A friend told me her son’s high school is using them for tests as a way to combat AI-generated student homework and responses.

A recent Wall Street Journal article said this:

Sales of blue books this school year were up more than 30% at Texas A&M University and nearly 50% at the University of Florida. The improbable growth was even more impressive at the University of California, Berkeley. Over the past two academic years, blue-book sales at the Cal Student Store were up 80%. 

That’s right. The newest technology on the planet is causing a surge in sales of one of the oldest.

And while it’s certainly true that AI will change how we do nearly everything and eliminate lots of jobs in the process, I wonder what other “dying” tools, customs, and practices are likewise going to see a resurgence.