If you work in education, read this book. It's the antidote to misinformation about how we learn best: Kirschner, P. A., Hendrick, C., & Heal, J. (2025). Instructional Illusions (1st ed). Hachette Learning. www.hachettelearning.com/teaching-str...
This seems prescient today:
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
― Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
Yes, 1965!
Self-Determination Theory (SDT) certainly has its place in the teaching & learning literature; when it informs teaching appropriately, it can boost learning.
However...
Your reminder about the massive AI bubble...
The only company not losing frightening amounts of money on AI is Nvidia: isaiprofitable.com
Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI
Link: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...