Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social
Author: Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (University of Chicago Press).
Researcher, infolit/misinfo/rhetoric/civic reasoning. Currently researching AI as tool for critical thinking.
Researcher, infolit/misinfo/rhetoric/civic reasoning. Currently researching AI as tool for critical thinking.
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AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
www.theatlantic.com
In this article I argue treating LLMs like experts or authors or friends instead of as a conduit to access the insights of nameable others is a mistake, both in terms of dangers and lost opportunities www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Oh bloody hell. Ioannidis was arguably the most (previously) respected scientist to politicize public health and COVID science. 🤦🏻♂️
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Oh bloody hell. Ioannidis was arguably the most (previously) respected scientist to politicize public health and COVID science. 🤦🏻♂️
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a) The social harms of AI are vastly under-appreciated and go far beyond displacement of labor
b) The environmental harms of AI, though not trivial, are nevertheless small potatoes compared to many other industries like farming (and AI demand may even help accelerate electrical grid upgrades)
b) The environmental harms of AI, though not trivial, are nevertheless small potatoes compared to many other industries like farming (and AI demand may even help accelerate electrical grid upgrades)
weird header for an article about the very real dangers of modern industrial agriculture
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
a) The social harms of AI are vastly under-appreciated and go far beyond displacement of labor
b) The environmental harms of AI, though not trivial, are nevertheless small potatoes compared to many other industries like farming (and AI demand may even help accelerate electrical grid upgrades)
b) The environmental harms of AI, though not trivial, are nevertheless small potatoes compared to many other industries like farming (and AI demand may even help accelerate electrical grid upgrades)
The IMLS may live yet!
Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies share.google/jUER9CYYQICo...
Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies share.google/jUER9CYYQICo...
Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies
In a significant legal victory, the Washington State Attorney General's Office has successfully protected four federal agencies from elimination.
share.google
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The IMLS may live yet!
Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies share.google/jUER9CYYQICo...
Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies share.google/jUER9CYYQICo...
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The author John Green found an audience of millions making YouTube videos with his brother, Hank. As more people aspire to become influencers, Green warns that internet fame may make it feel as if everyone knows and loves you, “but in fact, no one knows you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The author John Green found an audience of millions making YouTube videos with his brother, Hank. As more people aspire to become influencers, Green warns that internet fame may make it feel as if everyone knows and loves you, “but in fact, no one knows you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
I forgot the last two seconds of this film and it nearly ended me.
I forgot how much Magnolia hits you in the heart at the very end
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I forgot the last two seconds of this film and it nearly ended me.
I forgot how much Magnolia hits you in the heart at the very end
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I forgot how much Magnolia hits you in the heart at the very end
If that Newsguard study is the one I am thinking of it's a pretty good study with a smart design but those percentages don't mean what people think they mean.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If that Newsguard study is the one I am thinking of it's a pretty good study with a smart design but those percentages don't mean what people think they mean.
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The main tl;dr is use AI as a "map of issues" not an answer, and use that to spur critical reasoning in students as they work to verify, explore, and synthesize the issues that map raises. Do this and the world is your oyster.
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The main tl;dr is use AI as a "map of issues" not an answer, and use that to spur critical reasoning in students as they work to verify, explore, and synthesize the issues that map raises. Do this and the world is your oyster.
I know I shared this yesterday already, but it took me a week to write so I'm sharing it again. It answers the question that I've been asked as a well known inventor of an information literacy model -- what does information literacy with ai look like open.substack.com/pub/mikecaul...
SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy
Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I know I shared this yesterday already, but it took me a week to write so I'm sharing it again. It answers the question that I've been asked as a well known inventor of an information literacy model -- what does information literacy with ai look like open.substack.com/pub/mikecaul...
New classroom activity: Pope Rave youtu.be/YINw_Zce1iI?...
Critical Thinking with AI Mode #45: Pope Rave
YouTube video by Mike Caulfield
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New classroom activity: Pope Rave youtu.be/YINw_Zce1iI?...
