AI

“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.

... and ambiguity, playfulness, and vibe coding

Surprising impacts of a custom AI chatbot developed for an introductory physics course

Over- and under-hyping of AI.

Musk trained Grok to be right-wing. We’re lucky he wasn’t more subtle.

Our research shows that even the latest "reasoning" models are vulnerable

Professors are struggling in asynchronous and large-enrollment courses. Here are some ideas that could help.

As artificial intelligence becomes integrated into all corners of higher education, addressing ethical concerns is crucial to responsible implementati

The downsides of generative AI are growing like wildfire

The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.

Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology.

Artificial intelligence apps that record and summarize meetings can tempt workers into skipping calls, leaving humans who join in the company of silent bots.

A walk through using this tool as a student, with some discussion on what excites me about it. Prompt available for free here: https://checkplease.neocities....

Just in case you missed this bit from the Daily Show.

Responding to criticism in the moment and after the fact.

Aka, how to use (and how not to use) AI in your day to day work

Over the years I have disagreed with pretty much everything that Thomas Arnett and the Christensen Institute have had to say about education (you can use the search function for the main blog to see), but Arnett's recent piece has some points worth thinking about.

Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universities

The Story of a Control Group

Anxieties around AI and punctuation say a lot about academia, Joseph Mellors writes.

An abbreviated version of SIFT Toolbox is now available to all as a completely free GPT