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AI beat law professors in 75% of blind matchups, Stanford finds
A Stanford Law study put AI tutors up against actual law professors, and the machines won. Sixteen professors wrote answers to 40 contract law questions, then graded a stack of… READ THE REST
University of Iowa students must take Intellectual Freedom classes whether they want to or not
The Center for Intellectual Freedom is a comically-named educational institution established by Iowa's conservative legislature to counter the liberal indoctrination of traditional education. Few students have availed themselves of its… READ THE REST
Another graduation speaker hypes AI to boos, tells students their education is already obsolete
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and private equity managerial Gloria Caulfield, addressing graduates, both got booed recently as they talked up AI. You'd think commencement speakers would get the memo.… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office 2024 puts the old reliables back on your PC
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows is $54.99 (reg. $249.99) with Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Access,… READ THE REST
Speak a new language confidently sooner than you dreamed with Rosetta Stone Sapphire for $127.20
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Learn to speak one (or more!) new languages confidently and naturally with a one-year subscription to Rosetta… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $27.97 instead of $219.99. The one-time purchase includes eight familiar… READ THE REST
