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Immediate Actions (This Week)
Conduct a comprehensive audit of current AI usage across your organization. Survey which employees use ChatGPT, Claude or other AI tools, identify what data types are being uploaded, and document current security gaps. Not just the newsroom. Every department from accounting to human resources likely has employees using consumer AI tools. Inform users on how to adjust privacy settings to keep conversations and data private. Also restrict users from sharing AI chats or these conversations could be publicly searchable.
Strategic Response (Next 30 Days)
Policy implementation becomes critical at this stage. Ban free AI tool usage for company business, start evaluating options for secure enterprise AI solutions, create clear data handling protocols and train staff on AI data sharing security requirements.
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I study AI cheating. Here’s what the data actually says.
Our early evidence suggests that AI has changed the method but not necessarily the amount of cheating that was already happening. Those methods persist in much of the research today. Other, more recent studies from McCabe’s group showed that, up to 2020, more than 60 percent of students reported engaging in cheating behaviors.
The College Essay is dead
Why not ask the AI to do the face-to-face assessment? Let’s call this an AI Viva, by analogy with the verbal (viva voce) thesis defence traditionally reserved for PhD students. Here is how I think an AI viva could work: students continue to be taught in class, with as much interaction with the professor as possible; they can use AI as much as they like during the course, using it as a personal teaching assistant (a role it already plays very well). But at the end of the course, the student must meet with an AI examiner - without notes or help - and show what they have learned.
Why not ask the AI to do the face-to-face assessment? Let’s call this an AI Viva, by analogy with the verbal (viva voce) thesis defence traditionally reserved for PhD students. Here is how I think an AI viva could work: students continue to be taught in class, with as much interaction with the professor as possible; they can use AI as much as they like during the course, using it as a personal teaching assistant (a role it already plays very well). But at the end of the course, the student must meet with an AI examiner - without notes or help - and show what they have learned.
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
AI has transformed my experience of education. I am a senior at a public high school in New York, and these tools are everywhere. I do not want to use them in the way I see other kids my age using them—I generally choose not to—but they are inescapable.
During a lesson on the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, I watched a classmate discreetly shift in their seat, prop their laptop up on a crossed leg, and highlight the entirety of the chapter under discussion. In seconds, they had pulled up ChatGPT and dropped the text into the prompt box, which spat out an AI-generated annotation of the chapter. These annotations are used for discussions; we turn them in to our teacher at the end of class, and many of them are graded as part of our class participation. What was meant to be a reflective, thought-provoking discussion on slavery and human resilience was flattened into copy-paste commentary. In Algebra II, after homework worksheets were passed around, I witnessed a peer use their phone to take a quick snapshot, which they then uploaded to ChatGPT. The AI quickly painted my classmate’s screen with what it asserted to be a step-by-step solution and relevant graphs.
Google's NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts | TechCrunch
Google’s AI note-taking and research assistant NotebookLM now lets users customize the tone of their Audio Overviews, which are podcasts with AI virtual hosts that summarize and discuss documents shared with NotebookLM, such as course readings or legal briefs. When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted as a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.”
Google’s AI note-taking and research assistant NotebookLM now lets users customize the tone of their Audio Overviews, which are podcasts with AI virtual hosts that summarize and discuss documents shared with NotebookLM, such as course readings or legal briefs.
When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted as a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.”
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It AI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it
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OpenAI announces parental controls for ChatGPT after teen suicide lawsuit
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to roll out parental controls for ChatGPT and route sensitive mental health conversations to its simulated reasoning models, following what the company has called "heartbreaking cases" of users experiencing crises while using the AI assistant. The moves come after multiple reported incidents where ChatGPT allegedly failed to intervene appropriately when users expressed suicidal thoughts or experienced mental health episodes.
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to roll out parental controls for ChatGPT and route sensitive mental health conversations to its simulated reasoning models, following what the company has called "heartbreaking cases" of users experiencing crises while using the AI assistant. The moves come after multiple reported incidents where ChatGPT allegedly failed to intervene appropriately when users expressed suicidal thoughts or experienced mental health episodes.
The AI breakthrough that uses almost no power to create images
Unlike conventional AI, which relies on millions of computer calculations, this process uses light to do all the heavy lifting. Consequently, the system uses almost no power. "Our optical generative models can synthesize countless images with almost no computing power, offering a scalable and energy-efficient alternative to digital AI models," said Shiqi Chen, lead author.
Unlike conventional AI, which relies on millions of computer calculations, this process uses light to do all the heavy lifting. Consequently, the system uses almost no power. "Our optical generative models can synthesize countless images with almost no computing power, offering a scalable and energy-efficient alternative to digital AI models," said Shiqi Chen, lead author.
Many jobs are seeking ‘AI literate’ candidates — but what does that actually mean?
the International Monetary Fund is predicting that 40 per cent of all jobs could be taken by AI, it is actually youngsters who are being the worst hit. It might seem counterintuitive, but the truth is that AI might just be a saviour for older workers. An example of being AI capable that Foster showcased is a marketing employee who uses the technology to make social posts and edit by hand.
As more companies see value in AI, it is becoming more commonplace for them to seek job candidates who have some level of skill using AI, even if they are applying for nontechnical positions As more companies see value in AI, it is becoming more commonplace for them to seek job candidates who have some level of skill using AI, even if they are applying for nontechnical positions (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images) Julia Cheek, the founder and CEO of Austin-based digital health company Everlywell, gave an example of how a candidate could use personal experiences with AI and apply them to the role they want.
A candidate for a social media manager could mention how they have used AI tools on Canva or Photoshop to create memes and then explain how the technology could accelerate development of content for the position, Cheek told The Washington Post.
Use of generative AI tools to support learning | University of Oxford
Oxford University tells students they may use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Bing Chat, and Google Bard to support their studies. The university states that these tools cannot replace critical thinking or the development of evidence-based arguments. The guidance instructs students to verify AI outputs for accuracy and treat them as one resource among many. It also says departments and colleges can impose additional rules on specific assignments, and students must follow directions from tutors and supervisors. The document frames AI as a supplemental aid that is acceptable only with continuous human appraisal.
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