Steve Hargadon: Programmed for Approval
One of the most consistent criticisms leveled against large language models is that they are sycophantic. They tell you what […]
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A Peek Under the Hood of Rehearsal Roleplay
If your organization has ever needed to help employees practice difficult conversations, such as sales objections, performance coaching, or de-escalation
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Steve Hargadon: Levels of Thinking
My dad once said to me, with some sincerity, “You think about thinking. When I was your age, I didn’t
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Steve Hargadon: The Illusion of Continuity: Understanding the Context Window
When you have a long conversation with an AI like Claude or ChatGPT, it feels like you’re talking to someone
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Why Neither Humans Nor AI Reason as Well as We Think
I had a conversation with Grok a couple of days ago. I was frustrated because I had just heard a
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Steve Hargadon: Undervaluing Librarians
I’ve been thinking about why libraries, and especially school libraries, declined at the exact moment information became the defining challenge
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Steve Hargadon: Sloppy AI
Merriam-Webster crowned “slop” its Word of the Year, defining it as digital content of low quality produced in quantity by
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What AI Might Be Teaching Us About Intelligence
Watch people talk. Not what they say, but the act itself. At a party, in a meeting, at school pickup,
Why AI Roleplay Is the Biggest Shift in Modern L&D
In today’s fast-paced business world, we expect our sales reps, managers, and support agents to handle important conversations. We give
What We Get Wrong About AI and Education
Most of us find ourselves genuinely conflicted about AI in education. AI appears both alarming and exciting in ways that