Mindy Greenberg

Accessibility & Disability Inclusion Strategy Lead @Google
Certified Professional Coach

[Alex Veremeyenko @alex_verem]

MIT published a brutally honest report on what AI is doing to students.

A committee of professors and students spent five months studying how AI changed learning on campus, and the findings read like a warning to every university on the planet.

Study groups are disappearing. Office hours are emptying out. Problem sets and take-home exams no longer prove anything, because AI can produce credible solutions to almost any written assignment in the undergraduate curriculum. Students who lean on chatbots lose mastery and confidence, and some slip into what the report calls cognitive surrender, reaching for AI at the first hint of struggle.

The numbers are rough. 46 percent of surveyed MIT undergrads use LLMs daily. 90 percent worry about their own overreliance. Undergrads who feel AI makes them replaceable now outnumber those who feel it makes them capable.

The committee's answer surprised me. They refused to fight AI with surveillance. The report calls AI detectors unreliable, says lockdown browsers feel like spying, and warns that policing students builds a classroom atmosphere of mutual distrust.

Instead, MIT wants to rebuild education around the things AI can't replace. That means oral exams, semester portfolios, in-person project work, and a required social component in every subject. The report even floats the idea of rethinking grades entirely, since without a GPA to optimize, much of the incentive to cheat with AI evaporates.

The committee warns professors against replacing undergrad research assistants with AI agents just because they're cheaper, because a university exists to grow people, not output.

The most famous tech school on earth admitted the machines broke its way of teaching. Its answer is more humans, not more software.

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

One of the most important updates coming out of Made by Google today is our new sign-to-text feature in Gboard & Live Transcribe.

Built in partnership with the Deaf community, this can help people who sign ASL communicate more seamlessly with their phone or with those who don't sign, like in this Live Transcribe demo:

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

We are thrilled to celebrate the launch of SL2T with @GoogleDeepMind !
Our breakthrough sign-to-text model is powering new features for Deaf and hard of hearing users on @Android allowing people to sign directly into Gboard and Live Transcribe instead of typing, starting with ASL on Pixel 11.

Read the full blog: https://t.co/Xk75blmyKC

#a11y #accessibility

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

At Google, we believe technology is at its best when it is designed with the broadest possible range of people in mind. Today, we are celebrating people with disabilities as well as the advocates and engineers who work daily to reduce digital barriers and expand what is possible for people worldwide.

#GAAD #A11y #GoogleA11y

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

Check out the latest neurodiversity guide to effective work, created by @GoogleWorkspace and @UnderstoodOrg. Get tips on how you can manage executive function challenges, reduce cognitive load, and deliver your best work using Google Workspace with Gemini!

Download the guide → https://t.co/ru4vfL1DrA

#GAAD #mentalhealthawarenessmonth

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

@googleaccess @Android @GooglePixel_US @YouTube @googlechrome @GeminiApp Fantastic new video!

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

We are back with a new episode of What's New in Google Accessibility. This update covers recent features for @Android , @GooglePixel_US , @YouTube , @googlechrome, and @GeminiApp that help make our products more accessible. Watch the video for the details.

#GoogleAccessibility #Accessibility #Google #a11y @Google

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

The latest episode of "What's New in Google Accessibility" is out now. Learn about new accessibility features including captions for Gemini Live, updates for Google Meet, and a Gemini-powered tool that simplifies complex text for easier understanding.

#a11y #Accessibility #WhatsNewInGoogleAccessibility #Google

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

The latest episode of "What's New in Google Accessibility" is out now. Learn about new accessibility features and updates for Pixel, Android, Chrome & Chromebook, and Workspace.
#a11y #Accessibility

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

@MaxGhenis @GIdocgalaxy Marc would have loved this post. Beautifully put. I will always carry him in my heart.

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

Adorable https://t.co/PyMoknxH2H

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

Sign up to receive the Google's Accessibility Newsletter on https://t.co/nuPnOVvwcz and get the latest updates on how we're making technology more inclusive for everyone. #a11y #accessibility

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

"Schmidt, who was CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, did not have a clear view on how AI should be regulated but said that it is a "broader question for society.""

And who is "society?" This is too big an issue to pass off like that.
https://t.co/3p4Uvzse83

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

Eighty percent of all households in Vienna choose to rent, and the buildings look amazing! Comprehensive article on why the US housing market is a mess and what Vienna gets right.
https://t.co/u4dpGES9rq

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

@MaxGhenis As an extreme metalhead, I found it to be outstanding.

[Nishant @nishant_kj]

@MovingToTheSun This is even more interesting,
someone put Bing into a depressive state

[Vlad @vladquant]

Bing subreddit has quite a few examples of new Bing chat going out of control.

Open ended chat in search might prove to be a bad idea at this time!

Captured here as a reminder that there was a time when a major search engine showed this in its results.

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

@MaxGhenis Continually blows my mind

[Mindy Greenberg @mindy_greenberg]

Beautiful

[Pascal Bornet @pascal_bornet]

The power of visual storytelling!

Explaining the fertilization process, created by Motu
#datavisualization #education #tech