K-12 Technology News
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"By 2027, AI assistants and AI-enhanced workflows incorporated into data integration tools will reduce manual intervention by 60 percent and enable self-service data management," according to Gartner.
In these days of rampant ransomware and other cybersecurity exploits, security is paramount to both proprietary and open source AI approaches — and here the open source movement might be susceptible to some inherent drawbacks, such as use of possibly insecure code from unknown sources.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon Nova, a cutting-edge suite of foundation models (FMs) for generative AI.
Cybersecurity researchers at Trustwave have identified a surge in malicious e-mail campaigns leveraging Rockstar 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit designed to steal Microsoft 365 credentials.
Furniture manufacturer KI has announced the results of its third annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway.
Grants of up to $5,000 are available for educators to implement innovative and effective forms of learning.
Microsoft has introduced a handful of new security tools and updates, which the company said adhere to its Secure Future Initiative, a set of three core tenets emphasizing "secure by design, secure by default and secure operations."
A report from the Cloud Security Alliance highlights the need for AI audits that extend beyond regulatory compliance, and advocates for a risk-based, comprehensive methodology designed to foster trust in rapidly evolving intelligent systems.
Microsoft has introduced new and enhanced features for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including Copilot Actions, new AI "agents," and a Copilot Control System.
Common Sense Media, the nonprofit provider of entertainment and technology recommendations for families, and AI research and development company OpenAI have teamed up to create a free AI training course.