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McMahon says AI can be a ‘great tool’ for students

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Sunday that AI could be a helpful tool for K-12 students if schools and educators apply the technology properly. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” McMahon spoke of her recent visit to the Alpha School in Austin, Texas. Students at the private institution interact with chatbots for...

McMahon says AI can be a ‘great tool’ for students

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Quoting Drew Breunig

Prior to Fable, it felt silly to waste too much time improving your coding harness or context strategies. A new model would arrive at the same price (or cheaper!) and paper over most of your problems.

Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.

  • Ox Alpha is a new AI reasoning model for coding and agentic tasks.
  • Identified as a stealth model by OpenRouter with anonymous provider.
  • Speculation centers on China, but origin remains undisclosed.

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