Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice ...

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

Those in technical or vocational programs were most likely to change their majors, according to a new survey from Gallup and ...

Artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT and Claude tend to be overly agreeable to users, a quality that can have harmful ...

The study found flattering AI makes people less likely to take responsibility for their actions and more likely to think they ...

As Gen Z frets over the future of work thanks to AI, tech startups are dishing out sky-high six-figure salaries to secure top ...

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As a computer science professor, I’ve spent the last 40 years telling students “Our job as technical professionals is to make politicians’ lives difficult.” Judging from the Colorado legislature’s ...

AI is rapidly automating coding's routine tasks, pushing software engineering back towards its mathematical roots. Experts predict AI could soon handle most end-to-end coding, with some engineers ...

Can living neurons replace AI? A new study shows that biological neural networks (BNNs) can be trained to perform reservoir ...

As outlined in the paper: Harmful Traits of AI Companions, a cross-disciplinary team of researchers from UT Austin, the ...

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