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Potential evidence of reengagement attempts following interruptions of a triadic social game in bonobos and chimpanzees
No full textWhen humans engage in joint action, they seem to so with an underlying sense of joint commitment, a feeling of mutual obligation towards their partner and a shared goal. Whether our closest living relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, experience and understand joint commitment in the same way is subject to debate. Crucial evidence concerns how par¬ticipants respond to interruptions of joint actions, particularly if they protest or attempt to reengage their reluctant or distracted partners. During dyadic interactions, bonobos and chimpanzees exhibit evidence of reengagement following interruptions of naturalistic joint activities with conspecifics, according to recent studies. Yet, data are still inconsistent for triadic games, where two social partners engage with each other socially by focusing on a common object. We addressed this issue by engaging N = 23 apes (5 adult chimpanzees, 5 infant bonobos, 13 adult bonobos) in a “tug-of-war” game with a human experimenter who abruptly stopped playing. Following interruptions, adult apes readily produced communica¬tive signals towards the experimenter (>60% of subjects on first trial), which we interpreted as reengagement attempts of their passive social partner, with no group differences in this respect. Infant bonobos, by contrast, communicated rarely with the experimenters compared to adult bonobos, and never during their first trial. Crucially, when infant bonobos signaled to passive partners, they predominantly used tactile signals, but rarely exhibited behaviors related to the game, which were instead commonly seen in adults. It is thus possible that bonobos and chimpanzees share some of the basic motivational foundations for joint com¬mitment, yet that this capacity is subject to developmental effects
Making sense of emotions in massive layoffs ::the case of #techlayoffs
No full textThe purpose of this study is to investigate how victims, survivors and external actors make sense of massive layoffs, and on the role of emotions in their sensemaking and sensegiving process. Public posts on LinkedIn were collected and a discourse analysis was conducted to identify which categories of emotions were displayed and how they might impact organizational actors’ sensemaking and sensegiving of massive layoffs. Results show that the sensemaking and sensegiving process that surrounds layoffs differs depending on the category of actors and centers on emotions and people. For some groups of actors, it also includes considerations of time and rational analyses. This study provides novel insights on layoffs’ sensemaking by investigating how several groups of actors deal with major turmoil in an industry. The focus on emotions makes different phenomena visible for each group of actors
Artificial intelligence and hospitality ::a challenging relationship
No full textThe study employs a qualitative research methodology, involving interviews with experts and hoteliers to explore their understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the hospitality industry. The interviews focused on the participants’ perception of IT adoption, the benefits and challenges of adopting AI technologies, and the factors influencing AI adoption. The data analysis was carried out with deductive coding following the literature review and interpreted using the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. This framework helped classify the factors influencing AI adoption into technological, organizational, and environmental factors. The study reveals a mismatch between experts and hoteliers’ understanding of AI and indicates a need for a comprehensive and targeted approach to educating hoteliers about AI's benefits, challenges, strategic and operational implications, and providing a clear roadmap for its integration into existing systems and processes. This study underscores the critical gap in the industry's ability to fully leverage available technologies without external assistance and the necessity to bridge this gap to facilitate AI adoption in the hospitality sector
From deep neural language models to LLMs
No full textLarge Language Models (LLMs) are scaled-up instances of Deep Neural Language Models—a type of Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools trained with Machine Learning (ML). To best understand how LLMs work, we must dive into what technologies they build on top of and what makes them different. To achieve this, an overview of the history of LLMs development, starting from the 1990s, is provided before covering the counterintuitive purely probabilistic nature of the Deep Neural Language Models, continuous token embedding spaces, recurrent neural networks-based models, what self-attention brought to the table, and finally, why scaling Deep Neural Language Models led to a qualitative change, warranting a new name for the technology
Fundamental limitations of generative LLMs
No full textLarge Language Models (LLMs) are scaled-up instances of Deep Neural Language Models—a type of Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools trained with Machine Learning (ML). To best understand how LLMs work, we must dive into what technologies they build on top of and what makes them different. To achieve this, an overview of the history of LLMs development, starting from the 1990s, is provided before covering the counterintuitive purely probabilistic nature of the Deep Neural Language Models, continuous token embedding spaces, recurrent neural networks-based models, what self-attention brought to the table, and finally, why scaling Deep Neural Language Models led to a qualitative change, warranting a new name for the technology
