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Students Love AI Chatbots - Maybe a Little Too Much
Artificial intelligence was supposed to make learning easier. Faster essays. Smarter tutoring. A tool to level the playing field for students everywhere. And it has, in ways no one could have predicted. A new report from the Center for Democracy & Technology reveals that 86% of students have used AI chatbots like ChatGPT in the past school year. Half of them used it for schoolwork. But here’s the surprising part: Almost one in five say they or a friend has used an AI chatb
Oct 29, 20253 min read
The Epidemic of Loneliness — And the Cure We Forgot
For years, social media promised us endless connection. Billions of users. Instant communication. Communities at our fingertips. Yet somehow, people feel lonelier than ever. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, loneliness is now a national epidemic, one that harms both our mental and physical health. Nearly half of American adults report feeling lonely, and young adults are the most affected. It’s a strange paradox: we’re the most connected generation in history, but also t
Oct 24, 20253 min read
When Everything Feels Fake, What’s the Point of Social Media - Age of AI Slop?
A photo of a young girl, her sick puppy, and a kind police officer went viral this week. A heartwarming moment that seemed to remind us what the internet used to be about: connection, empathy, stories that make you smile. Except… it wasn’t real. People quickly noticed something off: the car’s steering wheel was on the wrong side, there was no dashboard, and no record of the story anywhere online. It was another piece of AI-generated “slop,” a fake image designed purely to g
Oct 21, 20253 min read
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