Prototype ‘Brain-like’ chip promises greener AI, says tech giant Published 1 day ago Share
A prototype "brain-like" chip could make artificial intelligence (AI) more energy efficient, its developer, technology giant IBM, has said. Read more
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Poaching from the neighbor’s yard
Enrollment and demographic declines are leading some regional public colleges to entice students from neighboring states, stoking tensions and spurring competition. Read more
UK spends £13m on private schooling for diplomats’ children
The Foreign Office has spent more than £13m sending the children of diplomats to top private schools in Britain such as Eton and Winchester College Read more
Plagiarism by academics is serious. Any excuses had better be good
Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic Read more
How can your school help faculty overcome edtech fatigue and burnout?
Listening to faculty perspectives is critical for successfully integrating technology into higher education. Developed by WGU Labs’ College Innovation Network (CIN), the 2023 EdTech Faculty Survey provides crucial insights into pain points in the faculty experience with the ever-developing instructional device. Read more
Mass shootings linked to ‘structural racism,’ professors say
There is an association between mass shootings and structural racism according to a new paper in JAMA Surgery. Read more
Change in Medical Licensing Exam Concerns Students and Faculty
The exam was changed to a pass-fail model, ostensibly to relieve student stress. Critics say the change has not reduced stress but has amplified inequities among students. Read more
Pro-woke professors leave Florida universities in protest
University professors in Florida are leaving in droves, and blaming the state’s fight against woke policies. Read more
There’s far more scientific fraud than anyone wants to admit
Despite recent scandals of research misconduct and error, the academic world still seems determined to look the other way Read more
GPT-3 can reason about as well as a college student, UCLA psychologists report
Research by UCLA psychologists shows that, astonishingly, the artificial intelligence language model GPT-3 performs about as well as college undergraduates when asked to solve the sort of reasoning problems that typically appear on intelligence tests and standardized tests such as the SAT. The study is published in Nature Human Behaviour. Read more
