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New from Pew on how teens use/see AI. Striking contrast between these two student comments: “It destroys young people's minds and brains.” and “It will meet the needs of almost everything. Answers to the hardest questions. No need for research!” www.pewresearch.org/internet/ 202... [image]

2026-02-25 View on X

Pew Research Center

A survey of US teens: 57% use AI chatbots to search for info, 54% use them to do schoolwork, 47% for fun or entertainment, 12% for emotional support, and more

Just over half of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they've gotten emotional support.

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“I once believed I could help the people building A.I. get ahead of the problems it would create. This week confirmed my slow realization that OpenAI seems to have stopped asking the questions I'd joined to help answer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o... [image]

2026-02-12 View on X

New York Times

An OpenAI researcher who helped shape how models were built and priced says she quit after two years due to “deep reservations” about ads and OpenAI's strategy

This week, OpenAI started testing ads on ChatGPT. I also resigned from the company after spending two years …

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“I once believed I could help the people building A.I. get ahead of the problems it would create. This week confirmed my slow realization that OpenAI seems to have stopped asking the questions I'd joined to help answer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o... [image]

2026-02-11 View on X

New York Times

An OpenAI researcher who helped shape how models were built and priced says she quit after two years due to “deep reservations” about ads and OpenAI's strategy

This week, OpenAI started testing ads on ChatGPT. I also resigned from the company after spending two years …

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Reminds me of the Khanmigo example of a student chatting with a Gatsby bot who was excited when the bot answered her question even though the answer sounded like an AP study guide. If “Ralph” tells you to wear something do you care that it's not actually Ralph? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b... [image]

2026-01-19 View on X

New York Times

Inside the three-day 2026 National Retail Federation conference in NYC, where agentic AI was everywhere, despite an underlying fear that AI will mess things up

Stores of all kinds are using artificial intelligence to sell everything from luxury handbags to hay for horses.

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Reminds me of the Khanmigo example of a student chatting with a Gatsby bot who was excited when the bot answered her question even though the answer sounded like an AP study guide. If “Ralph” tells you to wear something do you care that it's not actually Ralph? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b... [image]

2026-01-18 View on X

New York Times

Inside the 2026 National Retail Federation conference in New York City, where integrating AI into retail businesses was the overarching theme on the expo floor

Stores of all kinds are using artificial intelligence to sell everything from luxury handbags to hay for horses.

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From the new ChatGPT health announcement. People will read this as their health info being kept private, but even if not used to train the foundation model, how will this data be used/monetized or re-identified? openai.com/index/introd... [image]

2026-01-08 View on X

Axios

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, which lets users import medical records and other data from health apps into ChatGPT, available to a small group via a waitlist

OpenAI is expanding its capabilities by adding a dedicated health tab to ChatGPT, allowing people to bring in electronic medical records …

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A great thing about kids having imaginary friends is that their conversations are based on the kid's understanding of the world not on training data. futurism.com/artificial-i... [image]

2025-11-17 View on X

The Register

Chinese toymaker FoloToy suspends sales of its GPT-4o-powered teddy bear, after researchers found the toy gave kids harmful responses, like about fire and kinks

Shot: www.techmeme.com/060618/p18#a... Chaser: www.techmeme.com/251117/p5#a2... [embedded post] Chris Baraniuk / @chrisbaraniuk.com : “the cuddly companion was giving [...] tips ...

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Useful to see these responses. But context we need: 1) are they getting any guidance in “asking it questions like a tutor” (tutors do things other than answer questions) 2)what does brainstorming look like? In some contexts, brainstorming is critical thinking/1 www.insidehighered.com/news/ student... …

2025-09-01 View on X

Inside Higher Ed

A survey of 1,047 US college students on GenAI: 55% use the tech for brainstorming ideas, 18% now question the value of college more than they used to, and more

Key findings from Inside Higher Ed's student survey on generative AI show that using the evolving technology hasn't diminished …

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On the one hand, the quote below. On the other: “Microsoft will provide $12.5 million for the A.I. training effort over the next five years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t... [image]

2025-07-08 View on X

New York Times

The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest US teachers' union, says it will open an AI training hub with $23M from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic

The American Federation of Teachers said it would use the $23 million, including $500,000 from the A.I. start-up Anthropic, to create a national training center.

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