In other news, tech company news includes the expansion of Google's AI-powered search summaries to six more countries, Apple's reported shift into home robots, and Epic Games launching its app store on iOS in the EU and worldwide on Android. OpenAI has shut down an election influence operation using its ChatGPT, while IKEA is expanding its inventory drone fleet. Meanwhile, a hack on UnitedHealth-owned tech giant Change Healthcare is likely one of the largest data breaches of U.S. medical data in history.
Key takeaways:
- The South Korean government plans to introduce tablets with AI-powered textbooks into classrooms by next year, with full implementation across all subjects (except music, art, physical education, and ethics) by 2028.
- The AI textbooks will be customized for different learning speeds and teachers will use dashboards to monitor student progress.
- Over 50,000 parents have signed a petition expressing their concerns about the overuse of digital devices and its potential negative impact on children's brain development, concentration span, and problem-solving abilities.
- Despite these concerns, the government has not provided many details about how the AI textbook program will be implemented.