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AI has rapidly become embedded in education and content work, automating tasks like quiz creation, video editing, and marketing production that once took hours. But beyond the hype, professionals now demand proof of real impact seeking ways to integrate AI …

NotebookLM centralizes your documents and uses AI to summarize, cite, brainstorm, and generate study tools, turning scattered information into clear, actionable insights. With features like conversational analysis, Gemini-powered assistants, and visual outputs (mind maps, slides), it streamlines research and productivity …

A high school student argues that AI hasn’t ruined education but exposed its flaws: students widely use ChatGPT to shortcut assignments, while schools cling to unrealistic policies and weak enforcement. He calls for stricter boundaries, more in-class, mastery-based work, and …

The AI Pedagogy Project empowers educators across disciplines to critically explore the role, limits, and possibilities of AI in education through hands-on, discussion-based learning. Developed at Harvard’s metaLAB (Berkman Klein Center), it offers adaptable, educator-created resources to help teachers and …

Teaching AI to talk to itself could be the key to smarter, more adaptable machines.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260127112130.htm…

Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time – but the emotional and psychological consequences are only just starting to emerge.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260126-ai-mirrors-are-changing-the-way-blind-people-see-themselves…

A Tanzanian study found that AI tools like ChatGPT improved student engagement and reduced teacher workload through personalized learning, though training and infrastructure gaps remain key challenges.

https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/article/view/3594…

Firefox 148 (Feb 24, 2026) will let users fully disable all built-in generative AI features, responding to complaints about default AI integrations without clear opt-outs.

https://www.ghacks.net/2026/02/03/firefox-will-let-you-block-all-built-in-ai-features…

Try these 8 hidden Microsoft Word features. Text editor Word has been around for decades, but most people only use a fraction of what it can do. Beyond typing and formatting, Word has several shortcuts and features, such as the …

When generative AI helps, when it harms, and why the difference matters.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyched/202602/who-should-use-genai-and-for-what…

Google expanded its “Results about you” tool to let users request removal of search results containing sensitive IDs like passports, driver’s licenses, and Social Security numbers. The tool is accessible in the Google app under your account menu, where users …

A free AI-powered tool that helps users generate and analyze spreadsheet formulas, with usage limits based on whether you’re signed in or anonymous. It supports smarter formula creation through clear prompts, but users must verify results themselves before using them.…

How do you know if that shocking photo in your feed is real, or just another AI fake? Digital forensics expert Hany Farid explains how he helps journalists, courts and governments find structural errors in AI-generated images, offering four practical …