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7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating

What can you do to promote academic integrity in your virtual classroom without joining the “arms race” in cheating-prevention tools? — Read on http://www.chronicle.com/article/7-ways-to-assess-students-online-and-minimize-cheating

Teaching: What Students Want Their Professors to Know

Teaching: What Students Want Their Professors to Know — Read on http://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/teaching/2020-09-24

We’re not ready for AI, says the winner of a new $1m AI prize | MIT Technology Review

Regina Barzilay, a professor at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), is the first winner of the Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity, a new prize recognizing outstanding research in AI. Barzilay started her career working on natural-language processing. After surviving breast cancer in 2014, she switched her…Continue reading “We’re not ready for AI, says the winner of a new $1m AI prize | MIT Technology Review”

Reflecting on Teaching CT/CS to Grad Students – Inventing Learning

Reflecting on Teaching CT/CS to Grad Students – Inventing Learning — Read on geraldardito.org/teaching-ct-cs/reflecting-on-teaching-ct-cs-to-grad-students/

‘We Blew It.’ Douglas Rushkoff’s Take on the Future of the Web – CoinDesk

Douglas Rushkoff is a futurist and cypherpunk. His writings on the internet paved the way for thinking about the web in revolutionary terms. What’s changed? — Read on http://www.coindesk.com/douglas-rushkoffs-future-the-web

Wikipedia Article Table to API | sheet2api

This tool turns tables from any Wikipedia Article into a working JSON API. — Read on sheet2api.com/tools/wiki-api/

The brain’s memory abilities inspire AI experts in making neural networks less ‘forgetful’

The brain’s memory abilities inspire AI experts in making neural networks less ‘forgetful’ — Read on techxplore.com/news/2020-09-brain-memory-abilities-ai-experts.html

Microsoft Gets Exclusive License For OpenAI’s GPT-3 Language Model – Slashdot

Microsoft Gets Exclusive License For OpenAI’s GPT-3 Language Model – Slashdot — Read on m.slashdot.org/story/376078

The 4 Top Artificial Intelligence Trends For 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a mega-trend in 2020. The current pandemic has only accelerated the relevance and adoption of AI and machine learning. Here we look at some of the top AI trends for 2021. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2020/09/21/the-4-top-artificial-intelligence-trends-for-2021/

Our work to move data portability forward

Editor’s note: Google and the Data Transfer Project recently submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about data portability. Ahead of tomorrow’s “Data To Go” workshop with the FTC, we’re sharing an overview of our work along with some updates.When it’s easy for people to move their data to competing products, the pressure isContinue reading “Our work to move data portability forward”