Large language models (LLMs) undergo 'alignment'so that they better reflect human values
or preferences, and are safer or more useful. However, alignment is intrinsically difficult …

Large language models (LLMs) are used to generate content for a wide range of tasks, and
are set to reach a growing audience in coming years due to integration in product interfaces …

Run a Google search for “black girls”—what will you find?“Big Booty” and other sexually
explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in “white girls,” the …

Using a Web search engine is one of today's most frequent activities. Exploratory search
activities which are carried out in order to gain knowledge are conceptualized and denoted …

Exploring the central themes in modern American cultural studies and discussing how these
themes can be interpreted, American Cultural Studies offers a wide-ranging overview of …

Algorithms have come to shape our daily lives and realities. They change the perception of
the world, affect our behavior by influencing our choices, and are an important source of …

This chapter explores the extent to which such filter bubbles can persist, by examining the
structural characteristics of an entire national Twittersphere. Indeed, Jurgen Habermas …

This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young
adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in …

In order to analyse the ways in which problematic ethno-national behaviour at dark events in
the Western Balkans undermines the transition from conflict, to post conflict and then …

Information users and usability constitute the main building blocks of today's electronic
information world. This important new text is the first to give a holistic overview of all of the …