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Local Germany
08-07-2025
- Local Germany
EXPLAINED: How German schools are including more and more AI
AI products have been disrupting classrooms since they became publicly available. Since the release of ChatGPT – a chatbot that can write essays on command in German or English and many other languages in a matter of seconds – teachers have warned the tools are being abused by students. AI use among students is not only about 'cheating'. Experts have voiced concern that AI dependence is robbing young people of the chance to develop crucial skills for themselves. On the other hand, there are educators who insist that AI has a place in the classroom, and who argue that trying to ban or ignore the technology would be to fail to train students for the world in which we live. Here's a look at why some German schools are already bringing AI-powered tools into the classroom, and what it suggests about the future role of AI in education. 'A new era' A report in Tagesschau about a high school ( Gymnasium ) in Cologne which has embraced an in-class AI tool begins with the words: 'A new era has begun at Thusneldastraße…' The high school uses an AI program called 'Study Buddy', which is based on ChatGPT and designed to support students in the classroom. Students quoted in the report suggest that the tool is helpful: one notes that AI has endless patience for answering the same question in different ways to help them understand, another suggests they feel more engaged while interacting with the chatbot. But of course the tool still needs a fair amount of fine tuning. A mathematics teacher who uses the tool in her classroom noted that not all of the chatbot's answers are suitable for her students' level of understanding. Chatbots are also notorious for spitting out false answers. READ ALSO: What is Germany's digital pact for schools and how does it affect pupils? The Cologne high school says its staff assess and discuss where and when AI use makes sense in the classroom and where it would be counter productive. But the headmaster suggests that keeping up with the times is important: "Students use AI anyway…it's important to us they do it reflectively…in a way that promotes learning." Advertisement 'Telli' Meanwhile, the city-state of Bremen has announced plans to adopt the use of a particular AI tool in its schools state-wide. German tech news outlet Heise recently reported that schools in Bremen will make use of a specially designed chatbot called 'Telli', and that the tool will later be used in schools across the country. Telli is a large language model (LLM) similar to ChatGPT and other mainstream chatbots, but it differs from commercial AI products in its approach to data protection. Because Telli is hosted entirely in the European Union, it's possible to prevent personal data about its users from being transferred to other AI companies. Advertisement The system is also designed not to collect user data to train underlying models, and it allows teachers to upload documents so that students can get context-specific answers. Sascha Aulepp, Bremen's Senator for Children and Education told Heise , 'We want to prepare pupils for a future in which dealing with artificial intelligence will be a matter of course.' OPINION: German school grading is unfair on foreign students and it's maddening Not well regulated or understood While some schools strive to integrate AI in the classroom with care, the us of AI by students in Germany is not generally well monitored. A recent survey by Germany's digital association (Bitkom) found that less than a quarter of German schools have school-wide rules for the use of AI in lessons. The survey, which polled about 500 German students between the ages of 14 and 19, also found that nearly half of students said their teacher wouldn't notice if they used AI without permission for class assignments and that 29 percent assume they are better at using AI than their teachers. Advertisement That last finding appears to be backed up by research from the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which found that nearly two-thirds of teachers (62 percent) feel insecure in using AI tools like ChatGPT. READ ALSO: How to find mental health resources in Germany for children Advocating for more programs such as those being introduced in Bremen or at the Thusneldastraße high school in Cologne, researchers maintain that the use of AI can't effectively be banished – instead educators and students alike need training, they say. 'ChatGPT and similar applications have long been part of young people's lives,' Dagmar Wolf of the Robert Bosch Stiftung said in a press release, adding that 'systematic training…is the only way to enable pupils to deal with each other in a reflective and responsible manner.'
USA Today
28-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
MSU hockey commit Max Heise selected by San Jose Sharks in NHL Entry Draft
A future Michigan State hockey player has been selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Max Heise was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round of the NHL Entry Draft on Saturday. The Sharks used the No. 150 overall pick to obtain Heise's rights. Heise is committed to Michigan State, and is expected to join the Spartans for the 2026-27 season. He will be playing in the WHL next year on the Prince Albert Raiders. Heise is considered a center but can also play on the wing if needed. This past season, Heise recorded 27 goals and 40 points for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL. Stay with Spartans Wire for additional NHL Entry Draft coverage related to Michigan State hockey. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
"Orthorexia" Is Becoming More And More Common, So Here's What Experts Say To Know About It
Between fad diets, the protein-ification of nearly everything and new wearable technology that tracks all kinds of biometrics, it's easy to get swept up in the health-obsession craze. Plus, with all of the information online and on social media, it can be hard to know what you need and don't need when it comes to your health, especially nutrition. There are videos all over social media in which people refer to certain foods as 'bad' or containing 'fake ingredients,' which only fuel a societal infatuation with 'eating healthy.' While there is nothing wrong with eating a healthy diet — it's a great way to bolster your well-being — there is a line that healthy eating can cross. Too much of a focus on it can turn into something known as orthorexia, a condition that's becoming more common in society, and some research says that's in large part because of pressure from social media. You won't find orthorexia in the DSM-5, which is the official handbook for mental health diagnoses, but two dietitians told HuffPost they expect it to become an official diagnosis eventually. Asian Nutritionist holding healthy food for patient in hospital, nutrition and vitamin. 'It's subclinical disordered eating, so it's not something that has a clinical diagnosis code, but it's widely recognized in the disordered eating community,' said Beth Auguste, a maternal wellness dietitian in Philadelphia. ″[Orthorexia] can be generally categorized as a preoccupation with healthy eating and a fixation on the purity of food,' added Auguste. 'It's an obsession with what someone perceives as the proper way of eating, or the healthy way of eating,' added Beth Heise, a registered dietitian with OnPoint Nutrition. Since lots of people enjoy eating healthy foods or do so to keep certain health markers like cholesterol and blood sugar in control, it can be hard to know what is just a healthy diet and what is dangerous. 'It's so hard to spot that even professionals can have trouble spotting it — they kind of question, like, is this person just really healthy, or is [it] bordering on a disorder?' Auguste noted. Below, Auguste and Heise share the signs that you may be crossing into orthorexia territory and what to do if you're concerned about your eating habits. You have extreme food restrictions (that aren't related to an allergy or suggestion from a doctor). Related: 19 "Body Changes" That Clearly Indicate A Person Is Not Young Anymore, And I'm Not Ready For This Reality ″[Orthorexia] can show up some of the same ways that anorexia shows up, where it can be restricting — not eating certain food groups, having a lot of anxiety if you are not having full control over the food that you're eating and the source that it comes from,' Auguste said. You may find yourself creating rigid rules regarding your food intake, Heise added. Like, maybe you tell yourself you can only eat brown rice and can never make exceptions for white rice. 'It winds up becoming less about healthy eating, which is usually what it starts out as, and more about an unhealthy obsession with food purity or 'clean eating,' or 'proper eating,'' Heise said. It messes with your social life. 'When it crosses the line is when it starts to interfere with your activities of daily living,' Auguste said. If your stress about food interferes with your social engagements, like you turn down plans because you aren't sure of the food situation, it could be cause for concern. 'When it impacts your ability to live socially in the world, comfortably, then it's a problem that you should address,' Auguste added. 'It winds up being less about the average person concerned about healthy food, and more just really obsessing about it where it's almost your personality,' Heise said. You spend lots of time analyzing ingredient lists. Related: "I Can't Wait For This To Go Out Of Style": People Are Sharing Popular Modern Trends That Are Actually Pretty Toxic It's normal to check the ingredient lists and nutrition labels on food from time to time, especially if you have an allergy or a specific nutrition goal you're trying to hit. But, for someone with orthorexia, they may find that they're 'compulsively, all the time, analyzing all the ingredients,' Heise said. This may turn into hours and hours spent meal planning or researching the nutrition of every ingredient that's going into your food, she noted. When you break your food rules, you feel anxious or guilty. 'I think the line comes when you start to feel like you're thinking about [healthy eating] all the time,' Heise said. 'If you feel like you have anxiety ... you're nervous about eating something ... and you feel like that more often than not, then that could be a sign that maybe you're thinking about it too much,' she said. The same goes for if you feel guilty after breaking any of your food rules, Heise added. Auguste added that if your thoughts about food are disrupting your mental health at all, you should consider talking to someone. Auguste also said if it interferes with your physical health, it's absolutely a red flag. Here's what to do if this sounds like you. With support from either a dietitian or mental health professional, you can determine whether your healthy eating is simply that — or something more. 'It's really important to talk to somebody like a dietitian who specializes in disordered eating, a therapist who specializes in it, who can help you figure out [if this is a problem for you],' Auguste said. Dietitians generally take insurance, noted Auguste, and they can help you make sure you're on the right track with your eating, whether or not you have specific concerns. 