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ChatGPT use raises assignment scores by 0.86 points, universities face task of teaching effective use

Generative AI is becoming a routine study tool, but universities now face the challenge of teaching effective use, OpenAI materials show. A Bocconi University experiment on 1,053 first-year students found those using ChatGPT Edu scored about 0.86 points higher on assignments than a control group. Causal reasoning training did not lift scores but helped students produce more diverse ideas and explain outcomes. Usage rates among South Korean university students have risen sharply.

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South Korea launches \'4 hubs, 3 special regions\' autonomous R&D plan, to invest 78.9 billion won in 7 zones

South Korea will shift its regional research and development system from a central government and province-led model to a zone-based, locally autonomous approach. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it launched the \'4 hubs, 3 special regions\' programme at KAIST on Wednesday and will push projects in seven zones. It will invest a total of 78.9 billion won this year and expand support after 2027.

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AWS expands free 1-year Kiro AI development tool programme for students, includes three South Korean universities

Amazon Web Services said on Wednesday it is expanding Kiro Students, a programme that lets university students use its AI-based development tool Kiro for free for 1 year. AWS said it first introduced the programme in March at 11 universities in two countries and is now extending it to 121 new universities across 16 countries. That brings the total to 132 universities in 18 countries, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Kookmin University.