1.5 million chats reveal who uses ChatGPT and why
Large ChatGPT analysis finds global growth, a shrinking gender gap, and everyday tasks like writing and guidance driving most conversations.
How people are using ChatGPT | OpenAI
Largest study to date of consumer ChatGPT usage shows demographic gaps shrinking, economic value being created through both personal and professional use.
What do people actually use ChatGPT for? OpenAI provides some numbers.
New study breaks down what 700 million users do across 2.6 billion daily GPT messages.
Ohio State’s AI initiative raises questions for professors on teaching dynamics, students’ academic lives
As the semester continues, Ohio State’s AI fluency program has prompted questions about how it will impact teaching and the academic lives of students. Ohio State launched its AI fluency program th…
OpenAI inks deal with Greece for AI innovation in schools
In other news, Indonesia has developed an evaluation mechanism for safe AI innovation months after launching a Center of Excellence for AI.
No AI Gods, No AI Masters — Civics of Technology
More on their open letter, Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia , and position piece, Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia , by Guest et al.
How to use ChatGPT at university without cheating: ‘Now it’s more like a study partner’
The ubiquitous AI tool has a divisive effect on educators with some seeing it a boon and others a menace. So what should you know about where to draw the line between check and cheat?
The Trolley Problem Game
Commodore 64 Game: The Trolley Problem Game by Aleksi Eeben. Released on 3 June 2025
Google Clarified How Much Energy AI Requests Require
We're a step closer to understanding AI's environmental impact
Google’s Gemini Platforms for Kids and Teens Pose Risks Despite Added Filters, Common Sense Media Reports Find
Use of Gemini, even with added protections for kids and teens, is still risky for young users
Virtually Amish: Preserving Community at the Internet's Margins (Acting with Technology)
The Amish are famous for their disconnection from the modern world and all its devices. But, as Lindsay Ems shows in , Old Order Amish today are selectively engaging with digital technology. The Amish need digital tools to participate in the economy—websites for ecommerce, for example, and c...
Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech
The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods.
The Luddites organized guerr...
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
AI-generated Medical Data Can Sidestep Usual Ethics Review, Universities Say - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Medical researchers at some institutions in Canada, the United States and Italy are using data created by artificial intelligence (AI) from real patient information in their experiments without the need for permission from their institutional ethics boards, Natur...
How Maine teachers are using AI in the classroom
As some school districts work to set up guidelines, one platform, MagicSchool, already has over 8,500 educator accounts in Maine.
Adobe Photoshop integrates Google's image AI "Nano Banana"
Adobe is bringing Google's new image AI, known as "Nano Banana" (officially Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), to Photoshop as an optional tool.
Albania appoints world’s first AI-made minister
Diella, who is powered by artificial intelligence, will handle public procurement.
Why 95 Percent of AI Pilots Fail—And How to Avoid It Happening to You
The pressure to hit near-term targets created immense friction. The bar for approving any new expenditure was raised, slowing decisions and timelines to a crawl. The rollout of a key AI-enabled product expansion stalled for nearly a year because teams felt too overwhelmed to commit to more work.
How AI Simulations Match Up to Real Students—and Why It Matters
educators need to prompt AI carefully and use their own professional judgement when deciding if AI outputs match their students’ needs.
“The great advantage of the current technologies is that it is relatively easy to use, so anyone can access [them],” Kochmar said. “It’s just at this point, I would not trust the models out of the box to mimic students’ actual ability to solve tasks at a specific level.”
Professional Development for AI in Schools: A Three-Dimensional Approach
PD for GenAI isn't a "one and done" event - it needs to fit with teachers' existing disciplinary expertise and their deep, contextual understanding of what it means to teach.
AI Chatbots Are ‘Clear Danger’ to Kids, Australian Watchdog Says
Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots that encourage suicide or hold sexually explicit conversations pose a “clear and present danger” to children, Australia’s online safety regulator said, as it rolled out new rules governing the services.
Gemini app finally expands to audio files
Also, Search can now accept five new languages and NotebookLM can create reports in various tones or styles.
AI robots can already carve stone statues. Entire buildings are next
An exclusive look at the stone carving startup Monumental Labs and its growing ambitions for revolutionizing construction.
How Gemini for Education accelerates learning for over 10 million college students
See how top higher education institutions are using Google AI tools and training to transform education.
6 ways to use NotebookLM to master any subject
This semester, students can use NotebookLM to instantly generate flashcards, quizzes, professional reports and more.
All IT Work To Involve AI By 2030, Says Gartner - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: All work in IT departments will be done with the help of AI by 2030, according to analyst firm Gartner, which thinks massive job losses won't result. Speaking during the keynote address of the firm's Symposium event in Australia today, VP analys...
AI Journaling with ChatGPT: How Students Can Learn Better
Discover how students can use AI journaling with ChatGPT to boost reflection, creativity, and learning. Includes teacher exercises and top journaling apps.
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
Comet AI browser hacked: How attackers breached Perplexity’s AI agent
When Perplexity AI unveiled its Comet browser, it was pitched as the next evolution of web navigation: an agentic browsing tool that could read, summarize, and act on information across the internet on a user’s behalf. But just weeks after launch, Brave researchers revealed a critical flaw that turned Comet into a liability. The vulnerability
Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?
If there is any place where AI is rendering humans obsolete—in which the dawn of superintelligence is already upon us—it is coding. This makes the results of a recent study genuinely astonishing.