Anna Mills
@annamillsoer.bsky.social
Writer, community college writing teacher, obsessed with AI in education, #OER advocate, author of HowArgumentsWork.org.
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Anna Mills
@annamillsoer.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hey, here's my starter pack of folks I follow on Bsky around AI, in relation to writing, tech, regulation, thinking, and pedagogy. It's a mix of critical, enthusiastic, and moderate voices. Who did I miss? go.bsky.app/NG7WrA5
It was so wonderful to talk with @leaton01.bsky.social about my new OER textbook AI and College Writing: An Orientation (AIOrientation.org).
I wanted to capture the ethos of conversations with students about AI use, to write something direct and practical that invites critique and reflection.
I wanted to capture the ethos of conversations with students about AI use, to write something direct and practical that invites critique and reflection.
Very excited for this conversation with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and her work on an #OER book that examines #GenAI & #Writing…check out the interview & consider adopting her #OpenTextbook
#HigherEd #EdTech #AIEdu
open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...
#HigherEd #EdTech #AIEdu
open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
It was so wonderful to talk with @leaton01.bsky.social about my new OER textbook AI and College Writing: An Orientation (AIOrientation.org).
I wanted to capture the ethos of conversations with students about AI use, to write something direct and practical that invites critique and reflection.
I wanted to capture the ethos of conversations with students about AI use, to write something direct and practical that invites critique and reflection.
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Late registration rates for #MLA26 go into effect tomorrow, so be sure to register today (12/3) and join us in Toronto or online!
2026 Convention Registration
ⓘ Preconvention workshops will take place 8 January.
app2.mla.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Late registration rates for #MLA26 go into effect tomorrow, so be sure to register today (12/3) and join us in Toronto or online!
Excited and nervous to chair an online panel at #MLA2026:
When do we need to know what is AI and what is student writing? How can we know?
Nothing too ambitious, right?
With @hollyjhassel.bsky.social @leoflores.bsky.social, Liz Losh, and Sarah Z Johnson +
When do we need to know what is AI and what is student writing? How can we know?
Nothing too ambitious, right?
With @hollyjhassel.bsky.social @leoflores.bsky.social, Liz Losh, and Sarah Z Johnson +
January 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Excited and nervous to chair an online panel at #MLA2026:
When do we need to know what is AI and what is student writing? How can we know?
Nothing too ambitious, right?
With @hollyjhassel.bsky.social @leoflores.bsky.social, Liz Losh, and Sarah Z Johnson +
When do we need to know what is AI and what is student writing? How can we know?
Nothing too ambitious, right?
With @hollyjhassel.bsky.social @leoflores.bsky.social, Liz Losh, and Sarah Z Johnson +
The unevenness of algorithmic "intelligence" never fails to make me chuckle. "Are you writing in English?" Indeed I am...
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The unevenness of algorithmic "intelligence" never fails to make me chuckle. "Are you writing in English?" Indeed I am...
Such a valuable summary of AI in education newsletters, channels, and people to follow. @leaton01.bsky.social is someone I trust. I'm honored to be included.
Sharing a listicle of folks & voices that I follow along with some of my favorite posts: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/a-few-of-m...
#HigherEd #AIEdu #AIEducation #EdTech
#HigherEd #AIEdu #AIEducation #EdTech
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Such a valuable summary of AI in education newsletters, channels, and people to follow. @leaton01.bsky.social is someone I trust. I'm honored to be included.
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Don't let agentic browsers such as OpenAI's Atlas ruin course management systems like Blackboard or Canvas. They can complete assignments without any student involvement.
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents
The following statement of endorsement was drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching. The Executive Council approved it as an MLA statement in October 2025.Software, specifically le...
www.mla.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Don't let agentic browsers such as OpenAI's Atlas ruin course management systems like Blackboard or Canvas. They can complete assignments without any student involvement.
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents
Modern Language Association
www.mla.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It was a delight to get to talk with @johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social on Tea for Teaching!
teaforteaching.com
Topics:
*Student agency and AI literacy
*Preventing AI misuse and why I'm using detection
*Inviting engagement with AI feedback using PAIRR
teaforteaching.com
Topics:
*Student agency and AI literacy
*Preventing AI misuse and why I'm using detection
*Inviting engagement with AI feedback using PAIRR
tea for teaching – a podcast on teaching and learning
teaforteaching.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It was a delight to get to talk with @johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social on Tea for Teaching!
teaforteaching.com
Topics:
*Student agency and AI literacy
*Preventing AI misuse and why I'm using detection
*Inviting engagement with AI feedback using PAIRR
teaforteaching.com
Topics:
*Student agency and AI literacy
*Preventing AI misuse and why I'm using detection
*Inviting engagement with AI feedback using PAIRR
Reposted by Anna Mills
In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, @annamillsoer.bsky.social joins us to suggest ways in which AI can be used to help students develop their writing skills while also promoting academic integrity. @cyberthread.bsky.social teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/authentic-...
