Slow, deliberate, necessarily discreet diplomacy, which builds trust and understanding, has given way to a performative, brash style more suited for TikTok-addled attention spans or the playground.
~ Margaret MacMillan via The New York Times
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When an institution begins subjecting something so fundamental to a college education as writing to the cold logic of spreadsheets and bureaucratic streamlining, it has conceded quite a lot already. This concession may ultimately open the door for administrators of the future to argue that writing instruction should be turned over to robots for the sake of savings and efficiency.
~ Tyler Austin Harper via The Atlantic
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Like human resources, the Democrats are a party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance. It is in this way that the Democratic Party feels not so much infuriating and threatening, but just kind of an annoying bummer.
~ Mike Pesca
via The HR-ification of the Democratic Party
published by The Atlantic on November 12, 2024
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Music takes on a different purpose by mid-August—who isn’t feeling a little lazy and crooked by now, spiritually overserved and ready for a nap? Crank the boom box; head to the hammock.
~ Amanda Petrusich via The New Yorker
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When customers sign up for loyalty programs, like the one offered through the McDonald’s app, they might not fully realize the extent to which their data is being aggregated and used in predictive models.
~ Reece Rogers via Wired Magazine
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AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice.
~ Bill Gates via Gates Notes
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via the report published by MIT’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training:
AI is generating both immediate rapid changes and long-term tectonic disruptions – and MIT needs to respond.
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“If I’m gonna have any looks at all, I’m gonna have to create them,” Dolly Parton once said. She was talking about makeup and plastic surgery, things she felt no shame in loving, but it’s hard to read that quote and not also think about what it means to be a visionary—to invent a whole world from nothing.
~ Amanda Petrusich via The New Yorker
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via the report published by MIT’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training:
While AI is allowing instructors to develop exciting new learning experiences and enabling students to learn and experiment in innovative ways, there have been a number of concerning effects on the life of the campus.
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First-semester freshman grades at M.I.T. are reported as either pass or no record, to allow students time to get accustomed to an increased college workload and different teaching methods, the M.I.T. Registrar’s Office explains on its website.
~ Mark Arsenault via The New York Times
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