AI and the Natural Impulses for Learning
Education
AI and the Natural Impulses for Learning
Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard explore the impact of technology on everyday life and education, including the potential consequences of overpromising on AI capabilities, emphasizing the need to strike a healthy balance between innovation and practical usefulness. From the Modem Futura podcast.
Rethinking Higher Education in the Age of AI
How embracing playful experimentation can redefine universities in an era of limitless intelligence. From the Future of Being Human Substack.
AI in Higher Education: Students need playgrounds, not playpens
AI capabilities are moving so fast, and the implications are so profound, that we restrict the ability of students to learn through curiosity, experimentation, and hands-on experience at our peril. From the Future of Being Human Substack.
AI, Zombie Universities, and the Future of Higher Education
Future of Being Human director Andrew Maynard recently sat down with Brian Piper, host of the AI at U podcast, to chat about the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and what this might mean for universities – especially undergraduate and graduate 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. From the Future of Being Human Substack.
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.