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Everything about One Thing
The old joke about academics knowing everything about nothing isn’t quite right. We know everything about One Thing. Which can lead to some weird places. Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Uncategorized
Tagged dissertation, doctoral programs, doing a PhD, education, PhD, research, writing
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Pandemics, authoritarianism and the coming storm
A lot of people bought Camus’ The Plague in 2020. With Monday’s presidential inauguration on the horizon, you might want to read it again. Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations, covid-19, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged authoritarianism, covid, covid-19, politics
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Some thoughts on sabbaticals
I’m not sure there’s anything in academia with a greater air of mystery than the sabbatical. From outside the profession, it’s often seen as a year-long vacation and travel to exotic locales. Within, it’s treated as a chance to recharge … Continue reading
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Why it’s a mistake to compare calculators to ChatGPT
Courtesy of one of my morning papers, a discussion of how Canadian universities are reacting to ChatGPT, which includes this quote from University of Calgary Associate Professor of Education Sarah Elaine Eaton: “There’s a complete moral panic and technological panic … Continue reading
Posted in chatgpt, education, machine learning, Uncategorized
Tagged artificial intelligence, chatgpt, data governance, knowledge governance
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New from me: ChatGPT Strikes at the Heart of the Scientific World View
My latest for CIGI. I’m usually pretty good at writing quickly, but it’s taken me a couple of months to figure out how to think about ChatGPT. It’s a longer piece, but I’m quite happy with it, so please do … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Regulaton, Uncategorized
Tagged artificial intelligence, chatgpt, data governance, knowledge governance, machine learning
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