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Tech reporter @nytimes. Only an utterer.
Writing a book on K-12 CS education.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/natasha-singer
Silicon Valley leaders for years promised high-paying jobs to kids who could code.
Now, with industry layoffs and increase use of A.I. coding tools, recent computing grads are struggling to land tech jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t...
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This just in:
Microsoft announces $4 billion for A.I. education, as tech giants race to embed their chatbots into teaching and learning.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/b...
Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education
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July 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This just in:
The tech industry drive to A.I.-fy schools is accelerating.

The American Federation of Teachers plans to open an artificial intelligence training hub for teachers in NYC -- backed by $23 million from OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthropic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...
OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Recent grads, college students and other first-time job seekers:

I'm writing a story about tech hiring in the age of A.I..

If you've recently applied for tech jobs or internships, please tell us about your experiences here:

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/b...
Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As a reporter covering A.I. --and cellphone bans-- in schools, these stats from Jonathan Haidt's nytopinion piece today really struck me:

When thinking about their child's experiences growing up, 45% of parents polled by Harris said they wished ChatGPT had never been invented.
June 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
OpenAI, the company whose ChatGPT tool helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of university life.

Here's what the company told me about its plans to conquer campuses.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/chatgpt-openai-colleges.html
Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Morning from Times Square.

Surveillance brought to you by @ Meta
May 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Amid the hype and concern over new artificial intelligence tools in schools, I sat in on classes at Miami-Dade County Public Schools to see how the third-largest school district is rolling out classroom chatbots.

Love it or hate it, this is what it looks like:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/t...
How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future
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May 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This just in:
Netflix's Reed Hastings has donated $50 million to Bowdoin College to study the risks and consequences of A.I.

“We have a moral imperative, as educators, to take this on, to confront A.I," Safa Zaki, the president of Bowdoin College, told me.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/t...
Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program
The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM