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Social scientists must address ChatGPT’s ethical challenges before using it for research

Outlining challenges that ChatGPT pose, researchers from Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and Annenberg School for Communication have written recommendations in five areas for ethical use of the technology in a new paper.

‘It helps with my stress’: U.S. basic income project shows signs of success

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying the effects of guaranteed financial stipends for at-risk families.

There are lessons for the NYPD after the chaos in Union Square

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that the Union Square riot by fans of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat is a wake-up call for understanding social media and the digital world as real life.

How social media apps could be fueling homicides among young Americans

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues have designed algorithms that analyze social media posts to identify users at risk of harming themselves or others..

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Desmond Patton and the science of being human

Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

What happens when New York’s shelters run out of room?

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that in the West Coast cities that have struggled with homeless encampments the shelter infrastructure is much more limited than in New York.

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Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate

The master of social work student discusses the School of Social Policy and Practice program which provides supplemental education about the legal, health care, and social service needs of LGBTQ+ communities.

Where are King County’s homeless residents from?

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale.

Federal policy on homelessness becomes new target of the right

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the federal homelessness program Housing First is a successful policy and that undoing it would be a disaster.

L.A. County opens its $1,000-a-month aid program to former foster youth. Here’s how to apply

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is collaborating on a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles County.

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