Jeremy Littau
@jeremylittau.com
I'm not like a regular media sociologist. I'm a cool media sociologist. • Associate Prof Journalism & Comm @LehighU • Near-term futurism scholarship on digital media, internet culture, and society • Exvie wanderer • M-I-Z • http://jeremylittau.substack.com
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Jeremy Littau
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· Dec 12
Teaching the soul of AI
There’s a sentence I’ve been staring at all week in a student’s final paper:
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For the AM crowd, I wrote about a human-centered technology course I teach at Lehigh. The class focuses on finding your purpose in a time of automation and AI, and it's probably the most important class I teach nowadays.
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I urge leaders of democracies worldwide to step forward and stand with Americans fighting on the ground.
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I urge leaders of democracies worldwide to step forward and stand with Americans fighting on the ground.
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Jack has been all over the story about the prominent clergy response to the ICE operations in Minneapolis. Worth your follow (his religious left book is good too).
Shoutout to the now double-digit number of Minnesotans who have looked at me this morning before I left to go out into the cold and said, with grave seriousness, “please be careful out there.”
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Jack has been all over the story about the prominent clergy response to the ICE operations in Minneapolis. Worth your follow (his religious left book is good too).
@bmoritz99.bsky.social Don’t let anyone tell you America has lost its ability to innovate.
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM
@bmoritz99.bsky.social Don’t let anyone tell you America has lost its ability to innovate.
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I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
A tradition unlike any other: the pre-storm grocery panic.
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A tradition unlike any other: the pre-storm grocery panic.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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NEW: Earlier today, DHS Sec Kristi Noem posted a photo of federal agents arresting civil rights attorney and ICE protestor Nekima Levy Armstrong.
The White House then posted the same arrest image -- but digitally altered Levy Armstrong's face to depict her sobbing.
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The White House then posted the same arrest image -- but digitally altered Levy Armstrong's face to depict her sobbing.
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White House Uses AI to Alter Protester's Face So That She's Sobbing, Instead of Looking Brave, During Arrest
The White House published an image on X featuring an AI-altered image of an ICE protester crying during her arrest.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
NEW: Earlier today, DHS Sec Kristi Noem posted a photo of federal agents arresting civil rights attorney and ICE protestor Nekima Levy Armstrong.
The White House then posted the same arrest image -- but digitally altered Levy Armstrong's face to depict her sobbing.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
The White House then posted the same arrest image -- but digitally altered Levy Armstrong's face to depict her sobbing.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
I am not good at remembering my history. What happened to the Titanic again?
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I am not good at remembering my history. What happened to the Titanic again?
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Three AI executives admitting everyone hates their product this week.
OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is 'probably' a bubble, expects correction in coming years
OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is 'probably' a bubble, expects correction in coming years
Taylor said the free market will ultimately determine where the value is and which AI players have the best products.
cnb.cx
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Three AI executives admitting everyone hates their product this week.
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When we replaced our old-school doorbell, we went with Eufy, which only sends to the cloud if you opt in. We didn’t and it still works great for us.
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
When we replaced our old-school doorbell, we went with Eufy, which only sends to the cloud if you opt in. We didn’t and it still works great for us.
Crazy times when "we might NOT invade Greenland" is now the day's hopeful news.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Crazy times when "we might NOT invade Greenland" is now the day's hopeful news.
Saw possibly two feet of snow in the forecast and noped myself into finally buying an electric snowblower.
January 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Saw possibly two feet of snow in the forecast and noped myself into finally buying an electric snowblower.
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Do you all know the joys of the Danish Voice Actor for Starscream in the original Transformers cartoon? I promise you aren't ready for it.
November 26, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Do you all know the joys of the Danish Voice Actor for Starscream in the original Transformers cartoon? I promise you aren't ready for it.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Congrats to Andruw Jones for being elected to the Hall of Fame. On this day in 2017, I wrote for @fangraphs.com that Jones deserved to be a Hall of Famer. Only took the BBWAA nine years to catch up, which is pretty good for them. blogs.fangraphs.com/in-defense-o...
