Category «Education»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 8, 2022

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 8, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

The Supply and Demand of Legal Help on the Internet

Hagan, Margaret, The Supply and Demand of Legal Help on the Internet (October 17, 2022). Margaret D. Hagan “The Supply and Demand of Legal Help on the Internet,” Legal Tech and the Future of Civil Justice, edited by David Freeman Engstrom. Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4250390 “Faith in technology as a way …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Search Engines

Top AI conference bans use of ChatGPT and AI language tools to write academic papers

Follow up to previous post – NYC education department blocks ChatGPT on school devices, networks – via The Verge: “One of the world’s most prestigious machine learning conferences has banned authors from using AI tools like ChatGPT to write scientific papers, triggering a debate about the role of AI-generated text in academia. The International Conference …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management, Social Media

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, in talks for tender offer

MarketWatch: “Artificial-intelligence research company OpenAI is in discussions over potentially selling at least $300 million in shares in a tender offer that would give it a roughly $29 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The offering of shares of OpenAI — known for AI programs like the chatbot ChatGPT and the image-generator Dall-E …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

A Guide To Getting Data Visualization Right

Smashing Magazine: “Data visualizations are everywhere; from the news to the nutritional info on cereal boxes, we’re constantly being presented with graphical representations of data. Why? Data visualization is a method of communication. Using the right type can help you quickly convey nuanced information to your audience in a visually appealing way. However, the diversity …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Marketing

NYC education department blocks ChatGPT on school devices, networks

Chalkbeat: “New York City students and teachers can no longer access ChatGPT — the new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that generates stunningly cogent and lifelike writing — on education department devices or internet networks, agency officials confirmed Tuesday. The education department blocked access to the program, citing “negative impacts on student learning, and concerns regarding the …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

The Way Forward for Legal Education

Thomson, David I. C., The Way Forward for Legal Education (January 3, 2023). Carolina Academic Press (2023), U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4300580 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4300580 “This book (of which this paper is an excerpt) offers a post-pandemic vision for the future of legal education and charts a path to get …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Twitter v. Mastodon v. Post v. Other Possibilities

Teri Kanefield’s long read is an articulate, in-depth analysis of the rapid, jarring, deeply troubling shifts occurring on social media giant Twitter, and the choices she recommends users should make moving forward. Kanefield’s expansive knowledge of social media, writing, teaching and the law make this article a compelling read. LLRX and beSpacific have been posting …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok

The New York Times – “The pandemic hurt children’s reading skills. Librarians are doing what it takes to connect them with books — including dance routines. The pandemic wiped out decades of progress in children’s reading skills. So what’s a librarian hoping to engage children and teenagers with books and reading to do? “Meet them …

Subjects: Education, Libraries, Social Media

Mastodon and the pros and cons of moving beyond Big Tech gatekeepers

Ars Technica: “As Elon Musk’s Category 5 tweetstorm continues, the once-obscure Mastodon social network has been gaining over 1,000 new refugees per hour, every hour, bringing its user count to about eight million. Joining as a user is pretty easy. More than enough ex-Twitterers are happy finding a Mastodon instance via joinmastodon.org, getting a list …

Subjects: Education, Financial System, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media