The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.
For teen girls victimized by ‘deepfake’ nudes, there is little recourse
The FBI has warned that technology used to create pornographic deepfake photos and videos was improving and being used for harassment and sextortion.
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."
Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X’s promise to stop it
An NBC News review found dozens of AI-generated sexualized images of real women posted to X over the past month.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.
DeepSeek FAQ
DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?
An Indian politician says scandalous audio clips are AI deepfakes. We had them tested
Deepfake experts noted that AI can be used as a cover by politicians when embarrassing audio and video clips of them emerge.
How AI is exacerbating technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
This paper examines how artificial intelligence is accelerating technology-facilitated violence against women and girls—from deepfakes and automated hate to sextortion, impersonation, and large-scale disinformation. It outlines emerging risks, legal and ethical challenges, and opportunities for prevention, while calling for urgent regulation, safety-by-design, and coordinated global action to ensure that AI technologies advance, rather than undermine, women’s rights and safety.
AI, Oligarchs & The Commodification of Public Education With John Koyczek
The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes
In the age of A.I., Hany Farid is struggling to prove what’s real before the internet decides for itself.
The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes
In the age of A.I., Hany Farid is struggling to prove what’s real before the internet decides for itself.
Artificial intelligence, cognitive offloading and implications for education
This report investigates a profound new challenge driven by rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schooling: the risk that students will outsource too much of the cognitive work that is crucial to establishing the knowledge, skill and ‘thinking infrastructure’ that enables both schooling success and lifelong capacity for ongoing learning and understanding.There is a growing body of evidence that using AI can short-circuit the cognitive effort required for sustainable, deep learning, with potentially long-term consequences. This cognitive offloading from human to AI is especially risky for school students (‘novice’ learners who are building foundational knowledge and skills) when they turn to AI as a tempting substitute, not an amplifier, increase their dependency on the tool and lose access to deeper learning and critical thinking capabilities. It also introduces extra equity risks for disadvantaged students.The report reviews the cognitive science behind this concerning shift and the growing evidence of its impact. It also outlines how these harmful effects can be counteracted through specific teaching and learning strategies and effective design of AI education technology, anchored on bolstering the central role of teachers. It includes specific recommendations for policy and teaching and learning strategies.
Eleven Things I Wish Educators Understood About AI and What it Means for "Education"
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I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words
