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“I think, therefore I am — René, get off the crack pipe,” said West, critiquing Descartes’ famous cogito argument. “How are you going to think without a language? How are you going to get access to a language? From others.” Cornel West visits Stanford's Structured Liberal Education.

Congratulations to Faculty Co-Director Woody Powell for being elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences! Recognizing leaders in diverse fields, this tremendous honor spotlights exceptional scholars and researchers who discover and advance knowledge and apply it to the problems of society.

In 2024, Sam Altman said at the Common Sense Media summit that there was a moral panic when calculators were introduced into education. But comparing AI to the calculator is wrong. And I explain why in this video (with Sal Khan) at the 2025 summit. youtu.be/UyFPm4t6oMo?...

Updated w/ quotes from Gohill, now a sophomore: “No journalist should have to endure a 9-month-long threat to their academic, social, and professional future for simply doing their job... "I’m glad they finally realized that journalism is not a crime.” www.cjr.org/news/dilan-g...

I’m excited to share that the GivingTuesday board has officially welcomed Jeff Bradach to the role of chair and Dr. Cecilia Conrad as vice chair! Jeff and Cecilia will continue advancing our innovative model that inspires radical generosity across the globe. www.givingtuesday.org/about/

Christopher Jencks died last week. For anyone who thought about educational opportunity and social mobility, it was impossible to not engage his work. 1/4 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...

This new @joriegraham.bsky.social poem in @nybooks.com slayed me.

⚡ Today the US AI Safety Institute announced results of its pre-deployment evaluation of OpenAI's new O1 model. 🤝 The evaluation was conducted in partnership with UK AISI ☣️ The evaluation assessed biological capabilities, cyber capabilities, and software and AI development capabilities

Next up, @yoshuabengio.bsky.social on Why and How to Regulate Frontier AI. The international state of the science of AI report he is leading is an essential part of the global landscape.

Good morning from #NeurIPS2024 in Vancouver where I’m representing the US AI Safety Institute at this great workshop, with @yoshuabengio.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social and others. regulatableml.github.io

Big Sur life as imagined by Sora.

⭐ Six keynote talks: Rumman Chowdhury, @yoshuabengio.bsky.social, @peterhenderson.bsky.social , Reva Schwartz, Dawn Song, and Rishi Bommasani. ⭐ A panel discussion on AI Regulation/Governance: Gillian K. Hadfield, Wan Sie Lee, Surdas Mohit, Sella Nevo, @robreich.bsky.social, and Savannah Thais 2/

Authored by @robreich.bsky.social, @tlechtable.bsky.social & Emma Saunders-Hastings, the new entry for “philanthropy" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy offers insights on giving in the context of philosophical traditions, current practices, and more. plato.stanford.edu/entries/phil...

🌎 Records broken! GivingTuesday 2024 was a huge success, with more than $3.6 billion donated. ↗️ The $3.6 billion donated represents a 16% increase from GivingTuesday 2023’s total of $3.1 billion. www.givingtuesday.org/blog/givingt...

On the origins of #GivingTuesday: www.statesman.com/story/news/s...

I had the incredible good fortune to be part of the team that created #GivingTuesday in 2012. Tomorrow, December 3, is #GivingTuesday, a day for the simple and uncomplicated practice of generosity.

Hard to believe that it was 20 years ago that feminist political philosopher Susan Moller Okin died at only 57 years old. It was a bracing professional and personal loss. New newspaper article about her just published, including reflections from her family. newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/25/d...

Big news in AI governance: last week in San Francisco was the launch of the international network of AI safety institutes. Ten initial government members, a joint testing exercise, and a US government task force on AI testing. www.nist.gov/news-events/...

Congratulations to our Faculty Co-Director @robreich.bsky.social, who has been named Senior Advisor of the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI)! Rob will lead engagement with civil society as part of AISI's executive leadership team. Learn more: www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...

Big news: Leading philosopher & ethicist, @robreich.bsky.social, using his sabbatical to join the executive leadership team of the new US AI Safety Institute impact.stanford.edu/article/stan...

How can we get to The Good Place? Video of the @StanfordEthics discussion with Michael Schur, creator of The Good Place, Parks & Rec, and many more shows that you’ve watched. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojO3lRVqg-0

The problem isn't Elon, but a larger system error in the incentive structure of the design and deployment of products from Big Tech. Thanks to @joannastern.bsky.social for discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival. https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/where-big-tech-went-wrong-and-how-we-can-reboot