Vahid Masrour
@vahidmasrour.bsky.social
World Citizen working for Open Knowledge, Open Education, EdTech. Bahá'í trying to contribute to humanity's ever-advancing civilization (and making space for some bumps in that ride).
We have yet to hit rock bottom, and it doesn't look like we're even trying to avoid it. #AI Having a civilized conversation about what we want and don't want AI to do shouldn't be that hard? (if we could let uncontrolled appetite for short term returns aside).
August 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
We have yet to hit rock bottom, and it doesn't look like we're even trying to avoid it. #AI Having a civilized conversation about what we want and don't want AI to do shouldn't be that hard? (if we could let uncontrolled appetite for short term returns aside).
@edufuturist.bsky.social posted on FB the following which all my fellow #doomers will appreciate:
Note: 40º C (100F) was NOT normal in France when i was a little boy.
Note: 40º C (100F) was NOT normal in France when i was a little boy.
June 24, 2026 at 1:22 AM
@edufuturist.bsky.social posted on FB the following which all my fellow #doomers will appreciate:
Note: 40º C (100F) was NOT normal in France when i was a little boy.
Note: 40º C (100F) was NOT normal in France when i was a little boy.
My word for today is: "cognitive surrender". That's when you step aside and let #AI do the thinking for you. It turns out that cognitive offloading is smart use of AI, whereas students or colleagues forwarding tasks made by AI without when reading it is better described as 'cognitive surrender'.
June 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
My word for today is: "cognitive surrender". That's when you step aside and let #AI do the thinking for you. It turns out that cognitive offloading is smart use of AI, whereas students or colleagues forwarding tasks made by AI without when reading it is better described as 'cognitive surrender'.
#highered "... the skill being tested isn't memorization, it's judgement". youtu.be/R0XVocLKR68?... at 13:00 I think some/many professors have yet to adjust to that shift.
AI Didn’t Break Education. It Exposed The Lie
YouTube video by House of El - AI
youtu.be
May 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
#highered "... the skill being tested isn't memorization, it's judgement". youtu.be/R0XVocLKR68?... at 13:00 I think some/many professors have yet to adjust to that shift.
Escribí un pequeño ensayo que resume algunos de los problemas éticos que nos trae la IA.
drive.google.com/file/d/12nuG...
¡Sus comentarios serán bienvenidos!
drive.google.com/file/d/12nuG...
¡Sus comentarios serán bienvenidos!
May 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Escribí un pequeño ensayo que resume algunos de los problemas éticos que nos trae la IA.
drive.google.com/file/d/12nuG...
¡Sus comentarios serán bienvenidos!
drive.google.com/file/d/12nuG...
¡Sus comentarios serán bienvenidos!
Here's my open letter to @waymo.bsky.social
Waymo should transition toward becoming a public utility or mass transit model by licensing/open sourcing its technology to local governments.
Waymo should transition toward becoming a public utility or mass transit model by licensing/open sourcing its technology to local governments.
April 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Here's my open letter to @waymo.bsky.social
Waymo should transition toward becoming a public utility or mass transit model by licensing/open sourcing its technology to local governments.
Waymo should transition toward becoming a public utility or mass transit model by licensing/open sourcing its technology to local governments.
Une réflexion intéressante sur l'IA à partir du philtre de Dune: www.journaldugeek.com/2026/03/23/d...
Dune avait vu juste, 60 ans en avance : l’IA est déjà un danger pour les sociétés humaines
Sommes-nous passés à côté du message central de Dune ?
www.journaldugeek.com
March 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Une réflexion intéressante sur l'IA à partir du philtre de Dune: www.journaldugeek.com/2026/03/23/d...
@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy gères the explainer video of #enshitification: youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council
youtu.be
March 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy gères the explainer video of #enshitification: youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...
YouTube Music picked "The Terminator Theme (Extended Version)" soundtrack to play as background music while i'm working an intro course on AI for Higher Education professors. 👌
February 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
YouTube Music picked "The Terminator Theme (Extended Version)" soundtrack to play as background music while i'm working an intro course on AI for Higher Education professors. 👌
From the creators of "Project Panama", which aimed to scan millions of books without permission. It would explain how some open sourced ai models can get their models built so cheaply.
“The scrapers have become the scraped, their own powerful distillations of the world’s information sampled, reconstituted, and distilled once more.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Why AI Companies Are Suddenly Worried About Theft
Models built on scraped material are now getting scraped themselves.
nymag.com
February 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
From the creators of "Project Panama", which aimed to scan millions of books without permission. It would explain how some open sourced ai models can get their models built so cheaply.
As i'm preparing an intro course on AI for educators, i came to realize that topics for illustrations are easy for me to get right but can be limited by "style".
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
As i'm preparing an intro course on AI for educators, i came to realize that topics for illustrations are easy for me to get right but can be limited by "style".
Today, experimenting with @notebooklm.bsky.social i got some #infographic done on the topic of #Collaboration
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Today, experimenting with @notebooklm.bsky.social i got some #infographic done on the topic of #Collaboration
I had the chance to facilitate a webinar on Anello & Hernandez's Transformative Leadership last Friday. The guest has been facilitating training with youth from around the world and generously shared what she's learned on her path.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YCn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YCn...
