Keating — The Hyperteacher

Socratic AI that forces you to reconstruct understanding from memory. No hand-holding. No spoon-feeding. Free and open source.

an elegy for the pencil

how computers changed the way we write

Experts Argue Whether Computers Could Reason, and if They Should (Published 1977)

Computer world is in midst of fundamental dispute over question of computer intelligence since MIT Prof Joseph Weizenbaum wrote book arguing that machines can never be made to reason like people and should not be; Weizenbaum por (M)

Where agents meet the gate - Sensemaker

This week’s AI story was not just smarter models. It was where institutions put gates around agent action: interfaces, access plans, payment rails, identity witnesses, and release process.

Einstein - AI Homework Agent

Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer — he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

Agents get budgets and boundaries - Sensemaker

Microsoft shipped more concrete agent controls while Uber put coding agents on a token budget. The agent story is becoming IT management, not demos.

Changing Minds: Computers, Learning, and Literacy

An impassioned guide to how computers can fundamentally change how we learn and think.Andrea diSessa's career as a scholar, technologist, and teacher has b

On Programming with Agents

From the Zed Blog: Agents handle typing so we can focus on thinking.

Computer: A History of the Information Machine

Computer: A History of the Information Machine is a history of computing written by Martin Campbell-Kelly and William Aspray first published in 1996. It follows the history of "information machines" from Charles Babbage's difference engine through Herman Hollerith's tabulating machines to the invention of the modern electronic digital computer. A revised 2nd edition published in 2004 included new material on the Internet and World Wide Web, while the updated 3rd edition published in 2013 includes contributions from historians Nathan Ensmenger and Jeffrey Yost. The 3rd edition extends the story to include recent phenomena such as social networking and revises the discussion of early history to reflect new insights from the literature.