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Briefly Noted for December 7, 2022

Briefly Noted for December 7, 2022

Must read: Timothy Burke’s recent blogging on the implications of new AI technologies (ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc.) for teaching and learning and creative practice.

Amidst all this worry about students using AIs to write their papers and exams, a suggestion that maybe we should just talk to them instead: The case for oral exams.

Lastly, why Amazon never built a blockchain. (Hint: they couldn’t figure out what it was good for)

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Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
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