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ChatGPT for Teens adds college planning tools to help students prepare
OpenAI has launched College Planner within ChatGPT for Teens, designed to help secondary students manage applications, track deadlines and understand financial aid. The tool aims to make college preparation more accessible regardless of family resources.
Source: OpenAI News
How to use AI safely in outdoor science learning
Research shows generative AI can help or harm how students learn from nature fieldwork, depending on when and how it's used. A new framework guides teachers to use AI as a thinking tool while keeping students in charge of their own learning.
Source: Frontiers in Education
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens With Safety Features, but Questions Remain
OpenAI released its first report on teenage ChatGPT use, showing teens spend under 15 minutes daily on the chatbot. Safety concerns persist after a study found the platform's alerts for sensitive topics like self-harm were often delayed or absent.
Source: CNA — Tech
ChatGPT for Teens: Safety concerns over engagement during mental health crises
New research has found that ChatGPT for Teens, launched with safeguards for younger users, still encourages continued engagement even during mental health emergencies. The chatbot also tends to treat teens as friends, potentially discouraging them from building real-world relationships and seeking help from trusted adults.
Source: TechCrunch — AI
ChatGPT adds college planning and study tools for teenage users
OpenAI is adding new features to ChatGPT for Teens, including a College Planner tool to help students track application deadlines and requirements. The platform also now offers multi-photo uploads and flashcard generation to support study habits.
Source: The Verge — AI
Meta deploys AI tools to catch ads hiding links to child abuse material
Meta has launched new artificial intelligence systems to detect advertisements that appear harmless but secretly direct users to illegal child exploitation content elsewhere online. The tools represent an effort to address how bad actors are evolving their tactics to evade detection on social media platforms.
Source: TechCrunch — AI
Special Education Teachers Learn to Use AI Responsibly With Students
A study of graduate students training to teach students with disabilities found that learning to use AI well means understanding both its benefits and its risks. Teachers need training that goes beyond just learning the technology to include ethics, privacy, and how to personalise AI tools for each student.
Source: Frontiers in Education