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Beginner to embedded: new tools reshape chatbot development

Beginner-friendly options: Guides using Python’s ChatterBot and Google GenerativeAI SDK walk through building bots with minimal code and setup. Advanced integrations: Hugging Face projects with Flask ...
The Boston Globe

Colleges ban generative AI in writing classes. My classmates use it anyway.

Looking for workarounds in required writing courses is nothing new for college students. Those trying to avoid writing essays and reports could always buy them. It was expensive and risky: Would the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Multi-Class Classification Using LightGBM

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research provides a full-code, step-by-step machine learning tutorial on how to use the LightGBM system to perform multi-class classification using Python and the ...
The New York Times

In N.Y.C. Classes, Teachers Can Use A.I. to Plan but Not to Assign Grades

The largest school system in the United States released its first guide on how teachers can incorporate artificial intelligence into their work and schools. By Matthew Haag In New York City schools, ...
WSB-TV

Georgia high school students will no longer be able to use cellphones in class

ATLANTA — Students in Georgia may no longer be able to use their cellphones inside high schools. Lawmakers passed a bill that bans their use during the instructional day. Sasha Contreras is a senior ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Stars and Stripes

Army opens new Fort Benning class to help leaders use drones, robots in combat

FORT BENNING, Ga. — An instructor moved a tiny drone upside down then rapidly back and forth by hand as Army Sgt. 1st Class William Benz peered through his goggles to see what the drone could see. “It ...
MyNorthwest.com

Bill in WA Senate would restrict student cell phone use during class time

A bill in Olympia aims to restrict cell phone use during class time in Washington schools. Democratic State Sen. Marko Liias is sponsoring SB 5346. “Student device use and student device access is ...
New York Post

White teacher fired for using n-word while asking class why she’s forbidden from saying it

A Las Vegas substitute teacher was fired after she was filmed using the n-word in class while asking why white people aren’t allowed to say it. The white substitute teacher, who has not been publicly ...
clickondetroit.com

Michigan House passes bill to ban cellphone use during class in K-12 schools

A bill aimed at keeping cellphones out of classrooms passed the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday, marking a comeback for legislation that failed last year. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark ...