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Harvard uses artificial intelligence to teach computer science
About two weeks ago, Harvard's Computer Science 50: Introduction to Computer Science introduced AI as a tool in its summer program. This summer, the popular course has about 70 students, and there will be more than 600 students in the fall.
Harvard plans to use a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot as an instructor in its flagship programming course. Students are encouraged to use this AI tool in Computer Science 50: Introduction to Computer Science (CS50), which is scheduled to begin in September. According to the course instructor, this AI instructor may be based on OpenAI's GPT 3.5 or GPT 4 model.
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Harvard University is using the technology to help computer science students understand the highlighted lines of code and offer suggestions on why and how to improve the code style. It is also used to answer frequently asked questions.
Harvard University is the latest in a growing number of institutions adopting AI. Professor Malan of Harvard University said students would be warned of the shortcomings of the AI and said they should "always think critically" when receiving messages. "But these tools can only get better through feedback from students and teachers, so they'll also be a very important part of the process."
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The first space mom began teaching USC
NASA astronaut Anna Lee Fisher joins the Aviation Safety and Security Program at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering.
Anna Lee Fisher has a considerable resume. She is a chemist, emergency physician and NASA astronaut — and her first mother in space in November 1984.
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Now, Fisher is embarking on a new journey and has added the word "lecturer" to her resume as she joins the aviation safety and security program at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
"I was so impressed with this program that I said yes without hesitation when I was invited to join, even though I'm a UCLA alumnus," Fisher said with a laugh.
The USC Aviation Safety and Security Program, now in its 70th year, is the first of its kind in the world. The program has trained more than 10,000 aviation professionals, including astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded NASA's Apollo 13 mission, and Charles Bolden, NASA's 12th administrator, who flew the space shuttles Columbia and Discovery.
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Yellen summed up her trip to China: direct, substantive and productive
On July 9, before concluding her visit to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in China that the United States seeks to establish healthy economic competition between the United States and once again reiterated her opposition to decoupling from China.
"We believe it is possible in the long term to build an economic relationship that is mutually beneficial and supports economic growth and innovation on both sides." Yellen said.
Yellen made the comments at a news conference that concluded a four-day trip to Beijing, which she said was aimed at restoring contacts between the two largest economies.
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The U.S. Treasury secretary highlighted the benefits of trade with China and said she had stressed to skeptical Beijing officials that "diversifying" supply chains in narrow areas is not the same as decoupling. "It's something I'm trying to convey, and I'm very much convinced myself," she said. "I think this information has been received."
While in China, Yellen held 10 hours of talks, which she described as "direct, substantive and productive" and said the talks brought the U.S.-China relationship closer to a "more solid foundation."
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After affirmative admissions were banned, NBA stars limited scholarships to African-Americans
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley decided to dedicate a portion of his legacy to helping future black students at his alma mater, Auburn University.
The NBA legend had decided to leave $5 million to Auburn University students from low-income families, but changed his mind after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to end affirmative action for college admissions.
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Barkley said, "I love Auburn. The money was actually meant to go to children from poor families at first, but after the ruling came out, my cell phone was full of messages, and I was chatting with my friends and saying that we needed to make sure that black people had a place at Auburn University. So I changed my will and set aside all $5 million for scholarships for black students. It's the right thing for me, and I've always wanted to make sure Auburn is diverse. ”
According to the university, enrollment of African-American students declined slightly from 5.3 percent in 2020 to 4.91 percent in fall 2022. Barkley said he's just doing his part to make sure people are more diverse.
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Vanderbilt launches company builds first commercial nuclear satellite
Zeno Power, a startup launched by Vanderbilt's Innovation Center, has received $30 million in research grants from the U.S. Department of Defense and several private investment firms to develop and build a flyable radioisotope-powered satellite by 2025. It is expected to be the first launch of a commercially developed space nuclear energy system in history.
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Vanderbilt Engineering alumni Tyler Bernstein (BE '20), Jake Matthews (MS '18), and Jonathan Segal (BS '19) are leaders of Zeno Power, which aims to achieve clean, self-service power stations anywhere in space. Among them, by U.S. The $30 million from the Air Force Strategic Funding Increase Agreement will be used to build a launchable space nuclear system satellite.
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Less than 40% of H1B submissions are subject to re-draw
According to USCIS, the number of lotteries reached an all-time high this year, with 781,000 people participating in the lottery for 85,000 H-1B visas per year.
However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Biden administration said it has found evidence that dozens of small tech companies have colluded to increase the probability that foreign workers will win H-1B work visas.
About 350,000 H-1B visa applicants filed a lottery this year, compared to about 307,000 last year.
Most of the places in the double lottery were submitted by a handful of identical companies. Some 96,000 people submitted multiple repetitions, totalling about 408,000, four per capita.
The latest news said that H1B Haidilao is coming, and less than 40% of the FY2024 application has been submitted.
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University scholarships are no longer based on race
After the Supreme Court issued a major ruling last week against affirmative action, saying that race-based affirmative admissions policies were unconstitutional, at least the University of Kentucky and the University of Missouri system have said that race will no longer be considered in future scholarships.
On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina's adoption of race-based affirmative admissions policies was unconstitutional, and the original case did not actually involve scholarship programs; But the University of Kentucky and the University of Missouri system say they will no longer consider race in their criteria for awarding scholarships in the future. Many universities are also under political pressure to make changes, and more are expected to follow suit.