James Allen
@aiismyfavorite.bsky.social
School Libraries https://www.tljamesa.com/ #KyLChat #stressdoodle #KyGoPlay School Libraries, also School Libraries.
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James Allen
@aiismyfavorite.bsky.social
· Oct 11
ai Thinking - TLJamesA
Explore one educator's evolving perspective on generative AI in education, including concerns about copyright, fair use, industry demands, and the rush to adopt new technology. Features a curated list...
www.tljamesa.com
New post that tries to capture just a bit of my thinking on generative artificial intelligence at the moment. Thank you to all the folks I mention. You've helped a ton! #aieducation #noai #schoollibrary #tlchat www.tljamesa.com/index.php/20...
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Are you excited?!?! #TLSkyChat is coming back next week. Our topic will be Student-Centered Libraries: Voice, Wellness, & Neurodiversity. Questions will be posted next week so STAY TUNED!
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Are you excited?!?! #TLSkyChat is coming back next week. Our topic will be Student-Centered Libraries: Voice, Wellness, & Neurodiversity. Questions will be posted next week so STAY TUNED!
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
Find all things #TLSkyChat here
#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #SEL #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibraries
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Trump’s AI-fueled America runs on “industrial scale abuse” which now goes under the name “freedom.” Feel liberated yet?
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Trump’s AI-fueled America runs on “industrial scale abuse” which now goes under the name “freedom.” Feel liberated yet?
Why are we here? against-a-i.com/first-day-sp...
“O Captain! My Captain!” Speeches - AGAINST AI
Image: Printed copy of "O Captain! My Captain!" with revision notes by Whitman, 1888
against-a-i.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Why are we here? against-a-i.com/first-day-sp...
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Florida is the number one book banning state in the country. This year, the Florida legislature is proposing two new book banning bills that will drive this crisis to unimaginable heights. But we're not backing down, and neither should you. Read more—and how to push back—at: pen.org/florida-doub...
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Florida is the number one book banning state in the country. This year, the Florida legislature is proposing two new book banning bills that will drive this crisis to unimaginable heights. But we're not backing down, and neither should you. Read more—and how to push back—at: pen.org/florida-doub...
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📢 Parents & caregivers - Don't miss our January edition of Scroll Smarter! In this month's issue:
🆘 Has the 2026 news cycle already felt heavy? We delve into navigating tough headlines with young people.
🤖 A good question about AI chatbots in our Q&A.
🔗 Read: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmartJ...
🆘 Has the 2026 news cycle already felt heavy? We delve into navigating tough headlines with young people.
🤖 A good question about AI chatbots in our Q&A.
🔗 Read: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmartJ...
Scroll Smarter: AI chatbots aren’t friends - The News Literacy Project
How to navigate tough headlines, social media limits for kids, teens relying on AI chatbots for information and companionship, and a day in the life of a journalist.
go.newslit.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
📢 Parents & caregivers - Don't miss our January edition of Scroll Smarter! In this month's issue:
🆘 Has the 2026 news cycle already felt heavy? We delve into navigating tough headlines with young people.
🤖 A good question about AI chatbots in our Q&A.
🔗 Read: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmartJ...
🆘 Has the 2026 news cycle already felt heavy? We delve into navigating tough headlines with young people.
🤖 A good question about AI chatbots in our Q&A.
🔗 Read: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmartJ...
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"While invoking “parental rights,” the state has narrowed what my children are allowed to read over the last 4 years. Officials have boxed themselves into a constitutional contradiction now plainly visible." Great editorial by @flfreedomread.bsky.social
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
Commentary: Book-ban legislative two-step damages parents’ rights
A pair of legislative bills argue that the law gives school districts too much discretion over school-library book bands, a contradiction with a Supreme Court ruling. Both are damaging.
www.orlandosentinel.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
"While invoking “parental rights,” the state has narrowed what my children are allowed to read over the last 4 years. Officials have boxed themselves into a constitutional contradiction now plainly visible." Great editorial by @flfreedomread.bsky.social
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
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Alamo Heights ISD (TX) canceled an author visit by Chris Barton because his nonfiction book about the history of glitter mentions LGBTQ+ people: www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Alamo Heights ISD cancels visit by kids' author over book's mention of LGBTQ+ people
The cancelation is just the latest disruption prompted by Republican-backed Texas Senate Bill 12.
www.sacurrent.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Alamo Heights ISD (TX) canceled an author visit by Chris Barton because his nonfiction book about the history of glitter mentions LGBTQ+ people: www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
When will we hold the billionaires responsible for these avoidable crises? Beyond sick of this technology.
