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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 13/04/2026

Well, it finally happened: I joined a call where the note-taking bots outnumbered the humans.

Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 03/09/2025

Faceless AI-generated YouTube Videos have now reached the quality of your average adjunct university lecturer. Some of the voices even have more personality. This should really concern the higher education sector.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 26/08/2025

Those who experience 'Future Shock' rarely face the world beyond their screens.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 25/08/2025

🧠 What if you could talk to an AI-generated version of your future self? 🤖 @mitmedialab.bsky.social's Pattie Maes joined me on the @futurespodcast.bsky.social to explore how #AI might help us become the best version of ourselves by reshaping how we think about our long-term decisions.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 09/08/2025

If it were truly 'PhD-level' AI, it would crash the moment you asked it to explain in plain English.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 09/08/2025

A truly 'PhD-level' AI would have enough imposter syndrome to be unsure about the answers it provides.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 09/08/2025

A truly 'PhD-level' AI would know more and more about less and less until it knows everything about nothing.

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Dr. Katharine Dickson @metaomicsnerd.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

What I would like to remind everyone talking about Sam Altman talking about the “PhD level intelligence” of the new ChatGPT is that Sam Altman dropped out of college so he… has no experiential construct for what grad school even is.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 09/08/2025

A 'PhD-level' AI would write 30,000 words, cite itself, and still get prompted to 'clarify contribution.'

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 08/08/2025

Let’s hope 'PhD level' AI doesn’t mean it also needs three supervisors, six revisions, and a nervous breakdown before it can explain anything. www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.com

OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’

GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 08/08/2025

The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere. But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.

A banner advert for the University of Warwick, which says "Beyond ignores curiousity". This is a spelling error.

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uculondonoffice.bsky.social @uculondonoffice.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

' ... to view universities as being like 'luxury brands' “ ... is to fundamentally misunderstand their purpose”. “They don’t exist to cultivate prestige – they exist to expand knowledge, support critical thinking and serve the public good.” ' www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick...

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Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’

Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 01/08/2025

‘Authentic AI content’ is a contradiction in terms - but that won’t stop marketers from coining another shiny neologism.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 31/07/2025

“Any teacher who can be replaced by a machine should be.” - Arthur C. Clarke @profstevefuller.bsky.social's update (below) with a similar sentiment, "You don't want to have a bionic textbook whose content is reducible to their PowerPoints."

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 30/07/2025

Can anyone explain Midlands-based universities' obsession with the word 'Beyond'? 😂

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 29/07/2025

I'm looking for a service that lets me pay $10 a month to access 20 articles from any news platform for Free. Simple. Friction Free.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 23/07/2025

Education is not a branding exercise. Well-intentioned? Maybe. But appearing in Vogue wearing $450 socks to discuss 'reinventing education' is what happens when senior leadership becomes a little too disconnected from the front lines of higher ed. I can confirm: it triggered a campus-wide cringe. 😬

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 05/02/2025

🧠 On @futurespodcast.bsky.social, I spoke to @mitmedialab.bsky.social's Pattie Maes, who shared her insights on using #tech to enhance human potential, developing #wearable systems to support #cognition and #learning, and designing ethical human-centred artificial intelligence. youtu.be/gJWeHDlDOLk

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Prof. Pattie Maes on Augmenting Human Intelligence w/ Luke Robert Mason | Dubai Future Forum 2024

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Earth Species Project (ESP) @earthspecies.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

🎙️ Hear Director of Impact Jane Lawton on The FUTURES Podcast, exploring the profound implications of decoding animal communication—not just for conservation, but for our relationship with the natural world. 🎧 Listen here: futurespodcast.net/episodes/bon...

futurespodcast.net

Decoding Animal Communication w/ Jane Lawton | FUTURES Podcast

Earth Species Project’s Jane Lawton shares her insights on how artificial intelligence is used to decode animal communication, how new technology challenges human-centric views of intelligence, and ho...

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 13/01/2025

🔮 Conceptual #artist Pierre-Christophe Gam shares his thoughts on the transformative power of #imagination to shape reality & the potential of the #African continent to become a #global leader. 🎤 Bonus episode of futurespodcast.bsky.social Live from the #DubaiFuture. 📺 Watch: youtu.be/zmQj-tSf52U

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Pierre-Christophe Gam on Dreaming the Future w/ Luke Robert Mason | Dubai Future Forum 2024

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

New essay on the ethics of self-deception in human-AI emotional relations from Emilia Kaczmarek and published in the "Journal of Applied Philosophy." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Prof. Peter Madden, OBE @thepmadden.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

This is marvellous mind-food for anyone interested in futures. I recommended a great podcast (on protopian futures), & to dip into the whole series, to a colleague just this week. #futures

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

"Some researchers worry that if #AI systems become conscious and people neglect or treat them poorly, they might suffer." - This was one of the BIG issues examined in "The Machine Question" @mitpress.bsky.social It's only taken 12 years for people to catch up : ) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.com

What should we do if AI becomes conscious? These scientists say it’s time for a plan

Researchers call on technology companies to test their systems for consciousness and create AI welfare policies.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 10/12/2024

I have a storage unit that mostly contains evidence of all past and possible versions of me.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 10/12/2024

Whether you agree with his methods or not, Luigi Mangione was undeniably effective at spotlighting the brutal injustices of the U.S. health insurance system.

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 10/12/2024

We need more characters. Eccentrics who live boldly in the now, crafting their own reality - and thriving in it with confidence and ease.

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Vincent Giampietro @vincentgiampietro.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Great to see you here @lukerobertmason.bsky.social and I have been an avid listener to your podcast (and to a few of the live shows) for many years!

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Luke Robert Mason @lukerobertmason.net · 09/12/2024

🤯 On the FUTURES Podcast, I meet the incredible individuals who dare to imagine the world of tomorrow. The show explores the topics of artificial intelligence #AI, human enhancement, #space travel & virtual reality #VR. 🎧 Listen Now: futurespodcast.net

futurespodcast.net

FUTURES Podcast

FUTURES Podcast explores the multitude of possible tomorrows. Host Luke Robert Mason interviews artists, philosophers, scientists and technologists.

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