AI gaps could deepen inequality
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping education and career prospects, while unequal access to AI skills could widen existing gaps for young people and women.
by Shannon Vallor Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Lesley A. Hall, Daxton R. Stewart
I will not only be relieved but truly *ecstatic* to be wrong, if more and better studies soon start showing that AI actually improves learning and cognitive motivation. But so far they all show the opposite, and that is consistent with the evidence that I and other educators are seeing on the ground
We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
October 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I will not only be relieved but truly *ecstatic* to be wrong, if more and better studies soon start showing that AI actually improves learning and cognitive motivation. But so far they all show the opposite, and that is consistent with the evidence that I and other educators are seeing on the ground
Humans in the loop to keep humans in the workforce.
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What if AI prefers CVs written by AI?
The signs are that it does and one law firm’s experience is revealing
giftarticle.ft.com
October 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Humans in the loop to keep humans in the workforce.
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I will present and discuss findings from our recent @regionalstudies.bsky.social publication on the "Geography of AI" (doi.org/10.1080/0034...)
For a quick overview see this @regstud.bsky.social Regions piece - "Mind the Gap: The Spatial Paradox of AI" regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/articl...
For a quick overview see this @regstud.bsky.social Regions piece - "Mind the Gap: The Spatial Paradox of AI" regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/articl...
October 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I will present and discuss findings from our recent @regionalstudies.bsky.social publication on the "Geography of AI" (doi.org/10.1080/0034...)
For a quick overview see this @regstud.bsky.social Regions piece - "Mind the Gap: The Spatial Paradox of AI" regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/articl...
For a quick overview see this @regstud.bsky.social Regions piece - "Mind the Gap: The Spatial Paradox of AI" regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/articl...
⚗️ Cutting a chemistry AI's made-up answers
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
Game theory driven multi-agent framework mitigates language model hallucination - Nature Communications
Lightweight AI models can be unreliable in specialized scientific tasks. Here, the authors introduce G-Frame, which uses game theory to coordinate multiple AI agents, automate data generation and trai...
doi.org
October 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
⚗️ Cutting a chemistry AI's made-up answers
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
& here is your regular reminder that the most important sector full of jobs AI have eliminated wasn't by substitution but by eliminating revenue from newspapers. I've heard it suggested that Google's way they found to fund "the mind of god" is the cause of democratic backsliding. 3/3 #AIEthics #FoW
October 11, 2026 at 10:05 AM
by Jonathan Wolff Reposted by Steven H. Seggie
Talking to someone in a company where whole divisions are being axed because of AI. Not because AI can do their jobs, but because the company needs to drastically cut the salary bill to pay for AI.
October 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Talking to someone in a company where whole divisions are being axed because of AI. Not because AI can do their jobs, but because the company needs to drastically cut the salary bill to pay for AI.
"investment in data centers comes at the expense of other investments"
"money spent building data centers will,
on average,
create only around one percent as many jobs
as investing the same sum in other industries
would have created"
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-ai-cr...
"money spent building data centers will,
on average,
create only around one percent as many jobs
as investing the same sum in other industries
would have created"
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-ai-cr...
Will AI Crowd Out Jobs?
A different and alarming take on the economic risks
paulkrugman.substack.com
October 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"investment in data centers comes at the expense of other investments"
"money spent building data centers will,
on average,
create only around one percent as many jobs
as investing the same sum in other industries
would have created"
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-ai-cr...
"money spent building data centers will,
on average,
create only around one percent as many jobs
as investing the same sum in other industries
would have created"
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-ai-cr...
⚗️ Cutting a chemistry AI's made-up answers
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
Game theory driven multi-agent framework mitigates language model hallucination - Nature Communications
Lightweight AI models can be unreliable in specialized scientific tasks. Here, the authors introduce G-Frame, which uses game theory to coordinate multiple AI agents, automate data generation and trai...
doi.org
October 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
⚗️ Cutting a chemistry AI's made-up answers
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪
Researchers in China used teams of AI agents to build training data, and a small chemistry model's made-up answers fell from 41.95% to 12.91% on one test. Fewer wrong answers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78213-5
#Chemistry #AI 🧪