We should still do hard stuff. Even if AI can also do it.
AI and the ‘Hard’ Line open.substack.com/pub/jaredk…
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Teachers, do you use white noise and/or background music in your classroom during work time?
I looked into the science behind it in my latest post.
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One study looked at the benefits of white noise and pink noise specifically in students with ADHD or with symptoms of ADHD. It found a marginal benefit, though it also found evidence of a marginal negative impact on students without symptoms of ADHD.
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The conventional wisdom is that we should use AI to do menial tasks so we can focus on the fun stuff. Here's why that approach is wrong.
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If we want to have serious conversations about AI and its role in society, we need to start naming what it is (and isn't).
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A British publisher's decision to switch from quantity to quality could answer the question of whether it is possible to profitably operate a network of high-quality local news outlets.
If not, is it worth operating them at all?
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I thought the Atlantic's piece on "The End of Reading" was interesting. However, I also think it slipped into the trap of acting like we are passive victims of technology. We don't have to be.
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We live in an age when we increasingly are being told that if something is possible, it is inevitable. If we can deploy AI for a given use case, then we must. Of course, that’s not true.
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It's not hard to assess responsibility in the controversy surrounding FIFA's Balogun decision.
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An appreciation of a great 1990s film, "Father of the Bride."
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