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Dec 20, 2024 | 
firstmonday.org | Cynthia Breazeal
Abstract While the younger generation immerses itself in AI technologies, governmental bodies are at the initial stages of investigating the technology’s implications on our rights and how it will be best regulated. There is an opportunity to complement AI education with civic understanding. This work introduces the “AI and human rights” curriculum, which consists of seven lessons on human rights, how technology shapes our rights, and the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.
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May 8, 2024 | 
media.mit.edu | Cynthia Breazeal
Day of AI is a free, hands-on curriculum of lessons and activities designed to introduce K-12 students to artificial intelligence (AI) and how it shapes their lives. The Day of AI curriculum was developed by a team of researchers at MIT RAISE, and designed to be taught by educators with little or no technology background. These resources are free, Creative Commons-licensed, and made to be accessible to students of all backgrounds and abilities.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
blog.google | Cynthia Breazeal |Lisa Gevelber |Sundar Pichai |Ruth Porat
Think back on your favorite teachers. Maybe they made complex subjects seem simple and teaching seem effortless. But the truth is, teachers spend countless hours preparing engaging lesson plans, thoughtful assessments and creative class materials. AI can be a valuable assistant to teachers in these moments.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Cynthia Breazeal
5 hours agoEven iOS users. Google is making its AI photo editing tools free and available to more users — yes, even iPhone users. On Wednesday, Google announced that Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait Light are available to Google Photos users, even if you don't have a Google Pixel 8 or a Google One …
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
mit-genai.pubpub.org | Eric Klopfer |Justin Reich |Hal Abelson |Cynthia Breazeal
In November of 2022, a Silicon Valley company launched an invention that could complete students’ homework for them. Available only to subscribers at first, by the spring of 2023 OpenAI’s ChatGPT-3.5 was available to millions of students. As of January 2023, anyone with internet service can access the next generation, GPT-4, using Microsoft’s Bing, for free.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
media.mit.edu | Cynthia Breazeal
The 2024 Lake Nona Impact Forum will explore the intersections of health, wellness, medical and scientific innovation, and strategies to optimize human performance. Dava Newman, Cynthia Breazeal, Canan Dagdeviren, and Deblina Sarkar will participate in a panel on women's health, moderated by CEO of West Health, Shelley Lyford. Dava Newman will also participate in a discussion with astronaut Peggy Whitson, PhD.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
media.mit.edu | Sarah Beckmann |Cynthia Breazeal
The 2024 MIT Independent Activities Period (IAP) begins on Monday, January 8, 2024 and ends on Friday, February 2, 2024 . Check the MIT Events Calendar for non-credit courses and activities, or the Registrar’s Office for for-credit courses. Also keep an eye out for emails and posters announcing informal workshops and other "unofficial" IAP courses. Below is an evolving list of IAPs hosted by members of the Media Lab community in collaboration with other departments.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
dominicanaonline.org | Cynthia Breazeal
Dominicana Online » Noticias » La científica del MIT Cynthia Breazeal explica en Funglode los avances y aportes de la Inteligencia Artificial a la ciencia, la educación y la creatividad Santo Domingo, 03 de agosto, 2023 – Cynthia Breazeal, pionera en robótica social y directora de la Iniciativa del Instituto Tecnológico de Massachussets (MIT, por sus siglas en inglés), sobre Inteligencia Artificial Responsable para el Empoderamiento Social y la Educación (MIT RAISE), explicó en la Fundación...
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
media.mit.edu | Cynthia Breazeal
MIT President Sally Kornbluth welcomed students from Warren Prescott Middle School and New Mission High School to the Day of AI program at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Kornbluth reflected on the exciting potential of AI, along with the ethical considerations society needs to be responsible for.
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Jun 8, 2023 | 
media.mit.edu | Cynthia Breazeal
Below is a list of recent press coverage on Day of AI 2023-a program from the MIT-wide RAISE initiative, headquartered at the MIT Media Lab. On May 18, 2023, the Day of AI event congregated a community of educators around the world to celebrate and share class projects, posters, photos, videos, and discussions using the Day of AI curriculum: a free, hands-on suite of lessons and activities designed to introduce K-12 students to artificial intelligence (AI) and how it shapes their lives.
