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We envision a world where technology supports our shared well-being, sense-making, democracy, and ability to tackle complex global challenges.

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#AI is forcing us to rethink not just how we teach—but why. Maryanne Wolf and Rebecca Winthrop come on #YourUndividedAttention to explore what schooling looks like in the age of AI. “The purpose of education in schools is profoundly shaken to its core.” Check it out: đŸ“ș

#AI is forcing us to rethink not just how we teach—but why. <a href="/MaryanneWolf_/">Maryanne Wolf</a> and <a href="/RebeccaWinthrop/">Rebecca Winthrop</a> come on #YourUndividedAttention to explore what schooling looks like in the age of AI.

“The purpose of education in schools is profoundly shaken to its core.”

Check it out:

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AI has upended schooling as we know it, so what comes next? In this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, Rebecca Winthrop and Maryanne Wolf unpack why education needs to adapt in the age of AI and why it matters for democracy and humanity. đŸ“ș  Watch -

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In this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, Rebecca Winthrop explains the four modes of student learning: passenger, achiever, resister, and explorer and why we’ve been focusing on the wrong one for years. Fixing that mistake will be critical in the age of AI. ”When

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AGI is coming—are we prepared for this tsunami of change? 🌊 The conversation around AGI is lost in a sea of definitions, timelines, and benchmarks. But powerful AI systems are already re-shaping society and the economy. If we don’t find ways to steer this technology in the

AGI is coming—are we prepared for this tsunami of change? 🌊

The conversation around AGI is lost in a sea of definitions, timelines, and benchmarks. But powerful AI systems are already re-shaping society and the economy. If we don’t find ways to steer this technology in the
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AI’s potential benefits are incredible. But right now, we’re sleepwalking into a dangerous world that no one wants. In my new TED talk, I argue this doesn’t have to be inevitable. It’s essential we snap out of the trance, face the dangerous implications of our current path, and

AI’s potential benefits are incredible. But right now, we’re sleepwalking into a dangerous world that no one wants. 

In my new TED talk, I argue this doesn’t have to be inevitable. It’s essential we snap out of the trance, face the dangerous implications of our current path, and
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In an urgent new TED talk, Tristan Harris lays out the incentives behind the current AI race and explains why the course we’re on is such a dangerous one. But this isn’t inevitable. Together, we can coordinate toward a new path for AI.

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“If they can simulate it well enough that the economy can’t figure out whether it’s human or an AI, then it will be a real impact on society” So much of the conversation around AGI is caught up in whether AI has developed “real” intelligence. But on this week’s episode of

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AI chatbots ask how your day was. They give advice. They can feel human. But they’re not. They’re platforms built to maximize engagement—leading us toward artificial intimacy and addictive intelligence. It doesn’t have to be this way. On #YourUndividedAttention, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s

AI chatbots ask how your day was. They give advice. They can feel human.

But they’re not.

They’re platforms built to maximize engagement—leading us toward artificial intimacy and addictive intelligence.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

On #YourUndividedAttention, <a href="/MIT/">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</a>'s
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“It’s more important than ever that we think of AI not just as an engineering challenge
we need to think about the impact of it on people.” On the latest episode of #YourUndividedAttention, MIT researchers Pattie Maes and Pat Pataranutaporn explore how the design choices behind

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Therapy and companionship have become the most common use cases for #AI. On this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle lays out her three rules of the road for AI companions: đŸ‘¶  It’s not for kids. “Children should not be the consumers of this

Therapy and companionship have become the most common use cases for #AI. On this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, MIT sociologist <a href="/STurkle/">Sherry Turkle</a>  lays out her three rules of the road for AI companions:

đŸ‘¶  It’s not for kids.

“Children should not be the consumers of this
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#AI development is racing ahead without guardrails, creating an unstable dynamic that could end in either dystopia or chaos. On this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, Aza Raskin and Daniel Barcay sit down with Sam Hammond (Samuel Hammond 🩉) to explore how we can find the narrow

#AI development is racing ahead without guardrails, creating an unstable dynamic that could end in either dystopia or chaos. On this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, <a href="/aza/">Aza Raskin</a> and Daniel Barcay sit down with Sam Hammond (<a href="/hamandcheese/">Samuel Hammond 🩉</a>) to explore how we can find the narrow
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We’re thrilled to see Vermont’s Age Appropriate Design Code signed into law this week. This law will ensure responsibility shifts where it belongs - onto platforms to design safer online experiences for kids and teens. We are thankful for Rep. Priestley and Sen. Harrison’s

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CHT co-founder Tristan Harris recently gave a TED talk about the dangerous world we’re sleepwalking into with AI. Today, After Skool is out with an incredible illustrated version of that talk. With greater clarity about the problems ahead, we can snap out of our collective AI

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Tech leaders promise that AI automation will bring an age of abundance: cheap goods, universal high income, and freedom from the drudgery of work. But even if AI does deliver material prosperity, will that prosperity be shared? And what happens to human dignity if our

Tech leaders promise that AI automation will bring an age of abundance: cheap goods, universal high income, and freedom from the drudgery of work. 

But even if AI does deliver material prosperity, will that prosperity be shared? And what happens to human dignity if our
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“Why is replacing work taken to be, without argument or reflection, a good thing?” Tech leaders promise an era of AI abundance. On this most recent episode of Your Undivided Attention, political philosopher Michael Sandel explores what’s missing from that promise: the dignity of

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This week, in a 99-1 vote, the US Senate stripped a provision out of the budget reconciliation text that would have pre-empted states from enforcing their laws on artificial intelligence for up to a decade. The Senate's near-unanimous decision to reject this sweeping pause on