Luke Robert Mason
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⏳ Futures Theorist
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FUTURES Podcast explores the multitude of possible tomorrows. Host Luke Robert Mason interviews artists, philosophers, scientists and technologists.
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🤯 On the FUTURES Podcast, I meet the incredible individuals who dare to imagine the world of tomorrow. The show explores the topics of artificial intelligence #AI, human enhancement, #space travel & virtual reality #VR.
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Unless I’m writing to a close friend or trusted colleague, I don’t think a single email in the past six months has gone out without first being run through AI with the prompt: "Improve this…"
Write what you mean, and then use AI to make sure someone else understands what you're trying to say.
Write what you mean, and then use AI to make sure someone else understands what you're trying to say.
September 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Unless I’m writing to a close friend or trusted colleague, I don’t think a single email in the past six months has gone out without first being run through AI with the prompt: "Improve this…"
Write what you mean, and then use AI to make sure someone else understands what you're trying to say.
Write what you mean, and then use AI to make sure someone else understands what you're trying to say.
We are living through the birth of a new world order. To dismiss it is not just hubris; it is a dangerous blindness that will define the West’s decline.
For more, see Oswald Spengler.
For more, see Oswald Spengler.
September 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We are living through the birth of a new world order. To dismiss it is not just hubris; it is a dangerous blindness that will define the West’s decline.
For more, see Oswald Spengler.
For more, see Oswald Spengler.
Reading is going to be the most important skill that most humans have already lost. Especially in an age where an AI can provide an authoritative summary of any book.
September 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Reading is going to be the most important skill that most humans have already lost. Especially in an age where an AI can provide an authoritative summary of any book.
Faceless AI-generated YouTube Videos have now reached the quality of your average adjunct university lecturer. Some of the voices even have more personality. This should really concern the higher education sector.
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Faceless AI-generated YouTube Videos have now reached the quality of your average adjunct university lecturer. Some of the voices even have more personality. This should really concern the higher education sector.
Those who experience 'Future Shock' rarely face the world beyond their screens.
August 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Those who experience 'Future Shock' rarely face the world beyond their screens.
🧠 What if you could talk to an AI-generated version of your future self?
🤖 @mitmedialab.bsky.social's Pattie Maes joined me on the @futurespodcast.bsky.social to explore how #AI might help us become the best version of ourselves by reshaping how we think about our long-term decisions.
🤖 @mitmedialab.bsky.social's Pattie Maes joined me on the @futurespodcast.bsky.social to explore how #AI might help us become the best version of ourselves by reshaping how we think about our long-term decisions.
August 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🧠 What if you could talk to an AI-generated version of your future self?
🤖 @mitmedialab.bsky.social's Pattie Maes joined me on the @futurespodcast.bsky.social to explore how #AI might help us become the best version of ourselves by reshaping how we think about our long-term decisions.
🤖 @mitmedialab.bsky.social's Pattie Maes joined me on the @futurespodcast.bsky.social to explore how #AI might help us become the best version of ourselves by reshaping how we think about our long-term decisions.
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Another day, another hackneyed eulogy for college on its death at the hands of AI.
Striking here is that these thoughts did not originate from a college freshman’s own mind. These are talking points this student has been fed for years. What freshman says this?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Striking here is that these thoughts did not originate from a college freshman’s own mind. These are talking points this student has been fed for years. What freshman says this?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
August 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Another day, another hackneyed eulogy for college on its death at the hands of AI.
Striking here is that these thoughts did not originate from a college freshman’s own mind. These are talking points this student has been fed for years. What freshman says this?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Striking here is that these thoughts did not originate from a college freshman’s own mind. These are talking points this student has been fed for years. What freshman says this?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
University profoundly shaped me and who I wanted to become. As someone who now teaches, I try to offer undergraduates more than information - I try to model that possibility.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As thousands more teenagers scramble for university places, I have to ask – why? | Simon Jenkins
Student debt increasing, graduate salaries dropping, high-skilled jobs thin on the ground – higher education in the UK is a mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
University profoundly shaped me and who I wanted to become. As someone who now teaches, I try to offer undergraduates more than information - I try to model that possibility.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If it were truly 'PhD-level' AI, it would crash the moment you asked it to explain in plain English.
August 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
If it were truly 'PhD-level' AI, it would crash the moment you asked it to explain in plain English.
A truly 'PhD-level' AI would have enough imposter syndrome to be unsure about the answers it provides.
August 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A truly 'PhD-level' AI would have enough imposter syndrome to be unsure about the answers it provides.
A truly 'PhD-level' AI would know more and more about less and less until it knows everything about nothing.
August 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A truly 'PhD-level' AI would know more and more about less and less until it knows everything about nothing.
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What I would like to remind everyone talking about Sam Altman talking about the “PhD level intelligence” of the new ChatGPT is that Sam Altman dropped out of college so he… has no experiential construct for what grad school even is.
