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AI and a Middle Path
Two weeks ago, I was happy to be in Salt Lake City supporting and presenting at the FACTS Elevate Conference . We had over one thousand...

Kevin D
5 hours ago3 min read


AI Use Case Update: Newsletters and Advanced Prompting
On June 3, I suggested using a LLM as a way to gather activities for a newsletter for parents. Mike Caulfield in his The End(s) of the...

Kevin D
3 days ago2 min read


Book Bites: A Brighter Future for Catholic Schools & Meditations for Mortals
Two interesting reads today - which given their construction and the personal relationship I have with several of the authors in A...

Kevin D
Jul 32 min read


Gemini Summer?
Dan Fitzpatrick offers a short summary of the big news out of ISTE - Google Ed is getting Gemini : At the heart of the rollout is...

Kevin D
Jul 12 min read


Book Review: The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge
This week's review is on The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization (Revised and Updated) by Peter M. Senge....

Kevin D
Jun 277 min read


Narcissism, Friendship, Pornography and AI, pt. 3
Part One , in which chatbots become our pools. Part Two, in which Zuck wants to own your friends and the future. Rod Dreher has been...

Kevin D
Jun 242 min read


In Memoriam: Mario Vargas Llosa
The passing of Llosa marks the passing of one of South America's best novelists. As someone not aligned with the global left, Llosa will...

Kevin D
Jun 202 min read


The APA Wades Into AI
H/T the Technosapiens Substack The American Psychological Association has released a health advisory with regards to adolescents and AI ....

Kevin D
Jun 173 min read


Book Review: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
This week's review is on Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara. After...

Kevin D
Jun 134 min read


AI Thoughts: "AI and the Teaching of Writing"
Today's post is a response to Eric Hudson's " AI and the Teaching of Writing " from April 27 . Eric Hudson highlights six core...

Kevin D
Jun 102 min read


Book Review: Empire of AI by Karen Hao
This week's review is on Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao. Widely anticipated and already a...

Kevin D
Jun 66 min read


AI Use Case: Newsletter Content
Gathering together and extending an idea using agents: Seen in the Together Leader Newsletter from May 2025 Rather than use it for...

Kevin D
Jun 32 min read


Rerum Novarum and Our Modern AI Moment - Part Four
Part One: Paragraphs 1-11, Sections 1 and 2; Introduction and Contra Socialism Part Two: Paragraphs 12-31, Sections 3 and 4; Society and...

Kevin D
May 303 min read


Rerum Novarum and Our Modern AI Moment - Part Three
Part One: Paragraphs 1-11, Sections 1 and 2; Introduction and Contra Socialism Part Two: Paragraphs 12-31, Sections 3 and 4; Society and...

Kevin D
May 295 min read


Rerum Novarum and Our Modern AI Moment - Part Two
Part One: Paragraphs 1-11, Sections 1 and 2; Introduction and Contra Socialism Reminder: This is my untrained analysis of Pope Leo XIII's...

Kevin D
May 284 min read


Rerum Novarum and Our Modern AI Moment - Part One
With the election of Pope Leo XIV and his cognizant choosing of the name Leo to draw a connection to his predecessor, Leo XIII, from the...

Kevin D
May 276 min read


Book Review: The Smart Non-Profit
This week's review is on The Smart Non-Profit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine. With about...

Kevin D
May 233 min read


AI Use Case: Interactive Crosswords
TheRundown AI highlights a great way to use Google Notebook to not only create reviews but crosswords: Their steps: Visit Notebook LM...

Kevin D
May 201 min read


Narcissism, Pornography, Friendship, and AI, Pt 2:
Part One , in which chatbots become our pools. Mark Zuckerberg sees this narcissism and loneliness as a market opportunity: ...the...

Kevin D
May 163 min read


AI Use Case: Deep Research
Inspired by Jeremy Caplan's Wonder Tools newsletter from May 2. In the AI arms race, many LLMs have deployed a "deep research function"...

Kevin D
May 132 min read
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