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A student offers his take on the promise and perils of ChatGPT

New developments in artificial intelligence are making some educators wary of how technology will transform school assignments and learning. The new artificial intelligence, or AI, tool from OpenAI, ChatGPT, has the ability to generate text with different, lifelike human voices and tone, depending on what you ask it, allowing anyone to produce essays, scripts or even poetry without offering more than an initial basic prompt. The ChatGPT algorithm so accurately captures different writing genres that it has even been able to pass business and law school exams.

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How online conspiracy theories led to this man’s mental health crisis

David Morrill of Portland, Oregon, was involved in conspiracy theory communities online until a mental health crisis forced him to confront his beliefs. He talked with his father about how he found his way back to reality. Their conversation is part of our Student Reporting Labs series on misinformation, “Moments of Truth.”

PBS NewsHour

MHS Student Selected to Serve on PBS Student Reporting Labs Advisory Team

Mattoon High School Student, Aydin Tariq was recently selected to serve on the first-ever PBS Student Reporting Labs Advisory Team.

He was chosen as one of just 19 students from around the nation and will serve as a Student Advisor and Youth Reporter. As a team member, Tariq will have the opportunity to meet virtually with the other students from across the country throughout the rest of the 2022-23 year.

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