Hollis Robbins
@anecdotal
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The best site on AI & education https://t.co/o8YEv9tuyC. @UUtah @Princeton @Kennedy_School https://t.co/iz0KJeULKP
Joined January 2009
Approaching the “know the overnight cleaning staff by name and shift” stage of my book project.
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Attention is not all you need, says coauthor of Attention Is All You Need.
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Llion Jones, co-creator of the transformer technology powering ChatGPT, warns AI research has become too narrow and says he's moving on from his own invention.
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Absolutely extraordinary paper by RAND, the main think tank of the US military-industrial complex, and another key sign that the U.S. deep state - despite all the chaos and noise - is shifting away from deterring China, towards accepting coexistence (it's literally what they
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While Ms. Rand is having herself a moment, I'm pleased to say that my friend Hollis Robbins very presciently wrote an essay last year which I'll be publishing in an anthology (which I am the editor of) for CUA Press early next year. See her tweet below for a link to her
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Be Not Conformed: René Girard at the Nexus of Athens, Jerusalem, and Silicon Valley
@stephengadubato Such a great conversation! It was spurred by a piece on Rand and Girard that @lukeburgis will be publishing soon!
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Why are universities running themselves like corporations? Is AI ruining higher ed? Is it even worth going to college anymore? Hollis Robbins @anecdotal joins cracks in pomo to discuss the future of higher ed (and her love for Rand...and Girard) https://t.co/mo7S2BEwB1
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The viewpoint diversity conversation needs fewer sociologists and more engineers.
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Here, @g_h_rossman is right that AI "is a boon to those with the motivation & background to cultivate knowledge" & that "it spells total destruction" for higher ed as it is. The answer, however, is not blue books but faculty expertise. @compactmag_
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In the decade since the neural architecture version of Google Translate and the invention of transformer architecture for neural networks, we have experienced the most rapid technological breakthro...
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This is one of the best reviews I have read of @danwwang 's bestseller "Breakneck" Many reviews have focused on the speed and scale of construction in China vs. the US, but very few have focused on the real human cost of the policies like "One Child". As a dad, this seemed like
My review of the excellent *Breakneck* by @danwwang. It's the book of the year for so many reasons. I focus on Dan's ability to offer a bird's eye view and talk about facts on the ground.
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⏰ Tomorrow: join a discussion on how AI is reshaping inquiry and disagreement in higher ed. Hear different views from @DrSimonCullen, @anecdotal, and @DavidRozado on the opportunities and challenges AI presents for universities.
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My review of the excellent *Breakneck* by @danwwang. It's the book of the year for so many reasons. I focus on Dan's ability to offer a bird's eye view and talk about facts on the ground.
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My review of @danwwang 's excellent *Breakneck* is not like anyone else's review of *Breakneck.*
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💊 A major drug scandal. A program to help poor people get prescription medication has been hijacked by activists to fund things like trans surgeries for children and inflated CEO salaries Today the Senate is digging into the issue
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The always funny & gracious @danwwang learning that @HarvardBooks had just sold out of BREAKNECK...
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Actually, we do. A thread.
Many great things about the @rootsofprogress conference this weekend, but I want to take a moment to give a shout out to excellent execution of an oft-overlooked event items that most planners and organizers get wrong: the name badge.
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Years ago a geneticist explained to me that humans evolved to spend months if not years underground, mostly bored and depressed. How else could we have survived intolerable climate conditions. Best not to see the pandemic as abnormal but what we're adapted for.
Maybe a very prosaic observation, but I've been reflecting on just how much the pandemic changed the world in ways that are completely unrelated to the pandemic itself. I think I've underestimated it 'till now. In a recent interview, I was struck by the comment that so many of
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.@brandonmterry talks about his long-awaited new book *Shattered Dreams* in conversation with @dsallentess and Michael Sandel at a @HarvardBooks event. Too big a book to synthesize but Terry is right to chart a new course with a new narrative, now.
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Don't miss this week's episode of Restoration Spotlight with @BraedenSorbo streaming on all platforms!
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I'm sure some AI looked up from protein folding and said "just go up through that window in broad daylight, here's how."
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Here's the handy chart. Institutions with a strong brand identity do better than others, whether Hillsdale, Claremont McKenna, Princeton, or Johns Hopkins. No clear brand identify? You'll find them near the bottom.
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Fascinating piece in @thecrimson on how universities might better be ranked: Has your institution helped you become more wise? More just? Equipped you to positively change the world? Nobody paying attention will be surprised who is near the top ...
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What College Rankings Are Missing | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
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I'm sure some AI looked up from protein folding and said "just go up through that window in broad daylight, here's how."
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Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) was a biochemist who penned more than 200 books. They included autobiographies, histories, satires, companions to Shakespeare, books on science, and science fiction. A lifelong atheist, he nevertheless wrote several books on the Bible.
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