OpenAI gives first look at Sora, an AI tool which creates video from just a line of text
- OpenAI has shared a first look at a new tool, called Sora, which instantly generates videos from a line of text.
- Some have expressed concerns that the tool may be misused, such as to manipulate or phish the general public.
- Others express concerns about copyright and privacy.
- For more, please visit the Sky News website.
Children exposed to ‘spicy’ adult fiction by BookTok influencers
- Parents, publishers and booksellers have welcomed “BookTok”, where people promote literature on TikTok.
- However, it has generated concerns that children may be reading titles with adult content.
- Schools have become aware that young people are being drawn to such books, with one teacher urging parents to check that the books their children read are age appropriate.
- For more, please visit The Guardian website.
Taunts, bullying… then groping: how sexual assaults are increasing in schools
- Research into police records have found an increase in reports of sexual assault and rape in England and Wales since 2019.
- Kate Parker, founder of the Schools Consent Project, reported that she was also hearing more reports of online sexual harassment.
- Police are watching the Online Safety Act to see if it will have an impact on clamping down on damaging content.
- For more, please visit The Guardian website.
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Schools given new guidance on stopping phone use
- Schools in England have been provided with new guidance to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day.
- The government reported the move was to “minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms.”
- Headteachers are given permission to search pupils for items banned under schools’ rules and have legal protection from being sued over loss or damage to confiscated items.
- For more, please visit the BBC News website.
