Kevin Kelly points a new way forward into the Age of AI

The biggest education companies built this decade, in my mind, will be personalized learning and tutoring businesses.

The Real Audit

If I were to make my own balance sheet today, it would look nothing like the ones we file at work.

It would have lines like these:

Time spent with people who make me better.

Moments I chose silence over argument.

Laughter shared without agenda.

Apologies made without ego.

Effort I gave when no one was watching.

Those are the entries that... See more

establishing clear ethical guidelines (currently lacking in 90% of institutions), teaching AI literacy to students and teachers, prioritizing human relationships over technology, ensuring equitable access for all students, and involving the entire educational community in shaping implementation. The ultimate goal should be using AI to enhance... See more

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There are two questions (or at least there were two questions).

IAIN.

OCT 22

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I am making a “book” about building something for yourself, for people who are building something for themselves, to help them build something for themselves. Seems simple enough.

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The problem isn’t that machines are becoming more human-like, it’s that humans are becoming more machine-like in an effort to keep up.

The 8 skills to manage stress are: 

Positive events: Notice when positive things happen in your life

Savoring: Relish the positive things in your life

Gratitude: Appreciate what brings you happiness

Mindfulness: Focus on the present moment without judgment

Positive reappraisal: Find the silver lining 

Self-compassion: Be kind to yourself

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Community in motion

Patrick Kho reports on a new vision for third spaces—those gathering spaces beyond the workplace and the home. This new version is less a physical space where communities might (or might not) interact, and more intentional collectives that are “people first, space second.”

You don’t make something people love by building what they ask for or by trying to infer a vision from data about their short-term behavior. Instead, you need to genuinely understand and care about the people you seek to serve, and then use your intuition to make something that they didn’t even realize they needed, that will light them up and feel... See more