Tag Archives: knowledge governance

Why it’s a mistake to compare calculators to ChatGPT

Posted on January 31, 2023 by bhaggart

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 →

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New from me: Unlike with academics and reporters, you can’t check when ChatGPT’s telling the truth

Posted on January 31, 2023 by bhaggart

Over at The Conversation. Please do check it out. Looking at the comments (protip: never look at the comments), I think it’s important to clarify that my point isn’t that you can trust journalists or academics because they’re academics or … Continue reading →

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New from me: ChatGPT Strikes at the Heart of the Scientific World View

Posted on January 23, 2023 by bhaggart

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 →

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Notes on the Occupation 7: Knowledge and the New Class War

Posted on February 23, 2022 by bhaggart

A very, very good column from Andrew Coyne in the Globe and Mail this morning, in which he argues that the true dividing line revealed by the Ottawa Occupation involves competing claims over knowledge itself: Previous generations of class warriors … Continue reading →

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New book: Information, Technology and Control in a Changing World

Posted on July 17, 2019 by bhaggart

I‘m happy to announce the publication of Information, Technology and Control in a Changing World: Understanding Power Structures in the 21st Century. It’s co-edited by Natasha Tusikov, Kate Henne and me. You can buy it now! And if you go … Continue reading →

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