English teacher Leila Wheless says many of her students expect “things should be easy, entertaining, immediately accessible, and if it isn’t, they quit.” She’s trying to help them embrace their tasks and break their smartphone “addiction.”
Anna Erickson of Georgia Tech explains why the public and private sectors are investing in reactor technology and restarting retired plants. The system, though, still faces cost, safety and regulatory issues.
Derek Tisler of the Brennan Center for Justice discusses how minor glitches can be amplified into conspiracy theories and spread quickly. He encourages voters to learn more, participate more, and share their concerns with election officials.
Allie Funk, who leads the technology and democracy initiative at the nonprofit Freedom House, says many governments suppressed online speech and information while holding and/or preparing for elections.
Joanna Stern, senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for Tech Bytes: Week in Review.
Superintelligent machines with evil intentions have haunted screens for almost a century. The Washington Post’s Shira Ovide considers why narratives about killer robots and rogue AI assistants make for compelling horror stories.
Scott Brennen and his team at NYU’s Center on Technology Policy tested reactions to AI disclosures as well as state regulations. Among the surprising findings: “We saw AI labels hurt candidates that use generative AI.”
Elizabeth Laird of the Center for Democracy and Technology explains how parents, teachers and students are dealing with the spread of AI-generated abusive images.
