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The Educators Embracing AI Education in the Classroom

Middle school teacher Adam Aguilera saw the potential of AI in schools with the 2022 launch of ChatGPT, the chatbot that went viral for its ability to understand and generate human-like text. “I knew it was going to transform everyone’s personal and professional lives, particularly in public education,” said Aguilera of Vancouver, Washington. While many educators were worried that ChatGPT would lead more students to cheat and plagiarize, Aguilera embraced it. He contacted his teachers’ union,

How a Nonprofit Is Protecting Sikh Women From Abuse

It was in a bathroom stall at a New Jersey Sikh house of worship where she saw the flyer to “stand up to domestic violence.” The Punjabi woman, who was married to a man she described as physically abusive, quietly grabbed the paper and put it in her diaper bag before walking out. The helpline listed on the front would eventually save her life, she said. “At that point, I was in trouble,” the woman said in a translated interview. “I was scared to tell anyone.” Ever since the woman had immigrate

Can a TV Journalist Show Their Tattoo On Air?

Dallas reporter Dianté Marigny got her first tattoos more than 10 years ago — a pair of fleurs-de-lis — before she considered a career in journalism. Since then, she has accumulated nine more tattoos. She said her on-air career hasn’t stopped her, even getting a floral globe on her neck a year into her anchoring career. “I just have such a special love for tattoos and how artistic they can be,” said Marigny, 30, who works at an ABC affiliate station. However, Marigny knew she couldn’t show the

Why journalism conventions matter to emerging journalists — NBCU Academy

For the first time since the pandemic sent us huddling over Zoom, many national journalism conventions are being held in person this year. The return to gathering in a physical space has been much anticipated. In July, the Asian American Journalists Association convention in Los Angeles sold out, and earlier this month a record 5,000 journalists of color attended the joint National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention at Caesars Palace in L