chatgpt

Does a thirteen-year-old really need an AI chatbot account in school?

Copilot 13+ includes safeguards that protect student data, filter out harmful content, and it does not use the chats to train AI models. The VSB said that families with concerns…

Generative AI needs to be regulated, like now

When ChatGPT was rolled out, Canada had no laws in place to govern the development of gen AI. Today, we still have no meaningful legal or policy framework to address…

Data centres and AI infrastructure are coming to B.C. 

Not every data centre proposed in B.C. is guaranteed to operate on a closed-loop system. At Thompson Rivers University, Bell Canada is launching an open-loop AI data centre. Bell Canada…

UVic launches AI pilot in three courses this fall

In their statement, the university acknowledged that “human feedback is necessary,” however, they continue to explore AI tools in some classrooms.

Teachers and administrators are struggling to keep up with AI as it infiltrates K-12 schools 

Rossetti says that allowing students access to AI while preserving their education is “a dance that [he’s] still figuring out.” 

Against: ChatGPT is a problem for teachers and students

The creation of AI tools such as ChatGPT has been controversial in many regards. While it is a powerful tool, many are worried about the ways it can be used…

For: ChatGPT is not the threat to education many think it is

Since ChatGPT became available to the public in November 2022, it has received plenty of attention. Many people hail it as an important step in artificial intelligence (AI) research and…