In Defense of Andruw Jones’ Hall of Fame Credentials
The Hall of Fame ballot is going to be crowded again next year, and Andruw Jones is a big reason why.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Congrats to Andruw Jones for being elected to the Hall of Fame. On this day in 2017, I wrote for @fangraphs.com that Jones deserved to be a Hall of Famer. Only took the BBWAA nine years to catch up, which is pretty good for them. blogs.fangraphs.com/in-defense-o...
I have been teaching about communication tech for a long time, and if there's one through line it's people will use things they find useful even if they see a lot of downsides to society or their self-interest. Survey after survey says it's leadership/management pushing the current iteration of AI.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
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January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I have been teaching about communication tech for a long time, and if there's one through line it's people will use things they find useful even if they see a lot of downsides to society or their self-interest. Survey after survey says it's leadership/management pushing the current iteration of AI.
With results announced today, seems like Beltran is a lock and I predict Andruw squeak ins. He's gained about half of what he needed from returners and is doing excellent with first-timers. Andruw was a generational center field talent and has been an HOF guy in my mind for a while.
With 229 ballots/~54.0% known:
Beltrán 89.5%
Andruw 82.5%
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Utley 68.1%
Pettitte 56.8%
Félix 55.5%
A-Rod 43.2%
Manny 40.6%
Abreu 38.9%
Hamels 31.0%
Pedroia 26.2%
Rollins 25.8%
Buehrle 23.1%
Wright 19.7%
Vizquel 12.2%
K-Rod 11.4%
Torii 6.1%
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Braun 2.6%
EE 0.9%
Choo/Markakis/Pence/Porcello 0.4%
Beltrán 89.5%
Andruw 82.5%
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Utley 68.1%
Pettitte 56.8%
Félix 55.5%
A-Rod 43.2%
Manny 40.6%
Abreu 38.9%
Hamels 31.0%
Pedroia 26.2%
Rollins 25.8%
Buehrle 23.1%
Wright 19.7%
Vizquel 12.2%
K-Rod 11.4%
Torii 6.1%
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Braun 2.6%
EE 0.9%
Choo/Markakis/Pence/Porcello 0.4%
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
With results announced today, seems like Beltran is a lock and I predict Andruw squeak ins. He's gained about half of what he needed from returners and is doing excellent with first-timers. Andruw was a generational center field talent and has been an HOF guy in my mind for a while.
A bit off-topic, but 50 years on this earth has taught me that some of the most awful people I know obsess about being respected while doing nothing to cultivate that respect.
Trump: "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the UK, is planning to give away Island of Diego Garcia ... China & Russia have noticed this act of total weakness ... UK giving away important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, & is another in a long line of reasons why Greenland has to be acquired"
January 20, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A bit off-topic, but 50 years on this earth has taught me that some of the most awful people I know obsess about being respected while doing nothing to cultivate that respect.
Constant snow shoveling all weekend with multiple fronts and now my kids have a delayed start at school tomorrow after a 3-day weekend. I am already over winter.
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Constant snow shoveling all weekend with multiple fronts and now my kids have a delayed start at school tomorrow after a 3-day weekend. I am already over winter.
On my first day Mass Comm intro course intake survey, the last question was to ask them to say one word that comes to mind when they hear “AI.” And hooboy the younger set is at odds with their elders’ rush to adopt it.
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
On my first day Mass Comm intro course intake survey, the last question was to ask them to say one word that comes to mind when they hear “AI.” And hooboy the younger set is at odds with their elders’ rush to adopt it.
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slap🌸yourself🌸if🌸you're🌸surprised🌸by🌸this
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
slap🌸yourself🌸if🌸you're🌸surprised🌸by🌸this
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social Awful 6-3 decision not to allow this word.
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social Awful 6-3 decision not to allow this word.