BREAKING: WE WON!!! 💥 💥 💥 Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment. Full ruling here:

Very useful: a form to help you build an AI disclosure statement. Developed by Kari Weaver. aidframework.org

There's a lot of confusion on the meaning of "AI agent." Here's my understanding of current usage: Meaning 1: customized chatbots (these have been around, but the term "agent" is hot) Meaning 2: a browser that will take action for you, like moving the cursor, clicking, and filing out forms Right?

Is AI rendering us subcognitive? Hollis Robbins and Anastasia Berg debate the place of artificial intelligence in higher education. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEducation #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfAI thepointmag.substack...

A.I. could deprive students of “indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought,” Anastasia Berg writes. “This means they will lack the means to understand the world they live in or navigate it effectively.”

Professor Anastasia Berg, who teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, writes about the importance of cultivating language skills, especially writing, without the aid of AI www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... #EduSky

"Many people invoke a distinction between illicit uses of A.I. (such as the composition of entire drafts) and innocent auxiliary functions — outlining, for instance. But it is these seemingly benign functions that are the most pernicious for developing minds." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

“We need to have fewer things in the world that make us wonder whether everything is just made up bullshit.” Another banger from @anildash.com www.anildash.com//2025/10/22/...

Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!

This shallow essay argues that AI will become "conscious" when ppl succumb to the ELIZA effect: a known vulnerability since the 60s. Montero makes uninformed public views the gold standard in benchmarking tech. In 2023, Judy Estrin called "AI" authoritarian intelligence. This completes the recipe.

What's the best reason to let AI agents autonomously browse and submit work in learning management systems on a student's behalf? Wrong answers only

Is this an LMS company speaking about the need to block AI agents? Would it were so. “Perplexity is not allowed to go where it has been expressly told it cannot; that Perplexity’s trespass involves code rather than a lockpick makes it no less unlawful.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Janelle Shane's AIWeirdness.com blog is the best. Still delivering! Tiny neural net Halloween costume ideas include "Bride of grocerie" and "potato skeleton" www.aiweirdness.com/tiny-neural-...

Who needs basic regulation of AI? Almost everybody. Educators and parents would like ed tech to be able to opt out of letting agents complete homework on students' behalf. Amazon wants to be able to opt out of letting AI agents browse its site. www.theverge.com/news/813755/...

How AI agents work is not a matter of natural law. People shape these systems. People choose whether AI agents identify themselves or not. Bots should not be allowed to pass themselves off as human in online environments. We need regulation or voluntary cooperation from AI agent vendors. +

"If we do not act, we risk seeing the development of a fully automated loop in which assignments are generated by AI with the support of a LMS, AI-generated content is submitted...on behalf of the student, and AI-driven metrics evaluate the work" www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

The most infuriating thing I've read lately is the response by Anthology to "AI agents" recognizing they're a huge problem for education then pivoting to "blocking AI in the classroom is extremely difficult, and institutions will see best results by adapting their pedagogical approach to the AI era"

Strong statement from the MLA www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

I'm not used to thinking of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social as friends of the revolution or whatnot, but their statement against AI in higher education was a good start. My language is much more colourful, mind, but small steps! #resistAI #againstAI www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

This from Ted is also usefully read in conjunction with the just-released statement from the MLA advocating for faculty representation on ed tech policy-making committees: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

A powerful call from @biblioracle.bsky.social for faculty oversight of AI integration as an academic freedom issue. Thanks for highlighting the @modernlanguage.bsky.social's recent statement.

Just added this excellent MLA statement to the workshop I'm running contextualizing agentic AI for faculty and graduate students tomorrow - we need conversations around this new iteration of the tech urgently. Here's my materials if anyone is interested: anastasiasalter.net/AgentWorkshop/

The Modern Language Association "Calls upon law- and policymakers, LMS vendors, and companies offering agent-based AI browsers to cooperate... to prevent misuse and to ensure that academic institutions have the ability and option to block agentic AI when needed." 1/ www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

Title says it all: "Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat: Cheating just got a lot easier with AI agents." elissawelle.bsky.social shows that the companies could do something, and so far they don't want to. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... 1/

We've put together a list of resources on legislative threats to higher ed. Visit the site for tips for NEH grantees, webinar recordings, tool kits, MLA statements, and more. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵

Writing the Horizon: Reimagining AI Feedback Tools as Open Educational Infrastructure with me, @anarchistmom.bsky.social and MyEssayFeedback.ai founder Eric Kean If you're going online to the Open Education Conference 2025, consider our session! sched.co/270JS #OpenEd25

No guardrails? AI agents haven't yet been told not to complete work on students' behalf in learning management systems. Here, Perplexity Comet replies to a Canvas discussion on my behalf in a Canvas course where I'm a student. Not okay. Time to pressure the AI companies. youtu.be/vW6_G4PEaDo

Yesterday I was happy that OpenAI's agent refused to take a quiz. Today, it took a quiz, wrote an essay, and replied to a discussion with no objection. It's time for outcry, and time for OpenAI and the other companies to walk this back. Here's an excerpt: youtu.be/8Omf8-CMeRs

AWAC's Research and Publications Committee invites all AWAC members to a workshop on Fri., 10/31, at 2.00p ET. Join us for "Peer and AI Review and Reflection (PAIRR): A Human-centered Approach to AI Feedback in WAC Classes" Register for the workshop here: umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 1/5

AI "agents" amplify the ability for students to cognitively automate their education. Perplexity is actively encouraging students to cheat. Should we boycott this tool? Ban it? Beg the company to reconsider? I explore in this week's essay: buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/ai-agents-...

Just put my thoughts together on this: The time to reckon with AI agents in digital learning spaces is now We need ed tech and AI companies collaborating to prevent widespread fraud open.substack.com/pub/annamill...

From something I’ve been working with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues regarding the threat posed by agentic AI and outsourced proprietary ed tech:

I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings

Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction. My friends, they have lost the flag.

Instructure: Partners with OpenAI to bring AI to Canvas, touting built-in transparency about what is the student's and what is AI.. OpenAI: Lets ChatGPT Agent do students' work for them in Canvas. Instructure: Lets ChatGPT Agent and other agents do students' work for them in Canvas.

Really? Perplexity is explicitly advertising cheating with their agentic Comet browser? @marcwatkins.bsky.social found this video on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/story.php?st... Let's put the pressure on for this to stop!

Reinventing our pedagogy doesn't help if the student doesn't have to know what the assignment is...

It was wonderful to be in conversation with @derekbruff.bsky.social and @maritjmacarthur.bsky.social about the Peer & AI Review + Reflection @pairrfeedback.bsky.social approach on the Intentional Teaching podcast. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

What happens when you integrate AI-generated feedback into a peer review process in a writing course? You get PAIRR: Peer and AI Review and Reflection. On the podcast, I talk with @annamillsoer.bsky.social & Marit MacArthur about the PAIRR Project. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Good article on the looming crisis of AI agents in learning management systems, but I've been told that it's not possible for the school to block these agents. My learning management system administrator said maybe the LMS company could. www.forbes.com/sites/avival...

Tomorrow! From Passive to Active: Teaching Students to Critically Engage with AI Feedback A free webinar through AI for Education Tuesday, October 7 at 12 pm ET www.aiforeducation.io/from-passive...

🤖 ICYMI: Yesterday, @hf.co and OpenAI partnered to bring open source GPT to the public. This is a Big Deal in "AI world". Allow me to explain why. 🧵 huggingface.co/openai/gpt-o...

Building Your Own Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing AI Misuse in Writing Assignments For the California Virtual Campus Online Network of Educators Slides: link.annarmills.com/building Recording: onlinenetworkofeducators.org/webinars/ Worksheet: link.annarmills.com/worksheet I'd love feedback...

Beyond Citation: Describing AI Use in Your Work from the MLA Style Center @mlanews.bsky.social sends the message that "Indicating where and how AI has touched your research and writing is just as much a part of academic integrity as citing your research sources is." style.mla.org/describing-a...

Why we need guardrails/accountability measures/assessment reform. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Is anyone posting on here about AI agents accessing learning management systems and completing work for students without students even knowing what the assignment was? Big problem. Here David Wiley shows ChatGPT Agent in Canvas www.linkedin.com/posts/openco... #EduSky #AIineducation

Building Your Own Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing AI Misuse in Writing Assignments This Thursday, September 18, 2025; 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific Time Free and open to all through the California Virtual Campus Online Education Initiative. Register: onlinenetworkofeducators.org/webinars/