Four Frictions: Resisting AI's Capture of Higher Education
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Megan Cummins
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Summary
This article discusses the ongoing capture of higher education by the AI industry and calls for resistance. It draws on historical context from the 1971 Computation Center Demonstration at Stanford, where activists protested the diversion of computational resources for military purposes. The piece argues that similar dynamics are at play today, with AI companies co-opting academic institutions, and urges educators, students, and researchers to push back against corporate influence in education.
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The scene captured in this photo is from over 50 years ago, documenting the 1971 Computation Center Demonstration at Stanford.
It was a moment of campus activism, a modest but momentous stand against researchers being allowed by the university to continue diverting computational resources for Ame
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