by linustan | Oct 13, 2026 | AI Ethics, AI Integration, AI Mindset, Culture, Talent
TL;DR: A colleague rebranded my report with AI in an hour and published it without asking. The speed hid what it cost me, and this post offers questions to ask before you AI-edit someone else’s work. The weekend my report changed Over the weekend, a...
by linustan | Sep 13, 2025 | AI Ethics, Behaviours, Craft, Tools
TL;DR: AI tools often respond to irrelevant details in unpredictable ways. For designers, these quirks reveal how prompting works beneath the surface and why learning to break the AI model on purpose can build deeper creative confidence and control. The quiet...
by linustan | Sep 1, 2025 | AI, AI Futures, AI Mindset, Culture
TL;DR: AI is revaluing polymathic curiosity. While academia and careers still push for specialisation, those who embrace curiosity drift and cultivate a shapeshifter mindset may thrive in the second renaissance. I’ve been thinking about Leonardo da Vinci. Not...
by linustan | Aug 18, 2025 | Behaviours, Culture, Talent
TL;DR: In academia, AI use is often kept quiet, likely to preserve intellectual credibility. This post explores the rise of stealth AI-ing and the quiet politics of competence that keep AI use hidden. When we talk about AI adoption in education, the...
by linustan | Jul 23, 2025 | Academia, AI Futures, AI Mindset
TL;DR: As AI takes over mental labour, will we need “intellectual gyms” to keep our minds sharp? Universities could become the new spaces for deliberate cognitive challenge. For millennia, survival depended on physical strength. Our ancestors ploughed fields,...
by linustan | Jun 19, 2025 | AI Mindset, Craft, Focus, Wellbeing
TL;DR: Chasing the latest AI tools can lead to burnout and shallow creativity. True mastery comes from slowing down, reflecting on your prompts, and building skill with intention. Every day, a new AI tool launches or gets a major upgrade. As someone who...
