Category: Artificial Intelligence

Research shows that parental monitoring apps often backfire, leading to more exposure to harmful content, bullying, and secrecy rather than safety. Teens under surveillance tend to trust their parents less and are less likely to seek help, damaging the parent–child …

The inventor of the World Wide Web on why he’s still optimistic about the future of the internet.

https://www.theverge.com/podcast/814552/tim-berners-lee-world-wide-web-ai-future-interview…

AI can undermine authentic learning by doing students’ work for them, so schools must define clear values and foster social-emotional skills that guide ethical use. Like a Stradivarius violin, AI is operator dependent, its outcomes reflect the judgment and integrity …

A new, self-paced course at Indiana University teaches students, faculty and staff generative AI skills and expertise.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2025/08/13/college-creates-101-course-gen-ai-students-faculty…

The guide advises federal institutions to explore generative AI cautiously, using it only when risks can be effectively managed. It outlines responsible use principles, policy considerations, and best practices to ensure coordination and stakeholder engagement across government.

https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/guide-use-generative-ai.html…

The undergrad-assisted research project will draw on students’ data to provide chatbot support and personalized plans for health and wellness.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/health-wellness/2025/10/14/dartmouth-builds-its-own-ai-chatbot-student-well…

Districts across the country are creating new leadership roles, identifying best practices, and writing flexible policies to prepare students and teachers for an AI-driven world.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-forward-thinking-schools-are-shaping-the-future-of-ai-in-education…

AI offers powerful opportunities to enhance teaching and learning but also poses serious risks to student learning and data privacy. Educators are actively exploring ways to balance these challenges while integrating AI responsibly into their classrooms.

https://www.edweek.org/technology/ai-in-action-how-educators-should-approach-the-technology…

At an EdTech conference in New York, Coursemojo co-founder Dacia Toll argued that AI has so far had a net negative impact on students, despite its potential. She cautioned that education faces a complex mix of good and bad uses …

Take control of your privacy, cut off data trackers, and erase your online presence. Here’s how.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/11-ways-to-delete-or-hide-yourself-from-the-internet-and-protect-your-privacy…

Students are adopting generative AI for learning much faster than schools, according to Project Tomorrow’s latest national survey of over 45,000 participants. Experts and students urge schools to create clear AI policies and integrate these tools into teaching or risk …

Big Tech’s AI integrations are deepening surveillance capitalism, collecting and inferring unprecedented amounts of personal data without meaningful consent. The article argues for private, encrypted AI alternatives like Lumo to counter growing data exploitation and restore user control.

https://proton.me/blog/private-ai…

Some of Grokipedia’s pages say that content is ‘adapted’ from Wikipedia.

https://www.theverge.com/news/807686/elon-musk-grokipedia-launch-wikipedia-xai-copied…

A professor explains that using ChatGPT for essays misses the point: AI can’t reflect one’s own thoughts, values, or experiences. He also notes that most proposed “solutions” to AI in education, like changing teaching strategies, sound easier than they are …