More than that, AI tools need to be *designed responsibly* so that they are not inducements to cheating, substitutes for critical thinking, and displacement of the cultivation of skills and judgment.

I have been part of the #GivingTuesday since its inception. And I’ve had the honor of serving as the founding board chair of the organization. Enormous respect and gratitude for Asha Curran and her team. The organization is in amazing hands with her, Jeff Bradach, and Cecilia Conrad.

But to operate a classroom, the performance of students must also be taken as final – doling out rewards and punishments in the form of grades and assessments. This is the conflict between forms of justice, that between endings and beginnings. 4/4

I always loved the focus on the educational setting, which raises especially difficult questions because they involve children, not adults. Jencks says that schooling is typically thought to be formative – a preparation for future competitions and performances. 3/4

Though not a philosopher, he wrote one of the most important papers on equality of opportunity, asking how a fictional Ms. Higgins should allocate her time and attention in an elementary school classroom in order for educational opportunity to be equal. 2/4

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⭐ Six keynote talks: Rumman Chowdhury, @yoshuabengio.bsky.social, @peterhenderson.bsky.social , Reva Schwartz, Dawn Song, and Rishi Bommasani.

⭐ A panel discussion on AI Regulation/Governance: Gillian K. Hadfield, Wan Sie Lee, Surdas Mohit, Sella Nevo, @robreich.bsky.social, and Savannah Thais

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Tireless work by the #GivingTuesday team led by Asha Curran and the millions of ordinary people who launched #GivingTuesday campaigns, including at Stanford University and my current employer National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

‼️ More people than ever in GivingTuesday history participated in the day, with 36.1 million people taking action across the US

There once was a Tuesday in fall
When generosity inspired us all
We opened our hearts
Did our small parts
And answered humanity's call

#GivingTuesday

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