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Science & Tech Spotlight: Generative AI
U.S. Government Accountability Office June 13, 2023 Generative AI systems—like ChatGPT and Bard—create text, images, audio, video, and other content. This Spotlight examines the technology behind these systems that are surging in popularity. These systems are trained to recognize patterns and relationships in massive datasets and can quickly generate content from this data when prompted […]
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The hidden costs of transferring to a 4-year college
Marketplace Kirk Carapezza June 15, 2023 A stellar high school student in Brockton, Massachusetts, William Kimani earned so many credits at a nearby community college that he graduated from high school with an associate degree too. The son of Kenyan immigrants, he thought it would save him time and money when he enrolled at the University of […]
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Cost and lack of majors are among the top reasons why students leave for-profit colleges
The Conversation Molly Ott and Thomas Zimmerman June 8, 2023 For the majority of students, the college where they enroll is often the one from where they will graduate. But not so for the approximately 1 million students who transfer each year from one school to another. Of these 1 million, about 100,000 students transfer from one of the approximately 2,300 […]
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