lam]

“Can we get a new text analysis tool?”
“No—we have Topic Model at home”

Topic Model at home: outputs vague keywords; needs constant parameter fiddling🫠

Is there a better way? We introduce LLooM, a concept induction tool to explore text data in terms of interpretable concepts🧵

[Mike Young Academy @MkeYoungAcademy]

'Mapping out Russian impersonated propaganda operations on Telegram during the war in Ukraine' — 9 April with @KyrychenkoRoman , @knuutila and Vasileios Maltezos from #HelsinkiUni: https://t.co/EnQ9qYOvbH @HelsinkiHSSH @helsinkiuni @SocSciHelsinki

[Ilta-Sanomat @iltasanomat]

Selvitys: YouTube suosi perus­suomalaisia presidentin­vaaleissa https://t.co/YPUcscZTGR

[Faktabaari @Faktabaari]

Euractiv huomioi tuoreen raporttimme, Politico kirjoitti aiheesta jo eilen.

"a new study found YouTube’s recommendation algorithm boosted right-wing content in the run-up to Finland’s 2024 elections."

https://t.co/2kxun154MY

[Euractiv @Euractiv]

YouTube’s algorithm promoted right-wing content in the 2024 Finnish elections https://t.co/67FMWcu22L

[Faktabaari @Faktabaari]

Juuri julkaisemamme selvityksen mukaan Youtuben suosittelualgoritmi toimii kuin suppilo, joka ohjaa käyttäjiä perussuomalaisten ehdokkaiden pariin. Ketju ->

#algorotimit #youtube #presidentinvaalit

https://t.co/sqhvy8lEvG

[Clothilde Goujard @clothildegouj]

First in Morning Tech: As the far right keeps rising, a new study found that YouTube's algorithm disproportionately pushed right-wing, anti-immigration videos during Finland’s elections earlier this year.

➡️https://t.co/AXUe8CRySe

➡️https://t.co/8duFRH0hxs

[Kansan Uutiset @KansanUutiset]

Suomessa toimiva Nahlieli-ryhmä on osa eri puolilla maailmaa kasvavaa rauhanliikettä. https://t.co/70Loyn6DPs

[Rajapinta @RajapintaCo]

Next meetup: Understudied Tubes: Disinformation and alternative publics on YouTube. Join us live in Helsinki or via Zoom on Monday, 4.3., 2 p.m.-4 p.m. This meetup is a joint effort by Rajapinta, @HelsinkiHSSH & @HEPPsinki. See you there! More information➡️https://t.co/IIk20m436u

[Finnish Center for AI 🦣 @[email protected] @FCAI_fi]

From algorithms amplifying political messages on social media to AI-generated deepfakes, there’s plenty to look out for in this mega-election year, says @knuutila from @SocSciHelsinki.
https://t.co/yMNKOkgyoa
cc @HIIT @HelSociology @KumpulaScience @helsinkiuni

[Finnish Center for AI 🦣 @[email protected] @FCAI_fi]

#AIMonday Helsinki is back on January 15: How is AI being used in social influencing? Join the discussion online or at @tiedekulma.
Speakers incl. @alasaarela, @EssiPoyry, @knuutila
➡️ https://t.co/UMY7FLMZUZ
cc @DainStudios @taival_

[Aleksi Knuutila @knuutila]

@Faktabaari @tiedonjulk Onneksi olkoon!

[Aleksi Knuutila @knuutila]

@hautepop Congratulations Jay! Looking forward to reading