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Can the #openweb reboot scale without copying the #dotcons? #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79866 This is very much the sort of question that has been central; in my thinking for the last few years. "Can a federated network scale without turning itself into a platform? And underneath that is can the openweb grow without becoming the thing it was built to replace?" My response is that anything that looks like centralization is a point off weakness, a potential point of failure.

Can the #openweb reboot scale without copying the #dotcons? #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79866 This is very much the sort of question that has been central; in my thinking for the last few years. "Can a federated network scale without turning itself into a platform? And underneath that is can the openweb grow without becoming the thing it was built to replace?" My response is that anything that looks like centralization is a point off weakness, a potential point of failure.

Can the #openweb reboot scale without copying the #dotcons? #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79866 This is very much the sort of question that has been central; in my thinking for the last few years. "Can a federated network scale without turning itself into a platform? And underneath that is can the openweb grow without becoming the thing it was built to replace?" My response is that anything that looks like centralization is a point off weakness, a potential point of failure.

Can the #openweb reboot scale without copying the #dotcons? #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79866 This is very much the sort of question that has been central; in my thinking for the last few years. "Can a federated network scale without turning itself into a platform? And underneath that is can the openweb grow without becoming the thing it was built to replace?" My response is that anything that looks like centralization is a point off weakness, a potential point of failure.

Why AI doesn’t replace education - it demands it #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79865 "There are three reasons AI demands that we go to college. We need to study its effects and see it as a viable human tool. We must confront our need to discern and critique it. We need to be able to use it in a data-now, rapid world of information sharing.

Why AI doesn’t replace education - it demands it #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79865 "There are three reasons AI demands that we go to college. We need to study its effects and see it as a viable human tool. We must confront our need to discern and critique it. We need to be able to use it in a data-now, rapid world of information sharing.

Why AI doesn’t replace education - it demands it #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79865 "There are three reasons AI demands that we go to college. We need to study its effects and see it as a viable human tool. We must confront our need to discern and critique it. We need to be able to use it in a data-now, rapid world of information sharing.

Why AI doesn’t replace education - it demands it #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79865 "There are three reasons AI demands that we go to college. We need to study its effects and see it as a viable human tool. We must confront our need to discern and critique it. We need to be able to use it in a data-now, rapid world of information sharing.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.