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Vibe coding moral panic
Not a panic about vibe coding, but an idle thought that led down a rabbit hole that turned into an online timeline on tech driven angst through the ages
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Why parasocial communication around complex ideas is important – and why we need more of it
Conveying facts and figures is an important communication strategy – but relationship-based communication and engagement have a unique and often…
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Exploring AI through cause-and-effect
A new online tool that uses cause-and-effect relationships to explore and better-understand responsible AI development and use
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Can AI write your PhD dissertation for you?
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Does OpenAI's Deep Research signal the end of human-only scholarship?
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What should we be teaching students now to prepare them for the future?
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Is this how AI will transform the world over the next decade?
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In Bill Joy's "Why The Future Doesn't Need us" AI is nowhere, and everywhere
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Are educators falling behind the AI curve?
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Designing the technological futures we aspire to
Why transformative technology demands responsible innovation — and the critical questions we need to be asking before it's too late
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What students *really* think about artificial intelligence
My colleague Sean and I sat down with two ASU undergrads for a candid conversation about all things AI. It's a conversation anyone working in higher…
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A new framework for guiding AI agent oversight
As AI agents become more prevalent and powerful, a new paper outlines a framework for better-understanding how to govern and regulate them.
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US and China Vie for AI Leadership in K-12 Education
Two new national plans promise to overhaul classrooms with AI. Here’s how the US and China differ – and overlap
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Beyond the Hero’s Journey: AI, Protopia & the Future of Film
On this week's Model Futura, filmmaker, futurist, and impact storyteller Taryn O'Neill joins is to talk about AI‑powered moviemaking and how the stories…
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Surprised by serendipity
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of The Future of being Human , a new "serendipity" button, a way to continue the conversation using AI, and a…
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The Secret Lives of Electric Vehicle Owners
ASU professor and Tech Skeptic Goes Electric author Jamey Wetmore joins Modem Futura to discuss electric vehicle ownership, charging challenges, data…
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The Future of Being Human
The Future of Being Human
Reflections on transformative technologies, society, and the future. By Andrew Maynard, Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions at Arizona State University. Please subscribe for regular updates.
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