Un rapport au corps sous double influence ::le cas des étudiant·es en physiothérapie pratiquant un sport de compétition
No full textIntroduction : parmi les étudiant·es en physiothérapie, beaucoup ont une pratique sportive importante. Lorsqu’ils débutent leurs études, ces étudiant·es présentent un rapport au corps influencé par leur pratique sportive. Les études de physiothérapie sont susceptibles de modifier ce rapport au corps, défini ici comme un ensemble de dispositions résultant d’un processus de socialisation. Objectif : dans une perspective sociologique, ce travail vise a explorer les socialisations liées au dispositif de formation d’une part, au dispositif sportif d’autre part, et les transferts possibles de l’un a l’autre ainsi que l’impact potentiel sur le rapport au corps des étudiant·es. Méthodes : quatre entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés et différentes dimensions du rapport au corps y sont appréhendées dans une perspective a la fois synchronique et diachronique. Une analyse thématique a ensuite été réalisée. Résultats : les étudiant·es interrogé·es présentent un rapport au corps de type instrumental caractérisé par un fort volontarisme face aux blessures, et une certaine résistance a la douleur. Constitué de dispositions primaires acquises durant l’enfance, ce rapport au corps ne semble que faiblement influencé par les études de physiothérapie. Les étudiant·es tendraient même a retraduire certains savoirs enseignés conformément a leur rapport au corps instrumental, parfois au détriment de leur santé. Conclusion : ces résultats permettent de mener une réflexion quant a la position que devraient adopter les physiothérapeutes – et en particulier ceux qui travaillent dans le monde du sport. Ces résultats soulèvent des interrogations sur l’impact de la formation en physiothérapie dans la construction, voire le renforcement d’un rapport instrumental au corps chez les athlètes.Background: Most physiotherapy students play a significant amount of sport. When they start their studies, these students have a relationship with the body that is adapted to their sporting activities. Physiotherapy studies are likely to modify this relationship to the body, defined here as a set of dispositions resulting from a socialization process. Objective: From a sociological perspective, this work aims to explore the socialization linked to the training system on the one hand, and the sports system on the other, and the possible transfers from one to the other, as well as the potential impact on students’ relationships with their bodies. Method: Four semi-structured interviews were conducted, in which different dimensions of the relationship to the body were examined from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective. A thematic analysis was then performed. Results: Cross-sectional analysis of the interviews reveals an instrumental relationship with the body among the students, which includes practicing through injury and exhibiting resistance to pain. Comprising primary dispositions acquired during childhood, this relationship to the body evolves only slightly during physiotherapy studies. Notably, students tend to reinterpret some knowledge they have been taught in line with their instrumental relationship with the body, sometimes to the detriment of their health. Conclusion: These results call for physiotherapists, particularly those working in the world of sport, to consider their position and examine whether they contribute to fostering an instrumental relationship with the body in athletes.Hintergrund: Die Mehrheit der Physiotherapiestudierenden treibt in großem Umfang Sport. Zu Beginn ihres Studiums weisen diese Studierenden daher ein Verhältnis zum Körper auf, das ihrer sportlichen Praxis entspricht. Durch das Physiotherapiestudium kann sich dieses Verhältnis zum Körper verändern, das hier als eine Gesamtheit von Dispositionen definiert wird, die aus einem Sozialisationsprozess resultieren. Ziel: Aus einer soziologischen Perspektive sollen in dieser Arbeit die Sozialisation im Zusammenhang mit der Ausbildung einerseits und dem Sport andererseits sowie die möglichen Übertragungen von der einen auf die andere Seite und die potenziellen Auswirkungen auf das Verhältnis zum Körper der Studierenden untersucht werden. Methode: Um diese Frage zu beantworten, wurden vier halbdirektive Interviews geführt, in denen die Dimensionen des Körperbezugs sowohl aus synchroner als auch aus diachroner Perspektive erfasst wurden. Anschließend wurde eine thematische Analyse durchgeführt. Ergebnisse: Anhand der Querschnittsanalyse der Interviews zeigt sich bei den Studierenden ein instrumentelles Verhältnis zum Körper, mit einem starken Willen gegenüber Verletzungen und einer gewissen Schmerzresistenz. Dieses setzt sich aus primären, in der Kindheit erworbenen Dispositionen zusammen und ändert sich während des Physiotherapiestudiums nur geringfügig. Die Studierenden neigen sogar dazu, einige der vermittelten Kenntnisse entsprechend ihrer instrumentellen Körperbeziehung zurückzuübersetzen, was manchmal auf Kosten ihrer Gesundheit geht. Schlussfolgerung: Diese Ergebnisse regen zum Nachdenken darüber an, welche Position Physiotherapeuten – insbesondere diejenigen, die in der Welt des Sports arbeiten – einnehmen sollten: Sind sie dazu verurteilt, zur Verstärkung einer instrumentell geprägten Beziehung zum Körper bei Sportlern beizutragen
Fonctionnement, faits et chiffres
No full textCe texte décrit le fonctionnement du programme Innovation Booster Technologie et Handicap (IBTH). Dans la première partie, le dispositif de l’IBTH en 9 étapes est présenté. Le déroulement des appels à projets est ensuite décrit de manière détaillée. La dernière partie présente des faits et chiffres liés à l’IBTH, décrivant notamment les parties prenantes impliquées dans le programme, les événements organisés, les projets déposés et les pro jets soutenus ainsi que les publications