Librarians are educators. Neither one has the power or influence to make even a small dent in this cancer.
It's time to be really honest about the future we desire.
Librarians are educators. Neither one has the power or influence to make even a small dent in this cancer.
It's time to be really honest about the future we desire.
Students aren’t just using AI for homework. Many are using chatbots as “friends” & emotional support. I’m featured in SLJ’s Jan 2026 cover story With Friends Like These. My Special Edition breaks down what educators + librarians can do now starting in elementary.
open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
When AI Becomes a Student's "Friend"
My interview in School Library Journal's cover story reveals what schools need to address before it becomes a crisis.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
When will we hold the billionaires responsible for these avoidable crises? Beyond sick of this technology.
Librarians are educators. Neither one has the power or influence to make even a small dent in this cancer.
It's time to be really honest about the future we desire.
Librarians are educators. Neither one has the power or influence to make even a small dent in this cancer.
It's time to be really honest about the future we desire.
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“OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the technology’s ‘right to learn’ from books & articles, ‘like a human can.’ This deceptive, feel-good idea prevents the public discussion we need to have about how AI companies are using the creative & intellectual works upon which they are utterly dependent.”
AI doesn't "learn" like a human, it makes copies of books, art, music, and videos. Which could be a big problem for Silicon Valley. My latest investigation for the The Atlantic presents research that the AI industry has been trying to keep hidden. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
“OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the technology’s ‘right to learn’ from books & articles, ‘like a human can.’ This deceptive, feel-good idea prevents the public discussion we need to have about how AI companies are using the creative & intellectual works upon which they are utterly dependent.”
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I’ve got admin covered but sure would appreciate 3-4 more #schoollibrarians to share their strategies😉
January 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I’ve got admin covered but sure would appreciate 3-4 more #schoollibrarians to share their strategies😉
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📞 Get in Touch, Georgia School Librarians!
Building positive relationships with your state legislators outside of the legislative session is one of the most effective ways to advocate for school libraries and the students and communities we serve. 💜📚
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Building positive relationships with your state legislators outside of the legislative session is one of the most effective ways to advocate for school libraries and the students and communities we serve. 💜📚
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January 14, 2026 at 11:39 AM
📞 Get in Touch, Georgia School Librarians!
Building positive relationships with your state legislators outside of the legislative session is one of the most effective ways to advocate for school libraries and the students and communities we serve. 💜📚
1/4 🧵⬇️
Building positive relationships with your state legislators outside of the legislative session is one of the most effective ways to advocate for school libraries and the students and communities we serve. 💜📚
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Library folks... do you know of any public or academic librarians/libraries utilizing Google Looker Studio? #libraries #publiclibrary #library #librarians #datavisualization
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Library folks... do you know of any public or academic librarians/libraries utilizing Google Looker Studio? #libraries #publiclibrary #library #librarians #datavisualization
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Check out Dr. Heather Thore discussing “Mini Mic Monday” in ep. 64 of the #SLLNPodcast!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/064-mini-mic...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/064-mini-mic...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
January 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Check out Dr. Heather Thore discussing “Mini Mic Monday” in ep. 64 of the #SLLNPodcast!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/064-mini-mic...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/064-mini-mic...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
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Something about dishing out, but not taking... forget how it goes...
The irony of this attorney warning people about posting on social media, after telling me to “grow thicker skin” when his other client defamed me online. Feels like an SNL cold open.
January 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Something about dishing out, but not taking... forget how it goes...
