Have the courage
/Have the courage to start all over again. -Eric Roth
ideas that challenge / comfort / inspire
Happiness often sneaks
/Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open – John Barrymore
The Shape of AI
/Organizations need to move beyond viewing AI deployment as purely a technical challenge. Instead, they must consider the human impact of these technologies. The urgent task before us is ensuring these transformations enhance rather than diminish human potential, creating workplaces where technology serves to elevate human capability rather than replace it. The decisions we make now, in these early days of AI integration, will shape not just the future of work, but the future of human agency in an AI-augmented world. - Ethan Mollick
14 Articles about the Dangers of AI
/What AI knows about you - Axios
As data centers for AI strain the power grid, bills rise for everyday customers – Washington Post
AI-powered fraud is exploding, FBI says – San Francisco Standard
Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide – NBC News
The A.I. Power Grab – New York Times
Studies Show AI Triggers Delirium in Leading Experts – Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Scammers now using deepfakes to commit title fraud – NBC 6 South Florida
Study: AI could lead to inconsistent outcomes in home surveillance – MIT
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill opposed by Silicon Valley – LA Times
Homer students used AI to make fake nude photos of classmates, police say – Alaska Public
AI nude photo investigation uncovers twice as many likely victims at Lancaster Country Day – WGAL
This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone took a Closer Look. – WIRED
What are the security risks of bring your own AI? – Computer Weekly
AI Definitions: Liquid Foundation Models
/Liquid Foundation Models (LFM) – This type of AI has a smaller memory footprint but packs greater computational power than the transformer models found in most GenAI systems. Using fewer parameters and neurons than transformers, LFMs are designed to handle a variety of sequential data (such as text, video, and audio) with significant accuracy. LFMs do not rely on existing frameworks as transformers do. They are built from the ground up (that is, built on “first principles”).
More AI definitions here
The face of death
/Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Steve Jobs
16 Articles about AI Relationships
/This Teacher Caught Her Quiet Student Talking To A ChatGPT Tool Like It's Their Friend – BuzzFeed
Inside the Mind of an AI Girlfriend (or Boyfriend)- WIRED
The Perfect Girlfriend – Esquire
Can AI Companions Help Cure the Loneliness Epidemic? – Wall Street Journal
What Happens When the Bots Compete for Your Love? – New York Times
Exploring concerns around users building emotional dependence on AI chatbots – NPR
People Are Using ChatGPT For Therapy—But Is It A Good Idea? – 3 Quarks Daily
Researcher Studying Married Men With AI Girlfriends - Futurism
AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be? – 404 Media
Meet My A.I. Friends - The New York Times
The teens making friends with AI chatbots - The Verge
AI boyfriends from Replika and Nomi are attracting more women – Axios
When A.I. Becomes Your Relationship Guru: A Love Story Guided by ChatGPT – The Observer
This Artist Is Saying ‘I Do’ to Her A.I. Hologram Boyfriend at a Dutch Museum – ArtNet
Loneliness Pandemic: Can Empathic AI Friendship Chatbots Be the Cure? – JD Supra
Can AI make us feel less alone? The founder of Manifest thinks so – Tech Crunch
The happiest people
/The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have.
19 Recent Articles about AI & Teaching
/New AI Tools Are Promoted as Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good? - EdSurge
Cheating Has Become Normal - Chronicle of Higher Ed
Your AI Policy Is Already Obsolete - Inside Higher Ed
California Law Requires Schools to Teach Students About AI – Gov Tech
Is AI Really a Threat to Higher Education? – Psychology Today
Teaching Entrepreneurship Students to Self-Teach With AI - Inside Higher Ed
Parents Sue After School Disciplined Student for AI Use: Takeaways for Educators – Ed Week
Colleges begin to reimagine learning in an AI world - Chronicle of Higher Ed
The art of asking questions: Does AI in the classroom facilitate deep learning in students? – William & Mary
How universities spot AI cheats – and the one word that gives it away – Telegraph
Colleges Race to Ready Students for the AI Workplace – Wall Street Journal
Owning the Unknown: Teaching and Learning With AI – Inside Higher Ed
What Teachers Told Me About A.I. in School - New York Times
5 Small Steps for AI Skeptics: Getting academics to teach with AI is a tough nut to crack – Chronicle of Higher Ed
W&M professor publishes children’s book to teach AI fundamentals - William & Mary
I found myself spending more time giving feedback to AI than to my students. So I quit. - TIME
ChatGPT Can Make English Teachers Feel Doomed. Here’s How I’m Adapting – Ed Week
Some NYC teachers experiment with AI-powered tools, while Education Department develops guidelines – Chalkbeat
What Can AI Chatbots Teach Us About How Humans Learn? – EdSurge
AI abuse in College
/Talk to professors in writing-intensive courses, particularly those teaching introductory or general-education classes, and it sounds as if AI abuse has become pervasive. One professor said she feels less like a teacher and more like a human plagiarism detector, spending hours each week analyzing her students’ writing to determine its authenticity. -Chronicle of Higher Ed
Your #1 (Psychological) Priority
/To determine your #1 priority, ask, “What am I trying to avoid?”
What you are trying to avoid: Stress
#1 priority: comfort
How others may feel: irritated or annoyed
The price you pay: reduced productivity
What you are trying to avoid: Rejection
#1 priority: pleasing
How others may feel: accepting
The price you pay: stunted growth
What you are trying to avoid: Unexpected Humiliation
#1 priority: control
How others may feel: challenged
The price you pay: social distance, reduced spontaneity
What you are trying to avoid: Meaninglessness
#1 priority: superiority
How others may feel: inadequate
The price you pay: overburdened or over-responsible
What you are trying to avoid: Pride
#1 priority: humility
How others may feel: blessed
The price you pay: die to self
13 Free Webinars This Week about AI, Journalism & More
/Tue, Nov 12 - How to start making revenue from Reels right now
What: Vertical video is incredibly hot and not just with audiences, advertisers love it as well. In this session, we’ll explore the trends with Reels, how to create more videos, and strategies you can use to begin monetizing them.
Who: David Arkin, CEO of David Arkin Consulting; Emilie Lutostanski, content strategist, David Arkin Consulting.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association
Tue, Nov 12 - How do we rebuild trust in authoritative information sources?
What: Researchers from the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public will lead a conversation aimed at understanding current causes of distrust and routes to rebuilding public trust in authoritative information providers.
Who: Rachel Moran, Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington Center for an Informed Public; Kristen Calvert, Programs and Events Administrator, Dallas Public Library (TX)
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WebJunction
Tue, Nov 12 - How newsrooms and fundraising teams can collaborate to fund impactful journalism
What: Case studies of how nonprofit news organization have built a successful culture of philanthropy. We will then go through role-playing and idea-mapping exercises to identify how we can build a culture that bridges revenue/newsroom divides.
Who: MinnPost Advancement Director Laura Lindsay, Membership Manager Alicia Pedersen, and Audience Editor Jazzmine Jackson
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Lenfest Institute
Tue, Nov 12 - AI: Adapting Your Business for the Future
What: How digital tools can transform your business. You’ll discover: How to enhance customer experience through digital strategies. Key digital tools to improve operational efficiency. Steps to future-proof your business.
Who: Carly Commando, Head of Social Media; Bethan Francis, Finance Specialist; Hayden Howard, Digital Content Specialist
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center
Wed, Nov 13 - Advanced Prompt Engineering Techniques for L&D
What: This workshop delves into sophisticated methods for crafting precise and effective prompts to ensure accurate and relevant AI-generated responses. Through practical exercises and real-world applications, participants will gain mastery in prompt engineering, empowering them to harness AI's full potential in their instructional design and development processes.
Who: Garima Gupta, CTDP Founder & CEO, Artha Learning Inc.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Nov 13 - SFJ award winners on how they practice inclusive storytelling
What: Our panel will share how they find their stories, build trust and prove that community-led narratives can transform both newsrooms and the communities they serve.
