European Privacy Watchdog Creates ChatGPT Task Force The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body that unites Europe's national privacy watchdogs, announced on Thursday that it had set up a task force to study ChatGPT, an important first step in developing privacy guidelines for chatbots.... Artificial Intelligence
US: Mother of 6-Year-Old Teacher Shooter Indicted On Monday, Deja Taylor, the mother of a six-year-old boy who shot an elementary school teacher in Newport News, Va., in January was indicted by a grand jury on felony child neglect and a firearms charge.... Schools
North Carolina Democrat Flips Parties, Gives Republicans Supermajority in State House On Wednesday, North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced she was switching parties, thereby giving Republicans enough votes to override any veto from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper.... Legislation
Tenn. House GOP Expels Democrat Over Gun Protest On Thursday, in a 72-25 vote, the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives expelled Democratic Rep. Justin Jones for participating in a gun reform demonstration that involved protesters entering the statehouse last week.... Gun control
Oklahoma Eyes First Religious Charter School Since SCOTUS Ruling An Oklahoma school board that considers applications for charter schools in the state next week will consider whether to approve the application of the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would be the first-ever taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the US.... Schools
Ron DeSantis Demands Investigation into Disney Special District Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested a “thorough review and investigation” into the legality of an agreement reached between Walt Disney World and the board overseeing the Reedy Creek Improvement District in February this year.... Education
Australian Mayor Readies Defamation Suit Over ChatGPT Mayor of Hepburn Shire, Australia, Brian Hood, said he may sue OpenAI, owner of the artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT, amid reports that the chatbot has made false claims that he served time in prison for bribery.... Artificial Intelligence
Report: DeSantis-Supporting Super PAC Has Raised $30M On Sunday, an anonymous official from Never Back Down, a 'super PAC' [Political Action Committee] that will likely serve as a source of support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' potential bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said the PAC has raised $30M since March 9.... Politics
Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns On Friday, Italy's Data Protection Authority temporarily blocked the artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT over data privacy concerns, making it the first Western country to take such action against the chatbot.... Artificial Intelligence
Iran's Supreme Leader Orders Punishment For Schoolgirls Poisoning Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday stated that the perpetrators of the alleged poisonings of schoolgirls across the country must face the death penalty, as responsible organizations are still investigating the origin of this crime.... Iran
Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan The conservative-majority US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Tuesday voiced skepticism over whether it’s within Pres. Joe Biden’s authority to implement his plan for student loan forgiveness by treating it as part of the COVID emergency.... Schools
CDC: Mental Health Issues Rising in Teens, Especially Girls A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday details increased levels of violence, sadness, and suicidal thoughts among teenagers, especially girls, over the past 10 years.... Children and youth
Study: COVID Set Back Students By 35% of a Year A study published in “Nature Human Behavior” on Monday reported that students lost more than one-third of a school year’s worth of learning after the start of the COVID pandemic, which caused global school closures Testing
College Board Revises African American Studies Course The College Board, which is responsible for developing high school Advanced Placement (AP) courses, announced revisions to the AP class in African American studies on Wednesday, which Florida Gov African-Americans
Utah Bans Gender-Reassignment Health Care for Transgender Youth Utah's Republican Governor Spencer Cox on Saturday signed a law banning transgender surgeries and hormone treatments for minors who have not yet been diagnosed with gender dysphoria Legislation
Students May Sue DeSantis for Rejecting African American Studies Course Three Florida students — all Advanced Placement (AP) honors students — announced on Wednesday that they'll sue Gov Schools
Harvard Medical School Joins Boycott of US News Rankings On Tuesday the dean of the faculty of medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr Education
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