An E-Bike for the Mind: AI, Augmentation, and Moral Hazards, with Josh Brake
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Today on episode number 607 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, an e-bike for the mind, AI, augmentation, and moral hazards with Josh Brake. Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Welcome to this episode of Teaching in Higher Ed. I'm Bonnie Stahoviak and this is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to improve our productivity approaches so we can have more peace in our lives and be even
more present for our students. In today's episode, I welcome Josh Brake to teaching in higher ed. Josh is an associate professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College, where he teaches digital electronics, embedded systems, and optics. Beyond the classroom, he writes the absent Minded Professor, a weekly newsletter exploring the intersection of technology, education, and human flourishing.
We begin with a memorable bike ride into the San Gabriel Mountains and use it as a metaphor for our relationship with AI. Together we explore what artificial intelligence amplifies, what it may quietly amputate, and how asking better questions, often with the help of one another, can guide us through the moral hazards closer than we might realize. Josh Brake, welcome to Teaching in Higher Ed. Thanks so much, Bonnie. It's really a pleasure to be here.
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