As someone in education, I have no experience with people massively overestimating generative AI's capabilities. #EduSky #sarcasm

It's not unreasonable for teachers to avoid technology that comes with whistleblowers. #EduSky

If you do one thing today, I encourage you to read his essay on fair use, and the accompanying New York Times article. He and his work deserve to be remembered. suchir.net/fair_use.html www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t... /end

He thought deeply about the issue of AI & copyright, and he came to the conclusion that you could not argue that all AI training is fair use. 5/8

He thought creatives were being treated unfairly, and he wanted to support them. Among other things, he worked on collecting data for OpenAI’s models. He joined the company before ChatGPT was released. Over time, he came to believe what they were doing was unfair. 4/8

By all accounts one of the most well thought of researchers at OpenAI, he also became a hero to the creative community when he broke with the company and said he thought they were infringing copyright. 2/8

It’s a year since Suchir Balaji, the former OpenAI employee who spoke out on copyright, died. In the brief time in which I got to know him, it was immediately apparent that he was an incredible person. 🧵 1/8

Rethinking Schools published my article about pushing back on some of the arguments made by those seeking to rush AI tools into schools.

I'm so happy @sarapequeno.bsky.social will be posting more to BlueSky. One of the best political writers. Give her a follow.

Happy New Year! One of my resolutions is to post more of my stories on Bluesky. Speaking of resolutions, here are three I came up with for the new mayor of New York City. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Questions: 1) Will Democrats listen to voters, advocate for regulating AI/stopping data centers, and ride that to electoral victory? 2) Will K-12 schools listen to the public and slow their roll? www.politico.com/news/magazin...

For those needing a reminder of how powerful and transformative generative AI can be. www.tiktok.com/@lian.benpor...

It's truly wild to me that this just keeps happening. Coca-Cola runs an AI ad and people overwhelmingly react with disgust. They do it again, and people are disgusted again. Now McDonald's makes an AI ad that's so bad that so many people are furious about it they pull it down. People hate AI slop!

When we interact with automated (or "automated") systems, whether by choice or not, we are engaging with a global system of labor exploitation buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...

APUSH Teachers: If you have your students tomorrow, I have a Festivus-themed review game for you. www.criticalinkling.com/p/festivus-a...

This was a fantastic chat with my good friend @tommullaney.bsky.social - and my first middle school friendly appearance!

It was an honor joining my friend, @flipperpa.bsky.social, on a podcast to talk about what kids should know about generative AI. #EduSky #GenerativeAI www.buzzsprout.com/2345747/epis...

No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.

"Big Tech and data center developers appear to be siting data centers in vulnerable communities...These locations show a troubling trend - they primarily impact working class and Black and Latine communities."

An abfab post from @tommullaney.bsky.social I reread selfishly as some think I am foolish for caring more about our lack of reading literacy than false hopes of the future- which, ironically, would still need critical reading.... #TLSky #EduSky www.criticalinkling.com/p/teachers-n...

There is increasing evidence of harm resulting from chatbot usage. We need to protect students. @techpolicypress.bsky.social #EduSky #AIinEDU www.techpolicy.press/uk-laws-do-n...

"Another enormous task that has been put on their plates by the fad-obsessed." Exactly right, @lutzfernandez.bsky.social! @aft.org needs to step up to protect children and teachers, not partner with tech giants. #EduSky #AIinEDU

The issues teachers told this researcher they needed help with are longstanding problems that have gotten worse. The newer one is tech/AI, which they are struggling with--because it is another enormous task that has been put on their plates by the fad-obsessed.

I have issues with the research conducted here and some of its conclusions, but there is no question PD often sucks. Teacher surveys have shown this for years. A problem right this minute now is we're trading one focus for another--how to use AI--that doesn't address teacher or student needs.

Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!

This is obvious to anyone who teaches. #genAI #AIinEDU #EduSky gizmodo.com/learning-wit...

in a sane world, openAI execs would be driven from the village with pitchforks for the audacity of this

Misued the app? OpenAI needs to be held accountable by law. Accountability shouldn't be left to the parents of its victims.

Native people have been a part of Hollywood and wider American culture for centuries—but not always in the best ways. In this week's episode of Crash Course Native American History, we explore cultural appropriation, from redface to pretendians, and everything in between. youtu.be/7Tg2mCKP6tY

I am grateful to @che-jim.com and @thecrashcourse.bsky.social for this terrific video. Must watch for American history classrooms. #SocialStudies #USHistory #EduSky youtu.be/InZacsO8ico?...

Children certified in Gemini, a product that amplifies bias, misinformation, and environmental degradation? K-12 schools should ignore this and encourage kids to think past the genAI hype.

Are we really at a stage in public education where we consider it OK to have literally Google-branded schoolchildren whose learner identities are tied to being "responsible AI" users of private for-profit technologies?

If you can, make some time to read this if you're in anyway connected to a classroom:

Something I noticed when I wrote about school districts promoting AI for Google for Education: These are the YouTube video thumbnails. Is this the most excited they could get the kids to look? #genAI #EdTech CC @civicsoftech.bsky.social

I have been obsessed with the Karen Read trial for months. I recently noticed connections between the efforts to convict her and the efforts to sell genAI to K-12 schools. www.criticalinkling.com/p/karen-read...

This site brilliantly demonstrates the perils of relying on LLM generated content. It creates code to show a clock from nine popular models every minute. Changes within each model are alarming. Keep it on screen for 10 minutes, and tell me how you feel about relying on LLMs! clocks.brianmoore.com

I have seen "Gen AI is as good as those using it" so often on social media. Heck no. If a tool is so finicky that it has to be used just so to prevent generating harmful content, maybe the tool isn't very useful. Put the onus on the company behind the tool, not the user. #EduSky

i'm interested in basic research that: 1. shines light on how existing platforms, models, & the industry at large operates 2.uncovers intentionally obscured info/data 3. is adversary to industry but informative to public. verifiable & independent body of knowledge to equip people to demand better

i receive so many emails from fellow researchers working in the AI accountability space looking to collaborate, join my lab, etc… while i appreciate each effort in this space, i am not interested in any effort focused on: 1. helping users (this puts the onus on users) navigate existing systems 1/

I'm seeing a lot of Gemini Certified Educators in my social media feeds. This is a good time to think critically about Gemini, how it is developed, and how it could impact (possibly harm) K-12 education. Be careful what you attach your name to. www.criticalinkling.com/p/gemini-cer...

Yet another awful story. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

Career Update: I am excited to share that for the next four months, I will be teaching AP US History and US Government & Politics at an excellent high school in my area. 🖼️ by Markus Winkler on Unsplash.

I have a post up today about generative AI and the NBA 🏀 Sure enough, AI slop is one of the concerns - the Mavericks created a hype video that is textbook AI slop. What happens if students think that AI slop is creativity? www.criticalinkling.com/i/175954521/...

Happy NBA Opening Night! I have some concerns for education after seeing how generative AI has affected the NBA. #GenerativeAI #K12 #EduSky www.criticalinkling.com/p/generative...

Today is Grover's birthday and he is my favorite from Sesame Street. Love his genuine humor and heart. 💙

It is concerning that Governor Newsom vetoed this bill. It is even more concerning that tech companies lobbied so hard against protections for children. #GenerativeAI #EduSky www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

The only one benefitting from tech in schools is the AI industy. More tech means higher rates of anxiety & depression and less learning. Stop companies from sucking the life out of kids. Books, paper, pens, a board, a quiet airy classroom...these work and are much cheaper.

I can't believe the Yankees defeated the Red Sox in a postseason series. Helps me deal with some 2004 trauma just a little bit.

I just watched this video about #EdTech from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social. As someone who has promoted technology in K12 classrooms for years, I have a lot to think about. Teachers: Watch this! #EduSky youtu.be/aByWLQ7h2n0?...

In other news, sky is blue, sea is wet, and anyone who has worked with machine learning has known this all along