26% of US teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork

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A new study by Pew Research found that 26% of US teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, up 13% from 2023. Students in 11th and 12th grade were most likely to have used OpenAI’s chatbot, coming in at 31% of the survey. 79% of students had heard of ChatGPT, and students from wealthy households were more likely to have heard of it.

When asked about the ethics of using the tool for schoolwork, 54% of respondents thought it was acceptable to use to research new topics, but 42% thought it was not acceptable to use to write essays.

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Anthropic in talks for funding at a valuation as high as $950 billion, which would make it bigger than OpenAI

An improbable, parabolic rise in valuation has rocketed Anthropic past the presumed leader, OpenAI.

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Alphabet’s Waymo to add 200 square miles of coverage area to existing markets

Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced today that it’s expanding its coverage area by 200 square miles in several existing markets, including Miami, the San Francisco Bay Area, Houston, Austin, and Atlanta. That will bring its total coverage area to more than 1,400 square miles. The autonomous car service is currently offering public rides in 11 markets, after expanding to Nashville last month.

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AI companies are amping up their spending in Washington as they push for federal approval for more data centers and industry-friendly rules regarding their use of copyrighted material, among other asks, The New York Times reports, citing data from nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen. 25% of currently registered federal lobbyists are now involved in pushing AI interests. That’s more than double what it was — 11% — in 2023. Meta, Nvidia, and Alphabet spent $47.8 million combined last year, up 22% from 2024.

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Microsoft’s LinkedIn to lay off 5% of staff, Reuters reports

Reuters is reporting that Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn is preparing to lay off 5% of its 17,500 staff, the latest in a string of tech cutbacks this year. Reuters doesn’t yet know what teams are affected, but a source said the reason wasn’t AI replacing jobs. LinkedIn sales rose 12% last quarter compared with a year earlier, representing accelerating growth.

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