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#AI #Education #TechImpact
AI Will Make Our Children Stupid
As AI tools become everyday companions for kids, they risk stunting critical thinking and creativity by doing the mental heavy lifting for them.
The article warns that over-reliance on AI for homework, problem-solving, and even basic reasoning could leave a generation unable to think independently, much like calculators diminished mental math skills.
Key highlights
⦁ AI chatbots provide instant answers, discouraging kids from grappling with complex ideas or developing perseverance in learning.
⦁ Early exposure might weaken social skills, as virtual interactions replace messy, real human connections essential for empathy and collaboration.
⦁ Without thoughtful integration, AI could widen educational gaps, benefiting those with guidance while leaving others passive consumers of tech.
⦁ Authors urge parents and educators to prioritize human-led teaching to foster genuine intelligence over algorithmic shortcuts.
⦁ Long-term, this could reshape society, producing innovative users of AI but fewer original thinkers.
Read More: The Critic on AI and Kids
AI Will Make Our Children Stupid
As AI tools become everyday companions for kids, they risk stunting critical thinking and creativity by doing the mental heavy lifting for them.
The article warns that over-reliance on AI for homework, problem-solving, and even basic reasoning could leave a generation unable to think independently, much like calculators diminished mental math skills.
Key highlights
⦁ AI chatbots provide instant answers, discouraging kids from grappling with complex ideas or developing perseverance in learning.
⦁ Early exposure might weaken social skills, as virtual interactions replace messy, real human connections essential for empathy and collaboration.
⦁ Without thoughtful integration, AI could widen educational gaps, benefiting those with guidance while leaving others passive consumers of tech.
⦁ Authors urge parents and educators to prioritize human-led teaching to foster genuine intelligence over algorithmic shortcuts.
⦁ Long-term, this could reshape society, producing innovative users of AI but fewer original thinkers.
Read More: The Critic on AI and Kids
The Critic
AI will make our children stupid
Of all the recent signs that Western civilization is circling the drain, the most depressing is the apparent decline in IQs. The so-called Flynn Effect once showed IQs rising steadily.
#AI #Programming #DevTools
Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer
Relying too heavily on AI for code generation can erode core programming skills, turning devs into copy-paste experts instead of thoughtful builders.
⦁ AI tools like Copilot spit out quick fixes, but they often produce bloated, insecure code that ignores edge cases and best practices.
⦁ Over time, devs skip learning fundamentals, leading to unmaintainable projects riddled with subtle bugs from unvetted AI outputs.
⦁ It fosters laziness: Why understand algorithms when AI handles it? This hurts debugging and innovation in real-world scenarios.
⦁ Privacy risks loom large—AI ingests your code, potentially leaking proprietary logic without you realizing.
⦁ Balance is key: Use AI for boilerplate, but always review and refactor to build true expertise.
Read More: Rudi's Unsolicited Opinions
Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer
Relying too heavily on AI for code generation can erode core programming skills, turning devs into copy-paste experts instead of thoughtful builders.
⦁ AI tools like Copilot spit out quick fixes, but they often produce bloated, insecure code that ignores edge cases and best practices.
⦁ Over time, devs skip learning fundamentals, leading to unmaintainable projects riddled with subtle bugs from unvetted AI outputs.
⦁ It fosters laziness: Why understand algorithms when AI handles it? This hurts debugging and innovation in real-world scenarios.
⦁ Privacy risks loom large—AI ingests your code, potentially leaking proprietary logic without you realizing.
⦁ Balance is key: Use AI for boilerplate, but always review and refactor to build true expertise.
Read More: Rudi's Unsolicited Opinions
#AI #Privacy #ImageGen
DuckDuckGo Launches Privacy-First AI Image Generator
DuckDuckGo just dropped a new AI tool that lets you create images without compromising your privacy—perfect for techies tired of data-hungry alternatives.
Key highlights
⦁ Powered by OpenAI but with anonymized prompts: No user data trains the model, keeping your inputs private.
⦁ Images generate and store locally on your device, not on servers, with C2PA metadata to verify they're AI-made.
⦁ Free to use at duck.ai with daily limits; paid subscribers get higher quotas for more creative freedom.
⦁ Stands out in a crowded field against Google's Imagen and OpenAI's updated ChatGPT Images by prioritizing privacy over everything.
⦁ Easy start: Just head to duck.ai, pick "New Image," enter a prompt, and generate—ideal for quick, secure prototyping.
Read More: DuckDuckGo AI Images
DuckDuckGo Launches Privacy-First AI Image Generator
DuckDuckGo just dropped a new AI tool that lets you create images without compromising your privacy—perfect for techies tired of data-hungry alternatives.
