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- 1Tutoring company tells parents to use AI instead●Tutoring company tells parents to save their money and 'use AI instead'
An Australian tutoring company is telling parents they can save their money and use AI tools to tutor their children instead of paying for human tutors, according to the Australian Financial Review. The move has sparked debate about whether AI chatbots can genuinely replace one-on-one tutoring, and what it signals about the future of the private tutoring industry.
- 2ChatGPT reportedly tracks user activity via ad collector●ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
A new report claims that ChatGPT can access information about users' browsing activity on other websites through an advertising-related data collector. The finding has sparked discussion about privacy implications and how much behavioural data is being gathered through AI products. Readers are debating whether this represents a significant expansion of tracking practices and what it means for user consent and data protection.
- 3Young users turn from Google search to AI chatbots●Study: Young users (9 to 18Y) ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences
A Norwegian Science Tech News report describes a study finding that young people aged 9 to 18 increasingly use AI chatbots instead of Google for information and search. The study warns the long-term consequences of this shift for children's learning, critical thinking and exposure to misinformation are not yet understood, prompting concern among researchers and educators.