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New York Post
2 days ago
- Science
- New York Post
We've all got to do more to protect kids from AI abuse in schools
For the sake of the next generation, America's elected officials, parents and educators need to get serious about curbing kids' use of artificial intelligence — or the cognitive consequences will be devastating. As Rikki Schlott reported in Wednesday's Post, an MIT Media Lab study found that people who used large language models like ChatGPT to write essays had reduced critical thinking skills and attention spans and showed less brain activity while working than those who didn't rely on the AI's help. And over time the AI-users grew to rely more heavily on the tech, going from using it for small tweaks and refinement to copying and pasting whole portions of whatever the models spit out. Advertisement A series of experiments at UPenn/Wharton had similar results: Participants who used large language models like ChatGPT were able to research topics faster than those who used Google, but lagged in retaining and understanding the information they got. That is: They weren't actually learning as much as those who had to actively seek out the information they needed. The bottom line: Using AI for tasks like researching and writing makes us dumber and lazier. Advertisement Even scarier, the MIT study showed that the negative effects of AI are worse for younger users. That's bad news, because all signs are that kids are relying more and more on tech in classrooms. A Pew poll in January found that some 26% of teens aged 13 to 17 admit to using AI for schoolwork — twice the 2023 level. It'll double again, faster still, unless the adults wake up. Advertisement We've known for years how smartphone use damages kids: shorter attention spans, less fulfilling social lives, higher rates of depression and anxiety. States are moving to ban phones in class, but years after the dangers became obvious — and long after the wiser private schools cracked down. This time, let's move to address the peril before a generation needlessly suffers irrevocable harm. Some two dozen states have issued guidance on AI-use in classrooms, but that's only a start: Every state's education officials should ensure that every school cracks down. Advertisement Put more resources into creating reliable tools and methods to catch AI-produced work — and into showing teachers how to stop it and warning parents and students of the consequences of AI overuse. Absent a full-court press, far too many kids won't build crucial cognitive skills because a chat bot does all the heavy lifting for them while their brains are developing. Overall, AI should be a huge boon for humanity, eliminating vast amounts of busy work. But doing things the hard way remains the best way to build mental 'muscle.' If the grownups don't act, overdependence on AI wll keep spreading through America's classrooms like wildfire. Stop it now — before the wildfire burns out a generation of young minds.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks
Italy's antitrust watchdog AGCM said on Monday it had opened an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for allegedly failing to warn users that it may produce false information. DeepSeek did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The Italian regulator, which also polices consumer rights , said in a statement DeepSeek did not give users "sufficiently clear, immediate and intelligible" warnings about the risk of so-called "hallucinations" in its AI-produced content. It described these as "situations in which, in response to a given input entered by a user, the AI model generates one or more outputs containing inaccurate, misleading or invented information." In February, another Italian watchdog, the data protection authority , ordered DeepSeek to block access to its chatbot after it failed to address its concerns on privacy policy.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks
Italy's antitrust watchdog AGCM said on Monday it had opened an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for allegedly failing to warn users that it may produce false information. DeepSeek did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The Italian regulator, which also polices consumer rights , said in a statement DeepSeek did not give users "sufficiently clear, immediate and intelligible" warnings about the risk of so-called "hallucinations" in its AI-produced content. It described these as "situations in which, in response to a given input entered by a user, the AI model generates one or more outputs containing inaccurate, misleading or invented information." In February, another Italian watchdog, the data protection authority , ordered DeepSeek to block access to its chatbot after it failed to address its concerns on privacy policy.
The Hindu
17-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks
Italy's antitrust watchdog AGCM said on Monday it had opened an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for allegedly failing to warn users that it may produce false information. DeepSeek did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The Italian regulator, which also polices consumer rights, said in a statement DeepSeek did not give users "sufficiently clear, immediate and intelligible" warnings about the risk of so-called "hallucinations" in its AI-produced content. It described these as "situations in which, in response to a given input entered by a user, the AI model generates one or more outputs containing inaccurate, misleading or invented information." In February, another Italian watchdog, the data protection authority, ordered DeepSeek to block access to its chatbot after it failed to address its concerns on privacy policy.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks
Live Events Italy's antitrust watchdog AGCM said on Monday it had opened an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for allegedly failing to warn users that it may produce false did not immediately respond to an emailed request for Italian regulator, which also polices consumer rights , said in a statement DeepSeek did not give users "sufficiently clear, immediate and intelligible" warnings about the risk of so-called "hallucinations" in its AI-produced described these as "situations in which, in response to a given input entered by a user, the AI model generates one or more outputs containing inaccurate, misleading or invented information."In February, another Italian watchdog, the data protection authority, orderedDeepSeek to block access to its chatbot after it failed to address its concerns on privacy policy.
