Tag Archives: artificial intelligence

Who is asking for this?

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Robert Basil

In her recent essay “Wishing It So,” on AI and social existence, writer Megyn O’Glieblyn describes an episode at a recent conference presentation: Some rogue audience member raised his hand and asked, in a calm and reasonable voice, ‘Who the … Continue reading →

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Euphemism Effort

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Robert Basil

From The Tyee: The United Conservative Party government must be encountering stiffer opposition than it expected to its plan to make Alberta North America’s dumping ground for the artificial intelligence data centres that citizens most everywhere else are organizing to … Continue reading →

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We don’t have the luxury to ignore it

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Robert Basil

Not long ago we removed our AI newsfeed. That topic’s ubiquity made it not just unnecessary but de trop, as the French like to say. Nonetheless, our colonization by artificial-intelligence platforms won’t stop any time soon if ever. Starting three … Continue reading →

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Fake friends

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Robert Basil

In his article “Enshittification, artificial intelligence, and the privatization of public education,” Dr. Chris Samuel warns that artificial intelligent’s infiltration into education (AIED) will likely mimic the same depressing “enshittification” users saw in platforms like Facebook, Google, and X/Twitter. First, … Continue reading →

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Learning but slowly

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Robert Basil

Apropos the use of AI in academia, a student asked me, “We want to work more quickly in the workplace, but do we really want to LEARN more quickly? Is that even possible?” To the latter question, I would say … Continue reading →

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First out of the gate

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Robert Basil

A reader from south of the border forwarded along this interesting report from the Kramer Levin law firm describing “China’s groundbreaking regulations to vet AI”: China put these measures in place “[i]n order to promote the healthy development and standardized … Continue reading →

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