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What men and women think about gender and pay, according to a new AP-NORC poll

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NEW YORK (AP) — Most working women in the U.S. believe they are disadvantaged when it comes to earning competitive wages, but many men have a different view, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Equal pay emerged as a major source of concern for working women in the poll and an area where men and women are far apart in their p ... (full story)

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

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LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at an exclusive private school in Pennsylvania received probation March 25 after dozens of victims described the images' traumatizing effect on them.
The boys were 14 at the time. They admitted this month ... (full story)

Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI

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The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either.
Instead, students in Chris Schaffer’s biomedical engineering class at Cornell University are required to speak directly to an instructor in what he calls an “oral defense.”
It's a testing m ... (full story)

What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it's not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on March 24 that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty.
While the f ... (full story)

Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don’t know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt.
The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual wint ... (full story)