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Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization. Here’s how to remove it.

https://ca.pcmag.com/ai/15499/chrome-is-quietly-downloading-4gb-ai-model-without-your-permission…

A teacher shares key lessons from a workshop on alternative grading and explains how they designed a specifications grading system for an ESL course.

https://eductive.ca/en/resource/designing-your-own-alternative-grading-system…

As free AI tools have improved, the author replaced ChatGPT Pro with a mix of free alternatives that collectively handle research, document work, structured answers, and productivity needs.

https://www.xda-developers.com/6-free-ai-tools-that-do-the-same-thing-as-chatgpt-pro…

As LLMs reshape how we think about intelligence, the author reflects on the recurring human habit of using our latest technologies as metaphors for the brain and wonders how far the comparison really goes.

https://www.arturonereu.com/articles/am-i-an-llm…

UNESCO promotes ethical, inclusive AI in education, but its governance role reveals tensions between human rights principles, member-state priorities, rapid digital transformation, and Big Tech influence.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02680939.2026.2646218#abstract…

Generative artificial intelligence can expand the reach of open educational resources, but educators and institutions need a clear framework for licensing, disclosure, and responsible use.

https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/5/expanding-oer-with-genai…

A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?

California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened

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The company has traced its model’s most uncomfortable behaviour to the corpus of science fiction it was trained on. The fix it describes is unsettling in a different way: teaching the model the reasons behind being good, not just the …

A professor argues that, amid widespread student AI use, handwritten, tech-free writing remains essential for preserving authentic thinking and learning.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/stanford-professor-teaches-tech-free-classesthe-skill-he-wants-students-to-build.html…

I’ve been exploring local LLMs more seriously as AI subscriptions get pricier or more limited, so I’m committing to a reliable local inference setup on my laptop.

https://www.makeuseof.com/stopped-paying-for-chatgpt-and-switched-to-local-llm-that-runs-on-my-laptop…

After testing nearly every major browser, the author argues that choosing a better browser matters more than most people realize and Zen ultimately replaced them all.

https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-chrome-arc-opera-and-firefox-with-one-free-open-source-browser…

Google is expanding the AI Opportunity Fund throughout the Asia-Pacific region with $10 million to equip 4.7 million students, teachers and workers with AI skills.

https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-asia/putting-educators-at-the-center-of-ai-learning/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/technology…

The author argues that in the age of generative AI, educators should be neither blindly pro- nor anti-AI, but focused on creating strong learning environments where experimentation, expertise, trust, and perseverance guide student learning.

https://theconversation.com/a-writing-professors-new-task-in-the-age-of-ai-teaching-students-when-to-struggle-276590…

Boston officials are reviewing Alpha School Boston, a proposed private AI-driven school using two-hour adaptive tutoring blocks and afternoon enrichment workshops for up to 50 students.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/alpha-school-boston-ai-tutors-proposal/71185200…

Google Translate is celebrating its 20th birthday, marking the occasion with something users have been requesting for a long time. Google is introducing pronunciation practice, which is now available on Android for English, Spanish, and Hindi in the US and …