Susan Tanner·Aug 9Banning Laptops Is At Least More Honest Than Banning AIChicago’s policy is perhaps more coherent than Berkeley’s. Both risk mistaking traditional elite habits for neutral measures of learning.
Susan Tanner·Feb 10AI and the Gatekeeping Power of “Sounding Smart”One of my first academic presentations about generative AI focused on how it could support students with disabilities, helping with…
Susan Tanner·Dec 31, 2025My New Year’s Resolution: Disengage From the MediaThis year, I am making a resolution that feels, on its face, deeply ironic: I am choosing to disengage from the media.
Susan Tanner·Oct 1, 2025Everything You Think You Know About ChatGPT Privacy Is WrongWhen generative AI exploded into mainstream use, many of us carried over mental models from other technologies we understood better. The…
Susan Tanner·Jul 30, 2025Disclose, Don’t Cite AI: Why You Should Ignore Bluebook Rule 18.3When the Bluebook released its 22nd edition with the new Rule 18.3 on AI-generated content, my immediate reaction — shared with colleagues…
Susan Tanner·Jul 3, 2025No, ChatGPT Does Not Rot Your Brain — But Neural Heat-Maps Can Mislead: A Critique of MIT’s EEG…If you’re an educator or interested in AI, someone has surely forwarded you the new MIT Media Lab study “Your Brain on ChatGPT…
Susan Tanner·May 19, 2025Grinding the Gears on Purpose: Why Productive Struggle Is the Best Friend You Never Wanted in Law…By Susan Tanner