The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Recent coverage tied to it includes a nine-month MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence launching in fall 2027, covering foundations, advanced architectures, AI safety and governance, and practical applications; an AP-NORC/University of Chicago survey finding about 6 in 10 Americans support limiting data center construction; and AI detector Pangram citing third-party verification from the University of Maryland and the University of Chicago.
Social Media Addiction Lessons May Shape AI Safety for KidsU.S. states reached a child social media safety accord this summer, seen as a turning point. Meanwhile, a new generation of children is engaging with AI, whose risks are still emerging. Advocates and experts say the lesson from social media is to act sooner to mitigate AI harms to kids.
Doomsday Clock expert compares AI risk to Manhattan ProjectDaniel Holz of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the group is increasingly alarmed by AI's existential threat. He compares AI to the Manhattan Project, arguing warnings from developers should be heeded, and welcomes recent predictions about human extinction for sparking global debate.
Congress Heads to Midterms Without Answers on AICalls for AI guardrails have grown after researchers and executives warned of risks, yet Congress has not acted on proposals for regulation, development limits or a 'kill switch' ahead of the midterms. An AP-NORC/University of Chicago survey found about 6 in 10 Americans support limiting data center construction.
OpenAI's Navier-Stokes proof questioned over wrong problemOpenAI claimed its internal LLM solved the Navier-Stokes problem, but experts say the proof only addressed an unrealistic variant by exploiting a loophole, leaving the core problem unsolved. Three mathematicians showed last Thursday that the method cannot extend to the full problem.
UChicago Launches MS in Applied AIThe University of Chicago will launch a nine-month MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence in fall 2027 for technically experienced students, covering foundations, advanced architectures, AI safety/governance and practical applications.
Pangram launches AI detector for text and imagesPangram released an AI detector for text and images, claiming high accuracy and third‑party verification from the University of Maryland and the University of Chicago; it detects content from models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Llama and Claude.
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