AI optimism left firms unprepared
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Commentators warned that technologists’ optimism and economists’ tunnel vision about artificial intelligence left policymakers and media companies unprepared, and urged firms to adapt or risk disruption.
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Interesting survey on attitudes toward AI among academics. One thing that struck me: millennials (vs Gen X and boomers) and early-career researchers are *more* likely to distrust AI. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Interesting survey on attitudes toward AI among academics. One thing that struck me: millennials (vs Gen X and boomers) and early-career researchers are *more* likely to distrust AI. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
It took 18 years here, but I finally made it into the annual TCU research magazine! This nice article features some of the AI regulation work I've done with @jeremylittau.com and @shoreingber.bsky.social over the past couple of years. magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-20...
How AI Deepfakes and Bias Threaten Elections, Health Care and Public Trust - TCU Magazine
TCU researchers expose how AI deepfakes threaten elections, health care and public trust through misinformation and bias.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It took 18 years here, but I finally made it into the annual TCU research magazine! This nice article features some of the AI regulation work I've done with @jeremylittau.com and @shoreingber.bsky.social over the past couple of years. magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-20...
Student uses AI to summarize readings, then feeds summary back into AI so it can write his term paper. Professor uses AI to grade the paper and then to write the student a recommendation. Employer uses AI to read the recommendation. Student is hired, and then soon replaced by AI. Whee!
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Student uses AI to summarize readings, then feeds summary back into AI so it can write his term paper. Professor uses AI to grade the paper and then to write the student a recommendation. Employer uses AI to read the recommendation. Student is hired, and then soon replaced by AI. Whee!
this article is fascinating but I also had to close two AI "how can I help you" pop ups while reading it
"Two-thirds of physicians say they use AI to some degree... Some have found it invaluable in providing care and reducing burnout. But other healthcare workers say that it is being rolled out too fast and makes too many errors for such a high-stakes field." time.com/7378075/the-... #histmed
How The Pitt's AI Drama is Playing Out in Real Hospitals
AI is a central tension on 'The Pitt.' It is being used—and hotly debated—in hospitals across America.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
this article is fascinating but I also had to close two AI "how can I help you" pop ups while reading it
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"Two-thirds of physicians say they use AI to some degree... Some have found it invaluable in providing care and reducing burnout. But other healthcare workers say that it is being rolled out too fast and makes too many errors for such a high-stakes field." time.com/7378075/the-... #histmed
How The Pitt's AI Drama is Playing Out in Real Hospitals
AI is a central tension on 'The Pitt.' It is being used—and hotly debated—in hospitals across America.
time.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"Two-thirds of physicians say they use AI to some degree... Some have found it invaluable in providing care and reducing burnout. But other healthcare workers say that it is being rolled out too fast and makes too many errors for such a high-stakes field." time.com/7378075/the-... #histmed
“Nuclear signaling and crisis management increasingly unfold in digital news arenas designed to reward outrage rather than accuracy”
Algorithms of misperception: Managing nuclear risk in an AI world
The new nuclear age—characterized by renewed great power rivalry, aggressive behavior by nuclear weapons countries, the collapse of arms control, and what seems to be an increased risk of nuclear p...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Nuclear signaling and crisis management increasingly unfold in digital news arenas designed to reward outrage rather than accuracy”
AI will be used in situations where it isn’t best practice for the same reason university admins continually destroy their schools and for the same reason everything good bought by private equity gets worse and for the same reason this criminal regime is stripping government down to spare parts.
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
AI will be used in situations where it isn’t best practice for the same reason university admins continually destroy their schools and for the same reason everything good bought by private equity gets worse and for the same reason this criminal regime is stripping government down to spare parts.
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"It is harder to evaluate more specialised systems being built for social purposes such as education and government. But since the frenetic pursuit of profit tends to introduce irresistible bias to every human system we have, the same will be true of AI."
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The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs | Editorial
Editorial: Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail
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February 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"It is harder to evaluate more specialised systems being built for social purposes such as education and government. But since the frenetic pursuit of profit tends to introduce irresistible bias to every human system we have, the same will be true of AI."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yuval Noah Harari at Davos asking the question that I have formulated, investigated, and answered in "Person, Thing, Robot" @mitpress.bsky.social It's nice when the rest of the world catches up to your research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7...
WEF 2026: Yuval Noah Harari Says AI Is Not a Tool — It’s an Agent That Can Rule Humans | AI1G
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February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Yuval Noah Harari at Davos asking the question that I have formulated, investigated, and answered in "Person, Thing, Robot" @mitpress.bsky.social It's nice when the rest of the world catches up to your research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7...
Was this a course on how to use AI or how not to use AI?
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Was this a course on how to use AI or how not to use AI?
If AI is now in charge of writing, it’s time to fire the now-redundant editor.
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If AI is now in charge of writing, it’s time to fire the now-redundant editor.