Artificial Intelligence

Do universities have a future in Trump's plans to accelerate scientific discovery through the use of AI?

The recently announced Genesis Mission sets out to transform how science is done in the US. Yet it's a mission that places national labs—and not…

Dec 7 •

Postscript: Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft

Plausible AI trajectories and their potential implications to academia: a closing reflection on Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft

Nov 30 •

Part 3 of Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft

Part 3 of a three-part serialization of the short story “Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft”

Nov 26 •

Part 2 of Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft

Part 2 of a three-part serialization of the short story "Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft"

Nov 25 •

Part 1 of Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft

Part 1 of a three-part serialization of the short story “Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft”

Nov 24 •

Preamble: Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft

What does it mean to be an academic in an age of AI when who you are depends so much on how you use your mind? Over the next few days I'll be…

Nov 23 •

Parasocial Relationships: Problematic Practice or Public Promise?

This year's Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year is "parasocial"—spurred on by growing concerns over our love affair with AI chatbots

Nov 19 •

Can AI help redesign the technosphere—and so save the planet?

If AI is going to help save the planet, we’re going to have to point it away from the Earth and toward our techno-human selves.

Nov 16 •

Should universities be doing more to address the mental health risks of using AI?

Emerging concerns suggests they should

Nov 9 •

Haunted Futures

A tech improv Modem Futura special, just for Halloween ...

Oct 31 •

21 Tools for Thriving with AI

However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, the 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" provide an essential framework for human-centric…

Oct 23 •

Resurrecting deceased darlings: The Missing Foreword to "AI and the Art of Being Human"

Often, less is more when writing a book. But occasionally what is cut is still worth reading—including the former foreword to "AI and the Art of Being…

Oct 19 •

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