Join Professor of Anthropology Gareth Barkin for an examination of large language models and embedded worldviews. Barkin leverages decades of research on Indonesian media and society to explore how systems like ChatGPT and Claude "think" when they're speaking non-English languages. The talk investigates the mechanics of "epistemological persistence," demonstrating how LLMs impose an Anglo-American lens regardless of the language of output. Attendees will discover how and why AI models transform local concepts of family dynamics, education, and social responsibility into paradigms of individual autonomy. The presentation evaluates the consequences of user habituation to systems built on predominantly English-language training data.

This event is part of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology's Culture & Society series.