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ChatGPT is emerging as a versatile study companion for students. It can generate endless practice quizzes, translate dense academic language into plain terms, spark fresh ideas for essays, and act as a conversational partner for language practice. By providing instant feedback and customizable content, the AI tool helps learners reinforce concepts, clarify misunderstandings, and stay engaged without replacing traditional study methods. While educators caution against misuse, many students find value in using ChatGPT as a supportive resource that complements classroom instruction. Lire la suite

A new survey by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds that U.S. adults largely anticipate AI will have a more negative than positive effect on core human capacities such as empathy, critical thinking and self‑identity. While 41% believe AI will deliver as much good as harm, a quarter see the technology’s influence as mostly detrimental and only 9% expect it to improve humanity. Experts are less pessimistic than the public, but both groups highlight worries about mental‑health risks, loss of deep learning, and the potential for AI‑driven decision‑making errors. Lire la suite

A recent study involving elementary‑aged children discovered that reading aloud to a social robot reduced physiological signs of anxiety compared with reading alone or to a human adult. The experiment measured voice steadiness, heart rate and facial temperature, finding calmer responses when the robot was the audience. Comprehension scores remained unchanged, suggesting the robot’s presence lowered stress without affecting learning outcomes. Researchers propose that social robots could serve as low‑pressure listeners in classroom settings, helping students build confidence in public speaking tasks. Lire la suite

A recent education policy report urging ethical AI use in schools has come under fire after multiple experts identified fabricated citations throughout the document. Critics say the errors reveal how AI language models can generate plausible but false references, undermining trust in policy research. The report’s co‑chairs have promised to review and correct the mistakes, while the Department of Education acknowledges a “small number of potential errors” and plans to update the online version. The incident highlights growing concerns about the reliability of AI‑generated content in public policy. Lire la suite

The surge of AI writing tools has created new challenges for teachers who must protect academic integrity. Instructors can recognize AI‑generated essays by looking for repeated prompt language, inaccurate facts, unnatural sentence flow, generic explanations, and a tone that does not match a student's usual voice. Proactive strategies include testing AI tools on assignment prompts, collecting personal writing samples from students, requesting rewrites, and using dedicated detection software. These methods help educators identify and address AI misuse while maintaining a fair learning environment. Lire la suite

The Chilean National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) is spearheading Latam‑GPT, an open‑source large language model built for Latin America and the Caribbean. Backed by more than thirty strategic partners, the project has gathered a multi‑terabyte corpus covering diverse regional content and is training a model with 50 billion parameters. A new supercomputing facility at the University of Tarapacá, equipped with twelve nodes and state‑of‑the‑art GPUs, provides the computational power needed. Latam‑GPT aims to deliver performance comparable to commercial models while offering deeper cultural relevance, with plans to support sectors such as education, health and agriculture. Lire la suite