Navigating the use and misuse of artificial intelligence in school is complex and confusing — especially when it comes to cheating. “The cheating is off the charts. It’s the worst I’ve seen in my entire career, “ said Valencia High School English teacher Casey Cuny, a 23-year veteran. “Anything you send home, you have to assume is being AI’ed,” he said. (Blume & Gecker, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe animosity, the friends said, stemmed from a breakup with a religious girlfriend over a decade ago and led the man to rant about the church at his best friend’s wedding, refer to it as the Antichrist and, just days before the attack, spew invective against Mormons to a canvassing politician. (Arango, Patil & Fuller, The New York Times)
Read MoreStudent-led movements have often encouraged phone abstinence, but… Reconnect Movement doesn’t push students to change their relationship with technology. Instead, it aims to create what he called “human connection habitats” that eliminate the need for willpower. (Caron, The New York Times)
Read MoreWord nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” (AP/NBC News)
Read MoreRaptureTok is the latest example of how TikTok amplifies the often strangest and most extreme corners of religion — typically through re-posts where users mock or comment on others’ religious performances. (Murphy, Religion News Service)
Read MoreAn ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police. At least four people were killed and eight wounded, and authorities were searching the building ruins for more victims. (Volmert & Williams, AP News)
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