James Andrews – California Globe

Craftsmen and Chatbots: Why AI Still Needs a Master

August 10, 2026 6:30 amAugust 10, 2026 6:31 am

Last semester, one of my accounting students sent an email about the guitar in my office. He’d noticed it during a Zoom session and, as a fellow player, asked if I still enjoyed it, then apologized for the off-topic question....

Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment and the Limits of Post-Enron Regulatory Reforms

August 3, 2026 2:06 pmAugust 3, 2026 2:06 pm

I. History of The Regulatory Environment Enron collapsed in the early 2000s because investors grew weary of seemingly endless capital raises and began questioning if the company’s financial statements were representing economic reality. The mechanism of the fraud was simple. ...

California Math Framework: Equity or Academic Sabotage?

August 11, 2025 2:55 amAugust 11, 2025 2:56 am

“Through the vibrancy of our curriculum, the engagement of peers, and the guidance of thoughtful teachers, students leave with the tools to make a positive impact on the world.” That’s how Branson School in Marin County describes its mission. It...

The Monkees, Grok, and the Myth of Machine Wisdom

August 8, 2025 9:48 amAugust 8, 2025 9:48 am

Recently, Grok – Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X (formerly Twitter) – was widely mocked for responses deemed controversial or offensive. But the fiasco wasn’t surprising. Grok runs on a large language model, and language models don’t create facts or...

How California Colleges Mislead Students

July 12, 2025 2:55 amJuly 12, 2025 2:56 am

Thomas Jefferson wrote of the University of Virginia, “The object of this institution is to form the statesmen, legislators and judges, on whom public prosperity and individual happiness are so much to depend.” The assumption that California’s colleges and universities...