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Microsoft just promised AI to one million Filipino teachers.

Microsoft committed Copilot access to 1 million Filipino public school teachers, all four Filipino teens medalled at their first AI Olympiad, and Roblox agreed to fold the National ID into how it verifies users.

01Top Story

1 million Filipino teachers, one AI assistant

Microsoft says it will give 1 million Filipino public school teachers access to Copilot, its AI assistant, under a renewed partnership with the Department of Education announced Thursday.

why it matters
It is meant to cut lesson planning and paperwork, which is time that goes back to the class.
Read at Microsoft
02Philippines

4 Filipino teens, 4 medals, first try

All four members of the Philippines' first team at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence won medals, one silver and three bronze, against 466 students from 108 countries and territories in Astana, Kazakhstan.

why it matters
It was the country's first time entering, and every single member came home with a medal.
Read at Daily Tribune
03Kids Online

Roblox will check users with the National ID

Roblox told Philippine officials it will fold the National ID into how it verifies users, and will limit children's chat to their own age group, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center said.

why it matters
Roblox is also opening a Philippine office by October so the government has someone to call.
Read at Inquirer.net
04Apps

An AI copyright claim pulled a free game

Luanti, a free platform where anyone can build and play blocky games, says its Android app was pulled from Google Play after a firm called Tracer.AI filed a copyright notice for Minecraft owner Microsoft, and that its app carries no Minecraft code or art.

why it matters
Luanti says the same company filed a similar notice against it in 2023, and Luanti won that appeal.
Read at Luanti
05Anthropic

A judge says the Pentagon broke the law

A US federal judge ruled that the Pentagon acted illegally when it branded AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk in February, writing that the punishment was for Anthropic's criticism of the government rather than any real risk it would sabotage its own AI.

why it matters
The government is expected to fight the ruling, and a second case over the same label is still open.
Read at Associated Press

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