
Nobody Understands Me, Statistically Speaking
Existential isolation in 2026: entrapment, depression, wartime doomscrolling, a U-shaped need for uniqueness — and two more questionnaires validated in two more countries.
Against the Rejection of Large Language Models in Qualitative Research
Line-by-line explanation of why many arguments against the use of LLMs in psychology are NOT plausible.
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Line-by-line explanation of why many arguments against the use of LLMs in psychology are NOT plausible.
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Evaluating multimodal commercial and open-source large language models for dynamical astronomy: a benchmark study of resonant behavior classification
Have no resources to use the commercial models? Use OSS! You can even launch them on your laptop. And they ARE good.
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Have no resources to use the commercial models? Use OSS! You can even launch them on your laptop. And they ARE good.
— ES
Achieving GPT-4o level performance in astronomy with a specialized 8B-parameter large language model
An important conclusion and point from this research is that you don't need a frontier model to achieve acceptable results!
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An important conclusion and point from this research is that you don't need a frontier model to achieve acceptable results!
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Astronomia ex machina: a history, primer and outlook on neural networks in astronomy
Has some nice theoretical stuff.
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Has some nice theoretical stuff.
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Why We Should Reject to Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Analysis: A Response to Jowsey, Braun, Clarke, Lupton, and Fine (2025)
An attempt to defend the usage of LLMs. A good attempt but it's too polite and does not focus on the real gaps in Jowsey's arguments.
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An attempt to defend the usage of LLMs. A good attempt but it's too polite and does not focus on the real gaps in Jowsey's arguments.
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We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research
Debates, debates, debates... However, how strong are the arguments? (spoiler: nope; why? because the authors do not realize what LLMs really is and how to use it...)
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Debates, debates, debates... However, how strong are the arguments? (spoiler: nope; why? because the authors do not realize what LLMs really is and how to use it...)
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A Practical Guide and Assessment on Using ChatGPT to Conduct Grounded Theory: Tutorial
Grounded theory application tutorial, though the methods could be better.
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Grounded theory application tutorial, though the methods could be better.
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Scaling hermeneutics: a guide to qualitative coding with LLMs for reflexive content analysis
If you read one methods paper before coding with an LLM, read this one. It takes both the hermeneutics and the engineering seriously — a rare combination.
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If you read one methods paper before coding with an LLM, read this one. It takes both the hermeneutics and the engineering seriously — a rare combination.
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Existential Digest
Meet the new collection on scales measuring existential concerns
Large Language Models in Qualitative Analysis: Comparing Traditional and Researcher-Interpreted Approaches
Note the fact that the models are outdated. Newer ones can narrow the gap.
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Note the fact that the models are outdated. Newer ones can narrow the gap.
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ChatGPT for Automated Qualitative Research: Content Analysis
Quantifies coding results
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Quantifies coding results
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Machine Learning for Small Bodies in the Solar System
Machine Learning for Small Bodies in the Solar System is the first book devoted entirely to the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to the study of asteroids, comets, and trans-Neptunian objects. Covering topics from celestial mechanics and asteroid family identification to object detection, spectroscopy, and autonomous data analysis, it combines methodological foundations with practical implementations, including code examples and publicly available repositories. The volume is intended both as an introduction for researchers entering the field and as a reference for experienced planetary scientists seeking to incorporate modern AI techniques into their research. As the era of data-intensive surveys led by facilities such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins, the methods presented in this book provide an essential foundation for the next generation of solar system science.
— VC
Machine Learning for Small Bodies in the Solar System is the first book devoted entirely to the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to the study of asteroids, comets, and trans-Neptunian objects. Covering topics from celestial mechanics and asteroid family identification to object detection, spectroscopy, and autonomous data analysis, it combines methodological foundations with practical implementations, including code examples and publicly available repositories. The volume is intended both as an introduction for researchers entering the field and as a reference for experienced planetary scientists seeking to incorporate modern AI techniques into their research. As the era of data-intensive surveys led by facilities such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins, the methods presented in this book provide an essential foundation for the next generation of solar system science.
— VC
How earlier LSST would have discovered currently known long-period and hyperbolic comets?
