Microsoft and the University of Illinois built StudentSim, a system that replicates individual students from limited data to give AI tutors fast, low-cost feedback. In tests covering 60 students acros…
Arthur Samuel, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and computer games, began his career as an electrical engineer before moving into computing. While at the University of Illinois, he developed one o…
Refer, an AI recruiting startup founded by Andre Hamra, has raised a previously unannounced $7.5 million seed round, bringing total disclosed funding to about $10 million. The San Francisco-based comp…
Refer, a San Francisco startup that uses an AI agent to match job seekers with employers, has raised a total of $10 million in seed funding, including a previously unannounced $7.5 million round. The …
Economists warn that AI poses a greater threat to back-office jobs like customer service representatives, bookkeepers, and payroll clerks than to software engineers, as these roles are more vulnerable…
A cyberattack disrupted the online learning platform Canvas on Thursday, causing chaos at US schools and colleges as students were taking final exams. The ransomware group ShinyHunters claimed respons…