Can we now just require cameras on for online college courses that students choose over in-person versions that have attendance requirements?

It's not like we still have a lockdown.

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What if you got AI meeting summaries of everyday moments? Create some fun in "Here's What Happened," a new netprov on Reddit. From Rob Wittig and me at Meanwhile ...

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See the magically transformed homepage for Mrs. Wobbles & the Tangerine House! Just in time for a new story!

markcmarino.com/mrsw/

#middlegrade #eliterature

A Mindflayer Disguised as a Magic 8 Ball ChatGPT is not your friend and better not be your counselor

Should ChatGPT be your therapist? Read this article first: “A Mindflayer Disguised as a Magic 8 Ball“

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#artificialintelligence #chatgpt

A Mindflayer Disguised as a Magic 8 Ball ChatGPT is not your friend and better not be your counselor

Do you or someone you love use ChatGPT as a therapist? Maybe read this new article: “A Mindflayer Disguised as a Magic 8 Ball“

markcmarino.medium.com/a-mindflayer...

The World's First Fully Automated Genius System Experience the future of education with PureGenius - an AI-powered learning platform that unlocks every student's potential. Sign up for early access today.

long story but i just founded an AI education platform. if you want to join the board or contribute to the blog, hit me up. just submitted a conference talk on "surveillance as care" to ELO. wish me luck!!!! puregenius.education

Mrs. Wobbles & the Tangerine Hosue

Excited about a new Mrs. Wobbles tale in the oven! Know any teachers and orgs looking for stories tied to foster care and adoption? Please, pass on the link.

markcmarino.com/mrsw/

Thanks to @janerosenzweig.bsky.social for sharing this!

The Analog Sandwich (how it went) What happens when a course goes from using AI to unplugged and back again?

Here are first results from teaching a college writing course with and without AI, in what I call the Analog Sandwich.

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Future of Writing 2026 Gallery

Check out the Future of Writing '26 Art Gallery

Feat: Nanette Wylde , Sean Cho Ayers, Alan Bigelow , Scott Rettberg , Roderick Coover , Caitlin Fisher , Nimrod Astarhan , Jason Nelson , Janet Cohen, Keith Frank, and Jon Ippolito

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These are going to shape the field!

The 2nd Critical Code Studies Digital Humanities Quarterly is now online! ed. w Jeremy Douglass

Feat. Kevin Brock, Evan Buswell, Zachary Mann, Briana Bettin, Jeffrey Moro, Zachary Horton and Levi Burner, Matt Burton and Joris van Zundert, and Mace Ojala

dhq.digitalhumanities.org/preview/inde...

Cover reveal: This book will knock everything you know about ELIZA on it's side. Design by @tam.stefanie Available this summer from @mitpress Authors: Sarah Ciston, David M. Berry, Anthony Hay, Mark C. Marino, Peter Millican, Arthur Schwarz, Jeff Shrager, and Peggy Weil

Precisely why we drafted this on behalf of @modernlanguage.bsky.social. Ed tech providers (like Canvas) need to take the lead in cutting this off at the knees. Professional organizations and our institutions can’t do it themselves. cc @annamillsoer.bsky.social www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

Introducing The Transformers, a group of researchers discussing changes to writing in this era of generative AI: Anna Mills, Jon Ippolito, Maha Bali, Jeremy Douglass, Annette Vee, Marc Watkins and me! Read all about us at electronic book review!

preview.electronicbookreview.com/gatherings/t...

Today is our in-person day of the Future of Writing Symposium! All day, free at USC. Amazing talks from scholars and artists in SoCal and beyond! Here is UCLA's Lauri Mattenson reminding ourselves of our embodied selves!

Future of Writing 2026 (online and in-person) A two-day symposium about the future of writing at the University of Southern California

Tomorrow we launch The 2026 Future of Writing Symposium online! Saturday we will convene in person at USC!

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Future of Writing 2026 (online and in-person) A two-day symposium about the future of writing at the University of Southern California

Don't miss the Future of Writing 2026. Online Feb 20 and in-person at USC Feb 21. Tickets are free through Eventbrite!

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Nominate a person or work for one of the 4 ELO Awards by March 9! Pls. share!

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AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a “game changer” in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds “huh” had been va...

The onion remains undefeated in delivering the most accurate news.

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Future of Writing 2026 (online and in-person) A two-day symposium about the future of writing at the University of Southern California

Tickets are now available for Future of Writing 2026 online Feb 20, in person at USC Feb 21. Tickets are free. Open to all!

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Today I shared a preview of Inventing ELIZA, giving the intro chapter to all participants in the 2026 Critical Code Studies Working Group! Very excited to bring this book, born of the working groups, into the world this summer after so many years!

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Week 4: New Work and New Directions This week, Carly Schnitzler (@cschnitz) and I got together for a chat around the week's topic, New Work and New Directions.

Lyr Colin & Carly Schnitzler lead up Week 4 of the Critical Code Studies Working Group on New Work & New Directions. #critcode

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Spotlight: Moral Codes: Designing Alternatives to AI by Alan Blackwell, featured book in Week 4 of the 2026 Critical Code Studies Working Group!

Come join the discussion of this brilliant Open Access text.

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

Retro AI: CFP Retro AI: Archeologies of Artificial Intelligence In-Person at USC: July 31, August 1Extended Deadline: Feb 1 The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has long been obsessively focussed on the nex...

Today is the deadline to propose a presentation at the in-person Retro AI Symposium at USC July 31 and August 1. Art works welcome too for online exhibition.

bit.ly/retroai26

Retro AI: CFP Retro AI: Archeologies of Artificial Intelligence In-Person at USC: July 31, August 1Extended Deadline: Feb 1 The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has long been obsessively focussed on the nex...

Today is the deadline to propose a presentation at the in-person Retro AI Symposium at USC July 31 and August 1. Art works welcome too for online exhibition.

bit.ly/retroai26

Post by @ifcomp · 13 images 💬 0  🔁 13  ❤️ 34 · IFComp 2026: Generative AI Policy Update · For IFComp 2026, we are introducing a new rule addressing the use of generative AI. The guiding principle is that judges and players s…

The IFTF has banned generative AI content from the Interactive Fiction Competition; details below.

I'm happy to see this move from the @iftechfoundation.org and I think it's a positive development, though I have quibbles (of course).

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When people AI shame programmers for using LLMs to generate code, we should call it "vibe killing."

Retro AI: CFP Retro AI: Archeologies of Artificial Intelligence In-Person at USC: July 31, August 1Extended Deadline: Feb 1 The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has long been obsessively focussed on the nex...

Deadline Feb 1. CFP: Retro AI: Archaeologies of Artificial Intelligence at USC July 31-Aug 1, 2026, in-person symposium looking at the history of AI, ethics, innovation, and more.

bit.ly/retroai26

#artificialintelligence #critcode #criticalAI