Who: Justin Agrelo of The Trace; Karim Shamsi-Basha of NJ.com; Erin Allday of the San Francisco Chronicle and her reporting partner, photographer Salgu Wissmath
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society for Features Journalism
Wed, Nov 13 - Disaster Journalism: Processing the Local Stories of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
What: At this virtual event journalists who are reporting in the areas impacted by the recent hurricanes will share what they have experienced and what we can take from them; educators and researchers will provide information about relevant research regarding weather warnings, community resilience, trauma and coping in crises.
Who: Jessica Fargen Walsh, from University of Nebraska Lincoln; Amy Green, Florida reporter for Inside Climate News; Dr. Christoph Mergerson, assistant professor at the University of Maryland; Mildred F. Mimi Perreault, assistant professor at University of South Florida; Moss Brennan, Editor of the Watauga Democrat in Boone, NC; Marisa Sardonia, Digital producer at ABC WLOS News 13, located in Asheville, North Carolina; Desiree Hill, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Gaylord College at the University of Oklahoma.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Wed, Nov 13 - How AI May Change Student Engagement
What: A panel of experts will share their experiences and insights on the intersection of AI and student engagement, as well as discuss the findings from our latest survey on the topic
Who: Ian Wilhelm, deputy managing editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Flower Darby, Associate Director, Teaching for Learning Center, University of Missouri; Lindsey Fifield, Director, Strategic Programs, National Institute for Student Success, Georgia State University; Adrienne King, Associate Vice President of Marketing, Indiana University
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed
Wed, Nov 13 - Throw Things At Sree
What: An open-ended session where you can throw questions at Sree Sreenivasan about all things tech, including AI, social media and more.
Who: Sree Sreenivasan, CEO, Digimentors & former Chief Digital Officer of New York City
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: College Media Advisors
Wed, Nov 13 - Mental Health For Journalists
What: A discussion on how to deal and cope with stressors including daily deadlines, covering traumatic events, and depression.
Who: Tami Brown, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Georgia Board Vice Chair.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists, Georgia chapter
Thu, Nov 14 - Copyright Law 102
What: By attending this class, you’ll learn: – How to know if fair use may allow the reproduction of a creative work. – Good practices when republishing content found on social media. – Emerging copyright issues such as the use of AI.
Who: Robert Bertsche, Klaris Law
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition
Thu, Nov 14 - A Conversation with Katie Couric
What:, A discussion of media, politics, and the future of democracy.,
Who: Katie Couric, news anchor, bestselling author, and media entrepreneur; Moderated by Nancy Gibbs, Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard
Thu, Nov 14 - An Election 2024 Postmortem Discussion
What: Hear what the experts have to say about the election results on Long Island and across the nation.
Who: Arthur "Jerry" Kremer, Chairman of Empire Government Strategies and Partner of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek; Larry Levy, Executive Dean Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies; Joye Brown, Associate Editor·Newsday; Michael Dawidziak President·Strategic Planning Systems.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Press Club of Long Island
Do the Exceptional
/Have the courage to live. Anyone can die. –Robert Cody
Give your love to the person he is now
/Before we decide to give our love to a person, we should answer this: Can I be happy with this: Can I be happy with this person if he never changes? Too often we love an imaginary figure rather than the real thing. After we are married, we will get him to slim down. We know we can talk her into wearing contacts once we have settled down. We can live in the Midwest for a couple of years, but then I’ll talk him into moving to the coast.
But what if he doesn’t change? Can you live with that temper? Are you content to live a sedentary life? What if he doesn’t change his mind about children?
Give your love to the person he is now, not to the prince you hope he will become. We all know examples of people who have changed drastically after marriage. However, don’t count on it. It is possible the change may be the opposite of what you hoped.
