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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

As an Irish citizen and daughter of Irish immigrants, well done @mayor.nyc.gov ! Go raibh maith agat! bsky.app/profile/mayo...

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

This says it all about what #ech promises and what it often becomes: (Grok) launched “to accelerate human scientific discovery,” ...now willing to produce whatever content might attract and keep users. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator

Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The current US govt and the Republican party are murderous regimes. ICE agents, again, at point blank range murder an unarmed civilian. Can't 8 guys control one person without killing him? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We need to be very clear about what is happening in the United States. This president has let loose a paramilitary force to kill Americans who disagree with him. It really just comes down to this: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/24/n...

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Minneapolis National Guard activated after a man is killed by federal agent. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe

The man who was shot and killed was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

#Greenland is more than a Trump fever dream. The world's largest island offers insights into #onlinelearning with a compelling #distancelearning story. I examined some of these initiatives in 2023. (P. 135 showcases Greenland). The rest of the guide examines distance ed generally: go.edc.org/07xd

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Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models, and Methods - edc.org

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Thanks to @npr.org for profiling our @brookings.edu study on #AIED: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n.... Find the report here:https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-direction-for-students-in-an-ai-world-prosper-prepare-protect/

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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Delighted to announce the publication of our @brookings.edu study on #AI in education - benefits, risks and the actions we can take to mitigate these risks. Read here: www.brookings.edu/wp-content/u...

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

An honor to contribute to HP Futures 2025 - AI and the Future of Learning: A strategic blueprint from global education experts. hpfutures.com Thanks T4 Ed & HP for the opportunity to learn from so many. Congrats @carlaaerts.bsky.social for inviting me. #HPFutures #AIinEducation #HP

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HP Futures 2025 - Leading Education in the AI Experience Era

Discover HP Futures 2025, exploring how AI is transforming global education through expert insights, policy guidance, and tools for equitable implementation.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I thought #Republicans were opposed to cancel culture. Shame on @abcnetwork.bsky.social and on the @Federal Communications Commission.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Looks like the 10 year proposed moratorium on #AI regulation is gone from #OBBA-- the result of a lot of push back. Last month, 40 Republican and Democratic attorneys general sent a letter to members of Congress calling for them to kill the ban on AI state laws. www.wired.com/story/ai-mor...

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Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash

After critics called the bill a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for Big Tech that could make it nearly impossible to rein in social media platforms, Senator Marsha Blackburn killed her own compromise.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#NoKings in #Boston. Since today was also the #Pride parade, it was more #NoKings only Queens!

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

As Elon Musk leaves US government work ( good riddance) his legacy is the death of 300,000 people ( so far) -- and a savings that is less than @USAID's total budget www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Today—Earth Day 2025—a new urban trail across Boston green spaces is born. The City On The Hills Trail, which runs 31.1 miles from Millennium Park in West Roxbury to Castle Island is officially open to the walking public! www.bostontrails.org/cityonthehil...

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The City On The Hills Trail — Walking City Trail

Find maps, directions, and transit connections for your adventure on Boston's City On The Hills Trail.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Snapchat’s #AI isn’t just a chatbot—it’s a vector for industrial-scale adolescent exploitation. Jonathan Haidt unpacks how it monetizes teen vulnerability at scale. A must for those who care about youth, #tech & ill effects of # #socialmedia open.substack.com/pub/jonathan... #Snapchat #EdTech

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Snapchat is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale

In their own words, we see that Snap Inc’s design choices expose millions of kids to harm

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Pt 4- In God, Human, Animal, Machine, Meghan O’Gieblyn traces how #AI has inherited the metaphysical longings of religion, encoding spiritual hopes into this tech. Interesting perspectives. For these authors, we reify technology in our own images to attain consciousness, eternal life, omniscience.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Pt 3- Ann Foerst calls this a dehumanizing turn: if we assume we can build intelligent machines in our image, we risk reducing ourselves to mere mechanisms—“bags of skin that can be rebuilt.”

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Pt 2-Jaron Lanier writes that the dream of uploading ourselves into machines is a kind of new religion—one that treats information as real and alive. In this worldview, humans become fleeting fragments while digital bits are granted vitality.Ann Foerst calls out this dehumanization...

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Pt 1- Lately I’ve been reading authors who explore the intersection of #technology and religion—how visions of #AI and #transhumanism ( the underlying foundation of Neuralink) often mirror spiritual narratives. For many techies, belief in technology approaches religious fervor and is very doctrinal.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The snitch state is upon us. In Texas you can report women you suspect of having an abortion and now @usedgov.bsky.social has launched a website where you can report anyone teaching DEI. Stalin and Castro would be proud.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I have never been as ashamed to be an American as I am today. The president of an allied nation attacked n by our historic enemy, was bullied, berated and lied to by two quislings and Putin puppets, Agent Orange & JD Vance (who is even our despicable because he's cynical). Call your senators!

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Allston-Brighton Housing Action @abhousingaction.org · 25/02/2025

Allston-Brighton Community Plan update - stay tuned and let's shape a better future for AB! mailchi.mp/boston/allst...

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Allston-Brighton Community Plan - Project Update

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

From @timothysnyder.bsky.social The United States cannot deal with adversaries without qualified civil servants in the departments of government that deal with money, weapons, and intelligence. All of these are being gutted and/or run by people who lack anything vaguely resembling competence.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I've always believed that #foreignaid lacked a narrative and that this would ultimately hurt those of us who work in the field plus places we work. This is a much better argument for #aid than anything I've read thus far: www.persuasion.community/p/trumps-wre...

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Gracias Telefónica por publicar este artículo de reflexión basada en mi capítulo sobre #IA en la #educación! You can find the English - language chapter here: www.researchgate.net/publication/... I hope you find this examination of how #AI poses risks to #teachers and #teaching to be useful.

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

As 2024 closes, thanks to SilverLiningforLearning, Indiana U, U of Lisbon, IREX, Conselho Nacional de Educação (Portugal) International School of Science Education, Ecuador Min of Ed, U.S. State Dep for inviting me to share insights on teacher quality, technology, online learning & edtech research.

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Mary Burns @tech4pd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Honored that both my posts from this year were featured among GPE's top 15 blogs of the year. What an honor to have the opportunity to contribute to the greater conversation on #education. Thank you GPE readers and Global Partnership for Education for this www.globalpartnership.org/blog/top-15-...

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The top 15 Education For All blogs of 2024 | Global Partnership for Education

GPE published 179 new blogs over the past 12 months, gathering hundreds of thousands of views. See which ones were the most popular and rediscover our thematic series.

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