The Artisanal Intellectual in the Age of AI
Education

The Artisanal Intellectual in the Age of AI
How is advanced artificial intelligence forcing a rethink of the value of human intellectual labor? From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Can AI write your PhD dissertation for you?
I spent four days trying to get OpenAI’s new tool Deep Research to research and write a complete dissertation. This is what I discovered. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Does OpenAI’s Deep Research signal the end of human-only scholarship?
Having got my hands on Sam Altman’s latest AI offering yesterday, I’m beginning to wonder when research and scholarship that isn’t augmented by AI will be seen as an anachronism

AI turned my class into a song — and I can’t stop listening
One of my student used ChatGPT and Suno to create a musical ode to my Pizza and a Slice of Future class, and it’s awesome! From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Frequently Asked Questions on Using ChatGPT in the Classroom
After two years of procrastinating I finally updated a set of FAQs that I compiled for colleagues back in 2023 – in part because I couldn’t find anything better out there! From the Future of being Human Substack.

Advanced AI is creating challenges for Native American communities – but also opportunities
Three experts explore the complex intersection between Artificial Intelligence and U.S. indigenous communities. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Are educators falling behind the AI curve?
As tech companies release a slew of generative AI updates, there’s a growing risk that educational practices and policies are struggling to keep up with new capabilities. From the Future of Being Human Substack.

Can AI Reason Like Humans?
Sean and Andrew explore the challenges and limitations of AI reasoning, especially in large language models (LLMs). They discuss recent Apple research questioning LLMs’ true reasoning abilities, emphasizing that these models rely heavily on pattern recognition rather than genuine understanding. From the Modem Futura podcast.