This paper demonstrates the transformative potential of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory for the discovery of long-period and hyperbolic comets, showing that next-generation surveys could dramatically increase detection rates. Beyond its scientific results, it provides valuable insight into how modern survey capabilities and data-driven methods will reshape studies of the distant Solar System. An important reference for researchers interested in the future of small-body discovery and survey science.
— VC
This paper demonstrates the transformative potential of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory for the discovery of long-period and hyperbolic comets, showing that next-generation surveys could dramatically increase detection rates. Beyond its scientific results, it provides valuable insight into how modern survey capabilities and data-driven methods will reshape studies of the distant Solar System. An important reference for researchers interested in the future of small-body discovery and survey science.
— VC
Remote Agent: to boldly go where no AI system has gone before
A landmark paper in autonomous spacecraft operations, this work demonstrated that AI planning and execution systems could reliably control a spacecraft in a real mission environment. By validating the Remote Agent architecture beyond laboratory experiments, it established a foundation for autonomous space exploration and remains an essential reference for researchers interested in AI-driven mission planning, spacecraft autonomy, and intelligent control.
— VC
A landmark paper in autonomous spacecraft operations, this work demonstrated that AI planning and execution systems could reliably control a spacecraft in a real mission environment. By validating the Remote Agent architecture beyond laboratory experiments, it established a foundation for autonomous space exploration and remains an essential reference for researchers interested in AI-driven mission planning, spacecraft autonomy, and intelligent control.
— VC
Adaptive Control Design Using the Udwadia-Kalaba Formulation for Hovering Over an Asteroid with Unknown Gravitational Parameters
An innovative application of AI to spacecraft guidance and control, this work introduces an adaptive control strategy for stable hovering around asteroids with uncertain gravity. It highlights the growing role of intelligent algorithms in enabling autonomous proximity operations, inspection, and future sampling and landing missions.
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An innovative application of AI to spacecraft guidance and control, this work introduces an adaptive control strategy for stable hovering around asteroids with uncertain gravity. It highlights the growing role of intelligent algorithms in enabling autonomous proximity operations, inspection, and future sampling and landing missions.
— VC
Machine learning-assisted dynamical classification of trans-Neptunian objects
One of the early applications of machine learning to the dynamical classification of trans-Neptunian objects, this work illustrates how AI can streamline the analysis of complex orbital behavior. Its methodology remains relevant as modern surveys continue to expand the known population of distant Solar System bodies, making automated classification increasingly important.
— VC
One of the early applications of machine learning to the dynamical classification of trans-Neptunian objects, this work illustrates how AI can streamline the analysis of complex orbital behavior. Its methodology remains relevant as modern surveys continue to expand the known population of distant Solar System bodies, making automated classification increasingly important.
— VC
Evaluating multimodal commercial and open-source large language models for dynamical astronomy: a benchmark study of resonant behavior classification
This work establishes the first comprehensive benchmark for evaluating multimodal large language models on resonance classification in celestial mechanics. Its standardized datasets, evaluation methodology, and comparison of commercial and open-source models provide a foundation for future research on generative AI in dynamical astronomy. Essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of large language models and Solar System dynamics.
— VC
This work establishes the first comprehensive benchmark for evaluating multimodal large language models on resonance classification in celestial mechanics. Its standardized datasets, evaluation methodology, and comparison of commercial and open-source models provide a foundation for future research on generative AI in dynamical astronomy. Essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of large language models and Solar System dynamics.
— VC
At First Sight! Zero-shot Classification of Astronomical Images with Large Multimodal Models
Yep, that's the point: no training, no code, just use. Similar to Smirnov (2024).
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Yep, that's the point: no training, no code, just use. Similar to Smirnov (2024).
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The ethics of using generative AI for qualitative data analysis
Bla-bla-bla. I'd suggest to start with not cheating on the data in psychology...
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Bla-bla-bla. I'd suggest to start with not cheating on the data in psychology...
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Prompt Engineering for Large Language Model-Assisted Inductive Thematic Analysis
Prompt engineering was important... a few years ago. Today it's better to focus on the methods that can overcome this limitation.
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Prompt engineering was important... a few years ago. Today it's better to focus on the methods that can overcome this limitation.
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Reflecting on LLM Support in Reflexive Thematic Analysis: An Exploratory Study
Wrong models, wrong method, wrong results...
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Wrong models, wrong method, wrong results...
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