Today in News History
On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1183, Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (born 1117) passed away. In 1826, Alexander Afanasyev, Russian ethnographer and author (died 1871) was born. In 1899, E. B. White, American essayist and journalist (died 1985) was born. In 1906, Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. In 1927, Theodore Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007) was born. In 1930, Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020) was born. In 1937, Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese-Taiwanese author was born. In 1963, Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1968, Michael Geist, Canadian journalist and academic was born. In 1980, Kevin Powers, American soldier and author was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Cory Doctorow on the Right — and Wrong — Way to Criticize AI
Worrying about whether AI can do your job is a blind alley, Cory Doctorow argues. The real danger is AI’s bubble: a speculative fantasy built on convincing bosses to replace workers with systems that can’t actually do what their salesmen promise.
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Enrique Dans
· Jul 2, 2026
La inteligencia artificial no despide a nadie: lo hacen idiotas con hojas de cálculo
Hay una forma especialmente torpe de adoptar la inteligencia artificial: sentar a alguien ante un organigrama, enseñarle una demo brillante y pedirle que señale nombres. “Lo que hace este lo puede hacer una inteligencia artificial, lo que hace este también, este otro de aquí sobra”. Es la vieja reducción de costes de siempre, envuelta en
Dr. Catlin Tucker
· Aug 31, 2025
REFINE: A Structured Approach to AI Prompting for Educators
Related Podcast Episode Artificial intelligence (AI) is here and in many of the digital tools teachers already use for lesson planning, grading, and assessment. These platforms are doing much of the heavy lifting in designing instructional materials and assessments. If you already have a favorite tool that works for your context, you may not feel [] The post REFINE: A Structured Approach to AI Prompting for Educators appeared first on Dr. Catlin Tucker.
DNyuz
· Jul 11, 2026
The real danger of AI isn’t that it’s wrong — it’s that it could make us stop thinking for ourselves, a professor says
Lucy Gill-Simmen. Courtesy of Lucy Gill-Simmen A Royal Holloway Dean worries that AI will stop people from asking how they know something is true. Lucy Gill-Simmen says AI can deliver answers, shortcutting the struggle that makes learning happen. “It risks becoming a substitute for thinking,” she told Business Insider. AI can produce convincing answers, but []
Democracy Now!
· Jun 25, 2026
"How to Think About AI": Cory Doctorow on Big Tech, Understanding AI, Labor Automation & More
Democracy Now! speaks with science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow about AI and his latest book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence — Before It’s Too Late. Doctorow comments on AI’s “bad unit economics” and the connection between automation and labor. “When labor drives automation, it’s usually in service to making the product better, and when capital drives automation, it’s usually in service to making more of the product,” says Doctorow.
OpsLens
· Jun 23, 2026
Navigating AI in a World in Need of the Human Touch: An Interview with Liz Capants
“AI will make your job as a writer obsolete.” “You know you can use AI to generate your books. You don’t even have to write them. You could have one
Irish News
· Jul 6, 2026
What does AI tell us about what it means to be human?
Beneath the excitement surrounding developments in artificial intelligence lies older and more enduring questions about the nature of wisdom and human judgement, writes Fr Dominic McGrattan, Catholic chaplain at Queen’s University, Belfast
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