New issue of my newsletter: “The Stones of Newton” — A bell tower with a surprising name is in danger of falling
New issue of my newsletter: “The Stones of Newton” — A bell tower with a surprising name is in danger of falling
New issue of my newsletter: “AI and Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Loosely Coupled”— A new framework provides a way for cultural heritage institutions to take advantage of the technology with fewer misgivings, and to serve students, scholars, and the public better
“When Information is Networked” — My tribute to Clifford Lynch, who sadly passed away last week. Cliff saw before anyone else how digital technology would enable new forms of research and learning, and completely transform the production and dissemination of knowledge
New issue of my newsletter: “Asking Good Questions Is Harder Than Giving Great Answers” — The tests we are using to assess the intelligence of AI are missing an essential aspect of human inquiry — the query itself
For those who might be interested in traveling to our archives and special collections at Northeastern University to do research for an extended period, there’s a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (deadline: Feb 1, so act soon)
New issue of my newsletter: “The Unresolved Tension Between AI and Learning” — If education is accelerated using AI, will we lose some crucial aspects of learning that will prove to be problematic?
The Catalog of Distinctive Type, a visual catalog of distinctive and damaged printing type originating in books published in England from 1660 to 1700
A periodic reminder that you can subscribe to my newsletter Humane Ingenuity on my website
New issue of my newsletter: “Books, AI, and the Public Good: A New Grant” — A Mellon-funded project to develop an ethical, public-interest way to incorporate books into artificial intelligence
New issue of my newsletter: “Synths and Sensibility” — From Beethoven to Kraftwerk, innovative artists have used new technology to make music more human, not less
