AI and Library Publishing: A Reflection A Scholarly Communications Librarian reflects on how AI is reshaping library publishing programs—from ethical disclosure frameworks to the philosophical tensions between openness and author rights in ...

If a work is openly licensed, does AI have the right to train on it?

Melissa Chim (Excelsior University) reflects on AI's impact on library publishing, disclosure frameworks, author rights, and the real cost of openness.

🔗 societyandai.org/perspectives/ai-library-publishing/

#OpenAccess

For OEWeek 2026, we asked for the harder questions about AI and education — not the wins.

6 contributors. 3 countries. A librarian, a bilingual teacher, a doctoral student, a nature educator, two researchers.

Each one said something that stays with you.

societyandai.org/editorial/oe...

AI Is Not the Root: A Reflection from Nature-Based Education A nature-based educator reflects on the tension between AI integration in education and the structural inequities it claims to solve, arguing for the enduring value of relational, place-based learning...

"The children in our programs still need trees, open space, and time. They need adults who are present. No algorithm can replace that."

Alicia M. Highland, closing #OEWeek2026 with the question the field keeps avoiding:

societyandai.org/perspectives/ai-is-not-the-root/

From Yes-Man to Wait-Man: What Changed When I Stopped Letting AI Talk Over My Thinking A bilingual educator examines how alignment with AI emerges not from better prompting but from deliberate boundary-setting and sustained correction over time—building on the practitioner lens first de...

"The problem wasn't AI saying the wrong things. It was AI saying too much, too soon."

Bilingual teacher Alex Luciano on training AI to wait, and what that discipline actually requires.

Openly published for #OEWeek2026:
societyandai.org/insights/from-yes-man-to-wait-man/

#AIinEducation #Society

Lecturer Development Requirements to Teach AI Literacy: Lessons from a European Student Survey An instructional designer and researcher with the METACOG Erasmus+ project draws on survey data from 360 students across four countries to identify what lecturers must learn before they can meaningful...

95% of students encountered misinformation. Only 13% fact-check regularly. The #AILiteracy gap isn't with students—it's with lecturers. New research from The Hague University on what faculty development actually needs to look like.

societyandai.org/insights/lec...

#HigherEducation #OEWeek2026

Critical Thinking for Equity on Both Ends of the AI Model A Research Support Librarian and Open Research Champion at Sheffield Hallam University examines what transparency, equity, and responsible practice really require when black-box AI systems become rout...

New in Society & AI — Domi Smithson, Open Research Champion at the Sheffield Hallam, asks: what does transparency require when AI tools are black boxes in research? A practitioner lens on AI literacy:

societyandai.org/insights/cri...

#OpenResearch #OEWeek2026 @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social

The Case for Coherent, Whole-Program AI Literacy Integration Higher education's AI response requires systems thinking, not a triage or 'you do you' mindset — which places students last. A report from the ACORN initiative at San Diego State University.

New in Society & AI: Faculty from the San Diego State University, Dr. Elisa Sobo & Dr. Norah Shultz make the case
for coherent, whole-program AI literacy integration in higher education. Introducing the ACORN Toolkit, a faculty-led, scalable curriculum framework.

Read: societyandai.org/go/acorn

Society & AI is participating in #OEWeek26 with an open invitation for guest contributors to write about AI, education & society. Read more and submit:

societyandai.org/oeweek2026

#OEWeek26 #OpenEducation #OpenAccess #AIinEducation #SocietyAndAI #OER #OpenScience

Who Is Adapting Whom? We speak of adapting to AI as though it is a natural force we must accommodate. But AI is built from human traces—and the question of who is shaping whom is far more complicated than we have allowed o...

Sharing my latest essay: Who Is Adapting Whom?

We adapt to AI every day. But AI was trained on us. Who controls the terms? Clearly not us. Not yet!

societyandai.org/perspectives/who-is-adapting-whom/

#AI #Philosophy #AIEthics #education #society

Photosynthesis Power – Plants Make Food | Photosynthesis Song for Kids | Plant Science & Life Cycles YouTube video by Equations & Echoes

New video: “Photosynthesis Power – Plants Make Food!” 🌿

A STEM music resource designed to make plant biology clear, engaging, and memorable for young learners.

Part of Equations & Echoes — curriculum-aligned science songs using multimodal AI + open access media.

