Jasper Roe (PhD, SFHEA) is an academic specialising in educational technology, artificial intelligence, and educational integrity.
He is an Assistant Professor in Digital Literacies and Pedagogies at Durham University, UK.
Jasper’s published works include more than 30 peer reviewed articles in leading academic journals, and a book, How to Use Generative AI in Educational Research, published by Cambridge University Press.
He is a co-founder of the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS), a widely used framework for assessment redesign, available in 30+ languages, and in operation in over 300 schools and universities.
His current project, Invisible Machines, examines what emerging forms of wearable and ambient AI mean for society and education. The blog on this website documents that project.
Jasper is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist at international conferences, and his work has been featured in media platforms such as Times Higher Education Campus , and Channel News Asia, among others.
To get in touch drop him a line on LinkedIn or send a mail to admin@jasperroe.com.
Check out my blog on Wearable AI (Invisible Machines) Below
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#016 – Blinking lights aren’t consent.
Yesterday Meta announced that they would be turning off the camera function if any attempt is made to interfere with the LED light. This includes lens covers, which I have posted about before and even procured a pair on Amazon to try. Meta states that now: “The camera is disabled when people try to do this. Beginning with our second generation of glasses, the camera is automatically disabled if we detect that the capture LED has been blocked. No photos or videos can be taken until we detect that the light is unblocked. Since the introduction of this safeguard, we’ve seen some people go beyond using tape to sophisticated efforts to modify or destroy the capture LED. We are continuously improving our ability to detect tampering, and now we’re updating the glasses to disable the camera if they detect the LED was physically tampered with or destroyed. No other kind of camera has done this and we’re proud to lead the industry forward.”Here’s why, based on my experience wearing AI…
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#015 Hands-Free Photos and Black Mirrors
I have now noticed when doomscrolling on Instagram that there is sometimes a little label on the clips saying ‘Shot with Ray-Ban Meta’. I have also found, on the Meta AI app, something called ‘Vibes’, which is basically Instagram videos but they are entirely AI-generated (or ‘AI slop’ as some call it). I can use…
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#014 Monsters and Faceless Men.
A recent post on BlueSky went viral, describing AI as a ‘monster in the forest’. I love this metaphorical story and the way it’s written. The old-timey writing, the mythological, fantasy-genre setting, and the accuracy of the story. AI tells you what you want to hear. It has all of the information, and will tell…
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#013 – Meta Release New, Cheaper AI Glasses. Surveillance becomes mass market?
I’m postponing my regular field-notes update until later in the week, so that I can quickly comment on this news. 19 hours ago, Meta published “We’re Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses“ This is a huge moment. I want to set that against another piece of information: this morning I woke up to several…
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#012 What would Foucault think?
It’s time to write a bit more about privacy and surveillance. This is without a doubt the topic that people have found the most interesting and concerning – in my daily conversations, in my online discussions on LinkedIn with other academics, and also, in the news. Every day it seems, a new story about Meta,…