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Sean O'Brien retweeted
Where does your college stand? The university map covers 1,557 four-year schools on two questions: how well each could absorb a hit to enrollment or revenue, and how its graduates do. Refreshed this week with the newest IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
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Excited to be presenting later today on AI in IAM Operations: Use Cases and Governance Lessons as part of the InCommon IAM Online series! events.internet2.edu/iamonli… #IAM #AI #HigherEd #InCommon
We’ll dive into real-world AI use cases for IAM work + the governance questions institutions are navigating. Hope to see you there — 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET.
I've done this so many times, even with the earlier version of ChatGPT Voice, and it is a game changer for productivity and even an active lifestyle.
I don’t think you understand what ChatGPT Voice unlocks
I went on a 4 hour hike yesterday. Through the northern California redwoods.
Got more work done in those 4 hours talking to Voice through my AirPods then I do in 8 hours at my desk
Work can be done ANYWHERE now
45 minute drive back using self driving? Now 45 minutes I can talk to Voice and work on side projects
20 minutes in the cafe? I can sit and talk to Voice and when I get home I have drafts on my computer for my newsletter for the next month
Being able to just use your voice to talk to a super intelligence that controls your computer is unlike anything we’ve ever experienced before
I don’t even care that the voice sounds human like, or you can interrupt it, or any of the wild advancements they made to the tech
It’s the fact that it can control my computer, meaning all I need to get incredible work done is talk through my AirPods anywhere in the world that is the major game changer for me
I don’t think people truly understand the implications of this yet
Why even have a desk or monitor anymore. Work can be done ANYWHERE now
The key is your set up:
1. Choose one device (preferably an always on desktop) as your main “headquarters” device all your work gets done on
2. Get the ChatGPT app on all your other devices (iPhone, iPad, laptops, Mac Minis)
3. Set up ‘connections’ in your settings so that all your ‘node’ devices can control your ‘headquarters’ device
4. Go legit anywhere in the world. Turn on Voice. Ask it to brief you on your projects, give you a recommended next step, then spin up new threads to do work
I really don’t think work looks the same moving forward.
Meet my new personal project: Higher Ed Tech Walk. The news and stories that are shaping technology in higher education and research. Designed to listen to on a Monday morning walk.
Large cuts in US military university research funding in the 1970s drove lasting declines in scientists, PhDs, research output, and leadership in formerly defense-driven fields, from @daniel_p_gross, Bhaven N. Sampat, and @HansenZhang13 nber.org/papers/w35491
Department of War announces immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requirements (third-party assessments). This may ease compliance burdens for U.S. research universities and higher education institutions involved in DoD-funded work. Official announcement: war.gov/News/Releases/Releas…
Sean O'Brien retweeted
Anthropic has quietly shipped third-party inference for Cowork and Code in Claude Desktop.
This should work with local models or OpenRouter via LiteLLM proxy.
Is it just me?
UMW Inaugural AI Expert-in-Residence Shares Insight on Technology’s ‘Tremendous’ Impact - EagleEye eagleeye.umw.edu/2026/04/08/…
Here's a recap of my recent talk, "Leadership in an Age of AI Acceleration," at @MaryWash: umw.edu/news/2026/04/02/umw-…
Sean O'Brien retweeted
INSANE FINISH!!
MARY WASHINGTON WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE BUZZER 75-73 ON A COLIN MITCHELL PUTBACK!
Comes right after Emory drills a game-tying three coming from down 13.
Division III. What a finish
Mary Washington vs. Emory (Championship) - via @ESPN App espn.com/watch?id=bb6399aa-f…
I’m pretty sure the weather forecasters in the DMV used ChatGPT in auto mode for forecasting this “storm”.
It was great to speak at @MaryWash yesterday about the impacts of AI on individuals, institutions and societies. Thanks to everyone who helped plan and who attended.