August 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
What I would like to remind everyone talking about Sam Altman talking about the “PhD level intelligence” of the new ChatGPT is that Sam Altman dropped out of college so he… has no experiential construct for what grad school even is.
A 'PhD-level' AI would write 30,000 words, cite itself, and still get prompted to 'clarify contribution.'
August 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A 'PhD-level' AI would write 30,000 words, cite itself, and still get prompted to 'clarify contribution.'
Let’s hope 'PhD level' AI doesn’t mean it also needs three supervisors, six revisions, and a nervous breakdown before it can explain anything.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’
GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.
www.bbc.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Let’s hope 'PhD level' AI doesn’t mean it also needs three supervisors, six revisions, and a nervous breakdown before it can explain anything.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Beyond parody 🤦🏻♂️
The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
August 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Beyond parody 🤦🏻♂️
Reposted by Luke Robert Mason
The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
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' ... to view universities as being like 'luxury brands' “ ... is to fundamentally misunderstand their purpose”.
“They don’t exist to cultivate prestige – they exist to expand knowledge, support critical thinking and serve the public good.” '
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick...
“They don’t exist to cultivate prestige – they exist to expand knowledge, support critical thinking and serve the public good.” '
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick...
Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’
Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
' ... to view universities as being like 'luxury brands' “ ... is to fundamentally misunderstand their purpose”.
“They don’t exist to cultivate prestige – they exist to expand knowledge, support critical thinking and serve the public good.” '
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick...
“They don’t exist to cultivate prestige – they exist to expand knowledge, support critical thinking and serve the public good.” '
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick...
‘Authentic AI content’ is a contradiction in terms - but that won’t stop marketers from coining another shiny neologism.
August 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
‘Authentic AI content’ is a contradiction in terms - but that won’t stop marketers from coining another shiny neologism.
“Any teacher who can be replaced by a machine should be.” - Arthur C. Clarke
@profstevefuller.bsky.social's update (below) with a similar sentiment, "You don't want to have a bionic textbook whose content is reducible to their PowerPoints."
@profstevefuller.bsky.social's update (below) with a similar sentiment, "You don't want to have a bionic textbook whose content is reducible to their PowerPoints."
July 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Any teacher who can be replaced by a machine should be.” - Arthur C. Clarke
@profstevefuller.bsky.social's update (below) with a similar sentiment, "You don't want to have a bionic textbook whose content is reducible to their PowerPoints."
@profstevefuller.bsky.social's update (below) with a similar sentiment, "You don't want to have a bionic textbook whose content is reducible to their PowerPoints."
Can anyone explain Midlands-based universities' obsession with the word 'Beyond'? 😂
July 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Can anyone explain Midlands-based universities' obsession with the word 'Beyond'? 😂
I'm looking for a service that lets me pay $10 a month to access 20 articles from any news platform for Free. Simple. Friction Free.
July 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm looking for a service that lets me pay $10 a month to access 20 articles from any news platform for Free. Simple. Friction Free.
Barbie's Dreamhouse was a £200k investment in my education.
thetab.com/2024/12/27/u...
thetab.com/2024/12/27/u...
July 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Barbie's Dreamhouse was a £200k investment in my education.
thetab.com/2024/12/27/u...
thetab.com/2024/12/27/u...
Education is not a branding exercise. Well-intentioned? Maybe. But appearing in Vogue wearing $450 socks to discuss 'reinventing education' is what happens when senior leadership becomes a little too disconnected from the front lines of higher ed. I can confirm: it triggered a campus-wide cringe. 😬
University of Warwick under fire after senior executive appeared in a glossy Vogue advertorial promoting the institution’s new branding strategy, with academics calling it “tone-deaf” and a “self-inflicted embarrassment” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick... via @tashmosheim.bsky.social
Warwick mocked for ‘tone-deaf’ Vogue spread and rebrand campaign
Glossy magazine advertorial featuring university’s marketing chief draws ridicule from academics and prompts questions over branding costs and priorities
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Education is not a branding exercise. Well-intentioned? Maybe. But appearing in Vogue wearing $450 socks to discuss 'reinventing education' is what happens when senior leadership becomes a little too disconnected from the front lines of higher ed. I can confirm: it triggered a campus-wide cringe. 😬
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New podcasts recently dropped on the excellent Futures, hosted by @lukerobertmason.net Two takes on near-futures speculation by @liam-young.bsky.social & @stephenoram.bsky.social Well worth a listen: futurespodcast.net/episodes/84-...
Applied Science Fiction w/ Stephen Oram | FUTURES Podcast
Science Fiction Author Stephen Oram shares his insights on collaborating with scientists to transform research into speculative storytelling, using near-future fiction to explore the ethical implicati...
futurespodcast.net
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New podcasts recently dropped on the excellent Futures, hosted by @lukerobertmason.net Two takes on near-futures speculation by @liam-young.bsky.social & @stephenoram.bsky.social Well worth a listen: futurespodcast.net/episodes/84-...