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Editor's Choice
Top 10 Articles of the Last Month
Global education company McGraw Hill has added two new generative artificial intelligence tools to help personalize learning experiences for both K–12 and higher ed students, according to a news release. MoreThe application filing window for the Federal Communications Commission Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be open from Sept. 17 to Nov. 1, 2024. MoreKOBI, a new reading app for dyslexic learners from Slovenian ed tech company Hopalai, is the winner of the inaugural OpenAI Learning Impact Prize. MoreThrough its Verizon Innovative Learning HQ suite of free learning content and resources, Verizon has launched its first-ever scholastic high school esports league. The league opened for registration on Aug. 8 and will run from Sept. 23 to Dec. 13. MoreScholars are doing lots of asking and predicting about the risks and rewards of generative artificial intelligence in school, but has anyone asked the all-knowing chatbots? MoreAnthropic has announced its support for an amended version of the "Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act," California’s Senate Bill 1047 (SB 1047), because of revisions to the bill the company helped to influence — but not without some reservations. MoreOpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is backing a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content in the form of a digital "watermark." The proposed legislation, known as the "California Digital Content Provenance Standards" (AB 3211), aims to ensure transparency in digital media by identifying content created through artificial intelligence. This requirement would apply to a broad range of AI-generated material, from harmless memes to deepfakes that could be used to spread misinformation about political candidates.
MoreA recent study on the "digital divide" among high school students shows improving device access, but persistent barriers for historically underprivileged populations. MoreMicrosoft Loop, the online collaborative platform in Microsoft 365, is getting an upgrade with new features and an overall redesign. MoreOrganizations that made early bets on AI may be in for a letdown, the research firm warns. More
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