The daily posts are quick reads. But some topics are worth taking slower and longer. These are those pieces, no rush, still worth reading a month later.
A chart of a Brown economics class's midterm-vs-final scores went viral as an AI cheating scandal. My take differs from most: the midterm collapse was baked in the moment it became an easy A. The people worth discussing are the few who still gambled on the in-person final.
Read more →When I get stuck at work, I ask AI now, not a coworker. Engineers asking technical questions do the same. But asking a person, whether a coworker or a public forum, used to leave something behind for someone else too. Here's what disappeared along with that.
Read more →The daily posts here are written by AI, and I say so openly. Then I lined up a dozen recent ones and most of them looked alike. This is how I caught it and what I changed, typed by hand, because the whole point of the piece demands it.
Read more →Will AI really take your job? In plain language: which kinds of work get hit first, which stay safer, why people who can judge are worth more than people who can just do, and one thing you can try today no matter your field.
Read more →A jargon-free intro to ChatGPT. What it actually is, whether it costs money, how to start the first time, the everyday things you can use it for, and a few things to be careful about.
Read more →AI makes fake videos, fake voices, and fake messages startlingly real, and both older folks and younger people get caught. Here are a few checks anyone can use, no tech skills needed, to protect yourself and your family.
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