The other day I pulled up an article on an academic database and there was an "experimental" AI sidebar summarizing the "takeaways" of what I was trying to read. There are multiple forces that continually present us with the opportunity and incentive not to actually focus, read, and think. Because of my age I believe (and hope) that I can tune them out and feel at home in an unplugged world despite being tech-literate. But I cannot imagine what it is like for those who have always had a smartphone or tablet within reach.
That's a really good question that honestly hasn't even come up in any of the conversations I've had with other faculty who are unhappy about this (because sadly it ain't everyone). Because it's from the Chancellor's office, in conjunction with the governor, and we are "in a budget crisis" and this will be a lot of $ pouring in, idk what there is to be done about it. I'm going to ask our union chapter president this week though, now that you've brought it up!
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u/seidenkaufman 6d ago
The other day I pulled up an article on an academic database and there was an "experimental" AI sidebar summarizing the "takeaways" of what I was trying to read. There are multiple forces that continually present us with the opportunity and incentive not to actually focus, read, and think. Because of my age I believe (and hope) that I can tune them out and feel at home in an unplugged world despite being tech-literate. But I cannot imagine what it is like for those who have always had a smartphone or tablet within reach.