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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

• 1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
  A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.
  

Saturday, October 4, 2025

• Here's how the fashion industry is using AI to predict the next big trend
  Once the province of elite fashion editors and forecasters, the art of figuring out what's likely to fly off future racks is getting an assist from AI algorithms.
  

Friday, October 3, 2025

• Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app
  It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.
  
• AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern
  Odd fingers and faces in the crowd of a recent Will Smith concert video led to suspicions of AI. But AI is improving fast, and there are serious implications for how "fake" crowds might be coopted.
  
• Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived
  With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.
  

Thursday, October 2, 2025

• AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows
  Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the stuff anyway.
  
• Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI
  It's not just students, more professors are using AI in the classroom. But they say more guidance is needed on how to use the technology.
  

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

• Microsoft announcement highlights complicated relationship between Big Tech and war
  Microsoft restricted the Israeli military's access to some of its technology after it found that Israel's Defense Ministry was using its services to carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.
  

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

• A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration's efforts to merge personal data
  A class action lawsuit argues that the administration's efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violate privacy laws and the Constitution.
  
• With therapy hard to get, people lean on AI for mental health. What are the risks?
  People are using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence apps to help them with emotional issues, but experts say they are not a substitute for therapy or companionship.