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Tech entrepreneurs seeking the next AI frontier are pivoting from chatbots to "world models
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (974+ words) By MATT O'BRIEN, AP Technology Writer "We basically have passed the point of doing real fundamental LLM research," Castricato said. "Now it's just applications." The researcher quit his doctoral studies at Brown University and started a new company, called Overworld....
Florida Atlantic University to launch a new AI engineering lab
2+ week, 4+ day ago (251+ words) Florida Atlantic University will launch a new Artificial Intelligence Lab to offer new experiential learning opportunities and prepare students to apply AI in their future careers. The university received a $1 million donation from the Levine Family Foundation to open the…...
Commentary: Don't let AI get away without helping you
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (676+ words) I haven't had a good relationship with the Age of Computing. I don't understand computers, but I believe they understand me. And that is the problem. The first time I used an ATM, I expected it to sneer at my…...
From classroom to cure: Student-led discovery of future antibiotics
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (538+ words) Antibiotic resistance has become an increasingly fatal problem that South Florida college students are trying to solve. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2019, antimicrobial resistance killed 1. 27 million people worldwide and nearly 5 million deaths were associated with…...
Schools fear disruptions as the White House begins dismantling the Education Department
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (987+ words) Yet to some school and state officials, the plan appears to add more bureaucracy, with no clear benefit for students who struggle with math or reading. Instead of being housed in a single agency, much of the Education Department's work…...
US high school students lose ground in math, reading; 8th graders slide in science
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from the National Assessment of Education Progress. The assessments were the first since the pandemic for eighth graders in science and 12th graders in reading and math. They…...
Commentary: The AI deal of the century?
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (699+ words) President Trump sees himself as a global peacemaker, actively working to resolve conflicts from Kosovo-Serbia to India-Pakistan. His Nobel Peace Prize ambitions reflect genuine dealmaking instincts. But the most consequential opportunity is one he hasn't yet seized: preventing a race…...
Florida students show across-the-board growth on state math, reading tests
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (650+ words) Florida public school students showed significant growth on mathematics and reading exams this year, improving their passing rates on the high-stakes tests compared to last year, according to data released by the Florida Department of Education late Wednesday. Students from…...