Wealthy parents pay $75,000 for Alpha’s two-hour AI school day. Half of its K-8 students missed the math target...

Only 42% of Alpha students hit its 2x learning goal in math and reading, internal data show, as 2,600 public school students now use its software.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://fortune.com/2026/11/14/alpha-school-ai-students-tuition-learning-goals/

AI Engineer Code Summit: OpenAI on New Ways of Working With Codex...

OpenAI showed new ways to use Codex, including handing tasks to the cloud and controlling work by voice. Its personal agents, called dots, can provide context, delegate tasks, and catch missed details. OpenAI says these tools are still evolving, so developers should stay flexible.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://latent.space/p/codex-work/

The No AI Slop Manifesto — Latent Space...

Open-source AI tools and model runtimes are reaching major stability milestones, while new models and faster inference engines keep improving performance and lowering costs. Benchmarks show rapid progress in coding, reasoning, and AI agents, though some results remain uncertain. The newsletter also highlights growing use of decision models and new advances in local AI and data tools.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://latent.space/p/ainews-the-no-ai-slop-manifesto/

Open-source AI without Jensen...

Jensen Huang’s departure could weaken support for open AI models in the US. Open models still face shortages of computing power, limited talent, and possible restrictive regulations. The author calls for building a strong US open-model organization and a new coalition to support it.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.interconnects.ai/p/open-source-ai-without-jensen

No, AI agents did not discover a previously unknown Maya site...

A Google researcher used AI to flag a Maya site as possibly unknown, but archaeologists had already documented it. Experts say AI can help analyze data, but findings need careful checks and credit for earlier research. They also warn that publicizing sites can burden researchers and risk attracting looters.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1032125/ai-agents-maya-site-archeology-discovery

Chicago schools tell Google they'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI...

Google said schools must accept its AI tools to keep using Search, prompting criticism and protests. Chicago schools say they may switch to another search service rather than use AI. Other school districts are also limiting student access to generative AI.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.techspot.com/news/114532-chicago-schools-tell-google-they-can-live-without.html

‘AI Slop’ Papers Published Under Prominent Academics’ Names...

High-profile researchers were listed among authors at little-known titles, sparking concern that Ph.D. students could be tempted to submit their work there, too.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/books-publishing/2026/11/13/ai-slop-papers-published-under-prominent-academics-names