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  1. UC Berkeley: The largest study of AI use by undergrads is in, revealing disparities in access — and in cheating. “Igor Chirikov, a senior researcher at UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education, has published the largest study of generative AI use by undergraduates, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and Cornell University. More than 95,000 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/23/uc-berkeley-the-largest-study-of-ai-use-by-undergrads-is-in-revealing-disparities-in-access-and-in-cheating/
  2. STOP measuring AI activity/usage and START assessing impact!

    Research identifies observable indicators organizations can use to cultivate and measure more sophisticated AI use by their employees. hbr.org/2026/03/what-the-best- #AI #Success #AIUsage #Learning #Performance #Effectiveness #AIPrompts #LLMs #SuccessCriteria #HBR

  3. Inside Higher Ed: For AI Help, More College Students Ask Social Media First. “The most common education-related use for the technology in 2025 was completing assignments more efficiently (44 percent), followed by enhancing learning and understanding (38 percent), exploring additional learning resources (36 percent), and gaining access to AI-driven tutoring or assistance (35 percent). In 2024, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/21/insider-higher-ed-for-ai-help-more-college-students-ask-social-media-first/
  4. Pew (PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!): How Teens Use and View AI. “Just over half of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support. More teens think AI will be positive for them than negative.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/25/pew-how-teens-use-and-view-ai/
  5. During the Trump administration, sensitive but unclassified CISA contracting documents were uploaded into a public AI platform by the agency’s acting director, triggering security alerts and a DHS-level assessment.

    While no classified data was involved, the case highlights governance risks tied to AI exceptions, access controls, and data handling in high-security environments.

    Source: politico.com/news/2026/01/27/c

    What practical guardrails should govern AI usage in public-sector security roles?

    Share insights and follow @technadu

    #InfoSec #TrumpAdministration #AIUsage #DataHandling #CyberGovernance #CISA #PublicSectorSecurity

  6. During the Trump administration, sensitive but unclassified CISA contracting documents were uploaded into a public AI platform by the agency’s acting director, triggering security alerts and a DHS-level assessment.

    While no classified data was involved, the case highlights governance risks tied to AI exceptions, access controls, and data handling in high-security environments.

    Source: technadu.com/cisa-acting-direc

    What practical guardrails should govern AI usage in public-sector security roles?

    Share insights and follow @technadu

    #InfoSec #TrumpAdministration #AIUsage #DataHandling #CyberGovernance #CISA #PublicSectorSecurity

  7. During the Trump administration, sensitive but unclassified CISA contracting documents were uploaded into a public AI platform by the agency’s acting director, triggering security alerts and a DHS-level assessment.

    While no classified data was involved, the case highlights governance risks tied to AI exceptions, access controls, and data handling in high-security environments.

    Source: technadu.com/cisa-acting-direc

    What practical guardrails should govern AI usage in public-sector security roles?

    Share insights and follow @technadu

    #InfoSec #TrumpAdministration #AIUsage #DataHandling #CyberGovernance #CISA #PublicSectorSecurity

  8. During the Trump administration, sensitive but unclassified CISA contracting documents were uploaded into a public AI platform by the agency’s acting director, triggering security alerts and a DHS-level assessment.

    While no classified data was involved, the case highlights governance risks tied to AI exceptions, access controls, and data handling in high-security environments.

    Source: technadu.com/cisa-acting-direc

    What practical guardrails should govern AI usage in public-sector security roles?

    Share insights and follow @technadu

    #InfoSec #TrumpAdministration #AIUsage #DataHandling #CyberGovernance #CISA #PublicSectorSecurity

  9. During the Trump administration, sensitive but unclassified CISA contracting documents were uploaded into a public AI platform by the agency’s acting director, triggering security alerts and a DHS-level assessment.

    While no classified data was involved, the case highlights governance risks tied to AI exceptions, access controls, and data handling in high-security environments.

    Source: technadu.com/cisa-acting-direc

    What practical guardrails should govern AI usage in public-sector security roles?

    Share insights and follow @technadu

    #InfoSec #TrumpAdministration #AIUsage #DataHandling #CyberGovernance #CISA #PublicSectorSecurity

  10. Meta to Judge Employee Performance Reviews by AI Usage in 2026

    Meta will tie employees’ performance to their “AI-driven impact” starting next year. The social media giant is making…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #aiusage #ai-drivenimpact #annualperformancereview #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #businessinsider #employee #Google #internalmemo #janellegale #jmann@businessinsider #META #Microsoft #nextyear #people #Technology #worker
    newsbeep.com/au/285917/

  11. Meta to Judge Employee Performance Reviews by AI Usage in 2026

    Meta will tie employees’ performance to their “AI-driven impact” starting next year. The social media giant is making…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #aiusage #ai-drivenimpact #annualperformancereview #ArtificialIntelligence #businessinsider #CA #Canada #employee #Google #internalmemo #janellegale #jmann@businessinsider #Meta #Microsoft #nextyear #people #Technology #worker
    newsbeep.com/ca/283370/

