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Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law
Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law Robert Mahari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Jessica Fjeld, Harvard Law School, and Ziv Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) In 2022, an AI-generated work of art won the Colorado State Fair’s art competition. The artist, Jason Allen, had used Midjourney – a generative AI system trained on…
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5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products
5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products George Veletsianos, University of Minnesota Every few years, an emerging technology shows up at the doorstep of schools and universities promising to transform education. The most recent? Technologies and apps that include or are powered by generative artificial intelligence, also known as GenAI.…
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AI could transform ethics committees
AI could transform ethics committees Simon Kolstoe, University of Portsmouth The role of an ethics committee is to give advice on what should be done in often contentious situations. They are used in medicine, research, business, law and a variety of other areas. The word “ethics” relates to the moral principles governing human behaviour. The task…
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3 ways to help your child transition off screens and avoid the dreaded ‘tech tantrums’
3 ways to help your child transition off screens and avoid the dreaded ‘tech tantrums’ Juliana Zabatiero, Curtin University; Kate Highfield, University of Canberra; Leon Straker, Curtin University et Susan Edwards, Australian Catholic University Many Australian parents worry about how much time their children spend watching screens. While some time on devices is fine for entertainment…
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Do employees slack off after receiving their bonuses? Our research tells a more optimistic story
Do employees slack off after receiving their bonuses? Our research tells a more optimistic story Argyro Avgoustaki, ESCP Business School and Hans TW Frankort, City, University of London The carrot-and-stick approach – rewards and punishment – is a long-held theory of motivation. It features in some form or other in many animal training, child rearing, and…
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How hybrid work is reinventing management
How hybrid work is reinventing management Olga Kokshagina, EDHEC Business School and Sabrina Schneider, MCI Management Center Innsbruck When it arrived en masse for the Covid pandemic, remote working was hailed as an arrangement that boosted work-life balance and slashed commuter-related misery and pollution. But it would appear its golden days are over. Back to…
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AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination
AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination Philip Di Salvo, University of St.Gallen and Antje Scharenberg, University of St.Gallen In public administrations across Europe, artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) systems are already being used extensively. These systems, often built on opaque “black box” algorithms, recognise our faces in public, organise unemployment…
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Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction
Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction Raymond A. Mar, York University, Canada We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be reading more often. One of the most obvious benefits of reading is that it helps improve language skills. A major review…
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A library without librarians is a just a shed full of books
A library without librarians is a just a shed full of books This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Joanna Mendelssohn Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW Sydney Catherine De Lorenzo Honorary associate professor, UNSW Sydney Catherine Speck Professor,…
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Is Montessori education all it’s cracked up to be? What science says
Is Montessori education all it’s cracked up to be? What science says This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Walk into any bookshop these days and you will find Montessori-labelled books and games galore. Born at the start of the 20th century, Montessori teaching methods have enjoyed increasing popularity in…
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