The Nano Banana Image
So, I was trying to make an infographic of my 1,000 page manuscript on ethics and AI, and I entered this into Google Gemini. It wasn't the Nano Banana tool…
Stephen Downes
On Social Media as a Public Servant
On LinkedIn today the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat published a short slide deck entitled 'Navigating Social Media as a Public Servant'. It appears to be available only on LinkedIn…
Beyond Democratic Socialism
What is there's no democratic road to socialism?Now I want to be clear here about what I mean by this:- by 'socialism' I mean a society defined by social values,…
Beyond Social Democracy
What would it take to go from reforms within the capitalist system to a democratic socialist society? That's a much tougher question than it may seem at first glance. The…
Automating OLDaily for LinkedIn
LinkedIn can be a pain to work with. I have long wanted to publish OLDaily, my daily newsletter, on it but the API doesn't support this.This week I came up…
Automating OLDaily for LinkedIn
LinkedIn can be a pain to work with. I have long wanted to publish OLDaily, my daily newsletter, on it but the API doesn't support this.This week I came up…
AI and the News
When I read Simon Wardley's post on LinkedIn from a couple of days ago, I was immediately struct by its resemblance to criticisms of another medium: the news (you can…
AI and the News
When I read Simon Wardley's post on LinkedIn from a couple of days ago, I was immediately struct by its resemblance to criticisms of another medium: the news (you can…
On Intelligence
Intelligence is knowing when to quitI used to participate in debate competitions in high school. They were the traditional parliamentary style debates where the effort was to convince an audience…
On Intelligence
Intelligence is knowing when to quitI used to participate in debate competitions in high school. They were the traditional parliamentary style debates where the effort was to convince an audience…
My Ethical AI Principles
Sign posted in the common kitchen at the campground in Selfoss, Iceland, where this article was written I understand. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology unlike any we've seen before.…
My Ethical AI Principles
Sign posted in the common kitchen at the campground in Selfoss, Iceland, where this article was written I understand. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology unlike any we've seen before.…
On Ethical AI Principles
I have commented in my newsletter that what people have been describing as 'ethical AI principles' actually represents a specific political agenda, and not an ethical agenda at all. In…
On Ethical AI Principles
I have commented in my newsletter that what people have been describing as 'ethical AI principles' actually represents a specific political agenda, and not an ethical agenda at all. In…
Connectivism and Artificial Intelligence in Education
Edited transcript of recording by Google Audio Recorder. Slides and audio available here. There will be audio and video of the presentation available for you later. Oh, this is the…
Connectivism and Artificial Intelligence in Education
Edited transcript of recording by Google Audio Recorder. Slides and audio available here. There will be audio and video of the presentation available for you later. Oh, this is the…
The Best Photo
I'll quote Alan Levine in full:For a refreshing break from the sameness of GenAI imagery, immerse yourself into the still vital act of photography in 50 winning images from All…
The Best Photo
I'll quote Alan Levine in full:For a refreshing break from the sameness of GenAI imagery, immerse yourself into the still vital act of photography in 50 winning images from All…
Canadian Freeze-Dried Food Companies
(This post is really short, but it was banned by the moderators on Reddit, so it's here) I've been researching freeze-dried food companies for my upcoming bike-packing trip. Because of…
Canadian Freeze-Dried Food Companies
(This post is really short, but it was banned by the moderators on Reddit, so it's here) I've been researching freeze-dried food companies for my upcoming bike-packing trip. Because of…