What we now call ‘AI art’ is derived from, or highly dependent upon neural networks, which are specific types of AI models that use interconnected nodes to process information. AI-based works, often derived from neural networks, are on the market as digital paintings, songs, books, and so on.
So what happens when the output from these models or tools miss the mark? Previously, I suggested the use of human artistic intelligence or HAI, which refers to the unique cognitive and creative abilities that humans possess in artistic endeavors. In other words, we (humans) often need to use our knowledge or expertise to intervene in the AI art making process.
With this in mind, I sought and found research about how human expertise could improve output from AI models.
What do Americans think of when they hear the words “general education”?
By definition, general education covers introductory college courses in arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics. It has different names, including core curriculum or distribution requirements, depending on the college or university.
It is also sometimes called liberal education, including by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which describes it as providing “a sense of social responsibility, as well as strong and transferable intellectual and practical skills.”
The liberal label can be fodder for conservative groups who argue that today’s general education is part of an indoctrination into higher education’s purported left-leaning belief systems. Some other conservatives support general education as a concept but want more emphasis on so-called traditional values and less on cross-cultural understanding. These initiatives position general education and college as a space for ideological battles.
Rob Wolfe writes about the policy of “institutional restraint” pursued by Sian Beilock, the president of Dartmouth College, in her dealings with student protests and Donald Trump’s Administration.
When she first arrived at Harvard as a Chinese international graduate student, Yurong “Luanna” Jiang was excited to expand her horizons at a world-class university. During her time at the Kennedy School, Jiang, a master’s student in public administration in international development, enthusiastically connected with classmates and academic experts from all over the world. In her studies, she learned skills she hoped would enable her to have a career in which she would work to build bridges and foster international cooperation.
It was in this spirit that, when Jiang graduated on May 26, she gave a commencement speech calling for unity in a divided world.
“If we still believe in a shared future, let us not forget: Those we label as enemies, they, too, are human. In seeing their humanity, we find our own. In the end, we don’t rise by proving each other wrong. We rise by refusing to let one another go,” she told her graduating class. The first Chinese woman to ever deliver a commencement speech at Harvard hoped that her message would resonate long after her graduation. Her address drew praise from her classmates and from many people all over the world who personally wrote to her to express their support.
The State University System Board of Governors moved forward Friday on creating a new university accreditation agency, even as the board’s chair acknowledged a “lot of questions” about liability, organizational structure, and the intent of the agency. The Commission for Public Higher Education, intended by Gov. Ron DeSantis to “upend” “woke accreditation cartels,” got a […]
School boards must have a policy that requires devices to be turned off during instructional time. Schools will also be required to teach social media literacy and implement internet safety and security measures.
The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off.
The University of Virginia Faculty Senate has voted it has no confidence in the school’s Board of Visitors by a margin of 46 to 6, with 8 senators abstaining.
Housed in an unremarkable office block in the captial, the country’s national museum is home to the most extensive collection of the remains of modern humans’ ancestors – and a team of world-leading scholars
Jaws, a summer blockbuster about how a rampaging shark can expose paradigms of masculinity, turned 50 years old last month. But if you want to meet a truly O.G. stealth ocean predator, you'll need to wind the clock back another 181 million years, according to a new study about Temnodontosaurus, a Jurassic predator that belongs to the extinct ichthyosaur family.
Scientists have discovered an exquisitely preserved front fin from this giant hunter, which grew to lengths of more than 30 feet. Unearthed in Germany, the fin includes a “wing-like” shape with “a serrated trailing edge” that probably evolved to reduce the sound it makes while sneaking up on its prey, according to researchers led by Johan Lindgren of Lund University.
“The notably wing-like fin sheds light on the unique hunting strategy” of Temnodontosaurus, “revealing secondary control structures that probably served to minimize self-generated noise during foraging activities in low-light habitats—in effect, a novel form of stealth (silent swimming) in an ancient marine reptile,” the team said in the new study.
In other words, this animal had a silencer built into its fin, all the better to ambush fish, squid, reptiles, and other aquatic Jurassic delicacies. But wait—it gets creepier.
Gen X and millennial parents grew up on the gentle rhythms of “Sesame Street” and “Between the Lions.” But sweeping cuts to public broadcasting could leave their children facing a different entertainment landscape.
Legislation that slashes billions from the federal budget, including funding for NPR and PBS, will put beloved PBS Kids shows in jeopardy, the network says. Democratic politicians took to social media to condemn the cuts, some citing the role PBS programming has historically played for kids and families. Some Republicans, meanwhile, alleged that PBS censors conservative views while promoting progressive politics.
“If you want to watch the left-wing propaganda, turn on MSNBC. But the taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize it,” Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said of the rescissions package, which eliminates $9 billion in funds for public media and foreign aid.
BARNSTABLE, MA – State officials recently announced approximately $972,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants for 37 school districts and education collaboratives, with $8,320 allotted locally for Barnstable Public Schools.
New America’s Open Technology Institute offers a path toward exploring privacy-preserving age verification.
Overview
Growing societal and parental concerns about the negative impacts of digital spaces are driving a new wave of youth online safety initiatives. Increased screen time has parents, teachers, and public health officials worried about the potential harm to young people’s mental health outcomes, social connections, and development. While it is unclear exactly how and to what extent online spaces lead to negative outcomes, whistleblower reports show some companies knowingly create adverse environments for young users. In response, policymakers are seeking to hold companies accountable, improve youth experiences online, and crack down on age-inappropriate content. Much of this legislation calls for stricter age verification practices that require identification sharing requirements, which can endanger user privacy and security.
The lawsuit comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states it was withholding previously approved funds for migrant education, before- and after- school programs and more.
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with gutting the Department of Education in the latest legal win for the White House as it seeks to effectively dismantle the department.
WASHINGTON — A national private school voucher program is now law, though the school choice initiative comes with a huge caveat. States also choose — whether or not to participate. It’s a setback for advocates who hoped to see the program — baked into the mega tax and spending cut bill President Donald Trump signed […]
A new law in Texas threatens to transform social media platforms into "overzealous censors," the tech industry funded group Chamber of Progress told a federal appellate court.
A tableau refers to a scene, often a painting, where figures are arranged for dramatic or picturesque effect. In 2018, I visited Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain where Picasso’s “Guernica” is currently housed.
For years I taught art students about the visual movement in the large-scale anti-war painting. Its composition and the way the figures are presented can be described as a tableau because it conveys a sense of a frozen, dramatic moment, akin to a tableau vivant or ‘living picture’.
The painting’s use of distorted shapes and fragmented forms make the scene appear chaotic and nightmarish, yet also strangely still. I was reminded of “Guernica” when watching the new music video for Clipse’s “Chains & Whips” (see below).
Clipse is a hip hop duo from Norfolk, Virginia. Formed in the mid-1990s, it consists of brothers Gene “Malice” and Terrence “Pusha T” Thornton. The duo’s songs frequently discuss drug dealing, specifically cocaine, often using metaphors to refer to this activity.
This has led critics to refer to their style as “coke rap” (coke could also be a metaphor for rap). After 16 years, the brothers reunited to release Let God Sort Them Out, which features the song “Chains & Whips.”
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