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
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ChatGPT is huge in India. These startups are building their own LLMs for less common languages, hoping local relevance helps them compete
http://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-india-alternative-ai-llms
http://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-india-alternative-ai-llms
ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete
Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
restofworld.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ChatGPT is huge in India. These startups are building their own LLMs for less common languages, hoping local relevance helps them compete
http://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-india-alternative-ai-llms
http://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-india-alternative-ai-llms
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“…ChatGPT’s dangerous answers don’t sound risky to a non-doctor. The chatbot always sounds confident and authoritative.”
Column | We found what you’re asking ChatGPT about health. A doctor scored its answers.
Asking a doctor to review 12 real examples of ChatGPT giving health advice revealed patterns that can help you get more out of the AI chatbot.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“…ChatGPT’s dangerous answers don’t sound risky to a non-doctor. The chatbot always sounds confident and authoritative.”
Power and pitfalls of using AI for medical advice. This could be a really useful article to assign to help students internalize the idea that AI can be authoritative and wrong. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | We found what you’re asking ChatGPT about health. A doctor scored its answers.
Asking a doctor to review 12 real examples of ChatGPT giving health advice revealed patterns that can help you get more out of the AI chatbot.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Power and pitfalls of using AI for medical advice. This could be a really useful article to assign to help students internalize the idea that AI can be authoritative and wrong. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
www.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Very useful: a form to help you build an AI disclosure statement. Developed by Kari Weaver. aidframework.org
AID Framework – Statement Builder
Interactive builder for Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) statements, plus an overview of the AID Framework and author bio.
aidframework.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Very useful: a form to help you build an AI disclosure statement. Developed by Kari Weaver. aidframework.org
There's a lot of confusion on the meaning of "AI agent." Here's my understanding of current usage:
Meaning 1: customized chatbots (these have been around, but the term "agent" is hot)
Meaning 2: a browser that will take action for you, like moving the cursor, clicking, and filing out forms
Right?
Meaning 1: customized chatbots (these have been around, but the term "agent" is hot)
Meaning 2: a browser that will take action for you, like moving the cursor, clicking, and filing out forms
Right?
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
There's a lot of confusion on the meaning of "AI agent." Here's my understanding of current usage:
Meaning 1: customized chatbots (these have been around, but the term "agent" is hot)
Meaning 2: a browser that will take action for you, like moving the cursor, clicking, and filing out forms
Right?
Meaning 1: customized chatbots (these have been around, but the term "agent" is hot)
Meaning 2: a browser that will take action for you, like moving the cursor, clicking, and filing out forms
Right?
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Is AI rendering us subcognitive?
Hollis Robbins and Anastasia Berg debate the place of artificial intelligence in higher education.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEducation #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfAI
thepointmag.substack...
Hollis Robbins and Anastasia Berg debate the place of artificial intelligence in higher education.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEducation #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfAI
thepointmag.substack...
The Cognitive Divide
Anastasia Berg and Hollis Robbins debate AI in higher ed
thepointmag.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Is AI rendering us subcognitive?
Hollis Robbins and Anastasia Berg debate the place of artificial intelligence in higher education.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEducation #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfAI
thepointmag.substack...
Hollis Robbins and Anastasia Berg debate the place of artificial intelligence in higher education.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HigherEducation #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfAI
thepointmag.substack...
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A.I. could deprive students of “indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought,” Anastasia Berg writes. “This means they will lack the means to understand the world they live in or navigate it effectively.”
Opinion | A.I. Threatens Our Ability to Understand the World
Artificial intelligence threatens students’ most basic skills. If they lose their ability to understand what they read, will they lose their ability to think?
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A.I. could deprive students of “indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought,” Anastasia Berg writes. “This means they will lack the means to understand the world they live in or navigate it effectively.”
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Professor Anastasia Berg, who teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, writes about the importance of cultivating language skills, especially writing, without the aid of AI
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
#EduSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
#EduSky
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Professor Anastasia Berg, who teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, writes about the importance of cultivating language skills, especially writing, without the aid of AI
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
#EduSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
#EduSky
"Many people invoke a distinction between illicit uses of A.I. (such as the composition of entire drafts) and innocent auxiliary functions — outlining, for instance. But it is these seemingly benign functions that are the most pernicious for developing minds." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"Many people invoke a distinction between illicit uses of A.I. (such as the composition of entire drafts) and innocent auxiliary functions — outlining, for instance. But it is these seemingly benign functions that are the most pernicious for developing minds." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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“We need to have fewer things in the world that make us wonder whether everything is just made up bullshit.”