New year... Read what you want, and/or don't! (yes, listening to books is reading)
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
New year... Read what you want, and/or don't! (yes, listening to books is reading)
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Outstanding! & what a great pairing with the latest ep of the #SLLNPodcast, where @Mauramadigan7.bsky.social shares her Winter Games ideas!
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
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Ep. 63 of the #SLLNPodcast is out! Check out “The Winter Games” from Maura Madigan @mauramadigan7.bsky.social!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/063-the-wint...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here:
sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/063-the-wint...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Outstanding! & what a great pairing with the latest ep of the #SLLNPodcast, where @Mauramadigan7.bsky.social shares her Winter Games ideas!
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
bsky.app/profile/drtl...
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary
bsky.app/profile/drtl...
"Students, not LLMs, are the protagonists of education and should be treated as such." #TLsky
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Students, not LLMs, are the protagonists of education and should be treated as such." #TLsky
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“The AI industry is essentially unregulated, which has placed the burden for the well-being of kids heavily on the shoulders of parents.”
As a parent of young children, I cannot emphasize enough how schools need to stop socializing children into GenAI users through partnerships with Big Tech.
As a parent of young children, I cannot emphasize enough how schools need to stop socializing children into GenAI users through partnerships with Big Tech.
"We have a pretty big issue on our hands that I think we don't fully understand the scope of."
The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying
A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated companion chatbots.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The AI industry is essentially unregulated, which has placed the burden for the well-being of kids heavily on the shoulders of parents.”
As a parent of young children, I cannot emphasize enough how schools need to stop socializing children into GenAI users through partnerships with Big Tech.
As a parent of young children, I cannot emphasize enough how schools need to stop socializing children into GenAI users through partnerships with Big Tech.
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I'll eagerly await the full story in January. In the meantime, I'm increasingly alarmed at the uncritical adoption & evangelical stance of those pushing AI & its rapid incorporation into existing ed tech.
To be blunt, this is not going to help students be anything but fast, sloppy, & less capable.
To be blunt, this is not going to help students be anything but fast, sloppy, & less capable.
I had a cool day hanging out with @leevgaines.bsky.social , a freelance reporter for @npr.org! She shadowed me and spoke to many of my students about AI. The full story will come out in January, but please go watch Lee’s TikTok here! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yJ1WUu/
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'll eagerly await the full story in January. In the meantime, I'm increasingly alarmed at the uncritical adoption & evangelical stance of those pushing AI & its rapid incorporation into existing ed tech.
To be blunt, this is not going to help students be anything but fast, sloppy, & less capable.
To be blunt, this is not going to help students be anything but fast, sloppy, & less capable.
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“This bill does not just respond to falling literacy scores. It pushes back against politically motivated censorship, restores professional standards in school libraries, & affirms that every child … has a constitutional guarantee to access to books, ideas, & opportunity, no matter their ZIP code.”
A Federal Right to Read Act has been reintroduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Rep Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).
We’re thankful for this legislation.
Our freedom to read and learn should not be a state’s rights issue!
www.everylibrary.org/applaud_rein...
We’re thankful for this legislation.
Our freedom to read and learn should not be a state’s rights issue!
www.everylibrary.org/applaud_rein...
EveryLibrary Applauds Reintroduction of the Federal Right to Read Act of 2025
www.everylibrary.org
December 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“This bill does not just respond to falling literacy scores. It pushes back against politically motivated censorship, restores professional standards in school libraries, & affirms that every child … has a constitutional guarantee to access to books, ideas, & opportunity, no matter their ZIP code.”
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“The work was emotionally exhausting, with chat users confiding intimate details about their real-life relationships, as well as their own emotional trauma, falsely believing they were talking to an unfeeling AI chatbot.”
AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.
futurism.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The work was emotionally exhausting, with chat users confiding intimate details about their real-life relationships, as well as their own emotional trauma, falsely believing they were talking to an unfeeling AI chatbot.”
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Your periodic reminder of the observations made by the now deceased OpenAI whistleblower, Suchir Balaji:
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
When does generative AI qualify for fair use?
suchir.net
December 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Your periodic reminder of the observations made by the now deceased OpenAI whistleblower, Suchir Balaji:
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”