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Essay Due in an Hour? No Problem, ChatGPT is Here!
By Ori Blank Before 2022, the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) instantly generating essays, solving challenging math problems, typing computer code, or answering nearly every question you could think of would have seemed like science fiction. Today, thanks to the rise in the AI boom attributed to AI platforms [...]
Why you can’t stop scrolling: The Hidden Logic Behind Social Media
By Benjamin Yampolskiy We’ve all been in the position of opening up an app to check one thing, only to find an hour has completely passed. This is due to the existence of social media algorithms that were created with the intention of keeping people on the app for [...]
What Harlie Woods Got Right
By Casey Barkan The other day, while I was scrolling on TikTok, I came across a video of two girls who posted a dance they made to the new Olivia Rodrigo song. What caught my attention wasn’t the video, it was actually a comment left by a creator named Harlie [...]
The Digital Leftovers We Leave Behind
By Paola Mendiola Efigenio We’ve all had to clean out our fridge from time to time, throwing away forgotten leftovers, old Chinese food we swore we’d eat, or a homemade chicken pesto that wasn’t as good as it looked. Once it’s in the trash, we hardly ever give it [...]
Toy Meets Tech
By Casey Barkan Toy Story 5 just released in theaters last week, and has already broken records. The film debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to Pixar Studios. This set the record for the Toy Story franchise and also set the record for the biggest opening [...]
How Social Media Was Built to Keep Kids Hooked
By Casey Barkan On May 29, the United Nations Human Rights Council posted a video on X featuring UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stating that banning children from using social media is not the solution to ensuring their safety online. He says that the first step [...]
More Than Just a Game: What Violent Video Games Mean for Today’s Youth
By Ori Blank Have you ever stopped to think about what games you played as a child, or what games were popular at the time? Whether it was jumping across floating bricks to rescue a princess, racing cars around colorful tracks, or fighting enemies in a virtual world, video [...]
Is the Person Behind the Screen Who They Claim to Be? Think Again!
By Ori Blank Imagine getting a text notification from an unidentified phone number claiming to be your bank, saying that your account has been locked. The message seems legitimate, contains the bank’s logo, and asks you to click a link to verify your identity. Concerned, you click on the [...]
Born Yesterday, 18 Today: The Culture of Online Age Deception
By Paola Mendiola Efigenio Before creating your new online account, you are asked to enter your age. Eliana, age 8, learned from her classmate that changing the year she was born to make her 13 would allow her to create an account. With the click of a button, her [...]
From Flash Cards to Essays: How to Use AI Without Cheating
Remy Rosenberg Has your teacher ever told you not to use AI on an assignment? Well, I think every single one of my teachers has said that this year. Artificial intelligence has taken over in schools across the country. While AI can be a helpful tool if used correctly, [...]
Think Before You Tap: The Hidden Danger of Random Links
By Remy Rosenberg If you ever get a strange email or text with a link from a number you don’t know, or a text that tells you to reply with certain words, do not click or engage with it! Sometimes the message says that your account is frozen, that [...]
We Lost Our Way. It’s Not too Late to Get Back on Track.
By Melissa Lowry When I think back to the pandemic, which typically makes me shudder, I remember the same thing many people do, nothing was easy. Every decision felt crushing, like the wrong decision could cost everything. That said, one choice felt universally right…do whatever it takes to deliver [...]