Thomas Nygren
@thnygren.bsky.social
Professor in history and civics education, Uppsala University. Previously at Stanford & Umeå. Especially interested in ways to help young people navigate misinformation and understand the complexity of the world that we live in, and should care for.
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Continuing this thread on misinformation - Latest example:
"A network of nearly 90 TikTok accounts has been using artificial intelligence to create fake versions of high-profile Spanish-language journalists and spread falsehoods online for potential financial gain."
"A network of nearly 90 TikTok accounts has been using artificial intelligence to create fake versions of high-profile Spanish-language journalists and spread falsehoods online for potential financial gain."
What's behind the TikTok accounts using AI-generated versions of real Latino journalists?
The accounts point to the challenge of stopping or controlling the surge in fake images and misinformation targeting Spanish speakers in the U.S. as AI technology advances.
www.nbcnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Continuing this thread on misinformation - Latest example:
"A network of nearly 90 TikTok accounts has been using artificial intelligence to create fake versions of high-profile Spanish-language journalists and spread falsehoods online for potential financial gain."
"A network of nearly 90 TikTok accounts has been using artificial intelligence to create fake versions of high-profile Spanish-language journalists and spread falsehoods online for potential financial gain."
(and not use) AI in education.
The Swedish edition is much appreciated by teachers and students and is now mandatory reading in many teacher education courses.
The Swedish edition is much appreciated by teachers and students and is now mandatory reading in many teacher education courses.
Artificial Intelligence in Schools | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
July 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
(and not use) AI in education.
The Swedish edition is much appreciated by teachers and students and is now mandatory reading in many teacher education courses.
The Swedish edition is much appreciated by teachers and students and is now mandatory reading in many teacher education courses.
support and hinder this.
Grounded in educational & cognitive science, the book helps teachers use AI in reflective, updated ways. It addresses risks, ethical concerns, and subject-specific potentials and problems.
It can be read as a research-based handbook answering why, when & how to use …
Grounded in educational & cognitive science, the book helps teachers use AI in reflective, updated ways. It addresses risks, ethical concerns, and subject-specific potentials and problems.
It can be read as a research-based handbook answering why, when & how to use …
Artificial Intelligence in Schools | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
July 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
support and hinder this.
Grounded in educational & cognitive science, the book helps teachers use AI in reflective, updated ways. It addresses risks, ethical concerns, and subject-specific potentials and problems.
It can be read as a research-based handbook answering why, when & how to use …
Grounded in educational & cognitive science, the book helps teachers use AI in reflective, updated ways. It addresses risks, ethical concerns, and subject-specific potentials and problems.
It can be read as a research-based handbook answering why, when & how to use …
Our findings include that scalable hands on tutorials works in ordinary classrooms with our free online resource newsevaluator.com
January 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Our findings include that scalable hands on tutorials works in ordinary classrooms with our free online resource newsevaluator.com
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Guardian article on the "Reclaim your brain" series starts with the "nationwide collapse in reading scores among American youth".
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A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what?
For ‘deeper reading’ among children aged 10-12, paper trumps screens. What does it mean when schools are going digital?
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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Låter kul! Senast jag var där spelade jag PacMan på originalmaskinen. Grymt svårt!
December 26, 2023 at 4:51 PM
Låter kul! Senast jag var där spelade jag PacMan på originalmaskinen. Grymt svårt!