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Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/
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as both (sigh) an alum & current student, the real ~michigan difference~ is how this institution's admin never fails to find and sink to new depths of cowardice
NEW: The University of Michigan will end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives campus wide, the president said in an email
New story from me: Imani* was in class when she discovered a scholarship program she relied on had been shut down.
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
March 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
as both (sigh) an alum & current student, the real ~michigan difference~ is how this institution's admin never fails to find and sink to new depths of cowardice
My latest blog post is about what we might do to stem the decline of our song birds. beingbetsy.org/a-wake-up-ca...
A Wake-up Call - Being Betsy
As I made tea this morning, I watched a blue jay forage in the pile of leaves next to my fence. Flashing a black eye with its dramatic streak, it flew up to a branch to eat the seed. Then it let out a...
beingbetsy.org
March 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My latest blog post is about what we might do to stem the decline of our song birds. beingbetsy.org/a-wake-up-ca...
A fun story to start your day. beingbetsy.org/gods-dog/
God's Dog
God looked down at the Garden of Eden and glowered. “I gave Adam everything: food, sun, shade, perfect weather. I even created a mate for him. And yet he did the one thing I told him not to do! Ingrat...
beingbetsy.org
March 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A fun story to start your day. beingbetsy.org/gods-dog/