The Absent-Minded Professor

The Moral Hazards Of AI Are Closer Than You Realize

We're walking on a knife edge

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

The User Interface Really Matters

The flexibility of LLMs requires that we be especially thoughtful about the user interface decisions we make in order for them to be fruitful in…

Sep 30 • 

Josh Brake

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Keep Thinking

There's never been a trickier time to do it

Sep 23 • 

Josh Brake

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The Great Shadow Will Yet Depart

Even in the midst of evil, God is making all things new and he invites us to participate in the work he is doing

Sep 17 • 

Josh Brake

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Augmenting Ourselves to Death

The wisdom that the technological critics of the twentieth century have to offer us

Sep 9 • 

Josh Brake

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Education In The Age of Amplified Intelligence

What Formula One driver training has to teach us about preparing to handle performance amplifiers

Sep 2 • 

Josh Brake

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August 2025

Walking Backwards Into The Future

How exactly do we build a better future? It starts with the humility to recognize that we can only see the past.

Aug 26 • 

Josh Brake

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The Want of Harmony

Misleading metaphors rule in the age of vibes

Aug 19 • 

Josh Brake

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We Are Teaching Humans

A 50,000-foot view as we enter a new academic year

Aug 12 • 

Josh Brake

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The Cookie Box Principle

Generative AI and the temptation to overestimate our willpower

Aug 5 • 

Josh Brake

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July 2025

The Anti-conviviality of Generative AI

Here's what I imagine Ivan Illich would say about AI

Jul 22 • 

Josh Brake

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Don't Tinker With AI In The Classroom

It's fine to play around by yourself, but if you choose to engage genAI with your students, make sure to think it all the way through

Jul 15 • 

Josh Brake

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