William Coleman, Engaged
17 Articles about AI & Photos
/AI image generators need just 200 sample images to perfectly recreate an artist style — here's how - Inkl
Learn From My Worst AI Images and Fix These Biggest AI Fails - CNET
Is that AI? Or Does it Just Suck? – NY Mag
Best AI Image Generators of 2024 - CNET
The best AI image generators to try right now - ZDnet
Rice research could make weird AI images a thing of the past - Rice
This system can sort real pictures from AI fakes — why aren’t platforms using it? – The Verge
Getty Images Updated Generative AI Pushes Boundaries Of What’s Possible – Search Engine Journal
The deluge of bonkers AI art is literally surreal – Washington Post
Watermarking in Images Will Not Solve AI-Generated Content Abuse – Data Innovation
Create Better AI Images With These Expert Prompt Writing Tips - CNET
AI-generated images threaten science — here’s how researchers hope to spot them – Nature
AI nude photo investigation uncovers twice as many likely victims at Lancaster Country Day – WGAL
Homer students used AI to make fake nude photos of classmates, police say – Alaska Public
The incredible blandness of AI photography – The Verge
As A.I. Becomes Harder to Detect, Photography Is Having a Renaissance – New York Times
Google's AI-powered search feature for Photos now rolling out to more users - ZDnet
Want to Live Longer? Have a purpose!
/People with a greater sense of purpose and direction in life were outliving their peers 14 years later. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Canada’s Carleton University compared those who said they were “wandering aimlessly through life” to those who said they considered the future in their decision making and felt they had more to do. The people with purpose lived longer, regardless of when they found that purpose. Lead author of the study, Carleton University psychology professor Patrick Hill told the Ottawa Citizen, “To have a purpose in life reflects that you have broader, lifelong goals that serve to direct and organize your day-to-day activities and things that you value.” You can find the study in the Journal Psychological Science.
Google's AI Tool Big Sleep Finds Zero-Day Vulnerability
/It’s the first vulnerability entirely discovered by AI. Google’s Big Sleep discovered “a previously unknown exploitable memory-safety issue in widely used real-world software." Read more at The Hacker News
16 Articles about AI & Academic Scholarship
/Google's new AI tool transforms dense research papers into accessible conversations - try it free - ZDnet
Optimizing Large-Scale AI Model Pre-Training for Academic Research: A Resource-Efficient Approach – MarTech Post
A group of experienced editorial board members struggled to distinguish human versus AI authorship – AHA Journals
AI can carry out qualitative research at unprecedented scale – London School of Economics
Is AI the Answer to Peer Review Problems, or the Problem Itself? – Scholarly Kitchen
Is Detecting genAI in Scholarly Research Beside the Point? – Clear Skies Adam
Unleashing the power of AI in science-key considerations for materials data preparation – Nature
UK Research and Innovation tells reviewers they must not use generative AI – Research Professional News
In which fields can ChatGPT detect journal article quality – ARXIV
Overcoming Skepticism Through Experimentation: The Role of AI in Transforming Peer Review – Scholarly Kitchen
If generative AI accelerates science, peer review needs to catch up - London School of Economics
Some Thoughts on the Promise and Pitfalls of Innovation and Technology in Peer Review - Scholarly Kitchen
Is AI the Answer to Peer Review Problems, or the Problem Itself? - Scholarly Kitchen
Do AI models produce more original ideas than researchers? – Nature
How Gen AI Could Transform Scholarly Publishing: Themes and Reflections from Interviews with Industry Leaders - Scholarly Kitchen
Wishes are not goals
/We often imagine that we generally operate by some kind of plan, that we have goals we are trying to reach. But we’re usually fooling ourselves; what we have are not goals but wishes. Our emotions infect us with hazy desire; we want fame, success, security – something large and abstract.
Clear long-term objectives give direction to all of your actions, large and small. Important decisions became easier to make. If some glittering prospect threatens to seduce you from your goal, you will know to resist it You can tell when to sacrifice a pawn, even lose a battle, if it serves your eventual purpose.
Robert Greene, 33 Strategies of War
Running out of Training Data
/“A study by AI researchers revised in June found that if current AI development trends continue, tech companies will ‘fully exhaust’ the publicly available training data between 2026 and 2032. Human-generated public text data cannot sustain scaling beyond this decade.” More at CNBC