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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…

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 …

There’s no universal “perfect prompt”, every situation needs adaptation. After testing countless frameworks, the author found that a simple, flexible “meta prompt” works best as a foundation to tailor for any AI chat.

https://www.makeuseof.com/one-chatgpt-prompt-that-works-for-any-scenario…

Researchers at NeuralTrust found a major prompt injection flaw in OpenAI’s new Atlas browser that lets malicious links act as trusted commands. The vulnerability exposes a core security risk in “agentic browsers,” where AI agents can mistake harmful input for …

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

AI companies are aggressively targeting students with free trials, discounts, and referral programs to lock in future users. Educators warn that this strategy fuels dependency and academic dishonesty, as new AI agents make cheating easier while companies deflect responsibility for …

A new wave of AI browsers is emerging, putting generative models at the core of web navigation, offering AI-powered search, answers, and even task automation. Early tests of tools like Perplexity Comet, Opera Neon, ChatGPT Atlas, and Dai show promise, …