Another banger from @anildash.com www.anildash.com//2025/10/22/...
Another banger from @anildash.com www.anildash.com//2025/10/22/...
ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“We need to have fewer things in the world that make us wonder whether everything is just made up bullshit.”
Another banger from @anildash.com www.anildash.com//2025/10/22/...
Another banger from @anildash.com www.anildash.com//2025/10/22/...
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
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This shallow essay argues that AI will become "conscious" when ppl succumb to the ELIZA effect: a known vulnerability since the 60s. Montero makes uninformed public views the gold standard in benchmarking tech.
In 2023, Judy Estrin called "AI" authoritarian intelligence. This completes the recipe.
In 2023, Judy Estrin called "AI" authoritarian intelligence. This completes the recipe.
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This shallow essay argues that AI will become "conscious" when ppl succumb to the ELIZA effect: a known vulnerability since the 60s. Montero makes uninformed public views the gold standard in benchmarking tech.
In 2023, Judy Estrin called "AI" authoritarian intelligence. This completes the recipe.
In 2023, Judy Estrin called "AI" authoritarian intelligence. This completes the recipe.
What's the best reason to let AI agents autonomously browse and submit work in learning management systems on a student's behalf?
Wrong answers only
Wrong answers only
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What's the best reason to let AI agents autonomously browse and submit work in learning management systems on a student's behalf?
Wrong answers only
Wrong answers only
Is this an LMS company speaking about the need to block AI agents? Would it were so.
“Perplexity is not allowed to go where it has been expressly told it cannot; that Perplexity’s trespass involves code rather than a lockpick makes it no less unlawful.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“Perplexity is not allowed to go where it has been expressly told it cannot; that Perplexity’s trespass involves code rather than a lockpick makes it no less unlawful.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon sues AI startup over browser’s automated shopping and buying feature
Amazon accuses Perplexity of covertly accessing customer accounts and disguising AI activity as human browsing
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Is this an LMS company speaking about the need to block AI agents? Would it were so.
“Perplexity is not allowed to go where it has been expressly told it cannot; that Perplexity’s trespass involves code rather than a lockpick makes it no less unlawful.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“Perplexity is not allowed to go where it has been expressly told it cannot; that Perplexity’s trespass involves code rather than a lockpick makes it no less unlawful.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Janelle Shane's AIWeirdness.com blog is the best. Still delivering!
Tiny neural net Halloween costume ideas include "Bride of grocerie" and "potato skeleton"
www.aiweirdness.com/tiny-neural-...
Tiny neural net Halloween costume ideas include "Bride of grocerie" and "potato skeleton"
www.aiweirdness.com/tiny-neural-...
AI Weirdness
The weird side of artificial intelligence.
AIWeirdness.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Janelle Shane's AIWeirdness.com blog is the best. Still delivering!
Tiny neural net Halloween costume ideas include "Bride of grocerie" and "potato skeleton"
www.aiweirdness.com/tiny-neural-...
Tiny neural net Halloween costume ideas include "Bride of grocerie" and "potato skeleton"
www.aiweirdness.com/tiny-neural-...
Who needs basic regulation of AI? Almost everybody.
Educators and parents would like ed tech to be able to opt out of letting agents complete homework on students' behalf.
Amazon wants to be able to opt out of letting AI agents browse its site.
www.theverge.com/news/813755/...
Educators and parents would like ed tech to be able to opt out of letting agents complete homework on students' behalf.
Amazon wants to be able to opt out of letting AI agents browse its site.
www.theverge.com/news/813755/...
Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight
No more AI shopping on Amazon?
www.theverge.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Who needs basic regulation of AI? Almost everybody.
Educators and parents would like ed tech to be able to opt out of letting agents complete homework on students' behalf.
Amazon wants to be able to opt out of letting AI agents browse its site.
www.theverge.com/news/813755/...
Educators and parents would like ed tech to be able to opt out of letting agents complete homework on students' behalf.
Amazon wants to be able to opt out of letting AI agents browse its site.
www.theverge.com/news/813755/...