Authentic Voice in the Age of AI | Tea for Teaching
Student use of AI tools presents challenges for faculty teaching writing. In this episode, Anna Mills joins us to discuss when and how AI tools can be used to help students develop their writing skill...
teaforteaching.podbean.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, @annamillsoer.bsky.social joins us to suggest ways in which AI can be used to help students develop their writing skills while also promoting academic integrity. @cyberthread.bsky.social teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/authentic-...
New adventures in bureaucracy: I get to get a TB test + fingerprinting to do an online workshop!
December 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
New adventures in bureaucracy: I get to get a TB test + fingerprinting to do an online workshop!
"The machine, in its quest to sound authoritative, ended up sounding like a KCPE graduate who scored an 'A' in English Composition. It accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire."
Great piece by @marcusolang.substack.com
marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
Great piece by @marcusolang.substack.com
marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
marcusolang.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"The machine, in its quest to sound authoritative, ended up sounding like a KCPE graduate who scored an 'A' in English Composition. It accidentally replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire."
Great piece by @marcusolang.substack.com
marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
Great piece by @marcusolang.substack.com
marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
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this piece by @marcusolang.substack.com is a must read
“There’s a growing community (cult?) of self-proclaimed AI detectives, who have designed and detailed what they consider tells, and armed their followers with a checklist of robotic tells.”
“There’s a growing community (cult?) of self-proclaimed AI detectives, who have designed and detailed what they consider tells, and armed their followers with a checklist of robotic tells.”
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
marcusolang.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
this piece by @marcusolang.substack.com is a must read
“There’s a growing community (cult?) of self-proclaimed AI detectives, who have designed and detailed what they consider tells, and armed their followers with a checklist of robotic tells.”
“There’s a growing community (cult?) of self-proclaimed AI detectives, who have designed and detailed what they consider tells, and armed their followers with a checklist of robotic tells.”
Nobody should trust AI. That doesn't mean it isn't useful... not trusting it is part of AI literacy.
Wild stat from the CEO of Stack Overflow on Decoder this week -- 80 percent of its users use AI tools, but only 29 percent actually trust AI. This gap is the biggest story in AI, imo. Dug into it quite a bit www.theverge.com/podcast/8440...
Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anyway
Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar on running the most popular developer forum in a post-ChatGPT world.
www.theverge.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Nobody should trust AI. That doesn't mean it isn't useful... not trusting it is part of AI literacy.
How to design AI systems for collaboration with humans rather than for automation... I like this model and want to learn more. A student found this article, and I may assign it next semester.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
A Better Way to Think About AI
AI can be used to automate tasks—and entire jobs. But it could also be designed to collaborate with humans. David Autor and James Manyika on why we should focus on the latter:
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
How to design AI systems for collaboration with humans rather than for automation... I like this model and want to learn more. A student found this article, and I may assign it next semester.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
It needs to be put plainly.
To the AI companies that want to partner with educational institutions:
Before you approach us, please tell your agentic browsers not to perpetrate academic fraud by completing online homework on students' behalf.
To the AI companies that want to partner with educational institutions:
Before you approach us, please tell your agentic browsers not to perpetrate academic fraud by completing online homework on students' behalf.
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It needs to be put plainly.
To the AI companies that want to partner with educational institutions:
Before you approach us, please tell your agentic browsers not to perpetrate academic fraud by completing online homework on students' behalf.
To the AI companies that want to partner with educational institutions:
Before you approach us, please tell your agentic browsers not to perpetrate academic fraud by completing online homework on students' behalf.
Such a helpful piece on what is meant by “AI agent.” Includes context on the quest for AGI and lists characteristics associated with “agents”:
“complex problem solving,
tool use with potential independence from a chatbot dialog interface,
autonomy,
specialization,
optional persona”
“complex problem solving,
tool use with potential independence from a chatbot dialog interface,
autonomy,
specialization,
optional persona”
Thanks to @annamillsoer.bsky.social, I've become more attuned to the slipperiness of the term "GenAI agent" which means so many different things to so many different people. Here is my current understanding of the term, which I'm looking forward to refine and expand: substack.com/home/post/p-...
