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University of Utah student Sara Larsen apologized after a photo of her with a 'Happy Kirkiversary' cake, referencing the anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death, went viral. The post sparked intense online backlash and a dispute between campus political groups. The College Democrats accused the College Republicans of cyberbullying, claiming the harassment forced Larsen to delete social media accounts and avoid campus.
A two-year university study by law professor Thibault Schrepel found that banning AI from classroom assignments led to worse student outcomes. The experiment, conducted in 2024 and 2025, split students into three groups: no AI, unguided AI, and trained AI use. The no-AI group consistently performed last, experiencing 'idea exhaustion.' The unguided group performed better than expected, while the trained group's initial advantage narrowed in the second year.
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