BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12394-59e255e97fc8e0cddcd8732dbd73d230@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260308T105108Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T160000 SUMMARY:“The Lonely Algorithm Problem: Theorizing the Intersection of Algorithmi c Personalization and Personal Relationships” DESCRIPTION:\nA wide variety of social media platforms\, including Insta gram\, TikTok\, and Facebook\, claim that their algorithms and A.I. were designed to facilitate social connection and meaningful interpersonal c ommunication. But do these claims really match up with the experiences o f social media users? Through a series of longitudinal surveys and exper iments\, Taylor will introduce “The Lonely Algorithm Problem” to explain the paradox of algorithmic personalization promoting personal relations hips. Drawing from the algorithm responsiveness process framework\, this talk will advance a sociotechnical perspective on how algorithms and A. I. influence relationship formation\, maintenance\, and dissolution proc esses. Perceived algorithm responsiveness and insensitivity will be posi tioned as theoretical mechanisms explaining issues central to the lonely algorithm problem. This ongoing research program from Taylor ultimately questions claims from social media platforms that tweaks to an algorith m’s code can cause better personal relationships.\n\nSamuel Hardman Tayl or studies interpersonal and psychological processes in social media\, m obile phones\, and other communication technologies. His research focuse s on the implications of digital media for personal relationships and ps ychological well-being. He is interested in human-computer interaction\, emphasizing designing new technologies to support relationships\, empat hy\, and mental health. Sam earned his doctoral degree in communication from Cornell University\, and he is currently an assistant professor of communication at the University of Illinois Chicago.\n\nFor more details : https://events.la.psu.edu/event/the-lonely-algorithm-problem-2/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A wide variety of social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, cl aim that their algorithms and A.I. were designed to facilitate social co nnection and meaningful interpersonal communication. But do these claims really match up with the experiences of social media users? Through a s eries of longitudinal surveys and experiments, Taylor will introduce “Th e Lonely Algorithm Problem” to explain the paradox of algorithmic person alization promoting personal relationships. Drawing from the algorithm r esponsiveness process framework, this talk will advance a sociotechnical perspective on how algorithms and A.I. influence relationship formation , maintenance, and dissolution processes. Perceived algorithm responsive ness and insensitivity will be positioned as theoretical mechanisms expl aining issues central to the lonely algorithm problem. This ongoing rese arch program from Taylor ultimately questions claims from social media p latforms that tweaks to an algorithm’s code can cause better personal re lationships.

Samuel Hardman Taylor studies interpersonal and psych ological processes in social media, mobile phones, and other communicati on technologies. His research focuses on the implications of digital med ia for personal relationships and psychological well-being. He is intere sted in human-computer interaction, emphasizing designing new technologi es to support relationships, empathy, and mental health. Sam earned his doctoral degree in communication from Cornell University, and he is curr ently an assistant professor of communication at the University of Illin ois Chicago.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/t he-lonely-algorithm-problem-2/

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