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Author proposes renaming AI to "Artificial Narrator" to expose risks
The term "AI" is a dangerous misnomer that obscures the true nature and potential risks of artificial intelligence. By calling these systems intelligent, we are lulled into a false sense of security and surrender our ow…
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Dartmouth urged to embrace AI to avoid academic irrelevance
Dartmouth University is urged to embrace artificial intelligence, with a strong argument that institutions which avoid the technology risk becoming obsolete. The author posits that proactive integration of AI is crucial…
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Experts warn AI's worst disasters may arrive subtly, not dramatically
Experts writing to The Guardian express concern that the most severe AI-related disasters may not be dramatic, overt takeovers, but rather subtle, incremental harms. They argue that AI could be used to design pathogens …
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AI compute startup B3IQ offers rent-to-own GPUs to university researchers
Startup B3IQ is addressing a unique market need by offering a rent-to-own model for high-performance AI computing hardware, specifically targeting university researchers. This approach provides academics with predictabl…
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AI detector tool launches; AI tutor shows promise in education; AI portraits critiqued
A new AI detection tool has been released, claiming to be the best available. Separately, research indicates that an AI tutor achieved a significant effect size in a Dartmouth course, suggesting its potential effectiven…
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AI tutor shows significant learning gains in Dartmouth course · 3 sources tracked
A new artificial intelligence tutor has demonstrated significant effectiveness in a Dartmouth College course, achieving an effect size between 0.71 and 1.30 standard deviations. This indicates a substantial positive imp…
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AI Therapy Chatbot Shows Significant Symptom Reduction in Clinical Trial
Dartmouth researchers have developed "Therabot," a generative AI chatbot designed for mental health support, which has shown promising results in its first clinical trial. The study involved 210 participants with major …
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Super El Nino threatens to worsen Asia's energy and fuel crisis
Asia is facing a worsening energy crisis exacerbated by the potential arrival of a "Super El Nino" phenomenon this summer. This extreme weather event is predicted to cause severe droughts and high temperatures, which wi…
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US 'Learning Recession' Started a Decade Ago, Report Finds
A new report from Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth indicates that the "learning recession" in American education began over a decade ago, predating the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Scorecard found significant declin…
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Medical student suspects AI screening tool unfairly rejected his residency applications
A medical student, Chad Markey, suspects that an AI screening tool may have unfairly rejected his application for residency programs. Despite strong academic credentials and recommendations, Markey received only rejecti…