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Critical A.I. Literacies Collective: Collected Resources

Collected resources to develop critical collective consciousness about the present impact and future possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at WWU. This guide is a companion to a series of interdisciplinary teach-ins taking place at WWU.

WWU Resources & Documentation

Journalism

What if AI doesn't get much better than this? (Newport, 2025)

Why Faculty Hold The Keys To Higher Ed’s AI Digital Transformation [Opinion] (Legatt, 2025)
Why OpenAI went into crisis PR mode Thursday (Duffy, 2025)
Why the Internet Is Worse Than Ever (Docotorow, 2025)
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians (Davies & Abraham, 2025)
‘These results are sobering’: US high school seniors’ reading and math scores plummet (Betts, 2025)
‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself (Kuznia et al., 2025)

Scholarly Articles, Conference Proceedings, & Book Chapters

Preprints & Grey Lit

Videos & Podcasts

Machines That Fail Us [podcast] (Human Error Project, 2025)
Flesh and Code [Podcast] (Maguire and Bala, 2025)
How Indigenous communities are adopting AI [Podcast Episode] (Marketplace, 2025)
Lies Spread Faster Than Facts - Maria Ressa at the U.N. [video interview] (September 2025)
The Mystery AI Hype Theater [Livestream/Video Recording/Podcast Series]
Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this stream, linguist Prof. Emily M. Bender and sociologist Dr. Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation.