Dr Pen

A morning question: have you had covid? If so, how many times (including when you thought you might but didnt do tests). Just curious. You may not wish to share this kind of information, in which case, interesting to know reasons why ppl wouldnt share this info. #covid #uk #usa #health

Good morning from Elsevier. When I open my inbox to be greeted by this, I know the time has come to leave academia. It is rotten to the core, and totally lost sight of its *telos*. Read the article if you like. It is a lost delusion. States "AI is a tool" multiple times. It's not. Its a pattern matching text generator. (Jon Dron wrote a great piece on this recently.) #academia #academicchatter #ai #genai

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Rethinking peer review in the AI era with responsibility and transparency

In a rapidly evolving AI-driven landscape, we explore how AI can support, but why human judgment must remain in the driving seat

This should be required reading for anyone in HE or education. (via Ben W)

Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector

If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adopt...

#academia #academicchatter #ai #GenAI *... the accelerated conversion of universities into profit centers for private equity is their accelerated conversion into glorified job-training centers. Most schools are treating their AI procurements as vocational training, in some cases directly transferring university resources toward this perceived demand for AI-literate workers.*