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Generative AI & Social Work: It’s NOT the End of the World as We Know It

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Lauri Goldkind Large language models, generative AI, natural language processing, ChatGPT and Dall-E are all conspiring to transform social work practice and education — at least, that’s the hype. How about an open mind and a commitment to ethics and justice as we learn to ask the right questions? Transformative?

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Notes from the Future – March 14, 2023

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This is part of a monthly series of posts to share a few things I run across regarding the future of social work (and beyond). For people involved in foresight practice, the practice of scanning, organizing and creatively interpreting “signals of change” in the ecosystem is a primary and foundational part of the work.

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Holding fast to collectivist values in a health emergency

Reimagining Social Work

Since a recent returnee from Australia tested positive for Delta in mid-August 2021, we have been under public health emergency measures, with T?maki Over the last 20 odd months social workers have been caught up in the many impacts of this pandemic. We learned to respond to a rapidly changing style of communication.