"But even as ed tech gurus are selling the 'magic' of time-saving to teachers, the quiet logic that animates the development of these tools is that what is being automated is actually what matters." kconrad.substack.com/p/friction-v...

Friction v. “Magic”

The lure of AI "time-saving" tools for teachers

Regarding Microsoft's (increasing) local surveillance, a new feature - thought slightly limited - requires taking screenshots of your desktop activity every ten seconds to help with their local AI tools for "productivity". This is a novel vector of abuse.

Seems like a good moment to re-post this. softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…

The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour

—it is of course tangential to your main point, which I would love to read worked through. I think it’s important to recognize the affordances of particular technologies, including writing.

(Got a little spiel on it here — can send if you’re interested) www.cambridge.org/core/books/t...

Technology in Irish Literature and Culture

Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Technology in Irish Literature and Culture

As you probably know, the word “technology” itself used to refer to a systematic treatment of grammar (OED). The notion of “techne” really narrowed in the late 19th/early 20th c.

Always worth considering … nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html

And take the opportunity to recirculate this recent entry on "teaching tips" from the #AIhypewallofshame (also co-authored w/ @kconrad.bsky.socialhttps://criticalai.org/2024/03/07/katie-conrad-and-lauren-m-e-goodlad-on-teaching-tip-navigating-ai-in-the-classroom-03-07-2024/

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Scoop from 404 Media: National Archives is banning employees from using ChatGPT. Agency is tasked w/ preserving history; leaked email says "NARA has determined that ChatGPT’s unrestricted approach to reusing input data poses an unacceptable risk" www.404media.co/national-arc...

National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT

The agency tasked with preserving the historical record is banning ChatGPT, citing the possibility that the tool would leak internal information.