Andrew Maynard
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Undisciplined academic and co-author of AI and the Art of Being Human — Available now
Tempe, AZ
Joined July 2008
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Revisiting custom GPTs — the good, the bad, and the ... interesting! It's been a minute but I thought it time to take a fresh look at OpenAI's custom GPT feature. I found myself both frustrated and surprised! https://t.co/3kbAWp7M26
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It's been a minute but I thought it time to take a fresh look at OpenAI's custom GPT feature. I found myself both frustrated and surprised!
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Do universities have a future in Trump's plans to accelerate scientific discovery through the use of AI? https://t.co/IwUcLUlLaj
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The recently announced Genesis Mission sets out to transform how science is done in the US. Yet it's a mission that places national labs—and not universities—in the driving seat.
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You can now read the complete Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft on the Future of Being Human - easiest to start here with Part 1 (it is preceded by a preamble if you're interested):
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Part 1 of a three-part serialization of the short story “Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft”
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My Gen-Z son did this. He has a low-tech flip phone, and now I cannot track him! He's a film major going all analog, shooting 35mm film and making Super 8 movies.
Elias Wachtel is 23 years old, and he doesn’t have an smartphone. A few months ago, Elias opted for a dumbphone—a device that can call, text, play music, take photos, and give directions, but that has no ability for endless scrolling. This means no email, no social media, and no
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Part 1 of a three-part serialization of the short story “Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft” Parts 2 and 3 coming Tuesday and Wednesday: https://t.co/PLuGBjHwN6
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Part 1 of a three-part serialization of the short story “Letters from the Department of Intellectual Craft”
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What does it mean to be an academic in an age of AI when who you are depends so much on how you use your mind? Over the next few days I'll be serializing a short story that tackles this head-on. https://t.co/yvAT4ExYeQ
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What does it mean to be an academic in an age of AI when who you are depends so much on how you use your mind? Over the next few days I'll be serializing a short story that tackles this head-on.
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With Cambridge Dictionary declaring "parasocial" as 2025 word of the year—heavily influenced by its increasing ad worrying use in the context of AI chatbots—how could I not write about it! https://t.co/GdgxDDKjwX
#AI #artificialintelligence #parasocial
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This year's Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year is "parasocial"—spurred on by growing concerns over our love affair with AI chatbots
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Can AI help redesign the technosphere—and so save the planet? https://t.co/Gpgbre9hi0
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If AI is going to help save the planet, we’re going to have to point it away from the Earth and toward our techno-human selves.
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New Modem Futura episode has just landed: The Metaverse - A Stack of Reality Layers https://t.co/Mr8AHtSy6D
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Podcast Episode · Modem Futura · 11/11/2025 · 1h 8m
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Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist, is leaving the company to launch his own AI venture. For insiders, this move comes as no surprise given the recent organizational turmoil at Meta.
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Should universities be doing more to address the mental health risks of using AI in the light of growing concerns? https://t.co/QuFU5WHvI3
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Emerging concerns suggests they should
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Diverges from Shelley's book quite a bit in terms of the story, but the essence and feel of the original are there, along with creative extensions that make for a modified story that honors the original while bringing something new to the table
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Finally got to see Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein — exceptionally good
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Haunted Futures A tech improv Modem Futura special, just for Halloween ... https://t.co/rxPUMcpbxc
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A tech improv Modem Futura special, just for Halloween ...
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Modem Futura goes Halloween with a Haunted Futures Improv Special!
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Podcast Episode · Modem Futura · 10/31/2025 · Bonus · 24m
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Are you a grad student who's had a bad AI experience while collaborating with your advisor (with their use, not yours)? Interested in hearing about it (anonymously) #PhDLife, #PhDChat, #AcademicTwitter, #PhDStudent
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What do you do when your PhD advisor insists on using AI in ways that put you in a difficult position?
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here’s my litmus test: is AI improving your day to day life? Is it actually helping you to create, connect, feel joy, chase ambition? If not - what’s the point?
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Worth-reading piece on AI at the intersection of graduates looking for jobs and companies hiring them. "To succeed, I believe companies will need to hire people who can connect technology with good judgment, question what AI produces, explain it clearly and turn it into business
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Two surveys of hundreds of companies shed new light on what employers want.
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Sunday morning grading -- and exciting reading how my class this past week responded to watching and discussing Ex Machina. Lots of thoughts stimulated!
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