Kevin Fairchild
@kfairchild6.bsky.social
Veteran educator in San Diego. He/him.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Educators still using OpenAI products in your teaching: please read this thread and then tell me why it’s so important to maintain a relationship with this gross company and its leaders.
NEW - OpenAI has responded to the lawsuit from the family of Adam Raine, the teen who committed suicide after months of talking to ChatGPT.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Educators still using OpenAI products in your teaching: please read this thread and then tell me why it’s so important to maintain a relationship with this gross company and its leaders.
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean delicious but unhealthy dishes. You can have flavor plus boost longevity with these five tips from blue zone researcher Dan Buettner. https://cnn.it/4rAnU6m
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
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OpenAI does not care if you live or die and occasionally champions the latter.
Universities must cut all ties to this dangerous corporation
Universities must cut all ties to this dangerous corporation
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
OpenAI does not care if you live or die and occasionally champions the latter.
Universities must cut all ties to this dangerous corporation
Universities must cut all ties to this dangerous corporation
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Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
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I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
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Since it resonated with the audience, I’ll recap my main argument against AGI here. ‘General intelligence’ is like phlogiston, or the aether. It’s an outmoded scientific concept that does not refer to anything real. Any explanatory work it did can be done better by a richer scientific frame. 1/3
This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!
1/2 I'm looking forward to taking part in a panel on AGI and the Turing Test, tomorrow afternoon (Thurs 2nd Oct) at the @royalsociety.org, w/ Dame Wendy Hall, Shannon Vallor, William Isaac, & Sir Nigel Shadbolt. royalsociety.org/science-even...
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Since it resonated with the audience, I’ll recap my main argument against AGI here. ‘General intelligence’ is like phlogiston, or the aether. It’s an outmoded scientific concept that does not refer to anything real. Any explanatory work it did can be done better by a richer scientific frame. 1/3
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I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet
Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...
docs.google.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
As a Cardinals fan, I've always been convinced that the Cubs' World Series win in 2016 broke the timeline and ushered in the Age of Cheeto Mussolini.
October 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
As a Cardinals fan, I've always been convinced that the Cubs' World Series win in 2016 broke the timeline and ushered in the Age of Cheeto Mussolini.
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When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
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@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org, please pay attention to the groups you're allying yourself with when you push "A.i." into schools.
You're helping far right fascists push their vision on kids.
Please cancel your misguided "A.i." partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft.
You're helping far right fascists push their vision on kids.
Please cancel your misguided "A.i." partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft.
TIL that Moms for America, Moms for Liberty, and Parents Defending Education have signed the White House's pledge to America's youth to invest in AI education, which further clarifies how this AI education initiative is a political project and whose vision of education is being prioritized.
September 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org, please pay attention to the groups you're allying yourself with when you push "A.i." into schools.
You're helping far right fascists push their vision on kids.
Please cancel your misguided "A.i." partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft.
You're helping far right fascists push their vision on kids.
Please cancel your misguided "A.i." partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft.
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TIL that Moms for America, Moms for Liberty, and Parents Defending Education have signed the White House's pledge to America's youth to invest in AI education, which further clarifies how this AI education initiative is a political project and whose vision of education is being prioritized.
September 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
TIL that Moms for America, Moms for Liberty, and Parents Defending Education have signed the White House's pledge to America's youth to invest in AI education, which further clarifies how this AI education initiative is a political project and whose vision of education is being prioritized.
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Jesus—and I can't stress the next part enough—FUCKING CHRIST.
September 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Jesus—and I can't stress the next part enough—FUCKING CHRIST.
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RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“
This man is an existential threat.
This man is an existential threat.
August 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“
This man is an existential threat.
This man is an existential threat.
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IT DOESN’T
IT DOESN’T DO THAT AT ALL
IT REFRAMES PREVENTABLE DEATHS AS INEVITABLE AND VICTIMS AS WILLING MARTYRS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BETTER OFF DEAD NOW
IT IS A DIABOLICAL THING TO SAY IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO STOP THIS SHIT AND REFUSING TO DO IT
IT DOESN’T DO THAT AT ALL
IT REFRAMES PREVENTABLE DEATHS AS INEVITABLE AND VICTIMS AS WILLING MARTYRS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BETTER OFF DEAD NOW
IT IS A DIABOLICAL THING TO SAY IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO STOP THIS SHIT AND REFUSING TO DO IT
Fox News' Trey Gowdy: "The only thing that can give us any modicum of peace at all is those two children are with the person who loved them the very most, the person who created them, that being Jesus. That is the only thing that can possibly give parents in the future any modicum of peace."
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
IT DOESN’T
IT DOESN’T DO THAT AT ALL
IT REFRAMES PREVENTABLE DEATHS AS INEVITABLE AND VICTIMS AS WILLING MARTYRS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BETTER OFF DEAD NOW
IT IS A DIABOLICAL THING TO SAY IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO STOP THIS SHIT AND REFUSING TO DO IT
IT DOESN’T DO THAT AT ALL
IT REFRAMES PREVENTABLE DEATHS AS INEVITABLE AND VICTIMS AS WILLING MARTYRS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BETTER OFF DEAD NOW
IT IS A DIABOLICAL THING TO SAY IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO STOP THIS SHIT AND REFUSING TO DO IT
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The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions
www.theverge.com/news/761338/...
www.theverge.com/news/761338/...
August 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
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Coming to a K-12 school near you.
New study sheds light on ChatGPT’s alarming interactions with teens
But the new research by CCDH — focused specifically on ChatGPT because of its wide usage — shows how a savvy teen can bypass guardrails.
www.cleveland.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Coming to a K-12 school near you.
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I resonate with a lot in this thoughtful reflection from @tommullaney.bsky.social on his journey from self-proclaimed edtech fanboy to his "consideration of the gap between promises about technology and the often unpleasant reality." And I appreciate all the links to critical (ed)tech resources!
From Fanboying To Thinking - My Journey With EdTech — Civics of Technology
**OUR CONFERENCE IS THIS WEEK** Join Us on July 31 & Aug 1 Are you registered yet? If not, use this link . On Wednesday (July 30) you’ll receive instructions on how to access the conferenc...
www.civicsoftechnology.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I resonate with a lot in this thoughtful reflection from @tommullaney.bsky.social on his journey from self-proclaimed edtech fanboy to his "consideration of the gap between promises about technology and the often unpleasant reality." And I appreciate all the links to critical (ed)tech resources!
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If you guys cannot clearly and explicitly state that Republicans are the ones doing this, you don't deserve to get this money back.
July 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you guys cannot clearly and explicitly state that Republicans are the ones doing this, you don't deserve to get this money back.
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I could go on. I've got at least another half dozen examples just from the past 100 years I could include just off the top of my head, but there's no point. The NY Times has always, always been on the wrong side of every major issue in American & global politics. 8/
July 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I could go on. I've got at least another half dozen examples just from the past 100 years I could include just off the top of my head, but there's no point. The NY Times has always, always been on the wrong side of every major issue in American & global politics. 8/