Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
William James
ππ Log teaches
The Log
Archive
About
The Log
Latest
Top
Discussions
Murderbot, AI, and Techno-Capitalist Futures
An answer to Mike Kentz
Nov 17
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
1
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Murderbot, AI, and Techno-Capitalist Futures
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Macroblogging, important work, and a hard take down of Mike Kentz
My first post on a microblogging platform; Bluesky starter packs; the important work of Jane Rosenzweig; just say no to anthropomorphizing AI;The toxicβ¦
Nov 17
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
9
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Macroblogging, important work, and a hard take down of Mike Kentz
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
4
Dinosaurs don't do digital. Plus, fun vs learning.
Logpodge #2
Oct 20
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
9
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Dinosaurs don't do digital. Plus, fun vs learning.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
The long and the short of our confidence in AI
ππ ππ¨π reviews AI Snake Oil and The Ordinal Society
Oct 6
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
39
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
The long and the short of our confidence in AI
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
6
Logpodge #1
Looking for meaning in LLM outputs
Sep 15
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
10
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Logpodge #1
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
Banal impersonations and historical reenactment on the cheap
Do LLMs based on historical figures offer anything of educational value?
Aug 20
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
11
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Banal impersonations and historical reenactment on the cheap
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
4
Let's Stop Treating LLMs like People
At least in the workplace and classrooms. For many, it seems natural, even inevitable, that we anthropomorphize large language models (LLMs). After allβ¦
Aug 4
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
9
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Let's Stop Treating LLMs like People
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
2
The revolution will not be, and other thoughts on AI this fall-Part Two
In Part Two, I talk about reasons to be skeptical that universities will pay for generative AI at the prices AI companies are asking. And I argue thatβ¦
Jul 24
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
7
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
The revolution will not be, and other thoughts on AI this fall-Part Two
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
4
The revolution will not be, and other thoughts on AI this fall
Part One of Two is about reasons to be skeptical that generative AI is as revolutionary as it first appeared. I also argued that personalized chatbotsβ¦
Jul 19
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
11
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
The revolution will not be, and other thoughts on AI this fall
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The LA Unified School District's chatbot is a disaster and AllHere is close to bankrupt. What's next?
I questioned the mostly uncritical news coverage of Ed, the Los Angeles Unified School Districtβs new chatbot in March. Turns out the news is much worseβ¦
Jun 30
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
9
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
The LA Unified School District's chatbot is a disaster and AllHere is close to bankrupt. What's next?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
5
Does Emory University really not get how technology works?
Lawyer picks the wrong week to pitch the story of a mean University and AI
May 23
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
4
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
Does Emory University really not get how technology works?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
What one student thinks: Will Krasnow
An interview with the founder of SwiftScore
May 8
Β
β’
Β
Rob Nelson
2
Share this post
ππ ππ¨π
What one student thinks: Will Krasnow
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts