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Tami Brass

@brasst.bsky.social
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Teacher, edtech, Nerd, Google for Education Certified Educator (Levels 1 & 2) and Trainer, ADE 2005, Kami Hero, Magic School AI Certified Educator. My comments are my own ⌨

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I appreciated this @edutopia.org article as a checklist of sorts, in thinking about how I'm "filling the cup" for each need for my students: ✅ Increased emotional intensity ✅ Social engagement ✅ Novelty-seeking ✅ Creative exploration A pretty cool reflective lens! www.edutopia.org/article/inst...
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4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain
These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Help SPA’s FLL team Palombob! 🧱 For their archaeology-themed project, they’re solving parent-child separation with a "Connection Kit." Take their quick survey to help them show judges the scope of this problem. Support our student innovators here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1iC0... #EduSky
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Palombob Parent-Child Separation Form
This is 100% anonymous and is for the MS robotics team, it's short and should only take about 5 minutes, the data collected from all responses will be used at our next competition. Please do not fill ...
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Definitely worth sharing with parents considering parental control apps. Relationships > software, but the software can help! www.youtube.com/live/lA92WxZ... #EduSky
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The Smart Parent’s Guide to Parental Controls
YouTube video by Children and Screens
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I use a Padlet to share resources with teachers at my school. Check out the latest here: padlet.com/spa/spa-inst... #edtech #EduSky #GoogleEDU #ISED
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SPA Instructional Tech Resources
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Simon Vasey @svasey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Is "frictionless" learning a mistake? Neuroscience suggests we need "cognitive friction" to truly learn, yet a total tech blackout ignores the reality of 2026. The goal: use analog foundations to stay the master of the machine, not its servant #edtech #neuroscience
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Reclaiming the Human Element: Why We Should Listen to the "Digital Delusion"
In a world that often feels like it’s sprinting toward a fully digitized future, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath’s latest work, The Digital Delusion, serves as a vital and grounded wake-up call. W...
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I created a Gem to help me vet #edtech tools. It references ISTE and CoSN documentation to do pre-evaluation. Thanks to @ericcurts.bsky.social for some VERY helpful feedback! Let me know your thoughts once you test it. #EduSky #GoogleEDU gemini.google.com/gem/151RzvWk...
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‎Google Gemini
Meet Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Get help with writing, planning, brainstorming, and more. Experience the power of generative AI.
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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 13/02/2026
Check out my NotebookLM for Black History Month! Chat your grade level, topic you are teaching, and lesson plan if you have one. Ask NotebookLM to integrate Black history into the lesson. 👉https://birdsend.page/549/U79YCEnRq0 #BlackHistoryMonth #GoogleEDU #TeacherTech #EduSky
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Small victory. (I'm in MN - rough time for everyone right now.) My MS students couldn't access Speaker Notes in Slides. Appears to be an issue this week. Work around: Tools > Dictate Speaker Notes (or Ctr Shift S) and you'll see the Speaker Notes option at the bottom of the screen. #GoogleEDU
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
AI Detection - If only it was easy. #EduSky #EdTech www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...
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Teachers are using software to see if students used AI. What happens when it's wrong?
School districts from Utah to Ohio to Alabama are spending thousands of dollars on these tools, despite research showing the technology is far from reliable.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Want to see resources and tips I'm sharing with my colleagues? Would love to hear suggestions for more! #edtech #GoogleEDU #EduSky padlet.com/spa/spa-inst...
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SPA Instructional Tech Resources
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Purdue just released their Engineering Gift Guide. What else would you add to the list? I'd add traditional Legos (not the fancy kits), a graph paper notebook with ruler and good mechanical pencils (and colored pencils), and a Microbit. engineering.purdue.edu/INSPIRE/Engi... #EduSky
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Overview
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Love this strategy - great for tracking all sorts of things!
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I love using Padlet to share resources with our faculty. Here's what we're sharing recently: padlet.com/spa/spa-inst... #EduSky #Edtech #GoogleEDU
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SPA Instructional Tech Resources
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Apparently prompts written poetic verse can be used to bypass safety features in common LLMs. Does this mean that AI appreciates poetry or is confused by it? #EduSky newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummar...
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In the AI realm, words can hurt you
Curated by <b>Smartbrief</b>. My Thanksgiving limericks from <a href="https://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/encodeServlet?issueid=A6BC827E-1C8A-4D67-B8B0-191EE87324F3&lmid=archives" target="_blank" rel=...
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Educator friends - Here's how I'm sharing useful tips and resources with my faculty. Have something worth a share for other PK12 educators? (Note: The board is moderated, so all posts need to be approved before everyone can see them). Go ahead. #Edusky #EdTech padlet.com/spa/spa-inst...
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SPA Instructional Tech Resources
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Love the new Chrome Reading Mode feature that reads the content for you. Looks like it's just starting to push. I have Chrome Version 142.0.7444.52 (Official Build) (64-bit) on Windows. #GoogleEDU #EduSky youtu.be/lL-xWtmWFvQ?...
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Text to Speech in Reading Mode
YouTube video by Tami Brass
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Google rolled out a new feature for Meet just in time for our fall conferences. #edtech #EduSky #GoogleEDU workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/10/ai-p...
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Google Workspace Updates: AI-powered makeup in Google Meet
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futureready.org @futureready.org · 09/10/2025
🤖 How do we teach students to think critically & create responsibly in the age of AI? Join us, ISTE & ASCD for a 2-part webinar series on AI, media literacy & digital citizenship. Starts Oct 30 at 5pm ET! 🔗 Register: futureready.link/AI_Era_Web_Series #AIinEdu #EDUSky
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Watching a segment of www.enemiesproject.org - where a pro life man and a pro choice woman have a sit down. Tough to watch, but seeing the human side of people whose ideas are so against what you believe in (at least initially), is powerful. Curious about how students would respond. #EduSky
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Enemies Project
When our viewing audience witnesses "enemies" connecting as human beings, their own enemy trances can be broken. The Enemies Project brings together individuals from opposing sides to share their sto...
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Love slow-reveal graphs!
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Check out Quick Reads - accessible methods and ideas for teaching CS in a K12 environment www.raspberrypi.org/teach/pedago... #Edusky #CSK8
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Pedagogy resources
We've developed 12 pedagogy principles based on up-to-date evidence of the best ways to teach and learn computing. Find out what they are and read accessible summaries of the research.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Checking out and liking www.shufflebuddy.com for making seating charts. It allows you to have "keep together" and "keep apart", custom room arrangements, and tagging seats (like front or near teacher) and students for preferential seating. Also imports from CSV. #edtech #EduSky
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Shuffle Buddy
Foster a strong classroom community by frequently shuffling your seating charts–while respecting your students’ individual needs. Randomize seating charts in one click.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
My Monday morning read really reminds me of growing up in rural Wisconsin- stefanbauschard.substack.com/p/you-cant-b...
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You Can’t Ban the Air: Why “No AI” Rules Don’t Work
Some schools are still put red-light warnings on assignments: No AI use allowed.
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.
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Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
First day back for most of my coworkers (most teachers, anyway). Met new folks Monday/Tuesday. So glad to have the gang back together, even if some really awesome folks have moved on! #EduSky
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Prepping for work with faculty starting next week. My school uses Namecoach and a tool in our SIS with names/flashcards. I'm curious what other schools do to make sure students feel known from day 1. #EduSky www.kqed.org/mindshift/52...
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Teachers' Strategies for Pronouncing and Remembering Students' Names Correctly | KQED
A mispronounced or forgotten name can have a lasting impact on students on how they feel about school. Teachers provide tips on how to make those names stick.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
As we prepare for the 2025-26 school year, some things to consider and keep perspective. Beloit used to do a list of things to know about incoming freshmen. Anyone have something similar for their students? #EduSky
spreadsheet listing grad years 2026-2039 (current PK-12th grade), average birth years, ages, Presidents, and cultural info.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Anyone using Google's Looker Studio lookerstudio.google.com with students? One of my mathematics teachers is looking at it as a tool for a data science course. If you've used it, resources/suggestions/starting points would be appreciated. #GoogleEDU #EduSky #Edtech
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Looker Studio Overview
Unlock the power of your data with interactive dashboards and beautiful reports that inspire smarter business decisions.
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Jen Hall, NBCT @techtips411.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Check out this week's #TechTips411 with #edtech tools, apps, & ideas. www.techtips411.com/tips/tech-ti...
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We've been using Flippity www.flippity.net for years at my school, and now I see this message. Any idea what's up? Alternatives? #GoogleEDU #edtech #EduSky
Red box that states - Flippity activities based on Google Spreadsheets are currently not available.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
First day back at school for the 2025-26 school year (and my 20th at my school). I brought a pan of brownies - pretty much gone. Most of the folks here today are year-around, so a bribe for all of them to put up with me seemed like a good way to start.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Has anyone made a feed for #NotAtISTE yet?
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
In preparation for some PD and classroom work around AI, I'm looking for specific numbers from authoritative sources around energy used in various AI applications. Suggestions for starting points? #EduSky #aiineducation
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I spent last week at the SPA Equity Institute with a focus on Grading for Equity. The training was both powerful and practical, and I appreciated the time to discuss and better understand the range of equitable instructional and assessment strategies. #gradingforequity #EduSky
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Equity Institute: Antibias Educator Training - St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Equity Institute: Antibias Educator Training - An independent day school serving grades K-12 in St. Paul, MN
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Heading to a Grading for Equity PD and saw this in my email: www.cultofpedagogy.com/edutips/edut... Great starting point to consider classroom practices. Sometimes we just need to shift perspective. #Edusky
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EduTip 32: Don’t put kids in Charlie Bucket situations.
Think twice before asking students to publicly share details of their home lives.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Exploring AI with NotebookLM? Try this: Pull in all of the resources found here into a single NotebookLM notebook. Then I generated a podcast and started asking questions about what teachers of elem/mid/high school students should keep in mind. www.aap.org/en/patient-c... #EduSky #edtech
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Screen Time Guidelines
Looking for screen time guidelines for social media? Instead of fixed limits, experts recommend focusing on the quality of kids' digital interactions. Learn additional tips and guidance for healthy, b...
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I did this course last week and passes certification. Unlike most courses provided by vendors, this was platform agnostic. If you're looking for a solid, free AI course for teachers, definitely worth checking out! #edtech #ISED #EDUSky
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Morning reading. Key points aren't new, just worth sharing as reminders for folks doing curriculum work, esp in upper grades, over the summer. www.techlearning.com/news/i-asked... #EduSky #EdTech
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I Asked ChatGPT How To Stop AI Cheating. Here’s What It Said
ChatGPT’s advice on limiting AI-generated student submissions was surprisingly sound overall.
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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Video you can watch and interact with is coming to Notebook LM but is already here with this free tool now. Worth a look. Odyssey - odyssey.world/?utm_campaign=cosched… #edusky
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Odyssey
Introducing interactive video—video you can both watch and interact with, imagined entirely by AI in real-time.
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Dan Libertz @dlib24.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I lean a lot on the work of Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein's "Data Feminism," which is a great book that is also freely accessible: direct.mit.edu/books/book/4...
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Data Feminism
A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics that is informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism.Today, data science is a form of power. I
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Last week I was lasercutting fins for rockets (science 6). One of the teachers I helped (I did about 20 sets total) just sent me pics of how they look when attached. These were the 2nd iteration students built. Looking forward to the launches this week! #Glowforge #makered #EDUSky
3 sets of lasercut cardboard rocket fins placed on top of the original drawing.Student-made rocket with cardboard fins attached to 2 liter bottle/rocket decorated to look like a duckAnother student-made rocket with cardboard fins attached to 2 liter bottle/rocket decorated to look like a duckStudent-made rocket with cardboard fins attached to 2 liter bottle/rocket decorated with blue and orange duct tape
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Wouldn't diplomacy and global stewardship be a lot less expensive?
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Bronwyn Desjardins @bloop.mu · 23/05/2025
A US judge just ruled that AI chatbots don’t have free speech rights after a tragic case involving Character.AI. Big implications for tech & law! Watch the CBS News report for details: youtu.be/NgQyflR1Tmc #AI #TechLaw #bloop_mu #OnlineSafety #DigitalParenting
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Wrongful death lawsuit raises question, do AI chatbots have free speech?
YouTube video by CBS News
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Spending two blocks in Math 7 lasering cardstock with 3D nets of candy boxes. See photo for process. @glowforge.bsky.social #edusky
Photo of the process students will follow to lasercut their 3D nets for custom candy boxes.
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Lasercut fins for rockets. They will be covered in duct tape when attached to 2 liter water rockets for launching. @glowforge.bsky.social makes it easy! Other designs were done in Tinkercad. Love giving kids choice. #Edusky
3 pieces of paper with line drawing of rocket fins with corresponding laser cut cardboard fins on top
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Day in the life of an #edtech teacher: - Testing styli on IWB with math teachers - Teach a section of CS6 (AI unit) - Meet w/student&parent for GIS project - Lasercut rocket parts in two sections of science - Meeting w/CSE dept chair - MS Assembly - AI Webinar What's your #edtech day like? #EduSky
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CAST @cast-udl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Math doesn’t have to be a struggle—for students or teachers. This self-paced course shares UDL-based strategies to support all learners in math, PreK–12. Runs online July 1–Aug 1 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/practical-...
Pre K-12: Practical UDL Strategies for Enhancing Math Success (Self-Directed)

Course starts July 1st
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Using a @glowforge.bsky.social laser cutter to run rocket designs (fins, nose cone bases) for Science 6. Some kids are choosing to design in #Tinkercad for SVGs and others hand-drawn. Love the flexibility and creative options! Wish we had time to #3dprint nosecones! #EDUsky #edtech #makered
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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Mind blown. Caution - If you're prone to anxiety with AI, don't watch. www.ted.com/talks/eric_s... Definitely cautions to consider.
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The AI revolution is underhyped
The arrival of non-human intelligence is a very big deal, says former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt. In a wide-ranging interview with technologist Bilawal Sidhu, Schmidt makes the case that AI ...
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