Marshall G. Jones
@marshallgjones.bsky.social
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Photography. Guitars. AI. Learning theory. Travel. Jokes.
My newest Substack is about AI alignment, system prompts, and the dangers of AI powered killer paperclips. Oh yeah, and why AI isn't a good therapist. But really, rogue paperclips.
marshallgjones.substack.com/p/ai-is-not-...
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AI Is Not Your Therapist (and Shouldn't Be Your Friend)
System prompts, alignment, and the risks of synthetic empathy
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/ai-is-not-your-therapist-and-shouldnt
about 18 hours ago
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Well done, Bruce.
add a skeleton here at some point
9 days ago
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"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience." -- Amanda Gorman
12 days ago
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In honor of the impending Icepocolypse, I feel compelled to share my original composition "Snowmaggedon." I recorded this ~10 years ago for the huge snowstorm that never happened. I think I composed and recorded this in abut 10 minutes. So, there you go.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8RZ...
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Snowmaggedon.
YouTube video by Marshall Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8RZhgYOTws
13 days ago
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I'm doing a presentation and Q&A on AI at Bakhita Arts at 6:30 Thursday, Jan 22, 2026. "What’s new in AI: Promises, potential and pitfalls." Bakhita Arts is a hidden gem in Rock Hill. They do music, theater, art, poetry, and more. Address and sign up in the link.
www.bakhitaarts.org/events/ai-pr...
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What’s new in AI: Promises, potential and pitfalls — Bakhita Arts
Dr, Marshall Jones, director of Winthrop University’s Learning Design and Technology Program, returns to give updates and answer questions about Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Jones is a noted expert in...
https://www.bakhitaarts.org/events/ai-promises-potential-and-pitfalls
18 days ago
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There are many of these memes but I really like this one. It’s a major award!
20 days ago
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I'll admit I'm pretty critical of AI, but there are AI tools that I like and use a lot. Here's one of them. A tool to help you quickly survey academic and research literature.
marshallgjones.substack.com/p/an-ai-tool...
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An AI Tool For Reviewing Research Literature: Consensus.app
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!!
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/an-ai-tool-for-reviewing-research
21 days ago
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I read this editorial in The Washington Post. I can't decide if it is boot polish or lickspittle. Thoughts?
wapo.st/4r5aUVl
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Opinion | Jack Smith would have blown a hole in the First Amendment
The former special counsel takes an uncomfortably broad view of when speech can be criminalized.
https://wapo.st/4r5aUVl
28 days ago
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It is good to see the grass roots protests against data centers. Gift link from my WaPo account
wapo.st/4jytv9K
. Also check out
@parismarx.com
and his excellent series "Data Vampires." He's been talking about data center problems for a long time.
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The data center rebellion is here, and it’s reshaping the political landscape
Backlash over the proliferation of data centers has entered the national political conversation and could affect voters of all political persuasions in this year’s midterm elections.
https://wapo.st/4jytv9K
about 1 month ago
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Tim Onion
about 1 month ago
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
https://www.ft.com/content/ad94db4c-95a0-4c65-bd8d-3b43e1251091?accessToken=zwAGR7kzep9gkdOtlNtMlaBMZdO9jTtD4SUQkQ.MEYCIQCdZajuC9uga-d9b5Z1t0HI2BIcnkVoq98loextLRpCTgIhAPL3rW72aTHBNL_lS7s1ONpM2vBgNlBNHDBeGbHkPkZj&sharetype=gift&token=a7473827-0799-4064-9008-bf22b3c99711
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One of my goals in life is to be the kind of guy who knows a guy.
about 2 months ago
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Here's my AI year in review for 2025 with a focus on education and L&D. Bonus feature: some ideas on what to expect in 2026. If you find it useful, I'd love it if you liked and subscribed.
marshallgjones.substack.com/p/the-ai-yea...
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The AI Year in Review: What Happened in 2025?
What can we expect in 2026?
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/the-ai-year-in-review-what-happened
about 2 months ago
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While this is a laughable and incredibly idiotic move that literally does nothing to advance US foreign policy, it does give me a chance to make this joke that likely will amuse nobody but me: Is he trying to kern over a new leaf?
www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/p...
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Rubio directs diplomats to return to using Times New Roman, undoing Biden-era switch to Calibri | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to go back to using Times New Roman typeface as the standard for official papers, a spokesperson told CNN, in a reversal of the prev...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/politics/rubio-typeface-changes
about 2 months ago
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Measles cases are on the rise in SC. This is a predictable outcome based on vaccine misinformation being spread like, well, measles. Stay safe. Gift link.
wapo.st/4aIfp2Q
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Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
https://wapo.st/4aIfp2Q
about 2 months ago
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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...
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I Love Generative AI and Hate the Companies Building It
A Ranking from Most to Least Evil
https://cwodtke.medium.com/i-love-generative-ai-and-hate-the-companies-building-it-3fb120e512ac
about 2 months ago
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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-...
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The State of AI in Education
Or how I may have been wildly optimistic.