'You can definitely recover from orthorexia if you have the right support,' said Heise, 'so, as soon as you feel those feelings, address it as early as possible so that it doesn't turn into something that rules your life.' Healthy eating is a lifelong process and isn't meant to be perfect. When it comes to what you eat, your nutrition needs likely differ from your partner's, your neighbor's and your favorite social media influencer's. So, don't put too much stock in social media nutrition trends or what diet a friend is raving about, Heise said. Instead of obsessing over the latest food trend, focus on realistic goals — 'so, not focusing on whether or not a food is clean, but focusing on whether or not you have variety in your meals,' Heise said. 'Are you getting a variety of different foods? Are you getting a variety of different nutrients? Because that's where true nutrition comes in.' Auguste said it's important to let go of all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to eating, which includes rules around following one specific diet or a rigid plan to lose weight. 'I have so many patients that do that, and then it's not sustainable to be 100% all of the time,' Auguste added. Then, when they fall off of the diet, they feel like a failure and give up, she noted. 'I feel like that is a downside for somebody with orthorexia, is that you are afraid of letting go of the 100%, and you're afraid that if you let go, that you fall back into that nothing,' Auguste said. It's important to find the middle ground and remind yourself that you don't have to be perfect, added Auguste. 'You can say to yourself, 'I usually eat healthy.' You don't have to say, 'I always eat healthy,'' she said. When you use 'always' language, you 'introduce that concept of failure and judging yourself,' Auguste noted. And it's perfectly OK, and not a failure, to have that salty snack or sweet treat. 'The more practice you can get of letting yourself find the middle, where you're not 'always,' you're just 'usually' doing something, I think the better,' Auguste said. As you work on all of this, have compassion for yourself. Society does not make it easy to be forgiving about food choices. 'Eating and healthy eating in general, is just a lifelong journey. It's not really a set of rules and a one-and-done; it's something that you engage in throughout your lifetime,' Heise said. Your diet needs may change as you age, as might your food preferences. 'A few choices here and there that you feel like maybe weren't as great are not going to make that big of an impact. It's really more focusing on getting you what you need throughout your life,' Heise said. If you're struggling with an eating disorder, call or text 988 or chat for article originally appeared on HuffPost. Also in Goodful: 30 Absolutely Wild Medical Facts You've Probably Never Heard Of But Probably Should Hear Also in Goodful: 25 Life-Changing Habits People Added To Their Everyday Routines To Improve Their Lives For The Better Also in Goodful: "This Actually Isn't A Necessity": Millions Of People Watched A Mom Explain How Not Buying This Super Common Household Product Has Saved Her Family Thousands
Buzz Feed
03-06-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
Experts Warn Of Rise In Orthorexia
Between fad diets, the protein-ification of nearly everything and new wearable technology that tracks all kinds of biometrics, it's easy to get swept up in the health-obsession craze. Plus, with all of the information online and on social media, it can be hard to know what you need and don't need when it comes to your health, especially nutrition. There are videos all over social media in which people refer to certain foods as 'bad' or containing 'fake ingredients,' which only fuel a societal infatuation with 'eating healthy.' While there is nothing wrong with eating a healthy diet — it's a great way to bolster your well-being — there is a line that healthy eating can cross. Too much of a focus on it can turn into something known as orthorexia, a condition that's becoming more common in society, and some research says that's in large part because of pressure from social media. You won't find orthorexia in the DSM-5, which is the official handbook for mental health diagnoses, but two dietitians told HuffPost they expect it to become an official diagnosis eventually. 'It's subclinical disordered eating, so it's not something that has a clinical diagnosis code, but it's widely recognized in the disordered eating community,' said Beth Auguste, a maternal wellness dietitian in Philadelphia. ″[Orthorexia] can be generally categorized as a preoccupation with healthy eating and a fixation on the purity of food,' added Auguste. 'It's an obsession with what someone perceives as the proper way of eating, or the healthy way of eating,' added Beth Heise, a registered dietitian with OnPoint Nutrition. Since lots of people enjoy eating healthy foods or do so to keep certain health markers like cholesterol and blood sugar in control, it can be hard to know what is just a healthy diet and what is dangerous. 'It's so hard to spot that even professionals can have trouble spotting it — they kind of question, like, is this person just really healthy, or is [it] bordering on a disorder?' Auguste noted. Below, Auguste and Heise share the signs that you may be crossing into orthorexia territory and what to do if you're concerned about your eating habits. You have extreme food restrictions (that aren't related to an allergy or suggestion from a doctor). ″[Orthorexia] can show up some of the same ways that anorexia shows up, where it can be restricting — not eating certain food groups, having a lot of anxiety if you are not having full control over the food that you're eating and the source that it comes from,' Auguste said. You may find yourself creating rigid rules regarding your food intake, Heise added. Like, maybe you tell yourself you can only eat brown rice and can never make exceptions for white rice. 'It winds up becoming less about healthy eating, which is usually what it starts out as, and more about an unhealthy obsession with food purity or 'clean eating,' or 'proper eating,'' Heise said. It messes with your social life. 