👩🏫 Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach
Plus: Ransomware has now become a problem for everyone, Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters, and more…
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Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach. While grading essays for his world religions course last month, Antony Aumann, a professor of philosophy at Northern Michigan University, read what he said was easily “the best paper in the class.” It explored the morality of burqa… (Kalley Huang / The New York Times)
Ransomware has now become a problem for everyone, and not just tech. It's a new year, a time when many people look to turnover a new leaf and make some positive changes. In particular, it seems that ransomware gangs show no signs of letting up on their criminal activity in 2023. Ransomware was one of the major… (Danny Palmer / ZDNET)
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Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching. Two years ago, Mary Louis submitted an application to rent an apartment at Granada Highlands in Malden, Massachusetts. She liked that the unit had two full bathrooms and that there was a pool on the premises. But the landlord denied her the… (Khari Johnson / WIRED)
Who should be the next CEO of Twitter?. The following is a free preview from last week's Command Line, my new weekly newsletter about the tech industry's inside conversation: Elon Musk has said he will find a new CEO for Twitter after users voted for him to leave. But who would, in his… (Alex Heath / The Verge)
FTX Secretly Channeled A $50 Million Loan To Its Bahamian Bank Through An Executive's Company. In late 2021, Deltec was well on its way to becoming one of the world's most consequential crypto banks — but it needed money. An obscure Bahamian bank born from private wealth management, it had found a profitable, yet risky new role as the… (David Jeans / Forbes)
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