TLE Webinar: Empowering Youth with Transformative Leadership and the Arts
YouTube video by Transformative Leadership Education
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I had the chance to facilitate a webinar on Anello & Hernandez's Transformative Leadership last Friday. The guest has been facilitating training with youth from around the world and generously shared what she's learned on her path.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YCn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YCn...
#IA users are poisoning the scientific production and sharing. I'm not sure at what speed this is happening (faster than i wish? worse than i imagined?), but the trend seems clear. I'm not sure there are solutions other than beefing up ethics conversations and commitments [throughout our lives].
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#IA users are poisoning the scientific production and sharing. I'm not sure at what speed this is happening (faster than i wish? worse than i imagined?), but the trend seems clear. I'm not sure there are solutions other than beefing up ethics conversations and commitments [throughout our lives].
Les comparto mi más reciente creación: este video que ofrece un relato de la historia de la transmisión de los conocimientos.
youtu.be/PY2mZtcZDW4
Este video será parte del curso que estamos ofreciendo desde Khipus.ai a instituciones educativas.
youtu.be/PY2mZtcZDW4
Este video será parte del curso que estamos ofreciendo desde Khipus.ai a instituciones educativas.
Una historia de la transmisión del conocimiento (1080p)
YouTube video by Vahid Masrour
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Les comparto mi más reciente creación: este video que ofrece un relato de la historia de la transmisión de los conocimientos.
youtu.be/PY2mZtcZDW4
Este video será parte del curso que estamos ofreciendo desde Khipus.ai a instituciones educativas.
youtu.be/PY2mZtcZDW4
Este video será parte del curso que estamos ofreciendo desde Khipus.ai a instituciones educativas.
Fantastic news: the world is progressing towards renewables! www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fantastic news: the world is progressing towards renewables! www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
The future we need is coming online: billmckibben.substack.com/p/free-elect...
We don't even need to wait: we just need to install the tech that's already available. #solarpower #energyforallnow And it will only get better.
We don't even need to wait: we just need to install the tech that's already available. #solarpower #energyforallnow And it will only get better.
Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
billmckibben.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The future we need is coming online: billmckibben.substack.com/p/free-elect...
We don't even need to wait: we just need to install the tech that's already available. #solarpower #energyforallnow And it will only get better.
We don't even need to wait: we just need to install the tech that's already available. #solarpower #energyforallnow And it will only get better.
If you're an educator or a learner (especially higher ed), and have questions about #AI in #highereducation, you might find it interesting to listen to this episode of the Tea for Teaching podcast where a highly motivated learner seems to be doing the right things: teaforteaching.com/406-ai-a-stu...
406. AI: A Student Perspective – tea for teaching
teaforteaching.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you're an educator or a learner (especially higher ed), and have questions about #AI in #highereducation, you might find it interesting to listen to this episode of the Tea for Teaching podcast where a highly motivated learner seems to be doing the right things: teaforteaching.com/406-ai-a-stu...
Again and again : "AI in education demonstrates that we do not care." @audreywatters.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Again and again : "AI in education demonstrates that we do not care." @audreywatters.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/pAq0k... start enjoying your life with #AI now!
Why can't AI figure out this math problem? #ai
YouTube video by Alberta Tech
youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
youtube.com/shorts/pAq0k... start enjoying your life with #AI now!
"El futuro no es lo que va a pasar sino lo que vamos a hacer" Borges
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"El futuro no es lo que va a pasar sino lo que vamos a hacer" Borges
The cost of solar panels has dropped by more than 99 percent since the 1970s, enabling widespread adoption of photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into electricity. news.mit.edu/2025/surpris...
Surprisingly diverse innovations led to dramatically cheaper solar panels
A new study reveals key innovations that contributed to the rapid decline of solar energy systems, showing that many of the most significant technological advances came from outside the solar sector. ...
news.mit.edu
August 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The cost of solar panels has dropped by more than 99 percent since the 1970s, enabling widespread adoption of photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into electricity. news.mit.edu/2025/surpris...
Reposted by Vahid Masrour
July 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The disruption has already happened, but we still need to make some (AI-informed?) decisions about:
1) monitoring the effects and deciding on what to do regarding negative impacts
2) choose what students need to be able to do on their own vs what they're expected to do using tools.
1) monitoring the effects and deciding on what to do regarding negative impacts
2) choose what students need to be able to do on their own vs what they're expected to do using tools.
“Starting in July 2024, AI was suddenly everywhere all at once in Latin America after Meta Platforms started incorporating chatbots in its apps across the region. Whether users wanted them or not, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram became homes for a variety of AI bots.”
Meta brought AI to rural Colombia. Now students are failing exams
When Meta embedded AI bots in its apps, even students in the most remote corners of Colombia gained access. But rather than boosting learning, it’s getting in the way.
restofworld.org
July 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The disruption has already happened, but we still need to make some (AI-informed?) decisions about:
1) monitoring the effects and deciding on what to do regarding negative impacts
2) choose what students need to be able to do on their own vs what they're expected to do using tools.
1) monitoring the effects and deciding on what to do regarding negative impacts
2) choose what students need to be able to do on their own vs what they're expected to do using tools.
Oh, the wonders of #AI: share.google/XtGQMagpTiGS...
'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking'
'You told me to always ask permission. And I ignored all of it.'
share.google
July 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh, the wonders of #AI: share.google/XtGQMagpTiGS...