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Newsrooms unite to defend trusted journalism in AI age

Australian media academics warn readers will happily consume news from sources they do not trust as professional journalism becomes harder to distinguish.

AAP · Sep 27

As more Australian universities use AI to mark students’ work, is it creating a ‘slop-cycle’?

Educational institutions find themselves suddenly confronted with a fork in the road

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27

The ‘Sharma Ji Ka Beta’ Effect Isn’t Just About Marks Anymore

There was a time when the ultimate Indian parental threat was beautifully simple: “Sharma Ji ke bete ke 95% aaye hain.” Now, Sharma Ji's son has apparently evolved. He gets better grades, wakes up at 5 AM, plays three sports, has perfect skin, knows coding, plays the guitar, has 20…

MyLifeXP · Sep 27

Academics in South Africa have to focus on ‘outputs’: what’s lost when other work’s not counted

Professors Curwyn Mapaling and Nokulunga Shabalala are two Black clinical psychologists working as academics in South Africa. What started as their shared frustration with the pace of change in universities became a research programme. For three years they recorded their conversations with each other, leading to three journal papers that…

The Conversation · Sep 17

98.6% in Class 12, then the shotgun range: Shooter Aashima Ahlawat’s deal with her mother

Aashima Ahlawat balances academics and shooting, aiming for the Asian Games. Her mother's support was crucial for her training and relocation to Delhi. After overcoming initial equipment delays and competition setbacks, Ahlawat found her focus. She now prepares for the Asian Games by concentrating on each individual shot. Ahlawat's ultimate…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

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The Conversation · Sep 14

Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay

Workers who blame algorithms for lowering their earnings are getting help from academics to find out how the system works

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5

Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ

Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘failures’

The Guardian - US · Sep 3

Australian university brings in AI chatbot to help teach psychology classes

Academics say using AI for teaching may create ‘damaging issues’

The Independent UK · Sep 2

Nearly 30 years after Erasmus, university alliances are reshaping Europe’s higher education landscape but still lack visibility

As students, academics and university personnel across Europe head back to university, very few are aware that their university is likely to be part of the European University Initiative. Cooperation across European universities strengthened in 2019 with the launch of European university alliances, a project supporting the internationalisation of European…

The Conversation · Sep 1