'When it crosses the line is when it starts to interfere with your activities of daily living,' Auguste said. If your stress about food interferes with your social engagements, like you turn down plans because you aren't sure of the food situation, it could be cause for concern. 'When it impacts your ability to live socially in the world, comfortably, then it's a problem that you should address,' Auguste added. 'It winds up being less about the average person concerned about healthy food, and more just really obsessing about it where it's almost your personality,' Heise said. You spend lots of time analyzing ingredient lists. It's normal to check the ingredient lists and nutrition labels on food from time to time, especially if you have an allergy or a specific nutrition goal you're trying to hit. But, for someone with orthorexia, they may find that they're 'compulsively, all the time, analyzing all the ingredients,' Heise said. This may turn into hours and hours spent meal planning or researching the nutrition of every ingredient that's going into your food, she noted. When you break your food rules, you feel anxious or guilty. 'I think the line comes when you start to feel like you're thinking about [healthy eating] all the time,' Heise said. 'If you feel like you have anxiety... you're nervous about eating something ... and you feel like that more often than not, then that could be a sign that maybe you're thinking about it too much,' she said. The same goes for if you feel guilty after breaking any of your food rules, Heise added. Auguste added that if your thoughts about food are disrupting your mental health at all, you should consider talking to someone. Auguste also said if it interferes with your physical health, it's absolutely a red flag. Here's what to do if this sounds like you. With support from either a dietitian or mental health professional, you can determine whether your healthy eating is simply that — or something more. 'It's really important to talk to somebody like a dietitian who specializes in disordered eating, a therapist who specializes in it, who can help you figure out [if this is a problem for you],' Auguste said. Dietitians generally take insurance, noted Auguste, and they can help you make sure you're on the right track with your eating, whether or not you have specific concerns. 'You can definitely recover from orthorexia if you have the right support,' said Heise, 'so, as soon as you feel those feelings, address it as early as possible so that it doesn't turn into something that rules your life.' Healthy eating is a lifelong process and isn't meant to be perfect. When it comes to what you eat, your nutrition needs likely differ from your partner's, your neighbor's and your favorite social media influencer's. So, don't put too much stock in social media nutrition trends or what diet a friend is raving about, Heise said. Instead of obsessing over the latest food trend, focus on realistic goals — 'so, not focusing on whether or not a food is clean, but focusing on whether or not you have variety in your meals,' Heise said. 'Are you getting a variety of different foods? Are you getting a variety of different nutrients? Because that's where true nutrition comes in.' Auguste said it's important to let go of all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to eating, which includes rules around following one specific diet or a rigid plan to lose weight. 'I have so many patients that do that, and then it's not sustainable to be 100% all of the time,' Auguste added. Then, when they fall off of the diet, they feel like a failure and give up, she noted. 'I feel like that is a downside for somebody with orthorexia, is that you are afraid of letting go of the 100%, and you're afraid that if you let go, that you fall back into that nothing,' Auguste said. It's important to find the middle ground and remind yourself that you don't have to be perfect, added Auguste. 'You can say to yourself, 'I usually eat healthy.' You don't have to say, 'I always eat healthy,'' she said. When you use 'always' language, you 'introduce that concept of failure and judging yourself,' Auguste noted. And it's perfectly OK, and not a failure, to have that salty snack or sweet treat. 'The more practice you can get of letting yourself find the middle, where you're not 'always,' you're just 'usually' doing something, I think the better,' Auguste said. As you work on all of this, have compassion for yourself. Society does not make it easy to be forgiving about food choices. 'Eating and healthy eating in general, is just a lifelong journey. It's not really a set of rules and a one-and-done; it's something that you engage in throughout your lifetime,' Heise said. Your diet needs may change as you age, as might your food preferences. 'A few choices here and there that you feel like maybe weren't as great are not going to make that big of an impact. It's really more focusing on getting you what you need throughout your life,' Heise said.
Hans India
26-05-2025
- Hans India
Netflix to End Support for First-Generation Fire TV Devices Starting June 3
If you've been holding on to one of Amazon's first Fire TV devices, now might be the time to upgrade. Netflix has confirmed it will discontinue support for some of the earliest Amazon Fire TV models beginning June 3, as first reported by German outlet Heise and later confirmed by ZDNet for U.S. users. The move affects devices that are over a decade old. In a statement to a famous publication house, Amazon spokesperson Jen Lurey Ridings said: "Netflix will be discontinuing support for some first-generation Fire TV devices, which were introduced more than 10 years ago. Netflix remains available on all other Fire TV devices." This includes the first-generation Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote. Users with these models may be eligible for a discount on newer Fire TV Sticks and are encouraged to contact Amazon customer service for more details. For those unsure whether their device is affected, you can check under Settings > My Fire TV > About to confirm your model. While Netflix hasn't specified the exact reason for the discontinuation, a recent update to its help page hints at compatibility issues with aging hardware. The company explained that it may drop support for devices that "can no longer get necessary updates from its manufacturer or support new features." Netflix also added error codes R4, R12, and R25-1 to flag unsupported devices. Netflix has not released any official statement on the decision.
