[Notes:
I accidentally published this essay earlier this week alongside another one, then unpublished it and now I am republishing it. In case you are wondering why it’s in your inbox twice.
I care about, but will not be confronting here, the ethical issues related to AI. I do, however, discuss some of them in my podcast episode with AI consultant Chris Meador, which you can listen to HERE.
This essay is NOT sponsored by Anthropic. If it were I would not need to ask you to please become a paid subscriber.]
INTRO
On July 29th the Southern Berkshire Regional School District held a four-hour school committee meeting that included the unusual step of formally censuring of one of its members for “general disruptive behavior.” Less than 24 hours later this Substack, the Village Green News, had published a concise, emotionally neutral, plain English summary of what happened. The summary took into account the relevant context behind the conlict, which includes…
