AIs don’t think like children, but if they made a common assumption that children use whilst learning a language they would become better faster Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2208277-teaching-ais-to-make-mistakes-like-kids-would-help-them-learn-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Toys ‘R’ Us, Back From the Dead, Will Open US Stores in 2019
Maybe American kids will only have to live through one Christmas without Toys “R” Us. About a year after shuttering U.S. operations, the remnant of the defunct toy chain is set to return this holiday season by opening about a half dozen U.S. stores and an e-commerce site, according to a report. From the report: Richard Barry, a former Toys “R”…
Whoa! Enormous ‘Cotton Candy’ Explosion in Kids’ Chemistry Lab
A classic chemistry demonstration gets supersized in a recent Twitter video. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65793-cotton-candy-explosion-explained.html
Come to know the Summer Triangle
Coming to know the Summer Triangle, then seeing it again and again on summer nights, is a deep pleasure that adds to the enjoyment of this season. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/summer-triangle-predominates-during-the-summer-seaso…
Google’s New Media Literacy Program Teaches Kids How To Spot Disinformation, Fake News
Google announced this morning it’s expanding its two-year-old digital safety and citizenship curriculum for children, “Be Internet Awesome,” to now include media literacy — specifically, the ability to identify so-called “fake news” and other false content. “The company is launching six new media literacy activities for the curriculum that will help teach kids things like how to avoid a phishing attack,…
Does Monopoly’s Cash-Free AI Banker Teach the Wrong Lessons?
“An updated version of the classic board game Monopoly has done away with cash entirely and now uses a voice-activated AI banker instead,” reports MarketWatch, asking whether this teaches game-players the wrong lessons: This is not the first time Monopoly has reflected today’s cashless world. A 2006 edition of the game in the United Kingdom featured Visa-branded credit cards instead of…
Should Schools Teach Computer Science Instead of Physics?
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: “Other than trying to keep my kids from falling down the stairs in the Governor’s mansion I don’t know how much I deal with physics daily,” quipped Florida governor Ron DeSantis as he explained his support for a bill pushed by Microsoft and Code.org lobbyists that will allow computer science credit to be substituted for traditional…
Chrome ‘Has Become Surveillance Software. It’s Time to Switch’
“You open your browser to look at the Web. Do you know who is looking back at you?” warns Washington Post technology columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler: Over a recent week of Web surfing, I peered under the hood of Google Chrome and found it brought along a few thousand friends. Shopping, news and even government sites quietly tagged my browser to…
YouTube Under Federal Investigation Over Allegations it Violates Children’s Privacy
The U.S. government is in the late stages of an investigation into YouTube for its handling of children’s videos, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing four people familiar with the matter, a probe that threatens the company with a potential fine and already has prompted the tech giant to reevaluate some of its business practices. From the report: The Federal…
YouTube, Under Fire, Considers Major Changes To Kids’ Content
YouTube is considering far-reaching changes to its platform in the wake of a string of incidents that put the video-streaming powerhouse on the defensive. From a report: Executives at the Google unit are debating moving all children’s content into a separate product, the stand-alone YouTube Kids app, to better protect young viewers from objectionable videos, say people briefed on the discussions….