Key highlights
⦁ Powered by OpenAI but with anonymized prompts: No user data trains the model, keeping your inputs private.
⦁ Images generate and store locally on your device, not on servers, with C2PA metadata to verify they're AI-made.
⦁ Free to use at duck.ai with daily limits; paid subscribers get higher quotas for more creative freedom.
⦁ Stands out in a crowded field against Google's Imagen and OpenAI's updated ChatGPT Images by prioritizing privacy over everything.
⦁ Easy start: Just head to duck.ai, pick "New Image," enter a prompt, and generate—ideal for quick, secure prototyping.
Read More: DuckDuckGo AI Images
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DuckDuckGo Launches Privacy-First AI Image Generator
DuckDuckGo debuts an AI image generation tool powered by OpenAI, focusing on user privacy, anonymized prompts, and local storage.
Blue Origin sent aerospace engineer Michaela "Michi" Benthaus to space on Thursday, making her the first wheelchair user to cross the Kármán line.
Benthaus and five passengers completed a ~11-minute suborbital flight that reached roughly 62 miles, offering several minutes of weightlessness and panoramic views of Earth.
Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer, has used a wheelchair since a 2018 mountain-biking accident. She said she'd feared her dream of space was over, but worked with a supportive team to make the flight possible. A plush hippo that comforted her during recovery accompanied her on the mission.
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The DosZone team has released a beta version of GTA: Vice City that runs directly in the browser. You can explore the open world, drive, shoot, and walk around freely.
However, once you reach the first story checkpoint at the Ocean View Hotel, the game will ask you to locate the original game executable (e.g., gtavc.exe) to continue.
The system validates that you own the original assets by checking file checksums, ensuring that you have a legitimate, purchased copy of the game.
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#YouTubeAI #GeminiGames #CreatorTools
YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool
YouTube's diving deeper into AI with Playables Builder, letting select creators whip up mini-games using Gemini 3—no coding skills needed.
Key highlights
⦁ It's an open beta prototype web app where you prompt with text, video, or images to generate bite-sized games, building on YouTube's 2023 Playables tests and last year's multiplayer adds.
⦁ Aimed at empowering non-dev creators, but skeptics question if AI can craft truly engaging experiences beyond simple parlor tricks.
⦁ Echoes Google Labs' Disco and GenTabs for interactive widgets; available to US, Canada, UK, and Australia creators who sign up, with sample games already playable on the site.
⦁ Fits Google's AI push across services, potentially diversifying content but raising doubts on quality versus pro game dev.
Read More: Engadget Article
YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool
YouTube's diving deeper into AI with Playables Builder, letting select creators whip up mini-games using Gemini 3—no coding skills needed.
Key highlights
⦁ It's an open beta prototype web app where you prompt with text, video, or images to generate bite-sized games, building on YouTube's 2023 Playables tests and last year's multiplayer adds.
⦁ Aimed at empowering non-dev creators, but skeptics question if AI can craft truly engaging experiences beyond simple parlor tricks.
⦁ Echoes Google Labs' Disco and GenTabs for interactive widgets; available to US, Canada, UK, and Australia creators who sign up, with sample games already playable on the site.
⦁ Fits Google's AI push across services, potentially diversifying content but raising doubts on quality versus pro game dev.
Read More: Engadget Article
Engadget
YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool
Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives.
Year in Review: The Vulnerabilities That Defined 2025 — ProjectDiscovery Blog
https://projectdiscovery.io/blog/year-in-review-the-vulnerabilities-that-defined-2025
https://projectdiscovery.io/blog/year-in-review-the-vulnerabilities-that-defined-2025
ProjectDiscovery
Year in Review: The Vulnerabilities That Defined 2025 — ProjectDiscovery Blog
A Year of Real-World Exploitation
If you work in security, you probably remember React2Shell. Shortly after public disclosure, scanning activity increased, and exploitation attempts began to surface.
That sequence showed up repeatedly across several of…
If you work in security, you probably remember React2Shell. Shortly after public disclosure, scanning activity increased, and exploitation attempts began to surface.
That sequence showed up repeatedly across several of…
Inside, there are examples of prompts for different styles, cameras, lighting, interiors, and much more. You can use these to assemble a large and precise prompt for fine-tuning a scene.
Get it for free here.
Claude in Chrome can access the page DOM and inspect network requests, too.
#GeminiUpdate #NanoBanana #GoogleAI
Gemini app now lets you edit with Nano Banana by drawing, detect AI videos
Google's Gemini app is rolling out hands-on drawing tools for Nano Banana and video AI detection, making creative edits and authenticity checks a breeze.
