Interactions with large language models feel conversational, which often causes users to assume that the technology "knows" or "understands" the particular topic at hand. However, this can make LLMs appear more "authoritative" than they are, a report contends.
In the next two years, AI-powered ransomware will be able to modify malware code in real time to avoid detection, predicts one expert. Here's what you can do to prepare.
Under the right conditions, AI can drive self-directed and self-paced learning and help educators pave more meaningful pathways from high school to college and careers, say participants in a think tank convened recently by the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Two-thirds of educators are somewhat or extremely optimistic about the future of AI in education. Yet, there is an enthusiasm gap between administrators and teachers.
Students are getting caught using AI paraphrasing tools to modify AI-generated texts with the hopes of avoiding detection. This company is putting a stop to it.
When Los Angeles Unified School District launched a districtwide AI chatbot nicknamed “Ed” in March, officials boasted that it represented a revolutionary new tool that was only possible thanks to generative AI — a personal assistant that could point each student to tailored resources and assignments and playfully nudge and encourage them to keep going.
Studies link ESSER to slight rise in test scores. Also this week, former President Donald Trump eyes federal education funding and Google announces new AI tools.
