Andrew Maynard
@andrewmaynard.net
Professor of Advanced Tech Transitions at ASU. Consummate undisciplinarian. Write about tech, society and the future at https://futureofbeinghuman.com/ and co-host the Modem Futura podcast: https://modemfutura.com
New Modem Futura episode has just landed: The Metaverse - A Stack of Reality Layers
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The Metaverse - A Stack of Reality Layers
Podcast Episode · Modem Futura · 11/11/2025 · 1h 8m
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November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New Modem Futura episode has just landed: The Metaverse - A Stack of Reality Layers
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Should universities be doing more to address the mental health risks of using AI in the light of growing concerns?
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Should universities be doing more to address the mental health risks of using AI?
Emerging concerns suggests they should
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November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Should universities be doing more to address the mental health risks of using AI in the light of growing concerns?
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I've been reading @andrewmaynard.net and Jeffrey Abbott's book on AI and the Art of Being Human. It prompted me to question myself about what makes me human occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...
Is That What Makes Me Human? | Athene Donald's Blog
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November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I've been reading @andrewmaynard.net and Jeffrey Abbott's book on AI and the Art of Being Human. It prompted me to question myself about what makes me human occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...
What do you do when your PhD advisor insists on using AI in ways that put you in a difficult position? AI misuse in student-advisor collaborations. Part 1
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AI misuse in student-advisor collaborations. Part 1
What do you do when your PhD advisor insists on using AI in ways that put you in a difficult position?
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October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What do you do when your PhD advisor insists on using AI in ways that put you in a difficult position? AI misuse in student-advisor collaborations. Part 1
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21 Tools for Thriving with AI:
However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, these 21 tools provide an essential framework for human-centric decisions
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However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, these 21 tools provide an essential framework for human-centric decisions
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21 Tools for Thriving with AI
However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, the 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" provide an essential framework for human-centric decisions
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October 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
21 Tools for Thriving with AI:
However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, these 21 tools provide an essential framework for human-centric decisions
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However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, these 21 tools provide an essential framework for human-centric decisions
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How do we keep humans—and what makes us "us"—front and center as AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous?
The 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" were designed as a practical guide to help here
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The 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" were designed as a practical guide to help here
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21 Tools for Thriving with AI
However artificial intelligence is a part of your life, the 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" provide an essential framework for human-centric decisions
www.futureofbeinghuman.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How do we keep humans—and what makes us "us"—front and center as AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous?
The 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" were designed as a practical guide to help here
More: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/21-tools-f...
The 21 tools in "AI and the Art of Being Human" were designed as a practical guide to help here
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Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
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Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
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October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
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Resurrecting deceased darlings: The Missing Foreword to "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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Resurrecting deceased darlings: The Missing Foreword to "AI and the Art of Being Human"
Often, less is more when writing a book. But occasionally what is cut is still worth reading—including the former foreword to "AI and the Art of Being Human."
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October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Resurrecting deceased darlings: The Missing Foreword to "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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It's publication day for AI and the Art of Being Human, and to celebrate, for this week only you can pick up the Kindle version for a mere $0.99 (usually $9.99)!
Already getting wonderful reviews, which is both humbling and gratifying.
More on the book: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ai-and-the...
Already getting wonderful reviews, which is both humbling and gratifying.
More on the book: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ai-and-the...
Do NOT read "AI and the Art of Being Human" ... unless you want to!
After all, what could possibly go wrong as AI gets increasingly good at doing you?
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October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's publication day for AI and the Art of Being Human, and to celebrate, for this week only you can pick up the Kindle version for a mere $0.99 (usually $9.99)!
Already getting wonderful reviews, which is both humbling and gratifying.
More on the book: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ai-and-the...
Already getting wonderful reviews, which is both humbling and gratifying.
More on the book: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/ai-and-the...
