Ziv Epstein

schoolMassachusetts Institute of Technologybar_chart#2998 Global Rank

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Interpretive Cultures: Resonance, randomness, and negotiated meaning for AI-assisted tarot divination

While generative AI tools are increasingly adopted for creative and analytical tasks, their role in interpretive practices,where meaning is subjective, plural, and non-causal, remains poorly understood. This paper examines AI-assisted tarot reading, a divinatory practice in which users pose a query, draw cards through…

CHI '265th+ AuthorAI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability +2

Value Alignment of Social Media Ranking Algorithms

While social media feed rankings are primarily driven by engagement signals rather than any explicit value system, the resulting algorithmic feeds are not value-neutral: engagement may prioritize specific individualistic values. This paper presents an approach for social media feed value alignment. We adopt Schwartz’s…

CSCW '211st AuthorSocial Media

Social influence leads to the formation of diverse local trends

How does the visual design of digital platforms impact user behavior and the resulting environment? A body of work suggests that introducing social signals to content can increase both the inequality and unpredictability of its success, but has only been shown in the context of music listening. To further examine the…

CHI '201st AuthorContent Moderation & Platform Governance +1

Will the Crowd Game the Algorithm? Using Layperson Judgments to Combat Misinformation on Social Media by Downranking Distrusted Sources

How can social media platforms fight the spread of misinformation? One possibility is to use newsfeed algorithms to downrank content from sources that users rate as untrustworthy. But will laypeople be handicapped by motivated reasoning or lack of expertise, and thus unable to identify misinformation sites? And will t…

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