new study could put AI companies on the defensive. In it, Stanford and Yale researchers found compelling evidence that AI models are actually copying all that data, not “learning” from it. Specifically, four prominent LLMs — OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet — happily reproduced lengthy excerpts from popular — and protected — works, with a stunning degree of accuracy.
Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core
For years now, AI companies, including Google, Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI, have insisted that their large language models aren’t technically storing copyrighted works in their memory and instead …
Dr. Michelle Kassorla on Inverting Bloom’s Taxonomy: Teaching for Thinking in the Age of AI — Smarter Campus Podcast
In this episode of the Smarter Campus Podcast, Zach sits down with Michelle Kassorla to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping pedagogy, assessment, and what it truly means to learn.Dr. Kassorla introduces a powerful reframing of Bloom’s Taxonomy for the AI era. If AI can now create first, then the real intellectual work for students begins afterward—through evaluation, analysis, application, and reflection. Rather than resisting this shift, she argues that educators should redesign learning to emphasize process over product.Together, they discuss:Why AI should be treated as a starting point, not an endpointHow “Inverted Bloom’s Taxonomy” changes assignment designWhy grading the journey eliminates the incentive to cheatThe limits of AI detection and the harm of adversarial classroomsHow shared vulnerability between faculty and students builds trustPractical ways to scaffold assignments and assess AI transparencyThis episode offers a concrete, actionable framework for educators ready to move beyond…
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: The Fastest Smartphone of 2026?
The Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to establish itself as the fastest smartphone in the world, setting a new benchmark in performance according to leaked benchmarks, camera technology, and artificial …
Claude Canvas Planning Assistant : Builds Custom UIs for Email, Travel or Your Calendar
Can you imagine managing your entire schedule, drafting emails, and even planning trips, all without ever leaving your terminal? Better Stack explains how Claude Canvas, a new innovation powered by …
ChatGPT Translate Website Is Here to Take on Google
OpenAI didn't formally announce it yet, but ChatGPT Translate is live at chatgpt.com/translate, with features that are quite similar to Google Translate.ChatGPT has been able to translate text for …
How people use ChatGPT – analysis of OpenAI’s first user study
On September 15, 2025, OpenAI published its first in-depth research examining how individuals and organizations use ChatGPT.This paper, How People Use ChatGPT, represents the company’s attempt to …
How to Use NotebookLM : Workflows for Deep Research, Vetted Sources, Polished Outputs
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to effortlessly produce professional-grade research, presentations, or overviews while the rest of us struggle to keep up? Parker Prompts walks through how …
This is a column about Claude Code. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. See my full ethics disclosure here.Three years ago this month, the prominent AI researcher and commentator Andrej Karpathy declared that “the hottest new programming language is English.” At the time, ChatGPT was less than two month
Draft Courts Rule on AI-Created Evidence Draws Lawyers’ Scrutiny
Lawyers were skeptical of a proposed rule that would regulate how evidence created by artificial intelligence can be admitted in federal court.Five witnesses testified at a Thursday hearing to give …
AI can identify if you’re at risk from more than 100 health conditions after just a single night’s sleep, study says
This new AI model can identify whether you’re at risk from more than 100 health conditions after just one night’s sleep.SleepFM is a large language model (LLM) developed by researchers at Stanford …
VA watchdog issues warning on AI use by medical staff
A watchdog inside the Department of Veterans Affairs issued an urgent advisory Thursday over two AI chat tools currently in use by VA healthcare providers, citing “potential patient safety …
OpenAI and Anthropic have both announced big plans to enter healthcare, with a consumer-focused tool called ChatGPT Health and a version of the chatbot Claude that can help clinicians figure out a diagnosis and write medical notes. Notably absent from this flurry of announcements is Google. Its Gemin
Google increases Gemini usage limit. How it will work.
Subscribe to Google's AI plans? Your account just received an upgrade.Previously, when Gemini 3 launched last month, Google AI Pro users had a total of 100 monthly prompts per day to use across both of Gemini's Thinking and Pro models and AI ultra subscribers had a 500 daily prompt limit. The new cre
Claude Code just got updated with one of the most-requested user features
Anthropic's open source standard, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), released in late 2024, allows users to connect AI models and the agents atop them to external tools in a structured, reliable format. It is the engine behind Anthropic's hit AI agentic programming harness, Claude Code, allowing it to
Microsoft Copilot AI attack took just a single click to compromise users - here's what we know
• Varonis discovers new prompt-injection method via malicious URL parameters, dubbed “Reprompt.”• Attackers could trick GenAI tools into leaking sensitive data with a single click• Microsoft patched the …
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies
Anthropic's Index Shows Job Evolution Over Replacement - Slashdot
Anthropic's fourth installment of its Economic Index, drawing on an anonymized sample of two million Claude conversations from November 2025, finds that AI is changing how people work rather than whether they work at all. The study tracked usage across the company's consumer-facing Claude.ai platfor...
#8 – The Learning Loop: The #Environmental Impact of Gen #AI
Is your AI chatbot draining the local water supply? As artificial intelligence becomes integral to our lives, we must confront its staggering physical footprint. In this issue of The Learning Loop,…
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren’t enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.AI companies like Meta and OpenAI have been offering multimillion-dollar pay packages to top talent, hoping to lure the best researchers and engineers away …
Emergence Of AI Personas As Simulated Therapists And Synthetic Patients For Psychotherapy Training And Research
In today’s column, I examine the use of AI personas to simulate the roles of therapists and patients in the realm of psychotherapy and mental health, which is increasingly being undertaken for training purposes and to conduct important scientific research.The use of AI personas is one of the least le
Beginner’s Guide to Running AI Locally on a PC : Tools, Tips & Real Use Cases
What if you could harness the power of artificial intelligence without sacrificing your privacy, breaking the bank, or relying on restrictive platforms? It’s not just a dream, it’s entirely possible, …
ChatGPT's upcoming cross-platform feature is codenamed "Agora"
OpenAI is internally testing a new feature called "Agora," and it could be related to some sort of cross-platform feature that works in real time or some other new product. [...]
#7 - The Learning Loop: AI and What Expertise Means Now
This issue of The Learning Loop explores the massive infrastructure being built for AI, the shift toward “raw” authenticity in social media, and the rapid evolution of autonomous agents…
