ChatGPT Transforms a Classroom + Is 'M3GAN' Real?

A high school teacher on how the new chatbot from OpenAI is transforming her classroom — for the better. And, “M3GAN” may be closer than you think.

Plus: Why Gen Z is chasing the digital camera aesthetic.

On today’s episode:

• Cherie Shields is a high school English teacher in Sandy, Ore.
• Kalley Huang is a technology reporting fellow based in San Francisco.

Additional reading:

• Gen Z is bringing back the digital camera, and teenagers in Brooklyn are rejecting smartphone culture.
• Researchers at Columbia University are trying to build conscious robots.
• The case for using ChatGPT in schools.

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