How AI agents work is not a matter of natural law.
People shape these systems. People choose whether AI agents identify themselves or not.
Bots should not be allowed to pass themselves off as human in online environments.
We need regulation or voluntary cooperation from AI agent vendors. +
People shape these systems. People choose whether AI agents identify themselves or not.
Bots should not be allowed to pass themselves off as human in online environments.
We need regulation or voluntary cooperation from AI agent vendors. +
The Latest Front in the Battle for Academic Integrity: Initial Thoughts in Response to the Rise of AI Agents - Blog | Anthology
AI Agents are reshaping education—undetectable, unstoppable, and controversial. Discover why higher ed must rethink integrity and assessments in this new AI era
community.anthology.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
How AI agents work is not a matter of natural law.
People shape these systems. People choose whether AI agents identify themselves or not.
Bots should not be allowed to pass themselves off as human in online environments.
We need regulation or voluntary cooperation from AI agent vendors. +
People shape these systems. People choose whether AI agents identify themselves or not.
Bots should not be allowed to pass themselves off as human in online environments.
We need regulation or voluntary cooperation from AI agent vendors. +
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"If we do not act, we risk seeing the development of a fully automated loop in which assignments are generated by AI with the support of a LMS, AI-generated content is submitted...on behalf of the student, and AI-driven metrics evaluate the work" www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"If we do not act, we risk seeing the development of a fully automated loop in which assignments are generated by AI with the support of a LMS, AI-generated content is submitted...on behalf of the student, and AI-driven metrics evaluate the work" www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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The most infuriating thing I've read lately is the response by Anthology to "AI agents" recognizing they're a huge problem for education then pivoting to "blocking AI in the classroom is extremely difficult, and institutions will see best results by adapting their pedagogical approach to the AI era"
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The most infuriating thing I've read lately is the response by Anthology to "AI agents" recognizing they're a huge problem for education then pivoting to "blocking AI in the classroom is extremely difficult, and institutions will see best results by adapting their pedagogical approach to the AI era"
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Strong statement from the MLA www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
The first part of the statement therefore calls directly for “full faculty and instructional involvement . . . at all levels of decision-making,” and makes the point that the instructional mission cannot be fulfilled in the absence of faculty expertise. +
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Strong statement from the MLA www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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I'm not used to thinking of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social as friends of the revolution or whatnot, but their statement against AI in higher education was a good start.
My language is much more colourful, mind, but small steps! #resistAI #againstAI www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
My language is much more colourful, mind, but small steps! #resistAI #againstAI 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 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm not used to thinking of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social as friends of the revolution or whatnot, but their statement against AI in higher education was a good start.
My language is much more colourful, mind, but small steps! #resistAI #againstAI www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
My language is much more colourful, mind, but small steps! #resistAI #againstAI www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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This from Ted is also usefully read in conjunction with the just-released statement from the MLA advocating for faculty representation on ed tech policy-making committees: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This from Ted is also usefully read in conjunction with the just-released statement from the MLA advocating for faculty representation on ed tech policy-making committees: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
A powerful call from @biblioracle.bsky.social for faculty oversight of AI integration as an academic freedom issue.
Thanks for highlighting the @modernlanguage.bsky.social's recent statement.
Thanks for highlighting the @modernlanguage.bsky.social's recent statement.
AI is an academic freedom issue and it's good to see the MLA (and others) pushing on the fact that administrations are making unilateral decisions that should belong with others (including students). open.substack.com/pub/academic...
AI is an Academic Freedom Issue
Faculty must be given voice and choice on these matters
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A powerful call from @biblioracle.bsky.social for faculty oversight of AI integration as an academic freedom issue.
Thanks for highlighting the @modernlanguage.bsky.social's recent statement.
Thanks for highlighting the @modernlanguage.bsky.social's recent statement.
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Just added this excellent MLA statement to the workshop I'm running contextualizing agentic AI for faculty and graduate students tomorrow - we need conversations around this new iteration of the tech urgently. Here's my materials if anyone is interested: anastasiasalter.net/AgentWorkshop/
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just added this excellent MLA statement to the workshop I'm running contextualizing agentic AI for faculty and graduate students tomorrow - we need conversations around this new iteration of the tech urgently. Here's my materials if anyone is interested: anastasiasalter.net/AgentWorkshop/