Kobin Kendrick

Conversation analyst at the University of York. I post about CA methods, turn-taking, multimodality, the recruitment of assistance, and other topics—e/acc

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

As an experiment, I transformed one of my lectures into a programmatic video using AI. It introduces the conventions for multimodal transcription developed by Lorenza Mondada.

https://t.co/zsEN4z1UdQ

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@chase_mccoy @claudeai I can drag the window when it’s narrow now! ��� The old app didn’t have any places to click. I’d still rather be able to click and drag on the title than edit it though.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

AI models can now help with word searches. Most advanced turn-taking I’ve seen so far.

[Ragavan Thurairatnam @RagavanThurair]

Meet Dessa, our AI model trained from scratch on nothing but speech.

We believe speech is the natural interface for technology. So we built Dessa.

And we’re inviting AI safety researchers to explore Dessa.

Learn more: https://t.co/6wA8KhWdjn

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@srijan_mahajan It’s a great name. I’m looking forward to my duets with Claude. The name focuses on the relationship between Claude and the user.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@RobertJBye Yes please 🙋🏻‍♂️

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@patrick_saner Which model?

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@BenJames_____ What does Kanishka Narayan do then?

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@amorriscode @trq212 Please make it easier to click and drag the app window on macOS, especially when it’s narrow. It can be hard to find a free spot to click on. Mac apps should allow you to click on the title bar text to reposition the window.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@ajambrosino Merge ChatGPT and Codex. Merge Chat and Work. The distinction that matters is whether you want the thread to work with files. If you do, attach a folder.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@thsottiaux Simplicity

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@ajambrosino Yes please 🙏

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@RobertJBye Thanks for fixing project sorting! I’d love to have the usage gauge from Claude Code in Chat and Cowork.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@nateparrott I’ve just used the Claude Slides for the first time. It’s absolutely phenomenal! 🤯 Thank you and everyone involved for creating such a useful product. 🙏 One feature request: the ability to embed/link video clips, especially if they can stay local.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

AI presents serious challenges for education, but the creation of new forms of instructional media is one of the greatest opportunities.

While a video like this won't replace a lecture, it can supplement one, and for some students, it will make a difference.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

As an experiment, I transformed one of my lectures into a programmatic video using AI. It introduces the conventions for multimodal transcription developed by Lorenza Mondada.

https://t.co/zsEN4z1UdQ

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@RileyRalmuto If you ask it to use fewer tokens, it will. That worked for me.

[Kobin Kendrick @kobin]

@tornikegomareli Awesome. Thank you!

[YorCCA @YorCCA_UoY]

📢 Abstract update!

Invited speaker Richard Ogden (University of York): "The phonetic and social organisation of laughter" — on how co-participants coordinate laughter in conversation, across English, German, Spanish & Finnish.
Programme 👇

https://t.co/tXVkViWAmJ

[YorCCA @YorCCA_UoY]

📢 Abstract update!

Invited speaker Ana Cristina Ostermann (UFRGS & CNPq, Brazil): "Where there's life, there is hope: Calibrating hope in the face of impending death" — on hope in physician–family phone calls during COVID-19.

Full programme 👇
https://t.co/tXVkViWAmJ

[YorCCA @YorCCA_UoY]

Our YorCCA 2026 programme is now available!

You can view the full conference and workshop schedule here:
https://t.co/tXVkViWAmJ

We look forward to seeing you in York this July!