Richard Poynder
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Independent journalist & blogger commenting on university issues (especially academic freedom), and on AI. Posts/Reposts are not endorsements. @rickypo.bsky.soc
Joined February 2009
I’m signing off from reporting on open access. The movement has failed and is being rebranded in order to obscure the failure. Time to move on.
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Professors want to leave Texas because of tense political climate, survey says
texastribune.org
Professors’ concerns included the state’s DEI ban and new limits to faculty influence at colleges and universities.
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Sarah McLaughlin (FIRE) on "Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech."
reason.com
I'm delighted to report that Sarah McLaughlin (of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) will be guest-blogging this coming...
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How Harvard Can Out-Negotiate Trump
time.com
A judge ruled that $2.2 billion in research funding halted by Trump must be reinstated. Now, Harvard has three options.
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What Harvard’s court victory means for academic freedom
tribune.net.ph
In a stunning reversal of fortune, the courts have dealt the Trump administration an embarrassing rebuke.On 3 September, US District Court Judge Allison Burroug
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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots
apnews.com
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.
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Anthropic to stop selling AI services to majority Chinese-owned groups #paywalled
ft.com
Policy will also apply to US adversaries including Russia, Iran and North Korea
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RT @infodocket: Media Roundup + Statements: "Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book #Authors" .
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OpenAI teams up with Walmart to train millions of workers in artificial intelligence
foxbusiness.com
OpenAI announced a new AI certification initiative to help workers gain valuable AI skills with Walmart as a launch partner for the expanded training program.
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Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat
bbc.co.uk
Dr Jean Innes is stepping down after the government told the charity to focus on defence research.
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Artificial intelligence is here. Will it replace teachers?
abcnews.go.com
One teacher said AI could end up replacing "some parts" of teaching.
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What if artificial intelligence is just a “normal” technology? #paywalled
economist.com
Its rise might yet follow the path of previous technological revolutions
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At Harvard, Judge’s Ruling on Funding Gives Students One More Thing to Ponder #paywalled
nytimes.com
Many students were cautiously hopeful after a judge said the Trump administration could not freeze research funding to the university. But they also had other things on their minds.
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Judge Uses Donald Trump's Own Words Against Him
newsweek.com
Harvard won back $2.6 billion after a judge found Trump's funding cuts retaliatory, fueling a broader clash over higher education.
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‘Defend academic freedom’: Faculty criticize Columbia’s deal with the Trump administration on first day of classes
columbiaspectator.com
Columbia faculty gathered outside the 116th Street and Broadway gates Tuesday, the University’s first day of classes, to criticize Columbia’s deal with the federal government and “defend academic...
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The Victory for Harvard Is a Victory for Democracy
insidehighered.com
A settlement by Harvard now would be not only cowardly but crazy.
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The Israel-Hamas war is killing academic freedom
timeshighereducation.com
The suppressive precedents being set in the US, Germany and Israel can and will be applied to other issues, too, say Katharina Galor and Noga Wolff
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A Grass-Roots Faculty Effort To Advance Higher Education Takes Shape
forbes.com
As college faculty see their role in university decision-making eroded, a new grass-roots organization is taking shape, providing a platform for a stronger faculty voice.
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FTC Prepares to Question AI Companies Over Impact on Children #paywalled
wsj.com
The regulator is expected to send letters to makers of AI chatbots.
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Northwestern’s President Will Resign After University Faced Republican Pressure via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
The president, Michael Schill, will step down after months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million to the university’s research funds.
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Will Artificial Intelligence Do More Harm Than Good for U.S. Growth?
cfr.org
Rebecca Patterson is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a globally recognized investor, and macroeconomic researcher. Ishaan Thakker is a research associate for geoeconomics at the...
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