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AI feedback loops in higher ed?
Will new “generative AI” models like ChatGPT end up self-imploding in endless feedback loops? Check out this report by Samantha Murphy Kelly titled “Teachers are using AI to grade essays“. Hat tip: Brian Leiter. Below is my favorite part: And … Continue reading
Today in music history
On this day (11 April) in 1727, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion (BWV 244b) was performed for the first time at the Thomaskirche (Church of St. Thomas; see here), a Lutheran church in Leipzig (Electorate of Saxony).
Solar Eclipse Monday
What a time to be alive! If you would like to watch today’s solar eclipse virtually, NASA has a great option; hat tip: Dr Jamie Rodriguez: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/. Also, as it happens, today (April 8) is the 50th anniversary of Hank … Continue reading

