UC Berkeley: The largest study of AI use by undergrads is in, revealing disparities in access — and in cheating. “Igor Chirikov, a senior researcher at UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education, has published the largest study of generative AI use by undergraduates, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and Cornell University. More than 95,000 […]

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Research identifies observable indicators organizations can use to cultivate and measure more sophisticated AI use by their employees. https://hbr.org/2026/03/what-the-best-ai-users-do-differently-and-how-to-level-up-all-of-your-employees #AI #Success #AIUsage #Learning #Performance #Effectiveness #AIPrompts #LLMs #SuccessCriteria #HBR

Inside Higher Ed: For AI Help, More College Students Ask Social Media First. “The most common education-related use for the technology in 2025 was completing assignments more efficiently (44 percent), followed by enhancing learning and understanding (38 percent), exploring additional learning resources (36 percent), and gaining access to AI-driven tutoring or assistance (35 percent). In 2024, […]

Pew (PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!): How Teens Use and View AI. “Just over half of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support. More teens think AI will be positive for them than negative.”

New research reveals how people really use AI — from everyday tasks and learning to work support and creative projects — shaping real‑world adoption patterns.

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During the Trump administration, sensitive but unclassified CISA contracting documents were uploaded into a public AI platform by the agency’s acting director, triggering security alerts and a DHS-level assessment.

While no classified data was involved, the case highlights governance risks tied to AI exceptions, access controls, and data handling in high-security environments.

Source: https://www.technadu.com/cisa-acting-directors-chatgpt-uploads-again-draw-internal-anonymous-claims-as-dhs-pushes-to-clarify/619314/

What practical guardrails should govern AI usage in public-sector security roles?

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Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt When Using an AI Assistant

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Hơn 100 nghìn tỷ token AI được phân tích: hơn 50% dùng AI mã nguồn mở cho nhập vai, mô hình suy luận chiếm 50% lưu lượng. Mô hình Trung Quốc như DeepSeek, Qwen chiếm 30% thị phần trong 1 năm. Xu hướng "Hiệu ứng Giày Thủy Tinh": người dùng tìm được mô hình phù hợp sẽ trung thành lâu dài. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DeepSeek #Qwen #TríTuệNhânTạo #AIUsage

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