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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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Some year-end listening: My favourite tunes from 2022, part 2 (30-1)
My favourite left-field pop tunes from 2022, from Canada, Australia and beyond (first part here). Enjoy, and best wishes for 2023. The mix: The list: 30. Jane Inc., 2120 What better way to kick off a top-30 list than with … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Best Australian music, Best Canadian music, best of 2022, independent music, indie pop, indie rock, punk rock, shoegaze
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Some year-end tuneage: My favourite songs from 2022, part 1 (50-31)
As a music fan, I’m not immune to the pleasures of the year-end list. Or the year-end mix, for that matter. One of the great joys of the era of musical abundance in which we live is that it allows … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Australian music, Best Canadian music, best of 2022, CanCon, indie rock, punk rock, shoegaze
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Martin Regg Cohn and the mystery of the empty classrooms (Armchair quarterback edition)
In this morning’s Toronto Star, columnist Martin Regg Cohn presents us with a puzzler about the pandemic issue of the moment, university students and online teaching: How to explain the incongruity of packing thousands of students into university dorms — … Continue reading
Posted in covid-19, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID pandemic, COVID politics, Ford government, online teaching, Ontario universities
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