Key highlights
⦁ Upload an image and use the "Mark up" editor to sketch, highlight, or add text directly—prompting Nano Banana without typing, complete with undo/redo, now on Android, iOS, and web.
⦁ SynthID verification expands to videos (up to 100MB/90s), letting you query if content was Google AI-generated; it flags watermarked audio/visual segments for transparency.
⦁ This follows November's image support, available globally in all Gemini languages to combat deepfakes and boost trust in AI creations.
⦁ Perfect for tech creators: iterate visuals intuitively or verify media amid rising AI video concerns.
Read More: 9to5Google Article
Gemini app now lets you edit with Nano Banana by drawing, detect AI videos
Google's Gemini app is rolling out hands-on drawing tools for Nano Banana and video AI detection, making creative edits and authenticity checks a breeze.
Key highlights
⦁ Upload an image and use the "Mark up" editor to sketch, highlight, or add text directly—prompting Nano Banana without typing, complete with undo/redo, now on Android, iOS, and web.
⦁ SynthID verification expands to videos (up to 100MB/90s), letting you query if content was Google AI-generated; it flags watermarked audio/visual segments for transparency.
⦁ This follows November's image support, available globally in all Gemini languages to combat deepfakes and boost trust in AI creations.
⦁ Perfect for tech creators: iterate visuals intuitively or verify media amid rising AI video concerns.
Read More: 9to5Google Article
9to5Google
Gemini app now lets you edit with Nano Banana by drawing, detect AI videos
The Gemini app is adding a “new way to prompt with Nano Banana” by drawing or annotating directly on images.
Sip Savvy is an AI-powered app that scans restaurant wine lists to find the best value bottle. Say goodbye to overpriced options and the guessing game of picking the "second cheapest bottle."
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Google has released parallel execution for the Stitch design agent, allowing users to generate up to 5 different UI versions simultaneously.
Interesting take on how it may impact productivity, as parallelism is a good way forward.
Gemini x5 👀
Interesting take on how it may impact productivity, as parallelism is a good way forward.
Gemini x5 👀
#EdTechMerger #AICourses #CourseraUdemy
Coursera to Combine with Udemy to Empower the Global Workforce with Skills for the AI Era
Coursera and Udemy are merging in a $2.5B all-stock deal to supercharge online learning for the AI-driven job market.
Key highlights
⦁ The combo unites Coursera's university-backed courses with Udemy's vast marketplace, targeting 270M+ learners and 17K+ enterprise clients for faster AI upskilling.
⦁ Expect $1.5B+ in annual revenue and $115M in cost savings within two years, blending AI tools like role-play simulations and coaching for agile skill-building.
⦁ Udemy shareholders get 0.80 Coursera shares each; the deal closes H2 2026, with Coursera owning 59% and keeping its NYSE listing.
⦁ CEOs Greg Hart and Hugo Sarrazin hail it as a game-changer for reskilling amid AI's workforce shakeup, accelerating innovation and global reach.
Read More: Coursera Investor News
Coursera to Combine with Udemy to Empower the Global Workforce with Skills for the AI Era
Coursera and Udemy are merging in a $2.5B all-stock deal to supercharge online learning for the AI-driven job market.
Key highlights
⦁ The combo unites Coursera's university-backed courses with Udemy's vast marketplace, targeting 270M+ learners and 17K+ enterprise clients for faster AI upskilling.
⦁ Expect $1.5B+ in annual revenue and $115M in cost savings within two years, blending AI tools like role-play simulations and coaching for agile skill-building.
⦁ Udemy shareholders get 0.80 Coursera shares each; the deal closes H2 2026, with Coursera owning 59% and keeping its NYSE listing.
⦁ CEOs Greg Hart and Hugo Sarrazin hail it as a game-changer for reskilling amid AI's workforce shakeup, accelerating innovation and global reach.
Read More: Coursera Investor News
Gemini 3 Flash It works faster and is much cheaper than the flagship Gemini 3 Pro, but hardly concedes to it in major benchmarks. It can write high-quality code and handle simple work tasks.
It uses the same architecture as the Pro version and understands photos, videos, and voice.
Consequently, during reasoning, it captures all the subtle nuances of queries and provides specific, detailed answers.
At the same time, according to benchmarks, the model barely lags behind Gemini 3 Pro, and in some tests (ARC-AGI-2, multilingual MMLU), it even surpasses it.
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A new image generator inside ChatGPT is four times faster, preserves finer detail, and follows prompts more precisely. Developers also report better text rendering and a reduction in the characteristic yellow tint—though some residue remains.
Access to GPT Image 1.5 opens today for all ChatGPT users.
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