Students across the United States were locked out of coursework, quizzes, and grades during finals week after threat actors defaced hundreds of Canvas login portals in a ShinyHunters-linked extortion campaign. The disruption impacted colleges, universities, and school districts worldwide, underscoring the growing cybersecurity risks facing cloud-based education platforms. “ShinyHunters has breached Instructure (again). Instead of…
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Wargame Exercise Demonstrates How Social Media Manipulation Works
In an educational game called “Capture the Narrative,” students created bots to sway a fictional election, simulating influence in real-world political scenarios.
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AI chatbot use can hinder students’ knowledge retention
Students who use AI tools extensively may struggle with knowledge retention, according to new research. Brazilian social scientist Andre Barcaui looked at two groups of students, one using ChatGPT as a study aid and the other using more traditional methods, before giving them a surprise test after 45 days. He found that those who had…
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Turnitin Data Shows Transparency About AI Use Benefits Students And Educators
GUEST RESEARCH: New insights show an increase in AI-generated writing by students, along with a high demand for feedback and responsible use
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Meet Anthropic’s AI Morality Teacher
Plus, home security cameras enter their dragnet era and a Stanford student’s matchmaking algorithm takes over campus.
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Anthropic Takes Big Step in AI Race to Reshape College Coding Courses
The company behind Claude forged an alliance to put its AI tools in the hands of students at hundreds of community and state colleges.