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This week in AI: One University of Chicago curriculum is removing AI-assisted writing from the classroom. Alpha School is expanding a model that puts adaptive software at the center of the academic day. Updated 2026-08-30

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#527 Schools are choosing opposite futures for AI
One University of Chicago curriculum is removing AI-assisted writing from the classroom. Alpha School is expanding a model that puts adaptive software at the center of the academic day. The strongest signal in the latest Who’s Who Global Edition is that education is moving past general principles and into incompatible operating designs....
2026-08-30
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#524 What AI models are actually coming in the next six months?
#523 AI ethics is nobody's job now. The labs prefer it that way.
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