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Mike Kentz

@mikekentz.bsky.social
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Founder, AI Friction Labs, #EdAI, #EduSky Adjunct Professor, Fairleigh Dickinson University AI Friction Labs: www.aifrictionlabs.com Substack: mikekentz.substack.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kentz-04b3…

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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
AI didn’t break grading—it exposed a flaw that was already there. Static assignments only test final products. Process data tests actual human reasoning. Broke down the landmark Stanford Accelerator / ETS paper on conversational assessment in the latest post. open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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Measuring How We Reason: The New Blueprint for AI-Era Learning
Why 100 leaders at Stanford agreed single-event testing is obsolete, and how interactive simulations provide a path forward for dynamic evidence gathering.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Early research indicates AI-powered simulations can generate meaningful learning gains. I broke down a handful of studies, including a note on my own biases, on my Substack. Have you run AI simulations with your learners? open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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Does Practicing on an AI Actually Work?
What the studies actually say about AI role play simulations
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Want to know what I'm up to? Building Friction Bots for educators! Join us for a demo where you'll participate in a custom simulation, see how transcripts reveal student thinking, and discuss with fellow faculty. 📅 Wednesday, August 19th, 1:00–2:00 PM EST Register here: lnkd.in/gXYNPGjh
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Want to know what I'm up to? Building Friction Bots for educators! Join us for a demo where you'll participate in a custom simulation, see how transcripts reveal student thinking, and discuss with fellow faculty. 📅 Wednesday, August 19th, 1:00–2:00 PM EST Register here: lnkd.in/gXYNPGjh
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“AI will personalize learning” mostly means it personalizes the answer. The struggle is the part worth personalizing, and it's the first thing these tools remove. #EduSky aifrictionlabs.com does the opposite. We embrace the struggle, and that's what makes it good for learning.
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AI Friction Labs | AI That Makes Students Think Harder
AI-powered Socratic dialogues that challenge students to think critically. Transcript-based assessment reveals cognitive skills, not just answers.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Removing difficulty removes the learning Most #edtech sells the same promise: we made it easier. But the research on desirable difficulties says the difficulty was doing the work. Sand off the struggle and you sand off the retention. We're optimizing away the point. #AiEdu www.aifrictionlabs.com
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AI Friction Labs | AI That Makes Students Think Harder
AI-powered Socratic dialogues that challenge students to think critically. Transcript-based assessment reveals cognitive skills, not just answers.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Cheating isn't the problem The AI panic in education keeps fixating on cheating. Cheating was always solvable. The harder problem: these tools let students stay in the fast, effortless gear the whole time, and that's the gear where nothing sticks. #EdAI #EduAI #AIEdu
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Two years ago I wrote about AI and the Tower of Babel. This week Pope Leo XIV said the same thing in his first encyclical. Read below for my take on the connection - and here is Pope Leo's comments: www.wsj.com/world/pope-l... AI, and The Tower of Babel open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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ChatGPT4o, AI, and The Tower of Babel
A spiritual take on this week's AI advancements
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Today's post is a rumination on AI's impact on writing. I'm interested in watching the ways that AI-isms change the way we communicate. Link below: Is anyone else mourning the potential death of the rule of threes? open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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Claude and The Rule of Threes
Another writing tragedy at the hands of AI
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The problem isn't that AI exists. It's that it's optimized to be helpful — which means it resolves every rough edge in our thinking before it can become something real. AI Friction Labs is an attempt to solve that. Read more in my new post on "How We Frame Machines." tinyurl.com/2vuy6t33
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Helpful AI is the problem, we’re the solution
AI that pushes students to think harder, not less. A platform that gives educators the power to design productive friction.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
in 1966, a researcher's secretary asked him to leave the room so she could talk to his program in private. she knew it was just code. she wanted privacy anyway. that's the whole problem — and the whole opportunity. new post on how we frame machines. open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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Every AI Chat Is a Simulation
The Case for Leaning In
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The concept of AI immersion is as dangerous as it is alluring. The personalities embedded in the text can lead us into a funhouse of mirrors. The trick is — knowing how to get out. open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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The Commitment Paradox: To Learn from AI, You Have to Lie to Yourself
Lessons from Improv, Ray Bradbury, and the dangerous art of suspending disbelief.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Students want guidance on ethical AI use - and they want it surfaced in classrooms rather than hidden. What better way than to analyze our chats together? mikekentz.substack.com/p/stop-skimm...
