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3 weeks ago | 
amymakechnie.substack.com | Amy Makechnie |Alex Reisner |Emma Gannon
Meta stole millions of books to train its version of AI. Two of them were mine. Oh, happy April 1. Sadly, this is not an April Fool’s Joke. This is a true story:I’m not flattered. I’m really sad. They stole 72 books from David Sedaris, 200 from Jodi Picoult, Kate Dicamillo. It goes on and on. On March 20, 2025, journalist Alex Reisner wrote an article for The Atlantic about it: THE UNBELIEVABLE SCALE OF AI’s PIRATED BOOKS PROBLEM.
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1 month ago | 
theatlantic.com | Alex Reisner
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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1 month ago | 
theatlantic.com | Alex Reisner
Listen1.0x0:0011:01Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Updated at 5:40 p.m. ET on March 21, 2025Editor’s note: This analysis is part of The Atlantic’s investigation into the Library Genesis data set. You can access the search tool directly here. Find The Atlantic’s search tool for movie and television writing used to train AI here.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Alex Reisner
Editor’s note: This search tool is part of The Atlantic’s investigation into the Library Genesis data set. You can read an analysis about LibGen and its contents here. Find The Atlantic’s search tool for movie and television writing used to train AI here. Disclaimer: LibGen contains errors. You may, for example, find books that list incorrect authors. This search tool is meant to reflect material that could be used to train AI programs, and that includes material containing mistakes and inaccuracies.
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1 month ago | 
hwchronicle.com | Alex Reisner
With a crisp morning breeze blowing across the parking lot, Upper School Security Guard Tony Tutino stands confidently by his post at the main entrance, as he has every morning for the past four years. But this Wednesday morning is different: it is the end of his security career. As Tutino watches students stream into school, he can’t help but feel bittersweet about his retirement a, but knows this is the rightful progression of his life.
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1 month ago | 
hwchronicle.com | Alex Reisner
Lower School English Department Head Alton Price and Coordinator of Jewish Life and Community Engagement Sarah Rapaport organized a free workshop at the Upper School providing resources and best practices for classroom Holocaust education March 2. This event, meant for English and History teachers in the Southern California area, aimed to equip educators with the knowledge required to teach a critical and sensitive subject with historical integrity and empathy.
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1 month ago | 
hwchronicle.com | Alex Reisner
The administration will be implementing a new schedule at the Upper School for the 2025-26 school year, in an effort to strengthen community and free up teacher schedules. Students will have fewer opportunitiesto leave campus before the school day ends, and the Community Time block will be revised to feature more all-school events. The modified schedule will impact odd days to the largest extent.
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1 month ago | 
theatlantic.com | Alex Reisner
Generative-AI companies have been selling a narrative of unprecedented, endless progress. Just last week, OpenAI introduced GPT-4.5 as its “largest and best model for chat yet.” Earlier in February, Google called its latest version of Gemini “the world’s best AI model.” And in January, the Chinese company DeekSeek touted its R1 model as being just as powerful as OpenAI’s o1 model—which Sam Altman had called “the smartest model in the world” the previous month.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
hwchronicle.com | Alex Reisner
The holiday season is here, and it is the perfect time to relax, connect with friends and family and enjoy the magic of winter. Whether you are looking for a fun way to spend your time over winter break, give back to the community or simply unwind, there is something for everyone. Here is your guide to making the most of the holiday season at and around the school community. Holiday Movie MarathonThe holiday season offers a lot of nostalgic and heartwarming movies.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
hwchronicle.com | Alex Reisner |Ella Jeon
The school is beginning to consider ways they can refine the daily schedule to improve student time efficiency and limit academic overcommitment, according to Head of Upper School Beth Slattery.Slattery said anew committee led by Assistant Head of School for Community and Belonging Janine Jones was made to discuss and brainstorm possible adjustments to the schedule.