What is a "GenAI agent"?
How is it different or similar to ChatGPT or other AI tools?
substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Such a helpful piece on what is meant by “AI agent.” Includes context on the quest for AGI and lists characteristics associated with “agents”:
“complex problem solving,
tool use with potential independence from a chatbot dialog interface,
autonomy,
specialization,
optional persona”
“complex problem solving,
tool use with potential independence from a chatbot dialog interface,
autonomy,
specialization,
optional persona”
Funny to get a recruiting email emphasizing the freeway flier aspect of my English adjunct career history usually considered least impressive.
"[Y]our profile immediately stood out, especially your impact around your extensive experience as an English Instructor across multiple colleges."
"[Y]our profile immediately stood out, especially your impact around your extensive experience as an English Instructor across multiple colleges."
December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Funny to get a recruiting email emphasizing the freeway flier aspect of my English adjunct career history usually considered least impressive.
"[Y]our profile immediately stood out, especially your impact around your extensive experience as an English Instructor across multiple colleges."
"[Y]our profile immediately stood out, especially your impact around your extensive experience as an English Instructor across multiple colleges."
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The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.
State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix 'delusional' outputs | TechCrunch
The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.
techcrunch.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.
AI literacy now needs to include risks and capabilities of agentic AI browsers. Even if you hate these, it's important to really get them. Workplace practices will evolve to include them.
Here, Perplexity Comet researched my college's spring calendar and made a meeting poll at my request.
Here, Perplexity Comet researched my college's spring calendar and made a meeting poll at my request.
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
AI literacy now needs to include risks and capabilities of agentic AI browsers. Even if you hate these, it's important to really get them. Workplace practices will evolve to include them.
Here, Perplexity Comet researched my college's spring calendar and made a meeting poll at my request.
Here, Perplexity Comet researched my college's spring calendar and made a meeting poll at my request.
Excited to dive into @mettalrose.bsky.social's dissertation, ‘Learning To Talk to Generative AI Chatbots’: A Corpus Study of Generative AI Prompts, an Emerging Genre for AI Literacy repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150...
repository.arizona.edu
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Excited to dive into @mettalrose.bsky.social's dissertation, ‘Learning To Talk to Generative AI Chatbots’: A Corpus Study of Generative AI Prompts, an Emerging Genre for AI Literacy repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150...
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Great recap of what happened with AI in 2025, from slandering machines as “clankers” to the arc of the AI hype cycle and everything in-between. Read it 👇
I’ve summed up and contextualized all of these critical AI pieces & more in one place — “From AGI to Workslop: What I Read About AI in 2025.” mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-i-read-...
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Great recap of what happened with AI in 2025, from slandering machines as “clankers” to the arc of the AI hype cycle and everything in-between. Read it 👇
Fascinating that Anthropic researchers are concluding that you have to try to describe character and motivation very precisely to get the behavior you want from LLMs. Philosphers, literary critics needed...https://x.com/sleepinyourhat/status/1997006360450683373?s=20
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Fascinating that Anthropic researchers are concluding that you have to try to describe character and motivation very precisely to get the behavior you want from LLMs. Philosphers, literary critics needed...https://x.com/sleepinyourhat/status/1997006360450683373?s=20
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ChatGPT’s user growth is slowing and Google’s Gemini is gaining ground, according to data.
OpenAI now faces an intense and expensive battle with some of the world’s largest and most profitable companies — without a profitable business of its own.
OpenAI now faces an intense and expensive battle with some of the world’s largest and most profitable companies — without a profitable business of its own.
ChatGPT started the AI race. Now its lead is looking shaky.
OpenAI’s chatbot jolted Silicon Valley when it debuted three years ago, but ChatGPT’s user growth is slowing and Google’s Gemini is gaining ground.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ChatGPT’s user growth is slowing and Google’s Gemini is gaining ground, according to data.
OpenAI now faces an intense and expensive battle with some of the world’s largest and most profitable companies — without a profitable business of its own.
OpenAI now faces an intense and expensive battle with some of the world’s largest and most profitable companies — without a profitable business of its own.
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OpenAI is testing training LLMs to produce "confessions", or self-report how they carried out a task and own up to bad behavior, like appearing to lie or cheat (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
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December 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
OpenAI is testing training LLMs to produce "confessions", or self-report how they carried out a task and own up to bad behavior, like appearing to lie or cheat (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink