Discussion: If LLMs do correlation but not causation, what does that mean for narrative?
A reading group discussion on correlation and causation in AI, organised by the AI STORIES project team.
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For this session, please read:
Fletcher, Angus. 鈥淲hy Computers Will Never Read (or Write) Literature: A Logical Proof and a Narrative.鈥� Narrative, vol. 29, no. 1, 2021, pp. 1鈥�28, .听
Chun, Wendy Hui Kyong. Discriminating Data: Correlation, Neighborhoods, and the New Politics of Recognition. MIT Press, 2022.听
Bajohr, Hannes. 鈥淐ohesion Without Coherence: Artificial Intelligence and Narrative Form.鈥� Transit, vol. 14, no. 2, Dec. 2024. DOI.org (Crossref), .
This is a themed discussion, so if you would like to read additional texts that relate to the question please do. It would be interesting if people bring other ideas to the discussion.听
The reading group is organised by the AI STORIES project team. We welcome other researchers who are interested in the topics (we'd love to get to know you) but if you want to attend, please do the readings in advance and plan on actively participating in the discussion. There will be no presentations, this is discussion-only. The level is aimed from PhD students to senior researchers. MA and BA students who have some background in critical theory on AI are also welcome to attend if they do the readings.
