Alejandro Javier Ruiz Iglesias

me@alejandrojavierruiziglesias.com

I'm a PhD student at the University of Vermont's Computational Story Lab and proud member of GSU-UAW 2322. This site contains some highlights. For a more complete account of my academic and professional work, see my CV.

Select writing and talks

• "Stop using Media Bias/Fact Check in research". Accepted at the Society for the Social Studies of Science 2027 conference.
• "False memories to fake news: The evolution of the term 'misinformation' in academic literature."
Currently in review.
• "Matters arising: A response to loneliness and suicide mitigation for students using GPT3-enabled chatbots." Published in npj: Mental Health Research. For our breakdown of their (inadequate and misleading) response, click here.
• "Tokens, the oft-overlooked appetizer: Large language models, the distributional hypothesis, and meaning."
• "We Have Always Been at War with Computers." Presented at the 2025 Vermont Philosophy Week.
• "Information System Membranes." Palk presented at Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics's 2025 conference at the INDEP miniconference.
• "Social Eyes and Observables." Presented at 8th Annual Congress of the French Association for Political Economy in 2024.

Other work

• The Luddite. An anti-capitalist technology blog.
• Co-founder of Interstitial Technology, a cooperatively owned engineering services firm. President from 2024–2025. Left to pursue my PhD.
• International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (INDEP): Founding member and on the operations committee since its founding.
• Gnomenclature . I play trumpet and saxophone in Vermont's coolest funk/rock band. First album forthcoming (late 2026/early 2027).
• Green Mountain Democratic Socialists of America: Founding member. Communications Chair since 2024.

Media

• How Walgreens’ Sloppy Covid-19 Test Registration System Exposed Patient Data, published in Vox. I'm not the author, but the researcher who uncovered the data leak.
• AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be? 404 Media covers our Matters Arising.
• Serious Inquiries Only, Episode 477+478. Interviewed to debunk bad AI research. Includes a discussion of our Matters Arising.