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Chegg to lay off 22% of workforce as AI tools shake up edtech industry
Chegg to lay off 22% of workforce as AI tools shake up edtech industry
Chegg said on Monday it would lay off about 22% of its workforce, or 248 employees, to cut costs and streamline its operations as students increasingly turn to AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT over traditional edtech platforms.
·reuters.com·
Chegg to lay off 22% of workforce as AI tools shake up edtech industry
China issues guidelines to promote AI education in primary and secondary schools
China issues guidelines to promote AI education in primary and secondary schools
China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) has recently issued two guidelines to promote artificial intelligence (AI) education in primary and secondary schools by building a tiered, progressive and spiraling general AI education system, prohibiting students from independently using open-ended content generation at primary schools and banning teachers from using generative AI as a substitute for their core teaching responsibilities.
·globaltimes.cn·
China issues guidelines to promote AI education in primary and secondary schools
Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class
Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class
An avatar of the long-dead British novelist is “teaching” an online writing course. But do we want to learn from a digital prosthetic built by artificial intelligence?
·nytimes.com·
Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class
OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google
OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google
OpenAI is launching a shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, complete with product picks and buy buttons. WIRED spoke with Adam Fry, the company’s search product lead, to ask how it all works.
·wired.com·
OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google
Upload and edit your images directly in the Gemini app
Upload and edit your images directly in the Gemini app
We’re rolling out the ability to easily modify both your AI creations and images you upload from your phone or computer.
Upload and edit your images directly in the Gemini app
·blog.google·
Upload and edit your images directly in the Gemini app
Google Classroom gives teachers an AI feature for quiz questions | TechCrunch
Google Classroom gives teachers an AI feature for quiz questions | TechCrunch
Google Classroom introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help teachers generate questions. Launched on Monday, this tool lets educators create a Google Classroom introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help teachers generate questions.
·techcrunch.com·
Google Classroom gives teachers an AI feature for quiz questions | TechCrunch
ChatGPT Talks Now. What Does That Mean For Teaching?
ChatGPT Talks Now. What Does That Mean For Teaching?
OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode ChatGPT assistant is light years ahead of more common voice assistants, and can sometimes be so lifelike, it’s spooky.
·techlearning.com·
ChatGPT Talks Now. What Does That Mean For Teaching?
23andMe bankruptcy underscores health privacy gaps
23andMe bankruptcy underscores health privacy gaps
Many Americans use products like at-home genetic tests, fitness trackers and wellness apps that capture health data but aren't subject to federal health data privacy laws.
·axios.com·
23andMe bankruptcy underscores health privacy gaps
Praxis AI pioneers AI-driven education with Claude in Amazon Bedrock \ Anthropic
Praxis AI pioneers AI-driven education with Claude in Amazon Bedrock \ Anthropic
Discover how Praxis AI uses Claude in Amazon Bedrock to create AI professor digital twins, achieving 75% student engagement, full letter grade improvements, and 15x platform growth while solving higher education's capacity crisis.
·anthropic.com·
Praxis AI pioneers AI-driven education with Claude in Amazon Bedrock \ Anthropic
Pinterest Is Being Strangled by AI Slop
Pinterest Is Being Strangled by AI Slop
Pinterest is drowning in a torrent of slick-looking AI slop. Users are frustrated — while SEO spammers fueling the problem are celebrating.
·futurism.com·
Pinterest Is Being Strangled by AI Slop
Introducing GPT-4.5 | OpenAI
Introducing GPT-4.5 | OpenAI
We’re releasing a research preview of GPT‑4.5—our largest and best model for chat yet. GPT‑4.5 is a step forward in scaling up pre-training and post-training.
·openai.com·
Introducing GPT-4.5 | OpenAI
OpenAI unveils its new GPT-4.5 large language model
OpenAI unveils its new GPT-4.5 large language model
The model underwent more training than any model before it and is said to feel more 'human' and possess a better general knowledge of the world.
The result is a model whose outputs feel more natural and human, OpenAI said in its press release, and demonstrate a better general understanding of the world. Its writing and programming skills are better, and it hallucinates less. It also displays a higher level of emotional intelligence about the user and what they’re trying to do.
·fastcompany.com·
OpenAI unveils its new GPT-4.5 large language model