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AI safety, doom, theater, and possibilities (opens the original)
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Greetings from mid-September. Welcome to new readers!Many things are under way here. Fall classes have taken off, as has the AAC&U AI Institute (notes here). I’ve been on the road, speaking at campuses and events, while planning for a half dozen more such trips over the next month. I inflicted an AI book proposal on an excellent publisher. And I also finally wrapped up a disturbing health issue for now.Meanwhile, the AI revolution continues racing along. The topic of today’s post is one I’ve bee
Two things I did on AI this month (opens the original)
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Greetings from September as fall classes are settling in. I hope all readers on campuses, as well as those reading from other situations, are doing well.Today’s another attempt at a shorter post. Before I fire off a series of scans and a reflection, I wanted to share two AI things I worked on this month. One is a presentation to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)’s latest AI Institute. The other is a new twist on my AI and higher education seminar for Georgetown Univer
Notes on Bill Gates’ AI manifesto (opens the original)
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Bill Gates, Microsoft cofounder and gigantic philanthropist, has published a new essay about how humanity should respond to AI. I’d like to share a summary and some quick thoughts about “The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.” Why is this worth discussing? I find it so because Gates is an extraordinarily influential person, based on hi
American opposition to AI grows (opens the original)
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Greetings from the leading edge of fall semester. I have already taught one class last week, a lesson in our program’s introductory seminar, and am getting ready to launch my technology and innovation class this Thursday. Also, the AI and higher ed seminar will go live in a week; I hope to share the plan for that fundamentally redesigned class here.But first, let’s check in on rising opposition to AI in the United States. I’ve written about this previously (for example) and that sentiment contin
Scanning for robots, summer 2026 (opens the original)
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Greetings from early August, dear readers. Here in the Washington, DC area the heat has eased off a bit, unlike what many Europeans, Asians, and Middle Easterners are suffering. I’m busy preparing for fall classes, many trips over the next three months, and a series of virtual presentations, plus pitching that long-promised book on AI.Today I’d like to open up a new topic for this newsletter: robots! I’ve been tracking these close siblings of AI for years but haven’t taken time here to explore d
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