Politics
Coalition calls for lawmakers, tech industry to make AI safer for kids(The Daily Signal) â Representatives of more than 50 organizations spanning the political spectrum signed a declaration urging members of Congress and tech industry leaders to protect children from the… Read More
Public Education
Over 250 CEOs ask states to mandate AI classes for high school graduatesMore than 250 CEOs signed a letter last week encouraging states to require artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science courses in school curricula and graduation requirements. Read More
Culture
Texas AI school accelerates education, frees students up for personal projects, growthAmid fears of artificial intelligence (AI) wrecking education, Alpha, a private, Texas-based AI school, has cut academic instruction to just two hours while achieving top-tier results… Read More
Government
Trump executive order aims to boost AI use in K-12 schoolsInstead of shying away from artificial intelligence (AI), public schools should immerse K-12 students in it to stay technologically viable, the Trump administration says. âTo ensure the United States remains… Read More
Government
Did Biden admin use AI to censor speech? FOIA request aims to find out(The Daily Signal) â A nonprofit legal group focused on upholding free speech is investigating whether the Biden administration used artificial intelligence tools to censor speech.  … Read More
Government
Vance tells European leaders to focus on ‘opportunity’ of AI, not authoritarian censorshipIn his first policy speech of the Trump administration, U.S. Vice President JD Vance called artificial intelligence (AI) the âopportunity to catch lightning in a bottle,â and warned about its… Read More
Courts
Artificial intelligence app pushed suicidal youth to kill himself, lawsuit claims(The Daily Signal) â Sewell Setzer III was just 14 years old when he died. He was a good kid. He was playing junior varsity basketball, excelling in school, and… Read More
Christian Schools
âSteward it wellâ: Christian tech entrepreneur says AI is inevitable, Christians and schools must engage faithfullyAI is a powerful tool that can be used for great good and great evil. Despite the pitfalls, Christians should embrace and learn to use artificial intelligence, not avoid it… Read More
Public Education
Iowa turns to AI for reading program(The Center Square) â Iowa elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant with voice recognition technology to assess and assist students in their reading skills, the Department of Education… Read More
Public Education
Schools figuring out cell phones but now must grapple with AIMore schools are banning cell phones. In a recent round of restrictions and âbelt tightening,” states that previously allowed limited use of cell phones during the day are turning to… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Voters, parents opposed to AI in schools over cheating concerns(The Center Square) â The majority of likely voters say artificial intelligence shouldnât be in schools because it makes it too easy to cheat, new poll results show. … Read More
Government
Illinois House passes bill to addresses rise in AI-generated nude photos of students(The Center Square) â Illinois lawmakers are addressing a growing form of cyberbullying in schools involving artificial intelligence. The House passed House Bill 299 that would amend the Illinois… Read More
Public Education
States scramble to publish ‘human-centered’ artificial intelligence guidelines for schoolsA growing number of states are producing guidelines for the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in their public school systems. Arizona State Universityâs research entity, The Center on Reinventing… Read More
Culture
Parents mixed about AI for K-12 schools in new survey, as experts warn parental involvement is crucial for kidsâ wellbeingA new survey by a parentsâ group said that parents see opportunities for artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 education, but worry they know too little about it. The… Read More
Government
Woke A.I.? Biden mandates A.I. advance ‘equity and civil rights’(The Center Square) â President Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring that Artificial Intelligence technology advance âequity and civil rights.â Biden signed the order this week,… Read More
Culture
No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not dissent in Obergefell â and other things ChatGPT gets wrong about the Supreme CourtA screenshot from ChatGPT. The first two parts of the response are correct. The third is very wrong. Courtesy of SCOTUSblog. (SCOTUSblog) â When ChatGPT, a cutting-edge… Read More