In the first episode of our three-part mini-series, Dr. Pam Lach talks about resisting big tech’s influence on higher ed, AI refusal, and what the future holds for AI and the university. Join the conversation! Dr. Pam Lach (she/her/hers) is the Digital Humanities Librarian at San Diego State University, which occupies the traditional lands of the Kumeyaay. She is Director of the Library’s Digital Humanities Center (library.sdsu.edu/dh), a values-oriented space designed to blur and disrupt disciplinary boundaries; connect faculty, staff, students and community members; and foster digital experimentation and critique.