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A former California 'Teacher of the Year' has learned her fate just months after she pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two of her sixth-grade students, both under the age of 14.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost productivity for some, they might also secretly damage your professional reputation. On Thursday, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study showing that employees who use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini at work face negative judgments about their competence and motivation from colleagues and managers. "Our findings reveal a dilemma for people considering adopting AI tools: Although AI can enhance productivity, its use carries social costs," write researchers Jessica A. Reif, Richard P. Larrick, and Jack B. Soll of Duke's Fuqua School of Business. The Duke team conducted four experiments with over 4,400 participants to examine both anticipated and actual evaluations of AI tool users. Their findings, presented in a paper titled "Evidence of a social evaluation penalty for using AI," reveal a consistent pattern of bias against those who receive help from AI. What made this penalty particularly concerning for the researchers was its consistency across demographics. They found that the social stigma against AI use wasn't limited to specific groups. "Testing a broad range of stimuli enabled us to examine whether the target's age, gender, or occupation qualifies the effect of receiving help from Al on these evaluations," the authors wrote in the paper. "We found that none of these target demographic attributes influences the effect of receiving Al help on perceptions of laziness, diligence, competence, independence, or self-assuredness. This suggests that the social stigmatization of AI use is not limited to its use among particular demographic groups. The result appears to be a general one."

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The development comes exactly three weeks before what would have been the longtime couple's 17th wedding anniversary.

A closer look at the fine-print of the order suggests it does not go as far as some experts would like.

Miley Cyrus has reunited with her estranged father Billy Ray as they brushed aside rumors of 'family drama' to pose for a sweet Instagram snap on Friday.

A-listers have often been admired for their superhuman beauty.

This initiative aims to help people save on parking and avoid traffic queues in the county's tourist hotspots.

This initiative aims to help people save on parking and avoid traffic queues in the county's tourist hotspots.

Temperatures are set to be much warmer than the average for this time of year

Lauren Howells, 32, plowed into two victims at a Walmart parking lot in Largo on Thursday, according to police.

It would make for the perfect garden party or pub garden outfit

President Donald Trump 's White House responded after first American Pope Robert Prevost's anti-MAGA posts resurfaced after his election.

One of Sydney's true kings of the Cross, nightclub identity Steve Lowe, has marked the premature end of his life much the way he lived it: with a star-studded bash the whole city is talking about.

Elizabeth Holmes has lost her bid to have the appeal of her 2022 fraud conviction reheard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as her final option. She and former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani remain liable for $452 million in restitution, while Holmes continues serving her 11-year sentence. CNBC reports: The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied Holmes' request for a rehearing before the original three-judge panel that upheld her conviction. At the same time, the court said no judge on the circuit court had asked for a vote on whether to have the full court rehear the appeal. Holmes, 41, was sentenced in January 2023 to 11 years and 3 months in prison after being found guilty of four counts of wire fraud in January 2022. She was found guilty of deceiving investors about the capabilities of Theranos, the blood-testing company she founded in 2003. The company crumbled after a Wall Street Journal story outlined the firm's struggles and shut down in 2018.

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An iconic 80s TV star was spotted on a very rare public outing this week.

The frightened women huddled in a dormitory in the German town of Bunzlau listened to the sounds of battle getting nearer - with rising hope in their hearts...but their relief would soon turn to horror.

Hamet Coskun, 50, allegedly set fire to the Muslim holy book in February. Two days later, he was charged with 'racially aggravated harassment' of the Islam.

As wedding season approaches, many British nearlyweds hope and pray to have good weather on their special day - as the UK is famously known for its rainy climate.

NATHAN SALT: Even with all of the setbacks that have come his way since joining from Chelsea for £55m back in 2023 - Mason Mount's infectious positivity has not been lost around Old Trafford.

The Lions selection battle has only just begun. After Andy Farrell named a squad of 38 (or should that be 40?) to tour Australia this summer on Thursday, the next step is picking a starting team.