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As schools across the United States rush to implement artificial intelligence for equity, access, and efficiency, it is important to recognize the potential harms of these technologies.

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There might be a learning curve as AI tools grow in popularity, but this technology offers teachers opportunities to help pupils acquire new skills around formulating questions and in critical thinking.

"Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, has spent years studying how technology can change writing instruction and the nature of writing itself. When ChatGPT was released, he decided to tailor some of his research to study ways generative AI could help students and teachers, particularly English language learners and bilingual learners."

Parents have been stressing out for at least two decades about what to share about their children online. Powerful new technologies present a more urgent risk.

Social bonds are crucial to human life, shaping our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us. Just as our relationships are usually our greatest sources of joy and meaning, isolation can be a profound psychological burden.

Candice Odgers, Co-Director of the Child & Brain Development program, recently debated whether social media negatively impacts children at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

A talk on Tuesday, from University of California researchers Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler, zipped through studies about video games and gaming tech for everything from improving evacuation plans at Chinese dormitories to monitoring the daily cognitive performance of senior citizens.

Schueller and his colleagues found that most people really only track their moods a couple of times a week. They also discovered a paradox: While people are drawn to such apps by negative life events—a divorce, a death—they are more inclined to document positive moods.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently released an advisory stating that social media can pose a risk of profound harm to children’s and adolescents' mental health and well-being. ... Those who disagree say when used responsibly/with proper guidance, social media can enhance social & creative skills, foster a sense of belonging, provide access to valuable educational resources, and ...