New Research on Cell Phone Effects on Children and Learning

Ohio Voucher and Charter Privatizers Lose in Court

Ohio Voucher Scheme Ruled Unconstitutional by Andy Spears

Privatizers plan appeal, program will continue . . . for now

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Artificial Intimacy, the Ultimate Deskilling for Being Human Beings

MIT professor and psychologist, Sherry Turkle, has a new book, and she was interviewed yesterday on NPR's program, 1A. 

Turkle conducted a number of experiments using AI bots the way that many Americans use them today. The results are both stunning and disturbing. This book should be on every teacher education reading list in the world, and it would make a great holiday gift for any parents with children.

I hope you take a few minutes to listen to this part of the program.

“A pointed critique of the growing impact of artificial intelligence on human relationships . . . [Turkle] urg[es] readers to question whether these tools enhance or inhibit personal growth. Harrowing and poignant, this timely warning deserves to be widely read.”

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―Publishers Weekly  Starred Review

“Sherry Turkle is the exact right person at the exact right time to write us this exact book. A warning of what we must protect in our age of AI and a celebration of what it is to be human, Artificial Intimacy it is a love letter to humanity written by a woman of brilliance and heart.”​

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―Priya Parker, author of The Art of Fighting

“All around us, people are beguiled by the siren song of artificial intimacy. Chatbots offer inexpensive therapy, friendship, sexual fantasy, and even romantic love. Sherry Turkle's 40 years of groundbreaking research and beautiful writing make her the most qualified member of Team Humanity to call us back to our senses, and to each other.”

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―Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation

Link to interview with Sherry Turkle:

 https://the1a.org/guests/sherry-turkle/

On the History of Moral Panic Regarding Reading Scores

My Illiterate Generation by Paul Thomas

“The National Assessment of Educational Progress shows a group of 17-year-olds a replica of a traffic ticket, and more than half cannot determine the last day on which the fine can be paid.” NYT 1978

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Things We Learned from Bombing a Data Center

 

For more human science-based reasons to ban data centers, listen to the October 14 edition of 1A on NPR for interview with MIT psychologist/sociologist/professor, Sherry Turkle. She has a new book: Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) October 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Every Day Brings a New Reason to Become a Botbuster

The latest admission by the dystopian dips at Anthropic gives us reason, once again, to consider what the TechBros are not telling us if they are admitting that their artificial mini-monsters, or AI-powered worms, will become a kind of autonomous, uncontrollable digital black mold with the ability to infect everything in your house that is plugged into the grid, which will become part of the IoT (Internet of Everything). 

The havoc these infections will cause will be enough to make us look back longingly at the good ole' days when human actors used malware to destroy people's finances. 

No doubt the off-the-charts hubris of Anthropic and the other trillion dollar bubble companies are basing their future legal defense (if courts are still around) on the fact that their willingness to tell us how our lives will become hellish will be enough to get them off the liability hook.

Clip from the Financial Times:

At first, these AI worms would propagate slowly, akin to “slime mold or a swarm of fruit flies, which replicate over days”. But as consumer electronics become more sophisticated and models become more efficient, this could accelerate. 

“We don’t yet have a full rogue replicator, but agents are becoming increasingly capable of completing the individual steps in the replication chain,” Anthropic said. “We should aim to harden our systems to make it difficult for such replicators to spread, but also prepare to deal with a world where they are here to stay.”

A world where they are here to stay? 

From Malignant Narcissist to Outright Traitor

Felon's traitorous groveling to the mass murderer, Putin, should be the focus of a national day of protest and renewed calls for impeachment and removal. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) October 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM

Make the Billionaire Bros Liable for Their Renegade Bots

 

Remember, there are no "rogue" AIs, merely improperly coded and regulated AIs. As such, the owners of AI should be liable for their actions as if said owners acted personally and directly. www.bbc.com/news/article... Crossposted with @openvibe.social

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— Dr Craig Dalȝell (@thecommongreen.scot) October 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM

Do You Agree with Sam Altman?

Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI who has a net worth of nearly $4 BILLION, says the we should accept that we won’t be able to breath, that they are going to use up our water, and replace our jobs. Do you agree?

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— Rep. Justin J. Pearson (@justinjpearson.bsky.social) October 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM

Making the Elimination of AI the Top Priority of the Living

May we see a global campaign against TB (Tech Bros) and their trillion-dollar calculators and their incalculable hallucinations. Let us witness an implosion of black hole proportions to swallow the entire homicidal industry before world-wide calamity strikes. Make it the focus of your existence.

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) October 5, 2026 at 8:06 AM