AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAI in Illinois classrooms: The Illinois State Board of Education released a 400-page guide for using AI in schools, stressing local decision-making and human relationships, with early drafts aided by major chatbots. Higher-ed AI rules: UChicago Law School is banning phones, laptops, and other tech for first-year classes to push independent thinking, while redesigning how AI is taught and used. Fed reshuffle with tech leaders: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh named Raghuram Rajan, Raj Chetty, and Microsoft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to lead task forces reviewing monetary policy and the Fed’s balance sheet and liquidity approach. Right to repair: The FTC settlement with John Deere requires farmers and independent repair shops to get diagnostic tools, manuals, and software access on fair terms, with 10 years of oversight. Public tech & privacy: LAPD is pausing its license-plate camera deal with Flock Safety over control of footage and privacy concerns. Health & food safety: A large study links ultra-processed foods to “bad” fatty acids in blood, and officials track a growing cyclosporiasis outbreak. Illinois STEM outreach: A Central Illinois farm hosted urban students for hands-on Agricultural-STEM workshops.
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