Watch: youtu.be/6-_nX-QbODA

To Boldly Go Where Our Purpose-Built AI Had Not Gone Before Teacher educators document how a purpose-built math bot evolved into a broader instructional co-designer through exploratory prompting.

Our new article analyzes how a customGPT moved from math readability support to broader instructional use cases, including interdisciplinary task design and accessible source summarization.

societyandai.org/research/to-...

#AIinEducation #EducationResearch #LearningSciences #SocietyAndAI

The Case for Philosophical Intelligence What happens when we stop asking machines to answer and start asking them to wonder? A case for philosophical intelligence as the next frontier beyond reasoning and world models.

AI provides answers, but only humans define meaning.

Our latest: The Case for Philosophical Intelligence. We explore why inquiry ensures technology serves dignity over commercial optimization.

societyandai.org/perspectives...

#Society #AI #Philosophy #Education

Holding the Line: Teaching Alongside AI Without Losing Voice A bilingual educator reflects on maintaining professional judgment, voice, and human accountability while working alongside AI systems in high-need public school contexts

New on Society & AI: A classroom teacher's take on AI.

Alex Luciano (20+ years, bilingual education) on maintaining voice, judgment, and accountability while working with AI systems.

"AI became useful only when it could operate under the same constraints I do."

societyandai.org/insights/hol...

Vibe coded an interactive 3D educational simulation of the Big Bang and cosmic expansion. All rendered in real-time with Three.js.

Open to opportunities in tech/education.

Experience it here: big-bang-sim-idii.vercel.app
Code: github.com/sai-educ/Big...

#science #edtech #JobSearch

Sharing our latest:

What happens to learning, and to us, when chatbots produce the work of thinking before we’ve had the chance to think?
New from Sai Gattupalli & Joan Giovannini.
Read → societyandai.org/perspectives...

#AIinEducation #HumanCenteredAI #PhilosophyOfLearning #SocietyAndAI

Attending #MassCUE #FC25 tomorrow?
Meet me for a 1:1 MassCUE Connections chat on AI & Prompt Literacy, Pedagogical Agents, and Culturally-Responsive Computing Education.

Where: Blue Level Mezzanine (B25/B26)
When: Wed Oct 15 | 11:05 AM–12:20 PM, 1:15 PM–2:30 PM

Honored to join the 2025 Future Faculty Institute at Holy Cross with 15+ Ph.D. scholars nationwide. Day 1: CV + research talk prep, thanks to JEBI’s thoughtful design. Recently earned my Ph.D. in Computing & EdTech and seeking faculty opportunities.

#FutureFaculty #EducationTechnology #HigherEd

I’ve graduated (PhD, Education Technology, 2025) and am exploring Assistant Professor roles in edtech, AI literacy, computing ed, teacher prep, and learning sciences. 3 yrs university teaching, 10+ yrs big tech/edtech. DMs open. #OpenToWork #EdTech @AILiteracy
#jobsearch

Culture Compute Pod - Episodes From AI to Pedagogy. Catch up on every episode, anytime

Sharing my latest podcast conversation with Dr. Leslie Gruis – mathematician, former NSA officer, and current STEM educator. We discuss privacy, education, and her work mentoring young learners.

Listen: www.culturecomputepod.com/episodes

#Education #Privacy #STEM #Podcast

PhD done. After six transformative years at UMass Amherst, I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation today. Grateful for the guidance, questions, and care that shaped my growth. Looking forward to carrying this learning into future work in research, teaching, and meaningful impact.

Sharing a passion project developed in my spare time: an interactive 3D black hole simulation. It visualizes key phenomena like the event horizon and accretion disk, with real-time controls for educational exploration.

black-hole-sim-theta.vercel.app

#physics #threejs #education

Missed Jamboard? I vibe coded EduBoard – an intuitive digital whiteboard for educators, learners, & creators.

It's 100% free, open-source, & no ads! Try it live:
jamboard-clone.vercel.app

#EduBoard #EdTech #OpenSource #AIinEducation #JamboardAlternative

Sharing an interactive galactic travel simulation I created using simple html, css and js. Click and hold to continuously zoom in to space.

For educational purposes only:
galaxy-zoom.vercel.app

#physics #STEM #galaxies