jordanscarroll.bsky.social
Author of Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (Hugo & Locus finalist)
Reading the Obscene: Transgressive Editors and the Class Politics of US Literature
Words in Kaleidotrope, Polygon, The Nation, and the LARB
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I received essays from over half of my students in which they attributed the Neolithic Revolution to Margaret Atwood. Perfectly crafted essays explained how she and her dark themes brought agriculture to humanity. I hid her name in the assignment to catch AI. You're right— LLMs don't know facts.
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I can think of people who shifted positions, but I can’t recall specific editions that tracked their trajectories.
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what the voters want are political leaders who aren't opportunistic phonies looking over their shoulders all the time to see what they're supposed to think
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"what will voters think about—" no, what do you think about that?
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here's my vision: a single AI chatbot teacher being recorded and streamed out to 10,000 other AI chatbots forever
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can AI give out microcredentials? how will AI work in the virtual multiplayer worlds we all use for avatar-based discussion? now that all educational records are on the blockchain, where does AI factor into this? these are the burning questions of our times.
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The Cancel Culture Panic by @adriandaub.bsky.social
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some strong statements from Democratic leadership and an attempt to rein in the imperial presidency wouldn't hurt though.
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it looks like AOC, the Squad, and Bernie are against it but I'm not seeing a big push otherwise.
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the second
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good call
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put it on the vision board!