Archive - Short Essays, Stories, and Reflections by Sepehr

Engaging ethics and politics of AI with our students before and after the election

Three weeks ago, prior to the election, we began our unit on the ethics of AI, examining the social and political context and implications raised by the…

Nov 17 •

and

Day after the election

What does a professor do? What does a comedian do?

Nov 14 •

A letter to Trump-supporting Muslim, Arab, and Middle-Eastern men

(especially the ones in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio)

Nov 1 •

October 2024

September 2024

Academia needs comedy now more than ever

(new essay published in Los Angeles Review)

Sep 13 •

May 2024

Will AI Expand Opportunity and Equity in STEM Education?

keynote at NSF ECR PI Meeting (2024)

May 31 •

April 2024

One Iranian dads thoughts on the situation in the Middle East

This is for the neighbors, friends, parents of my kids friends, colleagues, students, and the last 5 Uber drivers...all of whom have asked me my…

Apr 20 •

February 2024

Some advice for prospective graduate students

It’s that time of year.

Feb 27 •

January 2024

Surveillance, safety, and AI in Chicago

(authors: Sepehr Vakil, Anonymous, Shai Moore)

Jan 13 •

December 2023

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