Gregory A. Wilson
@gregoryawilson.com
Speculative fiction author, college professor, musician, podcaster, game master, TwitchTV host.
https://www.gregoryawilson.com
https://www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
https://www.patreon.com/ArvanEleron
https://www.speculatesf.com/
@gengms.bsky.social
https://www.gregoryawilson.com
https://www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
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https://www.speculatesf.com/
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It's my birthday today, and what better way to celebrate than playing games with a bunch of cool people? Hence our annual subathon on Twitch, which we call Arvathon 2026, starting this Friday the 18th! Here's how it will work:
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Our D&D campaign of The 13th Icon is being hosted on Twitch and YouTube by Arvan Eleron, the alter ego of GM, author and educator @gregoryawilson.com -- and today is his birthday! Happy Birthday to You!
If you want to see us playing this homebrew campaign live, our next gaming session will be on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern at twitch.tv/arvaneleron -- come watch the fun and drama!
September 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Our D&D campaign of The 13th Icon is being hosted on Twitch and YouTube by Arvan Eleron, the alter ego of GM, author and educator @gregoryawilson.com -- and today is his birthday! Happy Birthday to You!
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New AAUP Statement:
Higher Ed must “refuse to comply” with the latest Trump admin demands in Compact 2.0.
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www.aaup.org/news/faculty...
#academicsky
Higher Ed must “refuse to comply” with the latest Trump admin demands in Compact 2.0.
👇👇👇
www.aaup.org/news/faculty...
#academicsky
September 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
New AAUP Statement:
Higher Ed must “refuse to comply” with the latest Trump admin demands in Compact 2.0.
👇👇👇
www.aaup.org/news/faculty...
#academicsky
Higher Ed must “refuse to comply” with the latest Trump admin demands in Compact 2.0.
👇👇👇
www.aaup.org/news/faculty...
#academicsky
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Unfortunately the session of the Dungeon of the Mad Mage campaign as part of Community D&D on ArvanEleron @gregoryawilson.com's channel tonight is cancelled due to player illness.
I will update if/when I have further scheduling updates.
I will update if/when I have further scheduling updates.
September 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Unfortunately the session of the Dungeon of the Mad Mage campaign as part of Community D&D on ArvanEleron @gregoryawilson.com's channel tonight is cancelled due to player illness.
I will update if/when I have further scheduling updates.
I will update if/when I have further scheduling updates.
Good. More of this, please.
BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to
“craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
“craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
New Learning Outcomes Announced | English
www.bu.edu
September 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Good. More of this, please.
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BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to
“craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
“craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
New Learning Outcomes Announced | English
www.bu.edu
September 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to
“craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
“craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
It's my birthday today, and what better way to celebrate than playing games with a bunch of cool people? Hence our annual subathon on Twitch, which we call Arvathon 2026, starting this Friday the 18th! Here's how it will work:
September 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It's my birthday today, and what better way to celebrate than playing games with a bunch of cool people? Hence our annual subathon on Twitch, which we call Arvathon 2026, starting this Friday the 18th! Here's how it will work:
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Heart pounding in my ears, I run, the muted sound of webbed feet slapping the pavement behind me. I dive into the car and slam the door, shouting in triumph. Turning the key, I am rewarded with nothing but a single dry click. My blood runs cold. From outside the window, I hear a dark, throaty laugh.
September 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Heart pounding in my ears, I run, the muted sound of webbed feet slapping the pavement behind me. I dive into the car and slam the door, shouting in triumph. Turning the key, I am rewarded with nothing but a single dry click. My blood runs cold. From outside the window, I hear a dark, throaty laugh.
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We're live! *vibrating with excitement*
HOPE DIES LAST is live! #ttrpg #daggerheart
3 Campaign Frames
1 Toolbox Zine
A deck of new cards
A pack of gorgeous maps
ttrpg.fund/hope-dies-last
3 Campaign Frames
1 Toolbox Zine
A deck of new cards
A pack of gorgeous maps
ttrpg.fund/hope-dies-last
September 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
We're live! *vibrating with excitement*
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Folks! Today is National Voter Registration Day.
You do not have to decorate. Or wear a costume. Or send cards. (All are welcome, though.)
All you need to do is check your voter registration: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/
If you're not registered, do it: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/
You do not have to decorate. Or wear a costume. Or send cards. (All are welcome, though.)
All you need to do is check your voter registration: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/
If you're not registered, do it: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/
September 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Folks! Today is National Voter Registration Day.
You do not have to decorate. Or wear a costume. Or send cards. (All are welcome, though.)
All you need to do is check your voter registration: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/
If you're not registered, do it: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/
You do not have to decorate. Or wear a costume. Or send cards. (All are welcome, though.)
All you need to do is check your voter registration: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/
If you're not registered, do it: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/
Due to illness (everyone's fine), Dragonbane for today is cancelled. So in honor of my imminent birthday, it's time to return to where it all began: the Intellivision II (a real one, not emulated)! Please join us at 12:30 p.m. EDT for an Intellivision games extravaganza! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
ArvanEleron - Twitch
I'm Arvan Eleron, a writer and gamer. My favorite games are RPGs, particularly tabletop D&D, but I'm also a sucker for a good adventure or turn based strategy game (and I love Gran Turismo, if I can e...
www.twitch.tv
September 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Due to illness (everyone's fine), Dragonbane for today is cancelled. So in honor of my imminent birthday, it's time to return to where it all began: the Intellivision II (a real one, not emulated)! Please join us at 12:30 p.m. EDT for an Intellivision games extravaganza! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
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Make sure you’re registered and have everything you need to cast your ballot by November 3 at aclu.org/vote_2026
September 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Make sure you’re registered and have everything you need to cast your ballot by November 3 at aclu.org/vote_2026
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Things are not great in several universities below the Mason-Dixon line. This has been true several years. I’m glad people are finally noticing.
