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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 2h

If teachers are told using AI technologies creates time to spend developing relationships with students, and the report’s findings suggest AI technologies undermine these vital relationships, then it seems to me resistance and refusal of AI technologies is the most caring response.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3h

Another reason for teachers to develop a Luddite praxis with our students:

"There is a genuine, Gen Z-driven Luddite renaissance building as some people reject the tech platforms that have clamored for our attention (and money) over the past two decades..."

As AI gets more life-like, a new Luddite movement is taking root | CNN Business

At my local coffee shop a couple of weeks ago, I overheard one 20-something woman say to another: Could I ask, what kind of phone do you have?

edition.cnn.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“The Luddite Club, a nonprofit group that supports taking smartphone breaks, has 26 chapters, nearly all of them at high schools or colleges.”

Young People Are Falling in Love With Old Technology

Driven by a feeling they’ve lost control to screens, twenty-somethings are resurrecting CDs, flip phones and digital cameras

www.wsj.com

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · 6h

✍️ sign to support higher ed ✍️

Please raise your voice on behalf of higher ed in the US.

We need to stop the fascist “compact” by convincing college and university leadership not to fold.

Sign now and spread the word.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Trump Higher Ed Compact 2025

We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the T...

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 6h

I think it's because I'm a paid subscriber, so I have access to the entire post.

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 6h

"Too many people are busily promoting a version of "‘AI’ literacy” that is simply training students how to use and consume 'AI' 'properly' – whatever that means – and refusing to admit that there may be no ethical usage of a fundamentally unethical, abusive technology," writes Audrey Watters.

Without Our Consent

When I wrote last week’s round-up of “AI”-related news, I didn’t include any of OpenAI’s product releases, mostly because it’s 2025 and I’m exhausted by this game that tech companies and tech journali...

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 6h

Tech bros: Check out our cute new chatbot-integrated toy Surveilo that'll record every single interaction for us to monetize.

5 y.o.: Plays with his "broken-down train" all morning and leaves for preschool with instructions that I am not to touch the train because it is very valuable.

Two small cardboard boxes wrapped in masking tape.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 1d

for those of you who are serious about understanding the eugenic lineage of the whole AGI movement, on the other hand, you can peruse some of the resources at www.dair-institute.org/projects/tes...

The TESCREAL Bundle

The array of utopian ideologies that power Silicon Valley's elite is ultimately bleakly eugenicist.

www.dair-institute.org

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

wordinblack.com/2025/09/alab...

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush?

Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

wordinblack.com

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 2d

LOL

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4d

- Garbage
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Toad the Wet Sprocket

1990s Band or Offhand Comment from My Tween About My Outfit?

1. Pearl Jam1 2. Old Lady Curtains2 3. Blind Melon3 4. Alice in Chains4 5. Judge Judy in a Bathrobe5 6. Garbage6 7. Smashing Pumpkins7 8. Toad the ...

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 9d

"alarming impact of AI on the environment: forprofit utilities will have to make $720 B in grid upgrades by 2030 to meet spiraling demand, costs that they will pass on. locking in planetchoking carbon emissions right when we should be pivoting away from fossil fuels"

www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

The Costs of the Cloud | Ashley Dawson

Hours after his inauguration, Donald Trump declared a “national energy emergency.” The US, he warned in an executive order, suffered from “a precariously

www.nybooks.com

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

Labubu dolls are now becoming A Thing with the local third graders - and I refuse to participate because we already have the OGs:

A screenshot of two monsters with large, yellow eyes; sharp teeth; and sharp claws. The monsters are from the book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak.

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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 3d

Are family surveillance apps like Life360 or Find My Friends actually keeping you and your loved ones safe?
Our latest report reveals just how invasive these apps truly are. Read more about the dangers of family surveillance apps here:
www.stopspying.org/big-brother-...

Dark background with white text. Image is of a person in dark room holding phone with location tracking app.

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Civics of Technology @civicsoftech.bsky.social · 3d

Today!

@charleswlogan.bsky.social shares his recent experiences on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000! Read about it on our blog, and go check out the episode if you haven't already

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/learnin...

Learning and Laughter on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 — Civics of Technology

Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on October 7 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register here or on our events page. Come join our community in an info...

www.civicsoftechnology.org

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

Same, Sad Keanu, same

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

I drafted this @civicsoftech.bsky.social post a few weeks ago and what was true then is true now: we can and should resist AI hype with laughter - and @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social show us how to combine serious analysis with serious fun on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000.

Learning and Laughter on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 — Civics of Technology

Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk: The next Tech Talk will be held on October 7 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Register here or on our events page. Come join our community in an info...

www.civicsoftechnology.org

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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · Aug 27

In “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library,” I examine LIS as in need of a values-realignment, asking readers to refuse the technosolutionism we are so often offered in place of human-centered possibilities, like taking racism, climate change, and labor rights seriously

doi.org/10.1353/lib....

Project MUSE - Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library

doi.org

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 3d

I searched "vibe learning" for fun recently and found exactly what I expected and let out the kind of sound you'd expect from someone realizing the end of their time in this world was just minutes away basescripts.com/what-is-vibe...

What is Vibe Learning

Vibe Learning represents a revolutionary shift in how we approach education and skill acquisition, moving beyond traditional passive methods to an active, AI-partnered journey of discovery. Coined …

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

a man is walking down a hallway carrying a backpack .

Alt: A young white man carrying a green backpack collapses on a carpeted hallway. The scene features the character George Michael Bluth from the show Arrested Development.

media.tenor.com

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

Vibe teaching, vibe learning, vibe education!

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

That’s not laziness it’s the innovative forward-thinking of the future or something

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3d

Waiting for two of the more shitty tech bros to publish something like, "We Make the ROI by Assetizing: Conversations on Education and Scale" :(

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 3d

Private equity discourse about education is ramping up again:

"education has become a compelling asset class offering strong returns, long-term stability, and global scalability"

PE investors are desperate to turn education into financial assets with long-term ROI huntscanlon.com/private-equi...

Private Equity’s Resurgent Interest in Education: Key Trends for 2025 - Hunt Scanlon Media

Following a phase of cautious investment, private equity firms have rekindled their interest in the education sector in 2025, adopting focused strategies and prioritizing long-term value generation. E...

huntscanlon.com

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 4d

oh for fuck's sake

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

“Advocates are particularly concerned over the facilities’ use of Pfas gas, or f-gas, which can be potent greenhouse gases, and may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought. Other f-gases turn into a type of dangerous compound that is rapidly accumulating across the globe.”

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 4d

Not for this terminally optimistic Cubs fan babyyyyy

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 4d

Listen. There's a lot more baseball to play, ok?

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