I was part of a working group on AI and Fraternity assembled by the Vatican. We met in Rome and worked on this over two days. I am happy to share the result of that intense effort: a Declaration we presented to the Pope and other government authorities coexistence.global

This is the truest statement I’ve seen about AI harms

"In Europe, we have a law that says there can be no more than six minutes of advertising per hour on television. Why the hell can’t we regulate social media advertising and say that not more than 10% of your feed can be ads?" 💯 english.elpais.com/technology/2...

has someone written about the limits of individual refusal in the face of large scale technology adoption in the dominant culture?

I have always believed in using the pen to remember the forgotten, question power, shine light in darkness, and defend democracy. I've always believed in using the pen to help people in need, and to assist the most marginalized. I've never strayed from these values.

Now I am being silenced by the Washington Post for -- *checks notes* Lamenting America's acceptance of apathy towards political violence and gun deaths-- especially when the violence is encouraged and carried out by white men.

What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

If a dude offered to help you write crappy memos and essays, and you found out they were also helping children kill themselves, would you keep working with that dude?

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DC is the Blackest and queerest city in the United States of America.

We posted the recorded talks of presenters who agreed to recordings. They're available on our conference page!

"GPT-5 is the first time that it really feels like talking to an expert in any topic, like a PhD-level expert."

Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services. www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...

MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%. www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...

Wilmer Chavarria, a US citizen, Global Entry member, and Vermont school superintendent, was detained returning to the US from a trip abroad with his husband. CBP told him he had "no Constitutional rights," took his phone and laptop, and revoked his Global Entry. m.sevendaysvt.com/news/winoosk...

The “deal” that Brown made with the Trump admin is much more extreme than is being reported. It includes government oversight of course evaluations and no barrier to government interference in faculty hiring. Read it for yourself here: www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

This is yet another example of exploiting parents’ anxiety for short-term commercial gain, while doing nothing (and perhaps discouraging any action) to make streets or communities child-friendly.

Comrade card for 7/28/2025 take care of hold on to we need all we have is each other each other each other each other

So the federal government just released information about leadership, programming, and funding for AI in K12 education yesterday, but they are shutting down the DOE and also haven't released all funds promised to schools July 1st. #EduSky #BlackEduSky Do I have that right???

That some educators are celebrating the funding for AI without any acknowledgment of the harm being done in education simultaneously is absolutely disheartening and absolutely unsurprising....

We are overwhelmed with product updates, engineering news, op-eds, and PR clips but there is an empirical vacuum on GenAI adoption. This is unacceptable for a sector under assault. We need to know what's going on and where. This is a complicated story about procurement and budgets and gen-eds...

a rough translation of the final sentence: “Since AFP was founded in August 1944 we’ve lost journalists in conflicts, and have had wounded and imprisoned co-workers, but none of us have any memory of having to watch a colleague die of hunger.”

He lived and worked here for 40 years. My god I am so ashamed at what's happening.

According to this Supreme Court, President Biden's Department of Education was exceeding its power by trying to forgive peoples' student loans. President Trump, on the other hand, has the power to just completely dismantle the entire Education Department.

According to the Supreme Court, the President can cancel the Department of Education but can't cancel the student debt that the Department of Education holds? Do we have that right?

What a time to be alive. You know, in an ideal world, it would be nice to partner with an AI company whose values better align with the idea of public education. Just a thought. Though, given the current state of things, maybe I'm the one who is confused about values.

"One river gives / Its journey to the next." Today for #PoemADayJuly? a poem about giving and, in talking about giving, potentially and probably and inevitably about so much more: "When Giving Is All We Have" by Alberto Ríos @thevogelman.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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the inevitable future we must welcome or be on the wrong side of history may seem stupid, but that’s just because you haven’t welcomed it yet

I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.

Glad to see the Vatican continuing the tradition of “better STS than 95% of computer scientists”.

The Holy Father is the candidate of the Holy Spirit

“Everything from social media posts to metadata about phone calls to the purchase information collected by data brokers to location data showing every step taken is available to law enforcement… without a warrant.” ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters @themarshallproject.org

Give me imperfect people over imperfect machines any day of the goddamn week💚

If I was going to sum up where I'm at with AI: ☑️ I believe disclosure + transparency are essential ☑️ I think we need to slow down + talk more with students ☑️ It's still not right for my classroom (talking with my students reaffirmed this) ☑️ I'll keep reading + learning + reflecting

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UPDATE: “A federal judge in Vermont on Friday ordered that Rumeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student detained by immigration agents in March, be released from ICE custody…” Snatched off the streets by Trump’s Gestapo for an op-ed. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

And yet some people are thrilled with the administration’s executive order on AI in education. It’s all political, and you can see the game they’re playing here. No need for public broadcasting when the private sector can take that over and do it more “efficiently.” Does this sound familiar?

Generative in the $$$ sense. This seemed a foregone conclusion, if your main source of revenue is advertising. The big question, left unasked, is about the kind of Internet, and by extension the kind of world, we want to live in? How do we fend off resignation and work towards alternatives?

If you are a visual artist whose NEA grant was terminated today, I want to talk to you for ARTnews. You can contact me on Signal at karenkho.45. I can grant anonymity if necessary.

there's a massive rush to insert AI agents into everything but who is vetting these systems before they're dumped into vulnerable groups like children

This is horrifying. Horrifying for the content that these bots produced (i.e. 'impersonating' rape survivors), but also horrifying because neither the researchers nor the IRB seem to understand the *multiple* ways that LLMs cause harm to individuals, or the ethical obligations of research w/ humans.

Between this NSF grant termination list and the NEH one (impact.ach.org), things look dire in US. Such a huge leap backward with longterm implications.

Because it was a fake job 👍 hope that helps www.wsj.com/articles/the...

Got up early to join @jbpleasa.bsky.social & @dankrutka.bsky.social at #AERA2025 to share our paper, co-authored w/ Xiaoning Gui & Marie Heath. Key finding: we need to start critical tech education at an earlier age, which feels particularly urgent right now. Read our paper (DM me for a copy!) at:

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

The Netherlands is also joining the public, open source Docs project. It’s part of a suite of tools being supported by the French government, called La Suite. More info: lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/en