A.I. is showing up everywhere students learn, watch, and create, from Disney+ to college classrooms. This Huddle explores what recent headlines reveal about creativity, ethics, and why A.I. literacy is quickly becoming essential for student success.
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A.I. is showing up everywhere students learn, watch, and create, from Disney+ to college classrooms. This Huddle explores what recent headlines reveal about creativity, ethics, and why A.I. literacy is quickly becoming essential for student success.
PBS News shares an AP Report about the rise of deepfake cyberbullying and how it poses a growing problem for schools. In the article, Laura Tierney, founder and CEO of The Social Institute, shares the SHIELD Method, a strategy educators can equip their students with to know what to do when they encounter deepfake, A.I.-generated, and explicit content. Read now on PBS News >>
Earlier this fall, two boys were charged after creating A.I.-generated nudes of two of their classmates, as what is believed to be the first prosecution stemming from a new state law that addresses the creation of explicit A.I.-generated content. In response, Laura Tierney, founder and CEO of The Social Institute, huddled with AP News to provide some advice on what students and educators should do when they are impacted by A.I.-generated deepfakes. Read now on APNews.com >>