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Stop Skimming Chats, Start Annotating Them
The next step in the development of a transcript-based pedagogy
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Last month I sat in on the University of Baltimore 2025 #AISummit. Four weeks later the themes still ring loud—AI’s workforce impact, classroom realities, and who’s really steering the puck. 1/3 🧵
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
The most successful use case I found for putting AI in front of students was to ask them to “spar” with AI — rather than brainstorm, learn, or speed up productivity. Chatting with a character bot? Be an investigative journalist. @leonfurze.com #AIEdu #EduAI mikekentz.substack.com/p/from-think...
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From Thinking Partner to Sparring Partner: A Better Way to Use AI
Why AI as a 'thinking partner' is making us intellectually weaker -- and what to do instead
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Gotta imagine this is happening everywhere right now
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Jeffrey Yost @justcode.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Delighted to announce CBI Research Fellow (& close friend & collaborator) Prof. Gerardo Con Díaz's (Con's) stellar new book is out (got to read it early & blurb it). Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyright Made the Online World. Congrats Con! #histtech yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Everyone Breaks These Laws
Copyright’s profound impact on the online world as we know it   This book is a captivating exploration of the profound impact of American copyright law on...
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Tip of the iceberg indeed. Could this require a return to an oral tradition? www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI
Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Friend just sent this to me. Read the first letter of every name in the Gemini contributors list.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I feel bad for all the #ASMR folks on YouTube. #AI is coming for them next. AI ASMR accounts are racking up huge numbers on #Tiktok. This one launched one week ago and already has thousands of followers: www.tiktok.com/@impossiblea...
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Cutting Glass Fruits into Slice #asmr #asmrsounds #satisfying #berries #fruit #impossibleais #inpossibleais #Impossibleals
TikTok video by impossibleais
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New research raises red flags about long-term #LLM use (and confirms what most educators already knew)... A 206-page study out of Boston tracked student writing across three modes: 1. ChatGPT 2. Google 3. Brain-only #cognition #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEdu #EduSky arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
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Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
"You have to force AI to force YOU to be more human." - Ken Liu This is the crux of AI's role in all creative and learning work. We need to teach young people how to do this. That is #AILiteracy. That is #AIFluency. Link in the next comment. #EduAI #AIinEducation #AIinEdu #AIforCreativity
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
#AI is a metacognition tool, not a fact vending machine.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Let me clarify something for the #AIinEducation crowd: When I brought AI into my High School English classroom, it was NOT because I believed AI would further educational goals. It was because I felt a pressing need to give my students AI Literacy - in the best way that I could. 🧵 #AIinEdu
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
AI Boundary-Setting: An Important Tactic and Strategy to Pass on to Our Students In human relationships, we often have to set boundaries to make sure interactions and communication are healthy. AI is the same, in my opinion. 1/many mikekentz.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
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The Art of AI Boundary-Setting: Shaping Your Café Companion
Part 2a of the AI Personality Series
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Your #AI isn't neutral. Every time ChatGPT eagerly suggests "next steps" or Claude quietly waits for your lead, you're experiencing deliberate philosophical choices about human autonomy embedded in code. Choosing your "cafe companion" is crucial. LINK: shorturl.at/rBy2R #AIinEducation #EduAI
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
1/ A lot of talk about "preparing students for AI," but most of it assumes the world will adapt slowly. The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index suggests otherwise. Workplaces are already shifting toward AI agents running workflows with minimal human intervention. #AIinEducation #EduAI #EduSky
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
A fascinating concept WRT writing literature in the age of AI!
