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February 16, 2024
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Clayton Collins
Director of Editorial Innovation

This week, an Ivy League college announced a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence engineering. Where are the young minds who’ll be primed to pursue it – or whatever comes next?

In some U.S. public schools, it turns out.

Artificial intelligence gets pegged as a shortcut that can short-circuit learning and mislead. Even in its basic forms, like ChatGPT, it’s suspect. A video-generating tool unveiled yesterday produces jaw-dropping fakery.

But a counternarrative simmers. A year ago, Laurent Belsie framed generative AI as a drudgery-killer, a helper to researchers. (He didn’t ignore downsides.) Today, Jackie Valley discusses her reporting on the AI-education overlap: Students are getting to know AI. They’re likely to own it.


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Artificial Intelligence, Real Learning

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Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark reacts with teammates after their basketball game against the Michigan Wolverines Feb. 15, 2024, in Iowa City. Ms. Clark broke the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record with a 3-pointer that put her at 3,528 points. She now has 3,569 points for her career.
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A look ahead

Thanks for ending your week with us. The Monitor won’t publish a Daily on Monday, Presidents Day in the United States. We have a lot in motion for next week, including a deep report from Oklahoma on Republican lawmakers’ shifting views on the death penalty. It’s part of our ongoing project on trust. 

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