September 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Things are not great in several universities below the Mason-Dixon line. This has been true several years. I’m glad people are finally noticing.
Well, this sounds familiar. Solidarity, now and always.
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm.
It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance.
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance.
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
September 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Well, this sounds familiar. Solidarity, now and always.
That's a wrap on the draft of my eighth novel-length manuscript, six published and one on submission, to be joined by this one in a few weeks when editing is finished. Along with some other good publishing news (to be announced next month) and more on the way, it's been a good period of writing!
September 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
That's a wrap on the draft of my eighth novel-length manuscript, six published and one on submission, to be joined by this one in a few weeks when editing is finished. Along with some other good publishing news (to be announced next month) and more on the way, it's been a good period of writing!
Coming to theaters near you: The Grifters, the Stenographers, and the Clowns: A GenAI Tale.
CEO whose company is dozens of billions in debt: "I think I'd like to be bought out now"
imagine the unbelievable suckers who believe he's asking for a bailout out of principle
imagine the unbelievable suckers who believe he's asking for a bailout out of principle
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: "My view here is it has always been very strange that this technology is being built by a private company ... I think the government and the public needs to have a stake. And that's why we've supported regulation."
September 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Coming to theaters near you: The Grifters, the Stenographers, and the Clowns: A GenAI Tale.
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The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.
September 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.
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ai companies are an existential threat, but only because they don’t obey laws, have dangerous amounts of money and computational resources and are connected to Peter Thiel
the world could end the danger of “rogue AIs” pretty quickly with a few computer fraud prosecutions and by enforcing copyright
the world could end the danger of “rogue AIs” pretty quickly with a few computer fraud prosecutions and by enforcing copyright
September 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ai companies are an existential threat, but only because they don’t obey laws, have dangerous amounts of money and computational resources and are connected to Peter Thiel
the world could end the danger of “rogue AIs” pretty quickly with a few computer fraud prosecutions and by enforcing copyright
the world could end the danger of “rogue AIs” pretty quickly with a few computer fraud prosecutions and by enforcing copyright
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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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A $50 million gift will fund Native student scholarships for the next five years and create a permanent endowment to support Indigenous students for generations.
A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.
A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.
nativenewsonline.net
September 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
A $50 million gift will fund Native student scholarships for the next five years and create a permanent endowment to support Indigenous students for generations.
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Feels like universities might also want to wait to liquidate hundreds of years of educational practice before transforming themselves into single-corporation stewarded data centers.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: "For too long the industry lied" about AI risks
The head of the artificial intelligence company calls the exponential rate of AI developments a "warning sign," with risks for humanity, and says, "We need to slow down." He talks with "Sunday Morning...
www.cbsnews.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Feels like universities might also want to wait to liquidate hundreds of years of educational practice before transforming themselves into single-corporation stewarded data centers.
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So how about this for a "pause AI" proposal: "pause credulous AI reporting". No more media about "breakthroughs" or "rogue agent swarms" or ... UNLESS and UNTIL that media demands the actual empirical evidence and/or focuses on the motivations of & harms by these companies.
September 13, 2026 at 4:44 AM
So how about this for a "pause AI" proposal: "pause credulous AI reporting". No more media about "breakthroughs" or "rogue agent swarms" or ... UNLESS and UNTIL that media demands the actual empirical evidence and/or focuses on the motivations of & harms by these companies.
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p.s. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that all of this acceleration in the hype is a reaction to the succesful and broadening opposition to their wasteful, polluting, noisy data centers.
September 13, 2026 at 4:46 AM
p.s. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that all of this acceleration in the hype is a reaction to the succesful and broadening opposition to their wasteful, polluting, noisy data centers.
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Here's the thing. We do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to them. No common cause with TESCREALists, no platforming their nonsense as if it had any value, no picking up the Overton window and carrying it over to them.
We're all familiar by now with dire warnings from AI gurus. But I wrote about why Dario's latest proposal might actually gain some traction. You don't have to be a doomer to think that AI companies prioritizing safety checks over pure speed is a reasonable idea. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Anthropic Says ‘We Owe It to Humanity’ to Slow Down AI
Sam Altman and Elon Musk responded with rare agreement to Dario Amodei’s call to action.
www.theatlantic.com
September 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Here's the thing. We do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to them. No common cause with TESCREALists, no platforming their nonsense as if it had any value, no picking up the Overton window and carrying it over to them.
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Teaching is the very thing that’s been degraded and underfunded and is the very thing that we know across k-16 is the most important aspect of student learning and outcomes – well beyond the classroom. Yes, this is now my checklist for any essay/ pod abt "higher ed." 10/
September 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Teaching is the very thing that’s been degraded and underfunded and is the very thing that we know across k-16 is the most important aspect of student learning and outcomes – well beyond the classroom. Yes, this is now my checklist for any essay/ pod abt "higher ed." 10/