Byron Hartman

War Machine, keep Brad Pitt 😂

Charlie Wilson’s War, keep Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Or Burn After Reading, keep Malcovich.

we're living through one of the greatest technological revolutions in the history of mankind and it's not AI

To anyone thinking the CA National Guard is going to start massacring protestors, I want you to cast your memories back to the George Floyd BLM protests in DC.

The Guard was deployed for that, too. And the insurrection.

They never killed or even hurt anyone.

But federal law enforcement did.

Ah, the old lore…

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They should do it like the table setting at dining ins…but it should be a Mustang with a Punisher window decal and flashy rims, purchased from a lot outside Gate 1 at 22% interest that’s still accruing to this day…

Yo ho and up she rises early in the morning!

ABSTRACT Generative AI (GenAI) summarisers, tools that provide concise summaries of digital texts, are increasingly marketed to higher education students as time-saving aids for engaging with complex academic materials. As their prevalence grows, so does their potential impact on students’ reading practices and learning outcomes. Through an exploratory literature review, we demonstrate a significant gap in scholarly discussion and empirical research examining the extent and effects of AI summariser use among students. We explore the marketed promises of AI summarisers, hypothesise about their likely use cases, and consider concerns surrounding their impact on students’ engagement with academic texts. Our analysis is grounded in contemporary higher education literature on digital reading practices, scaffolded learning, and the development of critical thinking skills. This paper informs policy and practice by proposing a critical research agenda that addresses key questions about the prevalence, impact, and implications of GenAI summarisers in higher education. By stimulating scholarly discussion on this emerging technology, we aim to provide a foundation for evidence-based recommendations on the responsible integration of AI summarisers in academic settings, relevant to an international audience of educators, researchers, and policymakers in higher education.

This paper makes important point that we're not talking about impact of AI on reading enough. Marking work that's full of AI is demoralising but in some ways, the threat AI poses to comprehension is bigger than the threat to what students produce...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#AcademicSky

God reportedly considering firing Pope-elect after chosen Cardinal revealed to have inadvertently added Catholic Today editor-in-chief to Conclave deliberations Signal group.

Congratulations, you’ve recreated a version of the 1959 book by Pat Frank “Alas, Babylon.”

*stares in “lynchpin of the Pacific”*

Ah well, nevertheless.

TYFYS

Please don’t. Some of us live here. It’s really a very nice town.

Rough year for self-evident truths

Diabolirad - something so evil it’s fantastic.

Your regular reminder that no tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself.

Maybe a dash of lemon or lemon zest and maybe some fresh parsley, or would that fight with the richness of the sauce? For protein, would it go well with scallops or shrimp?

What are you making? I’m intrigued by the idea of caramelized fennel.

And replace our own legacy inventory while injecting billions into the US defense industrial base.

Assuming you meant “Ukraine’s sovereignty” there.

I do believe Erdoğan believes as a matter of principle that Russia’s invasion was morally wrong and illegal, but geography and history are powerful factors here.

So the Mexico-US-Canada World Cup is going to be interesting, huh

Well, my Washington Post subscription just lapsed. What are some good alternatives to putting money in Bezos’ pocket?

TYFYS

“The leopards should have the personal liberties to eat as many faces as the free market can provide!”

ProPublica Updates Its Database of Museums’ and Universities’ Compliance With Federal Repatriation Law Institutions across the U.S. returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes in 2024, making it the third-biggest year for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Re...

When @propublica.org first published data and reporting on the tens of thousands of Native American human remains and artifacts held by museums and universities, compliance with the nation’s 30-year old repatriation law shot up. Today, we update the data to show where thise institutions stand now.

Should’ve instructed folks to click a link to respond, and the email should have come from HR@opmgov.com.

Every Day is Ethics Day.
I know it's hard.