The Who's Who of AI

““Harvard faculty in the humanities and social sciences expressed broad concern over an email Harvard College Dean David J. Deming sent students Wednesday suggesting that artificial intelligence be integrated into ‘writing-intensive’ courses.””

“Good pushback from Harvard faculty against the dean who doesn't understand learning. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...”

“The most Betteridge’s Law headline to ever do it”

“Oh so you really know jack shit about kids, pedagogy, education… www.scientificamerican.com/article/alph...”

“Glasses with cameras - like Meta's pervert glasses - are banned in Oslo schools. I hope universities follow suit, but this is the government's responsibilty. Ban technologies that make it easy to record or track other people without their knowledge or conse…”

“"Although some time was saved with AI, that was more than made up for with demand to complete other tasks, resulting in 55 percent of teachers who say they use AI working the same hours as before, and 4 percent saying they work more." Uh-huh. www.theregiste…”

“OpenAI's "Learning Lab is being positioned as an ongoing research ecosystem rather than a single research project." What this means? OpenAI is trying to make ChatGPT a global focus of educational research as well as a core pedagogic tool. www.edtechinnovati…”

“The learning science-washing of Alpha seems to divert attention from its well-documented dodgy business practices and ideological mission. It poses a de-politicized way of thinking about Alpha as simply an AI learning machine for upping grades with maximum …”

“Finally, this appeal to learnsci tries to make the science cover the politics of Alpha. This is a conservative for-profit attack on public schooling and teachers. Either its scientists don't realize it, or they're happy putting learning science to that poli…”

“Edu research is in serious danger of capture by genAI companies. They have research infrastructure most departments can't even imagine. But if you work with OpenAI or Anthropic et al? You're not just doing snazzy science but helping them capture the sector …”

“Academic research measuring AI effects in education is appallingly biased already. New industry initiatives promise to hand research authority to big tech and construct even more problematic infrastructures for knowledge production on AI in education codeac…”

“New preprint from me: 'Beyond AI: Infrastructuring the Common Good'. The paper treats AI as diagnostic of deeper contradictions, and argues that convivial practice can reclaim vital systems from the collapse of the technopolitical regime. doi.org/10.5281/ze…”

“As California’s Legislature moves toward a four-year ban on AI toys, Sameer Hinduja argues that a moratorium buys time without producing the evidence or the standards that would actually protect children.”