How is AI like a mirror, and how might that metaphor guide us into a humane future? In my latest piece on "Ports," I review @shannonvallor.bsky.social's new book "The AI Mirror." ports.substack.com/p/falling-in...

In today's keynote at #ECIL2023 I got to share some of my recent thinking on virtue ethics + information, heavily indebted to @shannonvallor.bsky.social. Great conversation ensued!

1,000 citations! scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Technological questions can no longer be answered in technological terms alone. They are political questions. —Alvin Toffler, Future Shock, 1970

Hayao Miyazaki is tired. He longs to retire, to rest, to sit on a porch and watch the trees. Suddenly he has an unbidden idea for a poignant coming of age story set in a world of magic and whimsy. He groans and reluctantly starts drawing the world’s most beautiful cartoon

What does a shrinking human population mean for the future of human creativity? ports.substack.com/p/the-coming...

New paper! "Virtuous search: A framework for intellectual virtue in online search" in JASIST ➡️ Intellectual virtues as the intersection of epistemology and ethics ➡️ The urgency of the intellectual virtues in online search ➡️ A framework for intellectual virtues in search: Searcher, System, Society

ports.substack.com/p/humanity-c... Attempting humanity-centered design runs the risk of arrogance and eventually hubris. But as we strive to develop and operationalize humanity-centered design, the greatest virtue will be humility.

"Accused: How students respond to allegations of using ChatGPT on assessments" New paper of mine coming soon in Learning: Research and Practice. The publication is in the pipeline, but you can read the preprint here: arxiv.org/abs/2308.16374 Hopefully useful as we embark on a new academic year!

Reflecting on rights and duties to be informed, and rights and duties to ignore. ports.substack.com/p/when-and-h...

New paper with colleagues in neuroscience, psychology & urban design on the aesthetic dimension of online experiences and how it's related to users' health and well-being. What lessons should designers of virtual worlds draw from real-world architects? doi.org/10.3390/virt...

Last weekend I ran Eastern States 100, a 103-mile trail run in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Up and down every mountain around Pine Creek, 20,000+ feet of vertical. It was a beautiful challenge! Story and photos at: http://niketoldmeto.blogspot.com/2023/08/2023-eastern-states-100.html