Greetings, All,

Sharing three readings we’ve been discussing this week, each profound and challenging in their own way.

Suffice it to say, British journalist and technology media critic Ed Zitron has had enough. This week he offered a rather forceful reaction against how the massive capitalization of the AI industry has distorted public…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share an invitation to our upcoming GCDI Conversations session, which will focus on AI and Qualitative Research. This event is part of an ongoing series at the GC Digital Initiatives that brings together researchers, technologists, and students to discuss how digital tools are reshaping scholarly practice.

Given the…[Read more]

Greetings, All,

Sharing several noteworthy readings that caught our team’s attention this week…

We’ll start with the the White House’s Executive Order on “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth,” issued Wednesday, the impacts of which are sure to reverberate through the American educational system in the coming year.…[Read more]

Greetings, All,

Below I’m sharing some relevant reading and watching from this week.

Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor have published a paper on “AI as Normal Technology,” which offers a rhetorical and analytical framework for thinking about AI developmental timelines, social impact, and policy responses. Lengthy and complex, but a tremendous…[Read more]

Hello, I’m a new member to this Interest Group –

January 2, 2025 I started at BCC as the Reference & Instructional Design librarian and quickly found a “calling” of sorts to promote AI Literacy/Fluency among the students. With music as my other interest to library work, I have attended numerous conferences and been reading about AI for months…[Read more]

Hi All,

I’m sharing here an annotated list of readings/watchings from this week that our team has shared with the faculty who are participating in the Institute.

Feedback and discussion in this space is welcome!

• Emily Bender (computational linguist, and one of the most eloquent and powerful critics of AI) “debated” Sébastien Bubeck…

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