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Not robots in the classroom, but teachers acting in standardised and predictable ways, unable to operate autonomously when unplugged from the digital infrastructure. https://automatedonline.org/2023/07/13/some-thoughts-about-the-automation-of-educational-labour/

Now Institute produces diagnosis and on artificial intelligence. We develop policy strategy to redirect away from the current trajectory: unbridled commercial surveillance, consolidation of power in very few companies, and a lack of public accountability. https://ainowinstitute.org/

insights and tips, guiding you on how to spot generated images https://journal.everypixel.com/how-to-spot-ai-generated-images

We’ve also reorganized the staff intranet again. Good luck. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/due-to-falling-enrollments-we-will-no-longer-offer-courses-in-romulan-at-starfleet-academy

Art

“Lawyers, Guns & Money” re-imagines the 1978 Warren Zevon song as the cover of a 1970s spy novel https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/738050231/warren-zevon-lawyers-guns-money

Computer Love” re-imagines the 1981 Kraftwerk song as the cover of a 1960s-era computer manual. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1373282838/kraftwerk-computer-love-1960s-computer