Artificial Intelligence to be allowed in Aussie schools from next year

AI IN SCHOOLS

Education ministers in Australia have approved a new national framework that will allow AI to be used in all Aussie schools from term 1 next year. After being banned in many schools around the country earlier this year, Artificial intelligence is set to be allowed back in the classroom. The federal education minister Jason Clare, reckons using AI tech like Chat GPT has become similar to using things like calculators or even the internet so we need to learn how to use it properly in the classroom. But that means we also need to think about the ways schools assess students.

CRICKET WORLD CUP

Over to the Cricket World Cup where Pakistan has pulled off the biggest world cup run chase in history to beat Sri Lanka. Chasing a target of 345, Mohammad Rizwan and opening batter Abdullah Shafique both hit centuries leading Pakistan to a six-wicket win with 10 balls to spare. Meanwhile, after their loss to India on the weekend the Aussies are preparing to take on South Africa tomorrow night.

FAT BEAR WINNER

It's the result we've all been waiting for, who will be crowned the fattest bear in Alaska for 2023? After a week of battling it out to be the fattest of the fat, the chunkiest of the chunky and the chubbiest of the chubby we finally have a fat bear week winner. But before we crown the champion of chunk, let's have a quick recap. Fat Bear Week happens every year in Alaska, where the public is invited to vote on the bear they think has put on the most weight over the warmer months before heading into hibernation. Twelve bears were pitted against each other and after a week of fierce competition it came down to two - Chunk and Grazer. So, who took the win? The one, the only Grazer. The huge mama bear was a clear crowd favourite beating out Chunk by more than 85 thousand public votes.

BUNGEE RECORD

Jumping straight in is Mike Heard who for the past 24 hours has been bungee jumping off a bridge in Auckland. It was all in an effort to claim back the title for most bungee jumps in a day which was taken off Mike last year by a French person in Scotland who managed 765 jumps. Mike has now taken back the title after making a total of 941 jumps.

LARGEST PUMPKIN

Now to some big pumpkins and I do mean big. The entrants of the 2023 World Championship Pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay in the Where a massive pumpkin set the world record for the biggest gourd. Weighing in at a whopping 1.24 tonnes, which is about the same as a small car.

CUBE SKYDIVE

A 17 year old from Perth has officially broken the world record for fastest time solving a rotating puzzle cube in a free fall. Sam Sieracki solved a Rubik's cube in 28.25 seconds after jumping out of a plane at 14 thousand feet. It took Sam about 5 attempts to break the record which was previously set at 30.14 seconds.

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