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At the Vatican, I joined a Ukrainian delegation working to return tens of thousands of Ukrainian children taken from their families by Russian forces. I joined these brave parents and children to meet with Pope Leo XIV about efforts to bring these kids home.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
At the Vatican, I joined a Ukrainian delegation working to return tens of thousands of Ukrainian children taken from their families by Russian forces. I joined these brave parents and children to meet with Pope Leo XIV about efforts to bring these kids home.
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I just want yall to know, that when I go on my nature walks THIS is always my experience.
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I just want yall to know, that when I go on my nature walks THIS is always my experience.
If you've been a fan of SIFT or if you're wondering how to bring AI into the classroom in a way that promotes critical reasoning rather than undermines it, this post is for you.
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy
Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense
mikecaulfield.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you've been a fan of SIFT or if you're wondering how to bring AI into the classroom in a way that promotes critical reasoning rather than undermines it, this post is for you.
I like how the caption is like "left: a plane, right: a meat cleaver"
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I like how the caption is like "left: a plane, right: a meat cleaver"
The weird part is if you look at the Google trends site that term peaked June 2021 and I am smart enough to leave the why of that an eternal mystery
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The weird part is if you look at the Google trends site that term peaked June 2021 and I am smart enough to leave the why of that an eternal mystery
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Another really remarkable thing about this is when Trump, for about 10 seconds in public, wrestles with the notion that the job he really wanted in politics was New York City mayor
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Another really remarkable thing about this is when Trump, for about 10 seconds in public, wrestles with the notion that the job he really wanted in politics was New York City mayor
I think one of the most interesting ways to bring AI into the classroom is to use it to scaffold discipline based critical reasoning, and the fact mastering such critical reasoning is key to interpreting those LLM outputs is an opportunity actually.
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy
Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense
mikecaulfield.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I think one of the most interesting ways to bring AI into the classroom is to use it to scaffold discipline based critical reasoning, and the fact mastering such critical reasoning is key to interpreting those LLM outputs is an opportunity actually.
Reposted by Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy
Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense
mikecaulfield.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy
Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense
mikecaulfield.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
Wait until they hear about the drug cascade that untreated ADHD tends to lead to.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Wait until they hear about the drug cascade that untreated ADHD tends to lead to.
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Guy who has only written about Russiagate: Getting a lot of 'Russiagate' vibes from this...
Ok Matt Taibbi has posted.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Guy who has only written about Russiagate: Getting a lot of 'Russiagate' vibes from this...
The past is so much closer than you realize. Response to me talking about what is perceived by some as the first major "gay" kiss in the 1927 film Wings...
My father in law, William A. Wellman, wrote and directed Wings. It won an Oscar at the very first Academy Awards. (Now I’ll have to pull out my copy and look at it again!)
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The past is so much closer than you realize. Response to me talking about what is perceived by some as the first major "gay" kiss in the 1927 film Wings...
Someone asked me about this after a presentation last week, and I had to explain just this: if the bubble pops AI may stop progressing in capabilities but at current levels of capability it will be massively cheaper and more ubiquitous.
if you're an AI hater (and i'm not hating on haters) you should probably disinter these two scenarios in your mind. the "AI bubble go pop" world most likely involves it becoming very cheap; it's the expectation that it *will* get more expensive that is driving the center overbuilds and gov't begging
We've already seen AI driving people to psychosis, but man, what happens to these people if/when the bubble pops. Not just to the economy but also, just, to these people's brains, what happens If AI stops being available or just stops being cheap/free to use
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Someone asked me about this after a presentation last week, and I had to explain just this: if the bubble pops AI may stop progressing in capabilities but at current levels of capability it will be massively cheaper and more ubiquitous.
There is not a single decision made regarding this graphic that makes any sense
Time for another episode of “bad data viz”
This one truly has me here thinking “Am I a Dolt?” What is this even saying??? Doesn’t WSJ have amazing talented staff skilled in data visualization? Like.. what is this?
This one truly has me here thinking “Am I a Dolt?” What is this even saying??? Doesn’t WSJ have amazing talented staff skilled in data visualization? Like.. what is this?
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
There is not a single decision made regarding this graphic that makes any sense