California Governor Gavin Newsom has rejected Senate Bill 1047, proposed landmark AI regulation legislation aimed at safeguarding against the misuse of the technology.
09/30/2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially signed a series of landmark artificial intelligence bills into law, signaling the state’s latest efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology, particularly in response to the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. The legislation is aimed at mitigating the risks posed by AI-generated content, as concerns grow over the technology's potential to manipulate images, videos, and voices in ways that could cause significant harm.
09/24/2024
Microsoft has announced updates to its Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant, including expanded AI capabilities in individual apps, the ability to create autonomous agents, and a new AI-powered collaboration workspace.
09/17/2024
Data security provider Cohesity has added CrowdStrike threat intelligence to its flagship data protection platform.
09/13/2024
Users of the iteach educator certification platform now have access to the Khanmigo AI teaching assistant at no additional cost.
09/13/2024
New data from cybersecurity research firm Comparitech quantifies the damage caused by ransomware attacks on K-12 and higher education institutions.
09/13/2024
OpenAI has launched o1, a new family of AI models that are optimized for "reasoning-heavy" tasks like math, coding and science.
09/12/2024
Seventy-seven percent of institutions across K-12 and higher education have identified a cyber attack on their infrastructure within the past 12 months, according to a new survey from cybersecurity company Netwrix.
09/12/2024
Cybersecurity remains the top ed tech priority for state education leaders, according to the 2024 State EdTech Trends report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association.
09/11/2024
The United States Department of Commerce is proposing a new reporting requirement for AI developers and cloud providers. This proposed rule from the department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) aims to enhance national security by establishing reporting requirements for the development of advanced AI models and computing clusters.
09/11/2024
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would impose new restrictions on AI technologies, potentially setting a national precedent for regulating the rapidly evolving field. The legislation, known as S.B. 1047, now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. He has until the end of September to decide whether to sign it into law.
09/11/2024
A 6th grade ELA teacher offers best practices based on his experience using AI tools and features in the classroom.
09/11/2024
The United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and several other countries have signed "The Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law," the world's first legally binding treaty aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
09/09/2024
The Iowa Department of Education has invested $3 million to make EPS Learning's AI-powered Reading Assistant tool available to public and nonpublic elementary schools
09/06/2024
Discovery Education has introduced a new collection of free digital learning materials focused on environmental studies.
09/06/2024