How not to talk about AI in education

How not to talk about AI in education

With AI described variously as a co-author, creator, thinker, and even a teacher, Helen Beetham urges the sector to articulate AI’s role in higher education more carefully, so that we’re not inadvertently fuelling the hype and confusion

It seems impossible not to talk about AI. Here is a story about technology that challenges universities on their own ground. It claims to have knowledge, to think, and to learn. Students can use it to write assignments, and scholars to turbocharge their research outputs. But by talking about it in the terms given by the AI industry, are we failing to […]

Planning your next steps Checklists for the final stages of the Basic Income Pilot

Planning your next steps Checklists for the final stages of the Basic Income Pilot

Hello You’re part of the exciting pilot where care leavers have been given a basic income. Lots of different people have been taking part, each with a different story.

You are now coming to the final stages. The pilot coming to an end might feel challenging.

This checklist will help make sure you have everything sorted for each of these last stages. Don’t worry, there’s also lots of advice and support. Your Personal Advisor is there to chat through any worries you have and help you.You may also have access to a Citizen’s Advice Worker who you can talk […]

The Technology Changing the Manufacturing Game in the US Today

The Technology Changing the Manufacturing Game in the US Today

While it might not be the industry that you see taking up the sensationalist, there’s no arguing against the importance of the manufacturing industry. It’s something that is the backbone of many cornerstones of the societal landscape you know today. As a result, the technology that goes into this is something that will be transformative not just for these industries, but for the industries affected by that industry.

Even looking in particular the US, you can begin to get a picture of how much can change with a single example of a relevant tool. Automation

While much of the […]

ProGlove & topsystem Revolutionise Logistics Solutions

ProGlove & topsystem Revolutionise Logistics Solutions

Manufacturing needs humans and automation to succeed ProGlove & topsystem team up to elevate data capture in manufacturing. Pierre Mikaelsson, CPO at ProGlove, tells us more about innovations in automation

ProGlove has announced that it is teaming up with topsystem, a division of Ehrhardt Partner Group, to improve mobile logistics solutions. Together, they will combine topsystem’s LYDIA Voice Pick-by-Voice solution with ProGlove’s MARK family of wearable barcode scanners.

These are aimed to untether frontline workers and give them additional mobility. It is hoped that this hands-free experience will advance safety, quality and efficiency. Extended data capturing in manufacturing To connect […]

UK heading towards employment ‘apocalypse’ due to AI, new study says

UK heading towards employment 'apocalypse' due to AI, new study says

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) threatens nearly 8 million jobs in the United Kingdom unless government measures are taken to instead enhance work through technology, a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned on Wednesday.

In the worst-case scenario, up to 7.9 million positions could ultimately be lost. These range from low and highly-skilled jobs spanning secretarial work to data management and graphic design, to be potentially replaced by algorithms, according to the IPPR study.

However, tax measures encouraging the enrichment of jobs with new responsibilities while automating certain tasks can avert a so-called "job apocalypse".The […]

Policy

Policy

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Introduction Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a government-backed system that gives everyone a minimum amount of money regularly, regardless of their income or work status.

April 9, 2023 Vocabulary Related to Debating a Universal Basic Income A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, the simulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems. Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend: a program that distributes a portion of the state’s April 8, 2023 Policy Universal Basic Income Affirmative and Negative […]

Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

A total of 1,210 hotels or 137,921 hotel rooms in operation as of December 31, 2023.

Net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 140.4% year-over-year to RMB1,505 million (US$212 million), compared with RMB626 million for the same period of 2022 . Net revenues for full year 2023 increased by 106.2% year-over-year to RMB4,666 million (US$657 million), compared with RMB2,263 million for full year 2022.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was RMB220 million (US$31 million), compared with net loss of RMB83 million for the same period of 2022. Net income for full year […]

Proposal would have taxpayers fund statewide, $1,000 monthly ‘guaranteed income’

Proposal would have taxpayers fund statewide, $1,000 monthly ‘guaranteed income’

(The Center Square) – A measure creating a task force to look into monthly guaranteed taxpayer-funded “unrestricted cash” subsidies to certain individuals in Illinois is being discussed in the state legislature.

An Illinois Senate appropriations committee Wednesday heard about Senate Bill 3462 from state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago.

The bill as filed would create the Illinois Guaranteed Income Law and establish a board within the Department of Human Services to evaluate the efficacy of the program, propose statewide policies and provide oversight. The board would review “the landscape of cash supports available to low-income residents” and identify “populations without significant access […]

Mona Hanna-Attisha was one of the people who exposed the lead water crisis in Flint, Mich., about a decade ago.

MONA HANNA-ATTISHA: I respect the science of what lead does. I understand it’s a potent, irreversible neurotoxin. And I also understand that lead’s a form of environmental racism.

CHANG: Dr. Mona, as she is known, is a pediatrician by trade. So here was the first thing on her mind when she learned about the lead in Flint’s water.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)HANNA-ATTISHA: That’s the last thing our kids in Flint needed. That’s the moment I stopped sleeping. I stopped eating.RACHEL MARTIN: […]

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced the

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced the

Li reveals five basic social pledges Supply of 1 million basic housing units across the country free and private tuition fees for national universities Presidential election pledge…I’m not revealing my financial resources. Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is showing a wave toward citizens at Dongmun Market in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, on the 27th. [Photo = Yonhap News] Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced the "Five Major Pledge of Basic Society" on the 27th, a day before the official campaign of the April 10 general election, saying, "We need […]