Benjamin Weaver1 day agoHow Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Futureverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Natasha SingerOne morning in April, Tracy Lowd, a social studies teacher in Miami, tried a new approach to making government policy come alive for her high school students. She used artificial intelligence chatbots to role-play American presidents. Her class at Southwest Miami Senior High School had already read …
Benjamin Weaver3 days agoThe death of the university may soon be upon us. Good riddanceThe Telegraph - Len ShackletonOur higher education system has been in crisis for ages – excessive student debt, universities in financial Queer Street, excessive dependence on foreign students, rampant wokeism, degrees in silly subjects, trivial research projects – it’s a familiar story. Somehow, it all trundles along, aided by …
Benjamin Weaver3 days agoMIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefitsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Anthony HaMIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on how artificial intelligence affects research and innovation, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was …
Benjamin Weaver4 days agoAI can help students learn better when used creatively, say educatorsphys.org - Laureline DuvillardThe vast majority of students now use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) programs on a regular basis. Can teachers get students past the …
Benjamin Weaver4 days agoIt's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education Systemverified_publisherGizmodo - Lucas RopekThanks to a new breed of chatbots, American stupidity is escalating at an advanced pace. The AI industry has promised to “disrupt” large parts of …
Benjamin Weaver5 days agoNortheastern college student demanded her tuition fees back after catching her professor using OpenAI’s ChatGPTverified_publisherFortune - Beatrice Nolan• A senior at Northeastern University filed a formal complaint and demanded a tuition refund after discovering her professor was secretly using AI …
