By: Adam Harris on September 7, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a double-edged sword, harboring both immense promise and perilous risks. On one hand, AI revolutionizes industries, enhancing efficiency and solving complex problems. However, its unchecked proliferation raises grave concerns. One peril lies in job displacement, as AI automation threatens livelihoods across sectors. Moreover, AI bias and discrimination are rampant, perpetuating societal…
By: Kally Elliott on September 7, 2023
Last Saturday my husband and I were driving my college freshman back to his dorm after his first collegiate football game. Talking about classes starting soon I felt the need to impress upon him that college is not high school, that using AI, especially ChatGPT could get him into a lot of trouble. I told…
By: Pam Lau on September 6, 2023
If I were asked to uncover the decline of America’s thinking and writing, I believe I would point to the cultural changes of family and parenting that started soon after the presence of television in our homes. When writers such as Walter Lippman, Alan Bloom and Christopher Lasch observed the growing number of people dependent…
By: Mathieu Yuill on September 5, 2023
I have been using AI to write articles, create marketing plans, help me think of what I might missed, check grammar and spelling, create art (images) but mostly, I use it in automation, writing simple code for websites and creating complex spreadsheet functions really quickly. In high school I was one of the first classes…
By: Esther Edwards on September 4, 2023
The year was 1974. My mother was an accountant at a large, growing automotive remanufacturing company in Philadelphia and was asked to house an office with three employees in our home to manage the executive payroll. My father remodeled the basement to accommodate but had no idea how large the office would become with the…
By: Jenny Dooley on September 4, 2023
It wasn’t long ago I found myself in the musty basement of Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound doing research using a microfiche. My much younger fellow graduate students had no idea what a microfiche was and quickly introduced me to the wonders of online research. I found the documents I needed…
By: Cathy Glei on September 4, 2023
The use of artificial intelligence offers benefits and opportunities, but it also presents challenges and risks. Technology acts as a catalyst that expands the opportunities for humanity to pursue. It is amoral, not good or evil in itself, but can be designed and used for good and evil purposes. Much of its use for good…
By: Kally Elliott on September 4, 2023
The history and information in Paul Sullivan’s The Secret History of Oxford is vast and detailed and after reading through it I found I could only retain a few facts. However, it will be a great book to have on hand when visiting Oxford. Fact vs History Speaking of facts, the history of Oxford is…
By: John Fehlen on September 4, 2023
In 2002, Steven Spielberg directed a movie staring Tom Cruise called “The Minority Report.” I remember watching it and seeing aspects of technology that was so mind-blowing to me at the time. Tom Cruise, for crying out loud, would use this hands to move files around on a large touch screen computer. Absolutely Insane. And…
By: Russell Chun on September 4, 2023
Искусственный интеллект – тьма и свет – (Russian) – Artificial Intelligence – Dark and Light (Google Translate) Summary (before you read) Part 1. AI – Initial task, “The Creator – A Film”, responding to the fear. Part 2. AI – Weapons, at the US Northern Border & AI at the Southern Border. Part 3. AI…
By: Tim Clark on September 4, 2023
The phrase “Artificial Intelligence” makes me think about the Terminator films, in which John and Sarah Connor are trying to stop Judgement Day, the day computers become self-aware… …or the Matrix where the singularity quickly leads to the machine uprising, with AI dominating and tricking humans into believing the world they experience is real when…
By: Kim Sanford on September 3, 2023
“Humans have been collaborating with technology for writing since sticks were used for drawing in sand or on cave walls.” [1] The expanding use of technology in higher education is inevitable. The question is how to use it well. The most obvious pitfalls include the potential for plagiarism and consequently that students will undermine their…
By: Mathieu Yuill on September 1, 2023
In his book, The History of Oxford, Paul Sullivan presents a collection of narratives that question the perception of Oxford as a stronghold of tradition and prestige. Through his stories Sullivan exposes a city filled with peculiarities and paradoxes mirroring the experiences of those who traverse its streets. As I prepared to visit Oxford, not…
By: John Fehlen on September 1, 2023
I have friends that have been known to laugh and mock me for reading “touristy” guide books, such as ones by Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, and, a PNW regional favorite travel guide: the late Gerry Frank (whom I personally met at my local grocery store!). The primary reason for their jeering: The Internet. And they…
By: Jana Dluehosh on August 31, 2023
What did come first? I would love to know! Is it nature, is it nurture, is it have a mentor like an older sibling or is it mirroring our parents? When I read through The Secret History of Oxford by Paul Sullivan I was drawn by the people, or as he states the “the Good,…
By: Dinka Utomo on August 31, 2023
The endeavor to secure a proper education represents a challenging and profoundly meaningful journey. Over time, humanity has encountered many obstacles and impediments in its pursuit of access to quality education. In this context, reflecting on this struggle reveals the pivotal role of education as a foundation for personal development, empowerment, and societal advancement on…
By: Todd E Henley on August 31, 2023
I’ve been looking forward to the Oxford Advance for a few months but what sold me was the famous quote by Dr. Jason Clark, “Oxford is the oldest, whitest, most elite place in the world…Let Oxford be Oxford.”1 As a black man growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the oldest, diverse, and founded by…
By: Adam Harris on August 31, 2023
Here we go. Time to dust off the old blog cobwebs. I can almost hear the gears trying to crank back up in my head writing this post after the summer break! I have to say I never knew Oxford contained so many colleges within it, 44 to be exact. While reading through Paul Sullivan’s…
By: Cathy Glei on August 29, 2023
The Secret History of Oxford by Paul Sullivan delves into the lesser-known aspects of Oxford University’s rich and storied past. Unveiling hidden narratives, the book explores intriguing stories that have shaped the university’s history. Historical narratives and timelines are intriguing to me for so many reasons, one of the reasons being that historical narratives expose…
By: Kim Sanford on August 29, 2023
As I read Secret History of Oxford I am struck by a number of things, some interesting yet unsurprising but others quite unexpected. In any case, in a few weeks we are headed to a town that is obviously steeped in history like few other places on Earth. We’re talking about history that few of…
