@nixCraft #BoycottAI #slop #organic #education #learning #bioinformatics

#Instructure confirms hackers used #Canvas flaw to deface portals

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-confirms-hackers-usedcanvas-flaw-to-deface-portals/

#cybersecurity #education

Politicians here in Brazil talking about integrating AI into children's education 😱😡😱😡

#education #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #Brazil

#Canvas login portals hacked in mass #ShinyHunters extortion campaign

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canvas-login-portals-hacked-in-mass-shinyhunters-extortion-campaign/

#cybersecurity #education #privacy #DataBreach

New privacy report from the Canadian govt on OpenAI:
- OpenAI failed to get consent for scraped data.
- ChatGPT fails accuracy requirements.
- OpenAI fails requirements for personal data deletion.

https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/investigations/investigations-into-businesses/2026/pipeda-2026-002-overview/

#ai #noai #education #bcpoli #canada

#Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-hacker-claims-data-theft-from-8-800-schools-universities/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #education

#Instructure confirms #DataBreach, #ShinyHunters claims attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-confirms-data-breach-shinyhunters-claims-attack/

#cybersecurity #education #Canvas #edtech

Brazilian educator Paulo Freire died on this day in 1997

“To alienate people from their own decision-making is to change them into objects.”

#PauloFreire #education #humanities

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An image of Paulo Freire. Set 19, 192 - May 2, 1997

Removing AI from schools is still best for students

While we welcome governments in Manitoba and BC taking seriously the harm AI can do to children. We argue that age verification is still not the best solution for creating an environment where students can thrive.

https://www.aicaution.ca/news/removing-ai-from-schools-is-still-best-for-students/

#ai #noai #education #canada #bcpoli

College students are changing their majors and considering new career paths as AI's influence sweeps over the job market. About 70% of students see AI as a threat to their job prospects and education leaders are scrambling to figure out just what they should be teaching in the age of AI.

https://flip.it/Iy1Z3b

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Why are top #university websites serving #porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/why-are-top-university-websites-serving-porn-it-comes-down-to-shoddy-housekeeping/

#nsfw #cybersecurity #DNS #education

20-Year-Old Enters Prison for Historic Breach, Ransoming of Massive Student Database

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/18/156236/20-year-old-enters-prison-for-historic-breach-ransoming-of-massive-student-database

#PowerSchool #privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #cybercrime #education

A new study by MIT Media Lab suggests that outsourcing basic tasks to AI could reduce our brain activity by up to 55 percent. This “cognitive offloading” may affect our ability to solve problems, recall information, and even shape the language we use. However, there are three approaches you can introduce when using AI to help strengthen your critical thinking skills.

https://flip.it/Z1zlRH

#AI #Health #Brain #Education #Tech

#McGrawHill confirms #DataBreach following extortion threat

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mcgraw-hill-confirms-data-breach-following-extortion-threat/

#cybersecurity #education #privacy

🧠🎵 New #research suggests that musical understanding is an innate cognitive skill acquired through daily exposure rather than formal training.

Scientists found that both musicians and non-musicians use the same predictive mental frameworks to identify patterns and structures in #songs.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/your-brain-understands-music-theory/

#neuroscience #brains #learning #music #education #psychology

1- Better Education, incl. HISTORY

2- Media not plataforming far-right and spreading misinformation,

3- Making politicians accountable for siding with hateful thugs...

what else? #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA and #FuckMIGA #FuelProtest #mastodaoine #humanities #history #education #MediaLiteracy #StopTheFarRight

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Screen grab of a post with a make ireland great again cap and words: Funny how some people complain about crazy fuel prices and the cost of living… and still cheer for Trump. 🤡

AI-generated writing can be tricky to detect, especially as more people use it at work, according to a new Gallup poll. (Link below)

Professor Rachel Kane reveals one of the biggest red flags she sees in her students work and how you can use her tips to spot AI-generated writing.

https://flip.it/obnlFk

Gallup poll:
https://flip.it/XSZFrq

#AI #Writing #Education #Technology

From Justin Miller: GOP legislators repeatedly insisted that “Texas Education Freedom Accounts” would be open to any and all types of private #schools—of all creeds and persuasions.

In predictable fashion, they haven't quite lived up to that promise. https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-discrimination-brouhaha-abbott/

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #vouchers #education #TXlege

New ‘#LucidRook’ #malware used in targeted attacks on NGOs, universities

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lucidrook-malware-used-in-targeted-attacks-on-ngos-universities/

#cybersecurity #education #Lua

Agnes Scott College in Decatur is establishing an AI curriculum for all first year students:

“the initiative emphasizes critical thinking, ethical reasoning and responsible decision-making. Students will examine questions related to bias and fairness, privacy and surveillance, accountability, labor displacement and environmental impact, and how these dynamics impact communities differently across the globe.”

https://thechampionnewspaper.com/ai-initiatives-should-become-part-of-all-school-curriculums/
#Decatur #AI #education

Out today: "I don’t lay this out with the intent of proving some sinister ulterior motive, but it is worth exploring the networks of money and influence that have laid down the infrastructure to make Talarico’s candidacy viable, and what favors they may expect." https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-teach-for-america/

#politics #USpol #news #Democrats #education #Texas #Talarico

"My cohort started referring to ourselves as the forgotten year. As we progressed, the program was vanishing behind us."