  12. Psypost: People with attachment anxiety are more vulnerable to problematic AI use. “A new study finds that individuals with high attachment anxiety are more prone to developing problematic usage patterns with conversational artificial intelligence. This connection appears to be strengthened when these individuals form an emotional bond with the technology and have a tendency to view it as […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/23/psypost-people-with-attachment-anxiety-are-more-vulnerable-to-problematic-ai-use/

  13. Harvard Gazette: The fear: Wholesale cheating with AI at work, school. The reality: It’s complicated. . “A new working paper by David Deming, Danoff Dean of Harvard College, uncovers the more mundane realities of people’s AI habits. ‘It’s more wholesome and practical than I expected,’ said Deming, a labor economist who also serves as Harvard Kennedy School’s Isabelle and Scott Black […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/the-fear-wholesale-cheating-with-ai-at-work-school-the-reality-its-complicated-harvard-gazette/

  14. Oh joy, Zed's pricing has now graduated to the coveted token-based system, making it the proud owner of a digital Chuck E. Cheese economy 🎟️. The article stretches the simple act of milking more money into a grand epic of change and innovation 🤡. Remember folks, paying for AI use is a #privilege, not a right! 💸
    zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-ll #ZedPricing #TokenEconomy #DigitalInnovation #AIUsage #HackerNews #ngated

  15. 🎉 Breaking news: bosses might *gasp* encourage AI usage at work! 🤖💼 Andy Bell bravely tackles this earth-shattering revelation with all the subtlety of a CSS course advert. 😏💻
    piccalil.li/blog/are-peoples-b #AIusage #WorkInnovation #BossesEncouragement #TechTrends #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

  16. Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Nears 700 Million Weekly Users, OpenAI Announces. “OpenAI’s ChatGPT is on pace to reach 700 million weekly active users, according to a statement this week from Nick Turley, VP and head of the ChatGPT app. The milestone marks a sharp increase from 500 million in March and represents a fourfold jump compared to the same time last year.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/08/search-engine-journal-chatgpt-nears-700-million-weekly-users-openai-announces/

  17. Cornell University: Gender, nationality can influence suspicion of using AI in freelance writing. “A new study by researchers at Cornell Tech and the University of Pennsylvania shows freelance writers who are suspected of using AI have worse evaluations and hiring outcomes. Freelancers whose profiles suggested they had East Asian identities were more likely to be suspected of using AI than […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/16/gender-nationality-can-influence-suspicion-of-using-ai-in-freelance-writing-cornell-university/

  18. The Conversation: Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected. “AI quietly shapes almost every part of our lives – from the news we read chosen by AI to how our cities manage traffic. AI promises convenience, productivity, innovation and efficiency. But as it grows more powerful, one urgent question is being overlooked: do people have the right to live free from […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/the-conversation-avoiding-ai-is-hard-but-our-freedom-to-opt-out-must-be-protected/

  19. The Conversation: Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected. “AI quietly shapes almost every part of our lives – from the news we read chosen by AI to how our cities manage traffic. AI promises convenience, productivity, innovation and efficiency. But as it grows more powerful, one urgent question is being overlooked: do people have the right to live free from […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/the-conversation-avoiding-ai-is-hard-but-our-freedom-to-opt-out-must-be-protected/

  20. Reichman University: Fear of addiction, fear of missing out: How increased AI use can trigger anxiety. “In recent years, AI has become an integral part of our lives, revolutionizing many industries and reshaping the way we learn, work, and make decisions. But a new study, published in the journal Systems, raises new questions about the emotional consequences of using artificial intelligence. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/fear-of-addiction-fear-of-missing-out-how-increased-ai-use-can-trigger-anxiety-reichman-university/

  21. TechCrunch: ChatGPT doubled its weekly active users in under 6 months, thanks to new releases. “OpenAI’s flagship AI chatbot, ChatGPT, returned to solid growth in the latter half of 2024, according to a new report published on Thursday by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). While it took ChatGPT nine months to grow from 100 million weekly active users in November 2023 to 200 million in […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/techcrunch-chatgpt-doubled-its-weekly-active-users-in-under-6-months-thanks-to-new-releases/

  22. Who is using AI? Survey says 40% of Americans aged 18-64 have used AI. 24% used AI in the previous week. 11% use AI daily. Usage is above 20% in all major occupation categories. Does AI improve productivity? Maybe, the data are estimates only.

    npr.org/sections/planet-money/ #AI #Productivity #economy #AIusage

  23. Most of the issues around AI will not be solved by technology. It will take education and the civil society to solve them. I'm happy that the Washington Post touches on this.
    washingtonpost.com/technology/