How Western News Outlets Are Letting Iranians Down

How Western News Outlets Are Letting Iranians Down

(OPINION) Iranians are trapped in a digital iron cage as the state continues to deprive citizens of internet access, largely thanks to Chinese and Russian technology.  When the war broke out on Feb. 28, Iran’s digital isolation intensified, leaving millions disconnected from the global internet and unable to communicate freely with the outside world.  As Iranians are silenced…

OpenAI Letting Go of Sora Short-Form AI Video Platform — THE Journal

OpenAI Letting Go of Sora Short-Form AI Video Platform — THE Journal

OpenAI Letting Go of Sora Short-Form AI Video Platform By John K. Waters 03/31/26 OpenAI is reportedly getting rid of Sora, its generative AI model that creates short video clips from text prompts, images, or existing video inputs. The move upends the company’s December partnership with The Walt Disney Company, touted as a test case…

University students are writing with AI – but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

University students are writing with AI – but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

Debates about generative AI in higher education have been informed by studies of completed student papers, or self-reported survey data. Research shows that artificial intelligence tools can support learning, but also has raised concerns, including students’ overreliance, cheating, and the potential degradation of critical thinking and engagement. While these types of studies provide interesting snapshots of reported…

College students are writing with AI, but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

College students are writing with AI, but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Debates about generative AI in higher education have been informed by studies of completed student papers, or self-reported survey data. Research shows that artificial intelligence tools can support learning, but has also raised concerns, including students’ overreliance, cheating, and the potential degradation of critical thinking and engagement. While these types…

Google Considers Letting Websites Opt Out of Having Content Scraped for AI Overviews

Google Considers Letting Websites Opt Out of Having Content Scraped for AI Overviews

Google says it’s exploring the option of letting publishers opt out of having their website content used to generate AI Overviews at the top of search results. In a blog post published on Thursday, the company addressed its approach to the controls it provides to websites in order to manage how their content appears in…