Kennedy Lashley, as told to Jes Mason, at Toronto Life: https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/this-generation-was-pummelled-by-covid-high-school-now-the-job-market-wants-to-replace-them-with-ai

#Longreads #GenZ #GenerationZ #Education #AI #Animation #College #Learning

Every time you hear a billionaire denigrate colleges & universities, telling youth to opt for "trade schools", think deeply about their real motivations.

Uneducated = Controllable.

☑️ The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite | The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/?post_type=article&p=592608
#education

An airstrike hit Iran’s #University of Science and Technology in Tehran [#IUST] on Saturday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

The strike damaged #research & #education buildings, IRNA reported, citing the university’s public relations office.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Since the 1950s, the #federal govt has consistently operated as the predominant source of #research #funding for #universities, acc/to the #NSF.

One of the largest govt sources of research funding has been the #NIH, which disburses about $35 billion each year. The largest recipients of those NIH #grants are #MedicalSchools, acc/to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

#law #Constitution #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #Trump #science #medicine

By directing a triad of investigations specifically at #MedicalSchools in a single day, the #Trump admin is widening its targets & transforming a decades-long financial partnership into a tool of #cultural leverage.

That partnership dates back to a postwar consensus in the country that #ScientificProgress is a fundamental #PublicGood — one too vital to be left to the vagaries of the market or the limitations of private philanthropy.

#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #science #medicine

The government is seeking information about #MedicalSchool #applicants from each of the past 7 years, including test scores, home ZIP codes & any familial relationships to alumni or ties to university donors. The #Trump admin also demanded copies of any internal messages at the universities about #diversity, #equity & #inclusion & any correspondence between school officials & pharmaceutical companies about admissions policies.

#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #MafiaState #science

The #Trump admin has opened investigations into #admissions policies at 3 major #MedicalSchools, expanding the #federal govt’s pressure campaign beyond campus #culture & taking aim at the heart of #ScientificAuthority in the #US.

The #DOJ on Wednesday informed #Stanford, #OhioState & #UCSD, about the investigations & demanded that the schools turn over extensive lists of #data by April 24 or risk interruptions to essential federal #funding….

#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #medicine

Great. Let’s impede #medical #education./s

#Trump Admin Begins Investigations Into Three #MedicalSchools

The #DOJ’s demands for #admissions-related data from #Stanford, #OhioState & the University of California, San Diego [#UCSD], represent a flex of #federal #power.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #InfoSec #dictatorship #authoritarianism #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #science #medicine #PublicHealth

#GiftArticle

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/trump-medical-schools-civil-rights.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.pWJo.d0KT6obrI1V6&smid=nytcore-ios-share

ICYMI: The White House hosted the "first humanoid robot guest" yesterday during the First Lady's Fostering the Future Together summit. The robot, identified as Figure 3, walked alongside Melania Trump and greeted attendees in multiple languages. Here's what to know about the company behind it.

https://flip.it/tcRD-9

#WhiteHouse #TechNews #Robotics #Education

The European Parliament published a briefing on AI ethics in classrooms (PE 784.573). Strong on philosophy, but missing the connection to binding EU rules and competence frameworks.

My analysis as a data protection lawyer: why we don't need more principles — we need to connect GDPR, AI Act, DigComp 3.0 and eCF 4.0 to protect children in schools.

https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/ai-ethics-classrooms-ep/

#AIAct #GDPR #AIethics #Education #DigComp #eCF #europeanparliament #AI

Students are being funneled into #Google’s ecosystem

https://proton.me/blog/ed-tech-student-privacy

#education #parenting #privacy

#InfiniteCampus warns of breach after #ShinyHunters claims data theft

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infinite-campus-warns-of-breach-after-shinyhunters-claims-data-theft/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #education

"Israel’s new international college programs offer American students an escape from campus activism while training them as state cheerleaders."

Maya Rosen for Jewish Currents: https://jewishcurrents.org/degrees-of-separation-2

https://jewishcurrents.org/degrees-of-separation-2

#Longreads #Academia #AntiSemitism #Education #Zionism

Educators have been hit harder than most by generative AI. @brianmerchant spoke with some of the people affected, some of whom have already lost their jobs as a result of AI, and some who are attempting to educate the new generation. "Increasingly my students genuinely do not understand why they should not use AI anyway... what is the point of ‘wasting’ days researching and writing an essay when the AI version will be as good or even better?" says one university lecturer.

 https://flip.it/7oM_Y-

#Technology #Tech #Education #AI

"when it comes to its impact on students, early studies point to potentially catastrophic effects on cognitive abilities and critical thinking skills"

"self lobotomization"

'I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff': professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/mar/10/ai-impact-professors-students-learning
#Education #Epistemology #AI #LLM #Humanities #CriticalThinking

Teachers Left to Navigate Social Media Ban Fallout Without a Roadmap

#SocialMediaBan #AustralianSchools #Education #TeacherWellbeing #DigitalSafety #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-11-teachers-left-to-navigate-social-media-ban-fallout-without-a-roadmap-af1b0dc5