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ChatGPT has surged in popularity over recent months.Thinkhubstudio/Getty Images Education officials are trying to stop students from using OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Several school districts have banned the bot, citing fears of plagiarism and false information. Universities in India and France have also taken steps to stop the use of ChatGPT. Schools are taking steps to stop students from using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to cheat. Earlier this month, the New York City Department of Education blocked the chatbot… Source link

Students at college campuses across the U.S. will be able to get digital food orders delivered via robot. Online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform Grubhub is partnering with autonomous delivery robot provider Starship Technologies to enable robotic deliveries at multiple colleges. Currently, Grubhub delivery is available via Starship robot at the University of Kentucky, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Wayne State University, Southern Methodist… Source link

A new database released by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranks 4,500 colleges and universities based on their return on investment (ROI). “At 1,233 postsecondary institutions (30% of all colleges), more than half of students 10 years after enrollment earn less than a high school graduate,” the Center wrote in its accompanying report. “CEW’s previous research suggests that these low earnings may be related to low college graduation rates and… Source link

Did you ever wonder if college was worth the money you spent on it? A new report can give you an answer by estimating the return on investment a college student can reasonably expect over a lifetime. That report includes an ROI calculator that lets you search from 3,349 colleges. In addition to the elite universities you’d expect, “you also see a lot of flagship public universities” high up on the list, Kevin Miller, one of the report’s authors, told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday. “A… Source link

Some of the biggest technology companies in the world, Google and Microsoft, are reinforcing their relationships with U.S. community colleges.  “Today, we’re so excited to announce that all of our Google career certificates will be available for free, to every community college in the United States and to every career and technical high school in the United States,” Lisa Gevelber, founder of Grow with Google, tells CNBC Make It. “One of the other things we actually announced today, which I… Source link

Press Releases 10/29/2021 Governor Lamont, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, and Google Announce Google Career Certificates Are Now Available Across the Entire CSCU System Connecticut Is the First State in the U.S. to Offer the Full Suite of Google Career Certificates to Their Entire Community College and State University System (MIDDLETOWN, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Colleges and… Source link

Russian tech giant Yandex and online food delivery venture Grubhub have announced a multi-year partnership pitched at college campuses in the US. Financial terms of the tie up were not disclosed. Yandex autonomous delivery robots will join Grubhub’s platform, with the service set to be available at select college campuses this autumn. GrubHub partners with more than 250 college campuses across the US. “We chose to partner with Grubhub for campus delivery because of its unparalleled reach into… Source link

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Driverless robots will soon deliver food to students on college campuses in the United States after Russian tech giant Yandex and online food-ordering company GrubHub agreed a multi-year partnership, Yandex said on Tuesday. Sometimes described as Russia’s Google, Yandex offers a raft of services, from advertising and search to ride-hailing and food delivery. It began testing autonomous delivery robots in 2019 and already operates at some locations in central Moscow… Source link

MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters) – Driverless robots will soon deliver food to students on college campuses in the United States after Russian tech giant Yandex and online food-ordering company GrubHub agreed a multi-year partnership, Yandex said on Tuesday. Sometimes described as Russia’s Google, Yandex offers a raft of services, from advertising and search to ride-hailing and food delivery. It began testing autonomous delivery robots in 2019 and already operates at some locations in… Source link

At one point, standardized tests, the SAT and the ACT, were considered the gold standard for evaluating college preparedness — but are they still held in such high esteem today? Following the news that The College Board, the company that administers the tests, is eliminating the essay and subject-specific tests, Yahoo Finance, together with The Harris Poll, asked 1,000 readers their thoughts on standardized testing. [Read more: Why College Board is getting rid of SAT essay and subject… Source link