The Extra Mile
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AI Slop Education
There's a tendency to write about technological change as an "all of a sudden" occurrence – even if you try to offer some background, some precursors, some concurrent events, or a longer, broader perspective, people still often read "all of a sudden" into any discussion
What We Talk about When We Talk about AI in Education
What do folks mean when they talk about AI in education? Most of the time – and I'm certainly at fault here too – no definition or description of AI is even offered. You’re supposed to just known what AI means, what it does – or at the least, you’
Sycophancy as a Service
On Sunday, Ben Smith published a lengthy investigation into what he describes as "The group chats that changed America" – the private, digital banter of venture capitalists, tech executives, and influencers/journalists that, according to Smith at least, have fostered the "intellectual counterculture" of the tech right
Dishonor Code
Tressie McMillan Cottom recently offered a neat little summary of how universities have responded to generative AI: "Academics initially lost our minds over the obvious threats to academic integrity. Then a mysterious thing happened. The typical higher education line on A.I. pivoted from alarm to augmentation. We need