Indiana University allowing students to use AI with ChatGPT Edu rollout
Artificial intelligence has already found its way around mainstream technology usage, but now it’s found a new home—Indiana University. Read more
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How I Went From Prison to Tenure
What if we saw incarceration not as a liability, but as a credential? Read more
Meta to stop its AI chatbots from talking to teens about suicide
Meta said it will introduce more guardrails to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots - including blocking them from talking to teens about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Read more
The Pawsitive effects of Therapy Dogs for Grad students
Animal interventions have benefits for more students than just undergraduates, according to a new study. Read more
Pressure prompts universities to revise EDI recruitment ads
Universities change job requirements after free speech groups raise concerns following new legislation Read more
Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
Taco Bell is rethinking its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to power drive-through restaurants in the US after comical videos of the tech making mistakes were viewed millions of times. Read more
False positives, flawed stats, misused data: Reform group warns science (and liberty) under attack
Flaws, bias, and incentivized research in scientific studies are leading to shoddy findings and government regulations that restrict liberty, according to a new report from the National Association of Scholars, an organization focused on higher education reform. Read more
Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins
Classes began this week for students at the University at Buffalo, a public research university in western New York, but there were about 750 fewer international students on campus than expected. Read more
Reining in the Faculty
New Republican state laws aim to weaken professors’ influence in decision-making. Read more
How AI is changing—not ‘killing’—College
Faculty and administrators’ opinions about generative artificial intelligence abound. Read more
