CULTURE

Democratizing Education Through Technology: Opportunities and Social Media Risks

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06 July 2025 8h06

As someone who has been working on democratizing education for decades (Media Lab, Wikipedia admin, making early MOOCs, games for education, AI and teaching), I do see every advance making a difference, so I am still very positive But social media remains a warning worth heeding

Internet’s Educational Promise: Why Access Doesn’t Equal Impact

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06 July 2025 7h52

The fact that people use the internet mostly for entertainment isn't a weird or surprising But you also have access to courses on every topic by experts, every major out-of-copyright book, can talk to people from anywhere, etc. The impact of that is smaller than I once expected.

Web’s Promise: Universal Access Failed to Bridge Divides

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06 July 2025 7h44

It really is not what most people who was working on building the early web in the late 1990s were expecting. Universal access to information was going to transform everything, creating widespread learning and bridging divides. It really is shocking how much that didn't happen.

Why AI and Information Access Don’t Fix Misinformation

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06 July 2025 7h39

X (and other social media sites) make our 1990s optimism about the Information Age seem silly. Even with all of the world's information a click away (& a free AI that can help explain that information in a personalized way), half-mangled anecdotes with no source win every time.

General Purpose Technologies: Unpredictable Impacts on Society

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06 July 2025 6h22

I think it should be obvious, but worth repeating that General Purpose Technologies have many effects, good and bad, that are not predictable to the technology's creators and which impact culture, society, and the economy in complex ways that are impossible to fully anticipate.

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Altman Accused of Repeating 2023 Talking Points Like LeCun

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06 July 2025 3h44

Altman calls me a troll and then repeats my talking points from 2023. It’s the @ylecun playbook!

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Over 100M Musk Followers Are Likely Bots Not Real Users

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06 July 2025 3h36

“More than 100 million Musk followers have less than 10 tweets posted to their account.” Vox Pop, or voice of the bot?

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Elon Musk Tesla Initiative Criticized as Poorly Conceived

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06 July 2025 1h11

This is dumb idea, seriously, I respect you and bought a Tesla to support you but this is an ill thought out idea, I don’t believe will be productive.