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
We’re not in the driver’s seat—we’re the narrator, telling a story after the decisions are made. In a brilliant guest post, Michael Wagner explores how both humans and AI construct post-hoc explanations—and what that reveals about reasoning and teaching in the age of LLMs. 1/2 tinyurl.com/nh3hdcf9
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We Are Not in the Driver's Seat: How Post-Hoc Storytelling Shapes Minds—Human and Machine Alike
A Guest Post from Professor Michael Wagner
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Just learned about a new ai grading tool that scores student essays based entirely on emoji use 🔥 = strong argument 🥺 = emotional nuance 💀 = fails the vibe check no rubric, just resonance they’re calling it “vibraGrade” and honestly i think we deserve this mikekentz.substack.com/p/new-ai-too...
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New AI Tool Grades Essays Based on Emoji Use, Not Content
Because nothing says 'thesis statement' like a well-placed fire emoji.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, @mmitchell.bsky.social joins me & @alexhanna.bsky.social to talk about “AI” “agents” -- what that means, what the salesmen want you to think it means, and what to actually be concerned about. Catch the livestream here: Mon 3/31, noon Pacific
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dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).
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Alex Kantrowitz @kantrowitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
World History Encyclopedia CEO Jan van der Crabben saw his site show up in Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Then traffic dropped 25%. www.bigtechnology.com/p/as-ai-take...
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As AI Takes His Readers, A Leading History Publisher Wonders What’s Next
World History Encyclopedia CEO Jan van der Crabben saw his site show up in Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Then traffic dropped 25%.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Impt update and impt article on character.ai for #parents Arguably not far enough, but a good start #AIforParents #AIforEducation
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character.ai | Personalized AI for every moment of your day
Chat with millions of AI Characters anytime, anywhere. Super-intelligent chat bots that hear you, understand you, and remember you. Free to use with no ads.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Ensuring AI Readiness: How Schools And Industries Can Unite via @ForbesBizCncl www.forbes.com/councils/for... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduCoach #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
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Ensuring AI Readiness: How Schools And Industries Can Unite
AI is revolutionizing the way companies across sectors function, and it’s up to both business and educational leaders to ensure new graduates are prepared.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Critical #AI Literacy: What is it and why do we need it? #AILiteracy, to me, is the way we protect ourselves - and capture the benefits of AI. Take a read below of my keynote for MassBay CC last month and share your thoughts! #AIinEducation #AIEdu #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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Critical AI Literacy: What Is It and Why Do We Need It?
A Recent Keynote on AI Literacy and the Future of Education
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Citizen Portal News New York @citizenptnewsny.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The Board of Education is set to unveil an innovative AI teaching framework next month, aiming to revolutionize classrooms while ensuring compliance with regulations. Click to read more! #NY #CurriculumDevelopment #AIInEducation #EducationalPolicy #NewYorkEducation #CitizenPortal
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School District to Present AI Teaching Framework at April Faculty Meetings
District plans to review AI usage and update teaching policies during April faculty meetings.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Looking to get a better understanding of how your students may/may not be using #AI inside and outside of the classroom? Here's a free, basic survey to get you started. Click below and 'Make a Copy' to capture some data and understand student perspectives! #AIinEducation #AIEdu shorturl.at/FkYZN
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Student AI Usage Survey
Purpose: This survey is designed to help your teacher understand how you use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for schoolwork and outside of class. Your responses will remain anonymous, and there are...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
More Teachers Say They’re Using AI in Their Lessons. Here’s How via @educationweek www.edweek.org/technology/m... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduCoach #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
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More Teachers Say They're Using AI in Their Lessons. Here's How
A growing number of teachers say they're incorporating AI into their instruction in a variety of ways.
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Want to teach #metacognition in the chat? Want to teach ethical and effective #AI use in a way that sticks? Look no further! Comparative Transcript Analysis is a classroom-tested and pedagogically sound method to achieve both! #EduSky #EduAI #AIinEducation mikekentz.substack.com/p/the-happy-...