When ChatGPT turns informant
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When ChatGPT turns snitch
The largely overlooked privacy risks of using AI apps that not only remember your conversations, but are capable of using these to reveal your deepest secrets to others
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October 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When ChatGPT turns informant
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An Academic and a VC Walk into an AI Salon ...
The unexpected collaboration that became "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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The unexpected collaboration that became "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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An Academic and a VC Walk into an AI Salon ...
The unexpected collaboration that became "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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September 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
An Academic and a VC Walk into an AI Salon ...
The unexpected collaboration that became "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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The unexpected collaboration that became "AI and the Art of Being Human"
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If you use ChatGPT or other AI apps to respond to emails, or you've been tempted to, you may want to read this week's Substack newsletter from The Future of Being Human
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The hidden risks of using AI to write emails
When is it OK to use AI to craft emails, and when do you risk stepping into a whole lot of unexpected hurt? Intrigued by the question, I brushed off my risk hat and dived in.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you use ChatGPT or other AI apps to respond to emails, or you've been tempted to, you may want to read this week's Substack newsletter from The Future of Being Human
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So pleased to see the US administration embrace their apocalyptic vision with the renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Looking forward to the Executive Order changing CDC to the Department of Pestilence, USDA to the Department of Famine, and DOGE to the Department of Death
September 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So pleased to see the US administration embrace their apocalyptic vision with the renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Looking forward to the Executive Order changing CDC to the Department of Pestilence, USDA to the Department of Famine, and DOGE to the Department of Death
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This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
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RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
AIs are becoming startlingly good at emulating what we do. But what happens when they start to influence who we are and how we behave?
Holding on to our humanity in an age of AI: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/holding-on...
Holding on to our humanity in an age of AI: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/holding-on...
Holding on to our humanity in an age of AI
AIs are becoming startlingly good at emulating what we do. But what happens when they start to influence who we are and how we behave?
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August 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
AIs are becoming startlingly good at emulating what we do. But what happens when they start to influence who we are and how we behave?
Holding on to our humanity in an age of AI: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/holding-on...
Holding on to our humanity in an age of AI: www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/holding-on...
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“‘It is about the systematic dismantling of public health institutions, the silencing of experts, and the dangerous politicization of science,’ Mr. Zaid and Mr. Lowell wrote. ‘The attack on Dr. Monarez is a warning to every American: Our evidence-based systems are being undermined from within.’”
August 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
“‘It is about the systematic dismantling of public health institutions, the silencing of experts, and the dangerous politicization of science,’ Mr. Zaid and Mr. Lowell wrote. ‘The attack on Dr. Monarez is a warning to every American: Our evidence-based systems are being undermined from within.’”
Unpacking Agentic AI in Education – a fantastic conversation with Punya Mishra on the hype and realities of agentic AI in education, and transformative ways of approaching artificial intelligence and learning. www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/unpacking-...
Unpacking Agentic AI in Education
A quick plug for this week's episode of Modem Futura with Punya Mishra, which dives into what agentic AI does and doesn't mean in education, and why this matters.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Unpacking Agentic AI in Education – a fantastic conversation with Punya Mishra on the hype and realities of agentic AI in education, and transformative ways of approaching artificial intelligence and learning. www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/unpacking-...
Using AI to Assess Student-AI Conversations
This week's Substack goes down a rabbit hole of developing a AI-prompt/tool for extracting insights from messy student-AI conversations
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This week's Substack goes down a rabbit hole of developing a AI-prompt/tool for extracting insights from messy student-AI conversations
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Using AI to Assess Student-AI Conversations
Can ChatGPT be used to extract useful learning insights from long and meandering conversations between learners and AI?
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August 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Using AI to Assess Student-AI Conversations
This week's Substack goes down a rabbit hole of developing a AI-prompt/tool for extracting insights from messy student-AI conversations
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/using-ai-t...
This week's Substack goes down a rabbit hole of developing a AI-prompt/tool for extracting insights from messy student-AI conversations
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/using-ai-t...
