This is a great piece by @cwodtke.bsky.social. It articulates the love/hate relationship I have with Generative AI. AI can do lots of good things. It is not value neutral. cwodtke.medium.com/i-love-gener...

In my latest piece I'm writing about the "State of AI in Education." And spoiler alert, I may have been a little ambitious in my choice of topics. No AI servers were harmed while writing this post. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/the-state-...

Mamdani met with Trump today and they agreed on more they disagreed on. See? Focus on important things and we can all get along if we want to. Gift link. wapo.st/3Kht2eE

Swastikas and nooses are no longer considered hate symbols in the US Coast Guard. I won't pretend to say I have no words. I have words. Most of them are not good. Gift link. wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

I'm writing about the value of our data, our students' data, AI algorithms, and why we should maybe read the end user agreements a little more carefully. Oh sure, not as much fun as cool tools, but sometimes you really just need to eat your broccoli. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/how-ai-wor...

Closed captioning on CNN during Abigail Spanbergers acceptance speech is completely unhinged. It’s about gays and Ellen and Portia and Salvadoran prisons and for all I know rhinoceroses. It’s either broken, hacked, or being run by an absurdist producer.

What’s going on with the closed captions on @cnn.com during Spanberger’s victory speech?

Tonight an 8 point Buck (deer), who presented as a 4 point Buck because it apparently lost an antler, showed up in our yard and ate the remaining hastas. It was a magnificent creature. Who am I do deny him hastas?

My latest Substack is out. I detail strategies I use for better AI prompting. You won't get a certificate as a prompt engineer, but you may not need one either. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/five-strat...

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Here’s an article from WaPo about the new AI video tools. Sora, Vibes, and the like. We are going to hit peak AI slop very quickly. AI “innovation” is moving really fast. Buckle up. Gift link: wapo.st/3IEH0qi

In my new Substack piece I created a name for a new soap opera based on the AI industry: "No Peace in the Valley." I'm also offering advice for college freshmen on how to live with AI. But some of the rest of you may find it useful too. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...

I’m not saying I condone doing doughnuts in a parking lot. I’m only saying it’s a very well done doughnut.

If things are going great for you, I'm glad! If things are hard right now, I hope they get better. You matter. Don't doubt that.

I do my best proofreading after I click "Send."

Praying for peace and healing in Nepal. wapo.st/468Hnkw

HUGE shout out to Winthrop Music Ed major & Teaching Fellow Ethan Carter who takes a deep dive into education policy, US history, & what Donald Trump's Executive order regarding shutting down the US Department of Education says and what it means. tflegislativecommittee.substack.com/p/us-departm...

Back in the olden times I would introduce Podcasting to my students with this video. And nobody has ever explained podcasting like the Ninja. It is like an apple pie factory for whales. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEms...

This is a really interesting article about AI Slop. Free from my WaPo account. wapo.st/4mFECxC

Here's my latest Substack- Guidelines for Ethical and Responsible AI use in teaching and learning. Just in time for back to school. open.substack.com/pub/marshall...

Will AI replace classroom teachers? The answer may surprise you. With teachers and students heading back soon, I thought I'd share my post on this again. Feel free to subscribe and share. #AIEducation marshallgjones.substack.com/p/will-ai-re...

Here are some cheat codes to turn of AI summaries in Google and to exclude AI generated images in some searches. Gift link. wapo.st/4lR6bUL

There is so much talk about cheating with AI that it sounds like a country song to me. So I wrote about it in my latest Substack. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/your-cheat...

My latest Substack examines whether AI will replace classroom teachers. And I get an assist from a famous Christmas movie. Yippee-ki-yay. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/will-ai-re...

To show my appreciation to my neighbors for all the fireworks tonight, I’m going to wake up at 5:00 am and keep the party going by driving around the neighborhood blowing my horn!

We just had a pop up storm that delivered real rain. Grass and plant saving rain. I hate to jinx it be talking about it, but I feel like we've won the rain lottery this summer.

We are having a loud, windy, very rainy storm. I mean a lawn saving storm. Which is great. And then, hail entered the chat.

My position on this matter is unwavering. I remain staunchly pro spider but anti walking into spider webs.

Please, please read.

New Substack post. More about AI and the environment, data centers, safety, regulations, and more. PLUS! The Gartner Hype Cycle makes an appearance! marshallgjones.substack.com/p/ais-greate...

I've been talking about AI safety and the need for safety testing on my Substack. This piece by the CEO of Anthropic is much needed. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...

Dang man. The SC DMV is apparently outsourcing fine collection to Asia!

My most recent Substack on AI if you're interested. Or, I suppose, even if you're not interested. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/drinking-f...

Man is Meta just the epitome of a bad faith actor with your data. Gift link from my WaPo account. wapo.st/45hNMeB

I'm no expert in Vietnam, but I've worked there three times in recent years. Lots of friends there. I hope this works out for the country and all involved long term, but short term this is likely going to cause a lot of pain for some very good people. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/w...

I have no idea if these have always been free or if this is in response to Republican attacks on higher ed. Either way, well done.

This is one of the best pieces I've read in the NYT about AI and the challenges we are facing every day with it. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...

@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social I was completely sold on the beauty of the sandwich today. That was a master class in advertising. Well done. Jon.

This is more great analysis and reporting from TechDirt and @mmasnick.bsky.social. And if you're not following both of them, you really should.

A conversation with a student at graduate commencement last night: Student: Are you a really easy grader or I am really that good? Me (with sincerity): You are really that good. Never forget that.

Mike Peters, the front man for The Alarm, has died. I always loved The Alarm and Mike Peters. He lived with a form of leukemia for 30+ years and worked tirelessly on advocacy and a cure. He was with his wife for 39 years. We'll all keep Marching On, Mike. Rest in power. nation.cymru/culture/wels...

Happy World Quantum Day to all who celebrate!

I worked on a tourism campaign for the Netherlands once. The slogan was “Wooden Shoe Rather Go Dutch?”

I do a lot of work with AI in teaching and learning. My 92 year old father will ask me about my work. He also calls it A1. Of course, he was a high school principal and would actually be qualified to run the US Department of Education. #EDUsky

At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.

God love you, you beautiful Cheeseheads.

My new Substack post is about @icimod.bsky.social an organization working to preserve the Hindu Kush Himalayas. We visited their Living Mountain Lab when we were in Nepal with the GEIST International Foundation. Great organization doing great work. open.substack.com/pub/marshall...

I may be late to this, but apparently the Biden administration launched a website "ai.gov" to provide additional information on how federal agencies are using AI to better serve the public, including a full inventory of AI use cases. But ai.gov now redirects to the White House.

If you used 23 and me, you should likely go delete your data. wapo.st/4kUsBEF

Great article by @monicahesse.bsky.social. Gifted from my WaPo account. wapo.st/4hlJSDH