Absent critical voices in AI and Higher Education
The absence of critical voices in AI and Higher Education debates has become a deafening silence. This think-piece reflects on why this might be, and where to find trusted academic sources that go against the grain to highlight the situation as it really is.
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This post is about the shifting sands of technology we find ourselves in as simple flesh and bone humans trying to deal with the landscapes of media and information in our datafied lives. Nothing is certain, nothing is permanent. It is actually a bit terrifying.
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"When Toni Morrison said ‘write the book you want to read,’ she didn’t mean everybody" (Fran Lebowitz).
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When we were kids we’d watch The World At War, a hugely popular documentary series on TV, narrated by Laurence Olivier. Anyone...
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In a professional environment it’s difficult to speak out and say what you really think. Often you might wait until bursting poi...
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