After giving Duck.ai a trial run, I’m increasingly favoring it over Perplexity. Here’s why.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/duckduckgos-ai-beats-perplexity-in-one-big-way-and-its-free-to-use…
Pedagogical Humility — Interview with Annie Lapierre
Annie Lapierre, an experienced teacher and pedagogical counsellor at Cégep de Saint-Félicien, specializes in culturally relevant education programs for First Nations communities. She emphasizes pedagogical humility and is returning to teaching Special Education Techniques in Indigenous territories.
https://eductive.ca/en/resource/pedagogical-humility-interview-with-annie-lapierre…
How Copilot in PowerPoint Helps Me Nail Every Presentation
Building a great presentation takes time—unless you have an AI assistant. PowerPoint’s Copilot helps with the manual labor so you can focus on nailing your delivery. It works, and I’m not going back.
I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats
I once believed university was a shared intellectual pursuit. That faith has been obliterated.
8 Free Tools I Use to Automate My Windows PC
We all have repetitive tasks we wish to automate on our PCs. Fortunately, there are plenty of third-party Windows apps that can shoulder the burden and help you be more efficient with your time.
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
French AI company Mistral, valued at $6 billion, is gaining attention with its assistant Le Chat, endorsed by President Macron. Despite the hype, it still faces challenges competing with OpenAI while maintaining its eco-friendly and independent identity.
What Students Are Saying About A.I. and the Future of Work
We asked teenagers, Are you worried about A.I. taking human jobs? They shared their hopes and fears about an increasingly technologically-driven future.
The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence
This collection features essays on AI’s impact across ethics, law, policy, and various sectors, emphasizing the importance of learning from historical governance. It warns against excessive AI hype and urges a balanced, informed perspective. The book is available as an …
The best video conferencing software of 2025: Expert tested
Video conferencing software must be reliable, efficient, and able to handle multiple user connections. These are ZDNET’s top picks.
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/best-video-conferencing-software…
OpenAI Launches Its Shiny New GPT-4.5 AI Model — But It’s Not What You’re Expecting
The long-awaited moment is here: ChatGPT is receiving an enormous upgrade to GPT-4.5. However, despite OpenAI calling GPT-4.5 its “largest and most knowledgeable model,” it comes with a few caveats that might see you continuing to use its older models …
Turkey’s translators are training the AI tools that will replace them
Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for all but the elite scholars.
https://restofworld.org/2025/turkeys-translators-training-ai-replacements…
Giving Up Your Phone For Just 3 Days Can Reshape Your Brain Activity
A study on 25 young adults found that reducing smartphone use for 72 hours led to changes in brain activity, as observed through MRI scans and psychological tests. Researchers linked these changes to addiction-related neurotransmitter systems.
https://www.sciencealert.com/giving-up-your-phone-for-just-3-days-can-reshape-your-brain-activity…
Some Teachers’ Use of AI
I have gathered comments from teachers who used AI in daily lessons and to grade student work.
My Favorite Apps to Make Studying Less Painful
Handwriting aids retention, but digital tools offer unmatched convenience for studying anywhere. Here are top study apps to enhance learning and preparation.
AI Is Changing How We Learn: The New Role Of Human Teachers
AI should support, not replace, human teaching, enhancing education while preserving critical thinking and emotional intelligence. Teachers remain essential as guides in fostering curiosity, ethics, and human insight in an AI-driven world.