“Is Schoolwork Optional Now?” showed up in my feed recently. It is an article by Lila Shroff that appeared in The Atlantic (in the online version) on April 10, 2026. The article should cause concern for educators. They will read how AI has been used to complete schoolwork. The rationale behind the decision by those Read More
AI is here, it often does not accomplish what we want, but that is not stopping folks from deploying it. (I am writing this after spending an hour on several phone calls to the IRS trying to schedule an appointment to get a replacement form for my mother’s taxes. Each attempt got me caught in Read More
Today, we’re tackling a big question: What does it mean to be human in an increasingly computerized world? We’ll explore the concept of “AI-Complete” and its impact on society. The term “AI-Complete” refers to problems that are as hard as any problem that AI can solve. In other words, if you can solve an AI-Complete problem, you can theoretically solve Read More
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a quiet partner in the work teachers do every day. While much of the conversation focuses on collaborative, whole‑school adoption, the reality is that many educators are using AI individually—experimenting on their own, testing tools privately, and integrating them into their workflow long before formal policies or training appear. In Read More
In my work, I see lots of examples of people accepting what comes from AI as true; we accept whatever it gives us with little effort to confirm it. We should be concerned about this, except for the fact that humans have a very long history of accepting information as correct from sources without any Read More
The world is full of AI. Our searches, our social media inboxes, the apps on our phones, and our bookshelves. This becomes overwhelming if we are to try to separate the good stuff from the bad stuff, but here is a recommendation to put on top of your “to read” pile. Madhumita Murga, an editor Read More
I have a stack of books about artificial intelligence waiting to be read. The field is emerging quickly, so my reading focuses on how AI has and can affect work, life, and society. Madhumita Murgia’s 2024 book Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI was the most recent book of this genre I have Read More