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  1. Feb 2026
    1. A generative AI like ChatGPTData Analyst can take on the role of the evaluation soft-ware. It is expected that this manner of use will make thestudents' work easier, as less emphasis needs to be placedon the programming itself. Instead, teachers can incorpo-rate exercises that encourage students to code more effi-ciently and accurately with the assistance of AI. Thisshifts the focus from finding the right command or func-tion to examining and understanding the data moreclosely. As a consequence, students are better enabled tointerpret the results of statistical evaluation software cor-rectly, thus fulfilling goal 8 of the GAISE report.

      rhetoric: Schwarz uses a statement of transition to contrast the old education model (rote memorization of commands) with a new required model (critical examination).

      inference: This supports the argument that education and labor must start to pivot away from the "Generalist" process-oriented tasks. If the machine assistants handle the 'How' (the commands and functions), then the human must focus more on the 'Why' and the 'what does it mean (understanding/wisdom)'. This helps to validate the work of the assistants and helps to make it useful and valuable in the real world.

    2. statistical knowledge is still required in order toformulate the correct prompts and to ensure that the AIdoes not leave out any step of the analysis.

      rhetoric: author presents a prescriptive claim that AI needs humans with competent knowledge (in this case, statistics) to create prompts and ensure that the AI does not leave out any steps of the analysis. He positions domain knowledge not as a tool for using AI for statistical analysis, but a prerequisite for management of the AI and auditing the output.

      inference: In addition to policing and correcting the AI outputs, the deep domain knowledge is what allows the AI to do complex data analysis without mistakes, hallucinated results, or mathematically false outcomes. This is basically the job description of a human with "Augmented Human Wisdom". The human's value is no longer in doing math, but in possessing the vertical expertise (flesh/wisdom) to know exact what math needs to be done and ultimately auditing the assistant machine's work.

    1. Aphasia-GPT is a real-time, AI-enabled web app designed to expand the words providedby a user into complete sentences as suggestions for a user to select.

      rhetoric: authors provide a definition of their creation (Aphasia-GPT) to describe it's mechanism: taking a fragmented input and expanding it into a fully structured, complete output.

      inference: this is the embodiment of Harari's primary metanym of the word v flesh (syntax v human). in this example, Aphasia-GPT provides the words (syntax) to the fleshy human that struggles with those words, while also relying on the human to spark the intent of the communication. The human is using AI to communicate with words, because the words are very difficult for the human.

  2. Jan 2026
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  7. Aug 2022
    1. The network of trails functions as a shared external memory for the ant colony.

      Just as a trail of pheromones serves the function of a shared external memory for an ant colony, annotations can create a set of associative trails which serve as an external memory for a broader human collective memory. Further songlines and other orality based memory methods form a shared, but individually stored internal collective memory for those who use and practice them.

      Vestiges of this human practice can be seen in modern society with the use and spread of cultural memes. People are incredibly good at seeing and recognizing memes and what they communicate and spreading them because they've evolved to function this way since the dawn of humanity.

  8. Jun 2022
    1. Harness collective intelligence augmented by digital technology, and unlock exponential innovation. Beyond old hierarchical structures and archaic tools.

      https://twitter.com/augmented_CI

      The words "beyond", "hierarchical", and "archaic" are all designed to marginalize prior thought and tools which all work, and are likely upon which this broader idea is built. This is a potentially toxic means of creating "power over" this prior art rather than a more open spirit of "power with".

  9. Jan 2022
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  12. Oct 2020
    1. Application of augmented reality technologies for education projects preparation

      This article is on the cutting edge of educational technology. It discusses the potential benefits of augmented or enriched reality in education. While this article focuses on studies conducted using teaching practices in a college classroom with college students, it is reasonable to assume that this technology would have great potential for adult education too. 9/10 extremely exciting and interesting potential future technology for adult education.

  13. Jun 2020
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  15. Mar 2019
    1. Towards a Mobile Augmented Reality Prototype for Corporate Training: A New Perspective

      Research Article. I found this article especially interesting because it promotes the use of mobile devices for online learning. This focuses on corporate training, but it is easy to see how it could be applied across areas and fields. There is a specific focus on the use of virtual and real objects during education experiences to create experience-based learning outcomes. Rating 4/10

  16. Aug 2017
  17. Oct 2016
    1. I worry that the industry has no idea how much research already goes on, or how vital it is to fund.

      Maybe my fears are unfounded, but the stakes are high. Startups are the very tip of the iceberg, floating by virtue of work that was done by other people long ago. If people forget we need to fund research now, we’re going to feel it decades later and not know why. Imagine where we’d be without the government-funded research of the 60s!

      -- Vi Hart

      eleVR is a research team that experiments with immersive media, particularly virtual and augmented reality.

      They are NOT a startup.

  18. Sep 2016
  19. Dec 2015