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/the-state-of-ai-in-education
2 months ago
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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
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Trump pivots from bashing Mamdani, predicting he will ‘do a great job’ as mayor
Trump warmed to Mamdani, even declaring he would finally feel comfortable moving back to the city with the 34-year-old democratic socialist running city hall.
https://wapo.st/3Kht2eE
3 months ago
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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
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
https://wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
3 months ago
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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...
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How AI Works Part Two: Data, Algorithms, and THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!
Also, it’s time to eat your broccoli.
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/how-ai-works-part-two-data-algorithms
3 months ago
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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.
3 months ago
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What’s going on with the closed captions on
@cnn.com
during Spanberger’s victory speech?
3 months ago
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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?
4 months ago
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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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Five Strategies for Better AI Prompting
Or how I chat with a Chatbot.
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/five-strategies-for-better-ai-prompting
4 months ago
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Marshall G. Jones
Pavel
4 months ago
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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
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Everything is fake on Silicon Valley’s hottest new social network
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.
https://wapo.st/3IEH0qi
4 months ago
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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...
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How to Think About AI in an Uncertain World
My Advice on AI for young people (and the rest of us).
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/how-to-think-about-ai-in-an-uncertain
4 months ago
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I’m not saying I condone doing doughnuts in a parking lot. I’m only saying it’s a very well done doughnut.
4 months ago
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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.
5 months ago
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I do my best proofreading after I click "Send."
5 months ago
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Praying for peace and healing in Nepal.
wapo.st/468Hnkw
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Nepal’s prime minister resigns after deadly protests over social media ban
K.P. Sharma Oli stepped down hours after a ban on social media was overturned, amid demonstrations dubbed “Gen Z protests” due to the youth of many participants.
https://wapo.st/468Hnkw
5 months ago
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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...
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U.S. Department of Education Executive Order: Explained
A comprehensive review of President Trump's order to abolish the Department of Education
https://tflegislativecommittee.substack.com/p/us-department-of-education-executive
5 months ago
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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...
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Ask A Ninja - Special Delivery 1 "What is Podcasting?"
YouTube video by Ask A Ninja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmss2lg-ug
6 months ago
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This is a really interesting article about AI Slop. Free from my WaPo account.
wapo.st/4mFECxC
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Making cash off ‘AI slop’: The surreal video business taking over the web
A mad rush of creators is using AI video tools to flood the web — and turn a profit — with videos that can seem remarkably real.
https://wapo.st/4mFECxC
6 months ago
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Here's my latest Substack- Guidelines for Ethical and Responsible AI use in teaching and learning. Just in time for back to school.
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AI in Education - Guidelines for Responsible and Ethical Use
Back To School With AI!
https://open.substack.com/pub/marshallgjones/p/ai-in-education-guidelines-for-responsible?r=3bzxgg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
6 months ago
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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...
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Will AI Replace Classroom Teachers?
A brief and sketchy history of technology in education.
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/will-ai-replace-classroom-teachers
6 months ago
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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
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Analysis | Try these hidden ‘NOPE’ buttons to stop AI content
How to turn off AI in Google and DuckDuckGo web search results, plus a no-AI nuclear option.
https://wapo.st/4lR6bUL
6 months ago
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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...
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Your cheatin’ heart, will tell on you.
Is AI creating a cheating problem in schools and universities?
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/your-cheatin-heart-will-tell-on-you
7 months ago
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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...
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Will AI Replace Classroom Teachers?
A brief and sketchy history of technology in education.
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/will-ai-replace-classroom-teachers
7 months ago
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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!
7 months ago
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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.
7 months ago
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We are having a loud, windy, very rainy storm. I mean a lawn saving storm. Which is great. And then, hail entered the chat.
8 months ago
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My position on this matter is unwavering. I remain staunchly pro spider but anti walking into spider webs.
8 months ago
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reposted by
Marshall G. Jones
Amy Hayes
8 months ago
Please, please read.
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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...
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AI's Greatest Hits! A Multiple Album Set!
AI issues you should know about: Volume 1 of X
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/ais-greatest-hits-a-multiple-album?r=3bzxgg
8 months ago
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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...
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Opinion | Anthropic C.E.O.: Don’t Let A.I. Companies off the Hook
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/opinion/anthropic-ceo-regulate-transparency.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OU8.XY8x.wyLNu_FnEOSy&smid=url-share
8 months ago
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Dang man. The SC DMV is apparently outsourcing fine collection to Asia!
8 months ago
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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...
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Drinking From the Firehose - One Drop at a Time
Mixing metaphors and taking names.
https://marshallgjones.substack.com/p/drinking-from-the-firehose-one-drop
8 months ago
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Man is Meta just the epitome of a bad faith actor with your data. Gift link from my WaPo account.
wapo.st/45hNMeB
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Meta found a new way to violate your privacy. Here’s what you can do.
Even hardened digital privacy veterans said they were surprised by Meta’s scuzzy tactics.
https://wapo.st/45hNMeB
8 months ago
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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...
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Why Vietnam Ignored Its Own Laws to Fast-Track a Trump Family Golf Complex
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/world/asia/trump-vietnam-golf-project.html?unlocked_article_code=1.J08.Ril0.sACh0wi7bVY3&smid=url-share
9 months ago
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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.
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