Joanna Nelius

The district hired AllHere to create and manage the chatbot. But the tech firm lost its CEO and furloughed most of its staff just a few months after the district launched its pilot program. Now the chatbot is no longer accessible and the district is investigating allegations that AllHere compromised its data. What a mess!

Jessica Grose writes in the NYT about educators struggling with students using AI in the classroom. One major worry expressed is that relying on it for brainstorming and writing could make students less likely to power through tough assignments on their own.

It’s almost as if the speed of available technology is making them assume that their human brains should have all the answers.

Right now, teachers have to deal with this issue on their own; some policymakers “appear to have drunk the Kool-Aid on artificial intelligence.”

Unlike a regular ebook, these AI-enabled digital textbooks will supposedly assess students’ reading level and change the content based on the reader. South Korea expects to be the first country in the world to use these books starting in 2025.

The company’s restructure mostly affects sales and managerial staff. Some outlets have reported, based on sources, that the layoffs will cut more than 10,000 jobs, but an analyst told SiliconAngle a number that high seems unlikely.

Dell isn’t the only tech company handing out pink-slips; Intel announced last week it’s laying off over 15,000 employees.