Tod Johnston, a Senior Education Content Manager at Sphero, discusses how his company uses robots to teach cybersecurity concepts to middle school students. Their robotic balls help students visualize abstract cybersecurity topics like man-in-the-middle attacks. Tod explains how they developed lessons in collaboration with cybersecurity experts to give students an initial understanding of cyber threats…
In Cybertraps 157, the APLUS Framework for adopting AI in schools is discussed. The framework emphasizes Accessibility, Privacy and Ethics, Learner-centered approach, Usability, and Sustainability. The irony of principals wanting AI to assist them while trying to prevent students from doing the same is highlighted. Examples of AI policies, including a plagiarism policy, are mentioned.…
In Cybertraps 156, the podcast discusses the potential dangers of AI-fitted teddy bears. These toys have the ability to read children personalized bedtime stories using private information they have overheard. The episode highlights a news item that warns about the privacy concerns associated with these “scary” gadgets. Harry Harrison – “I Always Do What Teddy…
In this episode, Jethro and Fred discuss chatbots and artificial intelligence. The episode covers the history of chatbots, including the Turing Test and the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Bing, and Jasper. The potential uses and issues with chatbots are explored, including incomplete or misinformation, theft of intellectual property, inappropriate uses,…
In this episode, Fred Lane interviews Amos Guiora, a law professor at the University of Utah. The bulk of the interview centers on Professor Guiora’s recently published book, “Armies of Enablers: Survivor Stories of Complicity and Betrayal in Sexual Assaults”. In his book, Professor Guiora attempts to answer a difficult question: “What do sexual assault…
Update from Ghana – #2023–03–13_1100 Meeting with the Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service – #2023–03–14_1200 Visit to 5/6 classroom at Primus Hybrid School – #2023–03–19_1400 Pan-Africa webinar for parents – How can parents and carers monitor their children’s online activity without infringing on their privacy? – What are the long-term effects of excessive…
Update from Ghana – #2023–03–13_1100 Meeting with the Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service – #2023–03–14_1200 Visit to 5/6 classroom at Primus Hybrid School – #2023–03–19_1400 Pan-Africa webinar for parents – How can parents and carers monitor their children’s online activity without infringing on their privacy? – What are the long-term effects of excessive…
Fred is in Africa until April 1. Sign up for updates from Fred Interview with Awo. US State Department sponsored trip through Fullbright Specialist Program SchoolAI Fred’s Presentation about ChatGPT at ASTE. Jethro’s chat with Damon Hargraves RE: ChatGPT on Transformative Principal Rise of low level betting in rural areas. Ho, Ghana – Tech forum…
Fred is in Africa until April 1. Sign up for updates from Fred Interview with Awo. US State Department sponsored trip through Fullbright Specialist Program SchoolAI Fred’s Presentation about ChatGPT at ASTE. Jethro’s chat with Damon Hargraves RE: ChatGPT on Transformative Principal Rise of low level betting in rural areas. Ho, Ghana – Tech forum…
TONY BRASUNAS, independent journalist and author of the forthcoming RED, WHITE & BLIND: The Truth About Censorship in America and the Rise of Independent Media, which aims to explore media distortion and disinformation in the U.S. as well as the upswell of independent media that has risen up to combat it. Corporate media vs independent media “How…