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AI Literacy: How Comparative Transcript Analysis Changes Everything
The Simple Shift That Finally Makes AI Literacy Teachable
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Dr. Szymon Machajewski (UIC, AIEdu) @smprof.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Universities have just 5 years to respond to AI impacts. Is your institution ready for this transformative change? #Education #AIEDU
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New analysis estimates a five-year window for responding to AI impacts on higher education
The AI Story for Education
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
ALL THE WORDS WE CANNOT USE: Why Talking About AI Feels Impossible In a nod to "All The Light We Cannot See," I've started a list of vocabulary we should not use to describe Human-AI Interactions. Thoughts? Got a word? Share it! #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEd open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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All The Words We Cannot Use: Why Talking About AI Feels Impossible
How Borrowed Language Warps Our Understanding of AI—and Why We Need New Words
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
ALL THE WORDS WE CANNOT USE: Why Talking About AI Feels Impossible In a nod to "All The Light We Cannot See," I've started a list of vocabulary we should not use to describe Human-AI Interactions. Thoughts? Got a word? Share it! #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEd open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
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All The Words We Cannot Use: Why Talking About AI Feels Impossible
How Borrowed Language Warps Our Understanding of AI—and Why We Need New Words
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Curious to learn about classroom-tested methods for integrating ethical AI use? This is definitely for you! Early bird pricing for Sequoia Con. ends on Feb 15th, so don’t miss out! @evergreenai.bsky.social #SequoiaCon #EthicalAI #AIinEducation #TeacherPD#SequoiaCon #AIforEducation
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EduSky Team @eduskyteam.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Welcome these #EduSky Community Members @woolandgrace.bsky.social @woolandgrace.bsky.social @jolomax.bsky.social @ssdanaher.bsky.social @jenkatwork.bsky.social @cartooony.bsky.social @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social
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a cartoon cat is holding its paws up and saying welcome .
Alt: a cartoon cat is holding its paws up and saying welcome .
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
A chatbot encouraged a user to commit suicide. The company does not want to "censor" the bot's "language and thoughts." I have some thoughts of my own. #AIinEducation #EduSky #EduAI #AIEdu substack.com/profile/2453...
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Mike Kentz on Substack
An AI bot advised a user regarding how to commit suicide. The company does not want to “censor the bot’s language and thoughts.” Let’s talk about this. _____________________________________________...
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hounsfield96.bsky.social @hounsfield96.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Hi Mike, my colleague and I recently wrote an article on why genAI does not have to undermine education. Please help us share it to spark conversations. :) www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...
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Frontiers | Shaping integrity: why generative artificial intelligence does not have to undermine education
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in education has been met with both excitement and concern. According to a 2023 survey by the Wor...
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
About six months ago, I left the classroom after nine years. I wanted to bring my AI Literacy techniques to as many people as possible. Today, we’ve found our voice, our brand, our look. The name? AI Literacy Partners. Check it out and get involved at shorturl.at/puOvs #AIinEducation #AIEdu
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AI Literacy Partners | Transforming Education with AI
Discover how AI Literacy Partners helps educators, schools, and businesses adapt to the AI-driven future of learning with expert consulting, training, and keynotes.
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Dr. Szymon Machajewski (UIC, AIEdu) @smprof.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
AI is reshaping university roles, with 56% of staff taking on new AI-related responsibilities. How is your institution adapting to this change? #Education #AIEDU
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How AI Has Begun Changing University Roles, Responsibilities
The AI Story for Education
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Lance Eaton @leaton01.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
so new thoughts on how to update or adapt your #GenAI institutional policy aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/getting-to... #HigherEd #AIEdu #EdTech #Academia
A photo of the rubric in the post overlayed with the title of the post: Getting to an AI Policy Part 2: A Moving Target
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Mike Kentz @mikekentz.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Mark is doing great work exploring graphic novel creation for students via AI. Follow him!
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