The effect of ChatGPT on students learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis

As a new type of artificial intelligence, ChatGPT is becoming widely used in learning. However, academic consensus regarding its efficacy remains elusive.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04787-y

https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-education-report-how-university-students-use-claude?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-education-report-how-university-students-use-claude?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A Judge Accepted AI Video Testimony From a Dead Man

An AI avatar made to look and sound like the likeness of a man who was killed in a road rage incident addressed the court and the man who killed him: “To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,” the AI avatar of Christophe

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.404media.co/email/0cb70eb4-c805-4e4e-9428-7ae90657205c/

Anthropic CEO Admits We Don't Understand How AI Works

In a rare and striking moment of candor, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic—one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) research labs—has publicly admitted that even the foremost experts do not fully understand how their own AI models work.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://aisecret.us/anthropic-ceo-admits-we-dont-understand-how-ai-works/

Could AI Really Replace Teachers? Not So Fast, Experts Say

As dissatisfied American parents look for education alternatives in the wake of pandemic-era frustrations with the status quo, the role of the teacher is rapidly evolving, with some private schools redefining the human element inside tech-laden classrooms.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.newsweek.com/evolving-role-teachers-ai-classrooms-alpha-school-2067309

US federal judge on Meta's AI copyright fair use argument : 'You are dramatically changing, you might even say obliterating, the market for that person's work'

Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI back in 2023, alleging pirated versions of their works were used without permission to train AI language models.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/us-federal-judge-on-metas-ai-copyright-fair-use-argument-you-are-dramatically-changing-you-might-even-say-obliterating-the-market-for-that-persons-work/

Tech Companies Are Seeking To Develop AI That Excels at Flattering and Manipulating Us

A disturbing new use of AI—to understand and manipulate our intentions through flattery and false friendship—has been identified in new research from the University of Cambridge.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://thedebrief.org/tech-companies-are-seeking-to-develop-ai-that-excels-at-flattering-and-manipulating-us/