Introduction
Can critical data studies be critical enough if the epistemic validity of the word data is taken for granted? Most prevailing epistemological frameworks, with their rigid linearity, often fall short in tackling practical and theoretical contradictions when it comes to the meaning and … 
artificial intelligence
how the ‘taming’ of private education in China is impacting AI
Introduction
The announcement of government policy in China has attracted a lot of attention in western countries, largely due to the perception that such directives, issued by a one-party state, signal imminent and comprehensive change in ways unachievable elsewhere. Additionally, China’s …
taming algorithms
Students were furious. All over the UK they rallied against a common foe. Their foe reduced their grades from As to Bs, from Bs to Cs and even worse. Many felt that they were treated unjustly. Holding up placards with statements such as “teachers know my potential, algorithms do not” their …
synthetic governance: on the impossibility of taming artificial intelligence in education
This short piece makes the claim that it is impossible to consider taming Artificial Intelligence in education, specifically in our areas of interest – policy and governance. While AI is a broad area, here we are discussing not artificial general intelligence, but more limited and specific forms of …