Alberto Lusoli
Biographic Data
| ID | 4908194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alberto Lusoli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Lusoli |
| SIGNATURE | LUSOLI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9125-3561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
AI is not a platform, either
Beyond creativity
The paper explores the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in creative production of images and videos. We focus on Runway, a US based AI company developing multimodal foundation models geared toward video editors and VFX artists. We borrow from science and technology studies, critical data studies and media studies to examine how GenAI technologies are mediating creative production, idealizing (affordances of) tools, and disrupting…
The revenge of ‘tribal’ toxic masculinity
Toxic geek masculinity is common in gaming spaces, with racism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, and ableism running rampant on live streaming platforms like Twitch. In particular, Twitch has made choices to encode certain features that have empowered the proliferation of toxic behavior, such as attacks by users on users that are intended to harass, abuse, and disrupt, called ‘hate raids’. In 2017, Twitch released a ‘raiding’ feature on their p…
Blockchain Good, Bitcoin Bad’
Blockchain is one of the most widely debated technologies in recent years. Pundits and scholars have described it as a disruptive technology that will impact many sectors of society. Skeptics argue blockchain’s popularity is fuelled by the media’s obsession for the ‘next big thing’ rather than the intrinsic potential of the technology. In this paper, we follow a social constructivist approach with the aim of explaining how different discourses ar…
Warren Buffet is my cousin
Scholars, educators, regulators, pundits, and other observers are advocating for regulation and oversight of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomic testing. As a result, the technology has been subject of highly visible public and regulatory controversy. In this article, we explore the nature and the shape of the sentiment of public discourse about the DTC company, 23andMe. We conduct a quantitative content analysis and qualitative framing analysis on …
Warren Buffet is my cousin
Scholars, educators, regulators, pundits, and other observers are advocating for regulation and oversight of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomic testing. As a result, the technology has been subject of highly visible public and regulatory controversy. In this article, we explore the nature and the shape of the sentiment of public discourse about the DTC company, 23andMe. We conduct a quantitative content analysis and qualitative framing analysis on …
Warren Buffet is my cousin
Scholars, educators, regulators, pundits, and other observers are advocating for regulation and oversight of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomic testing. As a result, the technology has been subject of highly visible public and regulatory controversy. In this article, we explore the nature and the shape of the sentiment of public discourse about the DTC company, 23andMe. We conduct a quantitative content analysis and qualitative framing analysis on …
Blockchain Good, Bitcoin Bad’
Blockchain is one of the most widely debated technologies in recent years. Pundits and scholars have described it as a disruptive technology that will impact many sectors of society. Skeptics argue blockchain’s popularity is fuelled by the media’s obsession for the ‘next big thing’ rather than the intrinsic potential of the technology. In this paper, we follow a social constructivist approach with the aim of explaining how different discourses ar…
The revenge of ‘tribal’ toxic masculinity
Toxic geek masculinity is common in gaming spaces, with racism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, and ableism running rampant on live streaming platforms like Twitch. In particular, Twitch has made choices to encode certain features that have empowered the proliferation of toxic behavior, such as attacks by users on users that are intended to harass, abuse, and disrupt, called ‘hate raids’. In 2017, Twitch released a ‘raiding’ feature on their p…
AI is not a platform, either
Beyond creativity
The paper explores the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in creative production of images and videos. We focus on Runway, a US based AI company developing multimodal foundation models geared toward video editors and VFX artists. We borrow from science and technology studies, critical data studies and media studies to examine how GenAI technologies are mediating creative production, idealizing (affordances of) tools, and disrupting…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Big data (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (2 works) · Framing (construction (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence Applications (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (1 work)