Stop asking students "Show Me Your Prompt!"
As educators continue to grapple with students using AI for assignments, we need to move beyond the idea that showing the original prompt is useful
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As educators continue to grapple with students using AI for assignments, we need to move beyond the idea that showing the original prompt is useful
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Stop asking students "Show Me Your Prompt!"
As educators continue to grapple with students using AI for assignments, we need to move beyond the idea that showing the original prompt is useful
www.futureofbeinghuman.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Stop asking students "Show Me Your Prompt!"
As educators continue to grapple with students using AI for assignments, we need to move beyond the idea that showing the original prompt is useful
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/stop-askin...
As educators continue to grapple with students using AI for assignments, we need to move beyond the idea that showing the original prompt is useful
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/stop-askin...
For when you're asked "show me the prompt" on a college assignment where you use AI:
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My AI Prompt
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August 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For when you're asked "show me the prompt" on a college assignment where you use AI:
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fvture.net/notaprompt/
The Scared Witless Educator's Guide to Surviving GPT-5
Someone had to do it -- a slightly tongue in cheek but also deadly serious plan for surviving ChatGPT GPT-5 in the classroom as the new academic year starts.
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Someone had to do it -- a slightly tongue in cheek but also deadly serious plan for surviving ChatGPT GPT-5 in the classroom as the new academic year starts.
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The Scared Witless Educator's Guide to Surviving GPT-5
If you're panicking over how to survive in world where every student has access to one of the most powerful AI's ever made, I have a plan ...
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August 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Scared Witless Educator's Guide to Surviving GPT-5
Someone had to do it -- a slightly tongue in cheek but also deadly serious plan for surviving ChatGPT GPT-5 in the classroom as the new academic year starts.
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/the-scared...
Someone had to do it -- a slightly tongue in cheek but also deadly serious plan for surviving ChatGPT GPT-5 in the classroom as the new academic year starts.
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/the-scared...
Eye (ear?) opening: Living Machines: Inside the Future World of Bio‑Hybrid Robotics
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Living Machines: Inside the Future World of Bio‑Hybrid Robotics
Podcast Episode · Modem Futura · 08/05/2025 · 1h 14m
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August 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Eye (ear?) opening: Living Machines: Inside the Future World of Bio‑Hybrid Robotics
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As universities and companies scramble to bring agentic AI to learning, I was intrigued by CodeSignal's approach to using AI in a new course inspired by the book Future Rising
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CodeSignal turned my book into an AI-assisted professional development course
As universities and companies scramble to bring agentic AI to learning, I was intrigued by CodeSignal's approach to using AI in a new course inspired by the book Future Rising
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August 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As universities and companies scramble to bring agentic AI to learning, I was intrigued by CodeSignal's approach to using AI in a new course inspired by the book Future Rising
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/codesignal...
www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/codesignal...
This week's Modem Futura is up! Definitely the most fun you can have listening to an AI podcast 😜
Futures of Agentic AI and the 2025 (US) AI Action Plan
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Futures of Agentic AI and the 2025 (US) AI Action Plan
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Futures of Agentic AI and the 2025 AI Action Plan
Podcast Episode · Modem Futura · 07/29/2025 · 1h 25m
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July 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This week's Modem Futura is up! Definitely the most fun you can have listening to an AI podcast 😜
Futures of Agentic AI and the 2025 (US) AI Action Plan
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Futures of Agentic AI and the 2025 (US) AI Action Plan
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Spiky surfaces and jagged edges: Moving beyond what's known in an Age of AI www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/spiky-surf...
Spiky surfaces and jagged edges: Moving beyond what's known in an Age of AI
Do we need to move beyond simple models of knowledge creation and discovery as AI becomes increasingly capable?
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July 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Spiky surfaces and jagged edges: Moving beyond what's known in an Age of AI www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/spiky-surf...