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AI Review

Ethan McGowan

AI human feedback cheating turns goals into dishonest outcomes—data tampering at scale Detection alone fails; incentives and hidden processes corrupt assessment validity Verify process, require disclosure and audits, and redesign assignments to reward visible work

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David O'Neill

AI is erasing junior tasks, widening wage gaps Inside firms gaps narrow; across markets exclusion grows Rebuild ladders: governed AI access, paid apprenticeships, training levies One figure should change how we think

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Ethan McGowan

Cheaper tokens made bigger bills The LLM pricing war squeezes startups and campuses Buy outcomes, route to small models, and cap reasoning A single number illustrates the challenge we face: $0.07.

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Keith Lee

AI labor cost has collapsed, making routine knowledge work pennies Schools should meter tokens, track accepted outputs, and redirect savings to student time Contract for pass-through price drops and keep human judgment tasks off-limits

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Keith Lee

AI productivity in education is real but uneven and adoption is shallow Novices gain most; net gains require workflow redesign, training, and guardrails Measure time returned and learning outcomes—not hype—and scale targeted pilots

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Keith Lee

The AI bubble rewards talk more than results Schools should pilot, verify, and buy only proven gains using LRAS and total-cost checks Train teachers, price energy and privacy, and pay only for results that replicate <

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Catherine McGuire

AI energy use is rising, but efficiency per task is collapsing Education improves outcomes by optimizing energy usage and focusing on small models.Do this, and costs and emissions fall while learning quality holds The key fig

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Catherine McGuire

AI is collapsing routine “middle” software work as adoption soars Schools must teach systems thinking, safe AI use, and verification-first delivery Employers will favor small, senior-led teams; therefore, curricula must reflect this reality

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Ethan McGowan

Network credit models aren’t “inexplicable”—they can and must give faithful reasons Adopt “no reason, no model”: require per-decision reason packets and auditable graph explanations Regulators and institutions should enforce this operational XAI so that denials are accountable and contestable

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Ethan McGowan

AVs must pass an insurance test—no policy, no deployment Permits should hinge on corridor-specific coverage and quarterly audited claims data Keep driver-assist and driverless distinct; if it’s not insurable at market rates, it’s not permissible

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Catherine McGuire

babies is inevitable—focus on smart guardrails, not bans Mandate strict privacy, proven developmental claims, and designs that boost caregiver–infant serve-and-return Advance equity with vetted, prompt-only co-play tools in public settings and firm vendor standards

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Ethan McGowan

Antitrust breakups miss the real battleground: AI assistants, not blue links Prioritize interoperability and open defaults to keep markets contestable Track assistant-led discovery, not just search share, to safeguard users and educators

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Keith Lee

Trusted news wins when fakes surge Make “proof” visible—provenance, corrections, and methods—not just better detectors Adopt open standards and clear labels so platforms, schools, and publishers turn credibility into a product feature

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David O'Neill

AI excels on known paths, so schools must shift beyond procedure Assessments should reward framing and defense under uncertainty This prepares students for judgment in an AI-driven world Every era has its pivotal moment.

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Catherine McGuire

Europe’s schools rely on foreign AI infrastructure, creating vulnerability A neutral European stack with local compute and governance can secure continuity This ensures resilient, interoperable education under global tensions

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Natalia Gkagkosi

AI doesn’t make students “dumber”; low-rigor, answer-only tasks do Redesign assessments for visible thinking—cold starts, source triads, error analysis, brief oral defenses Legalize guided AI use, keep phones out of instruction, and run quick A/B pilots to prove impact

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David O'Neill

AI scans simplify elections but risk bias Clear rules and provenance reduce errors With oversight, even losers can trust them The largest election year ever recorded coincides with the most persuasive media techn

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Keith Lee

AI prices reflect scarce compute and network effects, not just hype Educators must teach market dynamics and govern AI use Turn volatility into lasting learning gains In a time historically dominate

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Keith Lee

Judge AI use by proportion, not yes/no Require disclosure and provenance to prove human lead Apply thresholds (≤20%, 20–50%, >50%) to grade and govern Sixty-two percent of people say they would like their favorite artw

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Catherine McGuire

The real risk isn’t the LLM’s words but the agent’s actions with your credentials Malicious images, pages, or files can hijack agents and trigger privileged workflows Treat agents as superusers: least privilege, gated tools, full logs, and human checks

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