Kids

Is the U.S. heading toward a nationwide social media ban for kids? Continue Reading →

OpenAI is building a system to estimate whether a ChatGPT user is under 18. If it thinks you are, it will change how the product works. Continue Reading →

The school year is in full swing, and students are turning to AI tools like Grammarly’s new AI Grader — an artificial intelligence feature that predicts whether a paper is likely to receive an A. Sounds helpful, right? Not so fast, says tech expert Shelly Palmer, Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. Continue Reading →

Grammarly just announced that its new AI agent can “predict whether a piece of writing will receive an A.” The tool, called AI Grader, is part of a new set of agents that the company is rolling out this fall. By analyzing assignment instructions, grading rubrics, and available information about the instructor, the system estimates whether a paper would earn an A. Grammarly claims it has trained this model on millions of writing samples that included instructor feedback. Continue Reading →

Discover how AI is transforming holiday traditions into tech-savvy fun! In this segment, Shelly Palmer explains how families can use free AI tools like ChatGPT, Llama (available at meta.com), and more to create personalized holiday poems and stories. Continue Reading →

Australia has become the first country to implement a total social media ban for children under 16, sparking a global debate about internet safety and parenting. Shelly Palmer, tech expert and Professor of Advanced Media at Syracuse University, breaks down how this law could be enforced, the risks of social media for young users, and what it means for other countries like the U.S. Continue Reading →

OpenAI has introduced a free online course for K-12 educators, developed in collaboration with Common Sense Media. The program, ChatGPT Foundations for Educators, consists of nine modules covering AI basics, generative AI, and practical applications of ChatGPT in classrooms. According to OpenAI, early deployments in schools, including those in Arizona and California, have been well received, with 98% of participants reporting new ideas and strategies for teaching. Continue Reading →

A Florida mother, Megan Garcia, filed a federal lawsuit against Character.AI and Google following the suicide of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, in February 2024. The lawsuit claims Setzer became emotionally attached to a Character.AI chatbot modeled after the fictional "Daenerys Targaryen" from Game of Thrones. Continue Reading →

A high school senior in Massachusetts is at the center of a legal dispute after being disciplined for using AI in a class assignment. His parents have filed a lawsuit against the history teacher, school district, and local school committee, arguing that the disciplinary actions taken against their son were unfair and not supported by the school's policies at the time of the incident. Continue Reading →

Meta is rolling out new restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook to enhance online safety, particularly for users aged 13 to 18. Shelly Palmer, Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, breaks down the details and implications of Meta's teen accounts. Continue Reading →