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Natasha Singer

@natashanyt

Technology scribe @nytimes alumna @KSJatMIT
Writing a book on K-12 CS education.
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What a turnabout for tech. Nvidia's CEO now makes the case that pushing kids to learn coding is obsolete. "In fact, it is almost exactly the opposite," Jensen Huang says, "it is our job to create computing technologies such that nobody has to program." instagram.com/reel/C3kyZc1ro…

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ThisĀ just in: Maryland passed two major tech bills over the weekend, a sweeping consumer privacy measure and a children's online privacy bill. I spoke with the bills' sponsors:Ā  Delegates Senator Sara Love and Delegate Jared Solomon nytimes.com/2024/04/07/tec…

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In another indication that A.I. abuse is spreading in education, a high school athleticĀ director in Baltimore County was arrested after using A.I., police say, to manufacture a racist audio clip impersonating a school principal. nytimes.com/2024/04/25/bus…

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I wrote about a new A.I. education program, backed by Cornell Tech, M.I.T. and UCLA, that helps prepare lower-income female students for tech careers. 80% of graduates land paid internships, more than twice the national average for college students. nytimes.com/2024/05/15/tec…

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Looking forward to being on WHYY News @npr at 12:20pm ET today to discuss our scoop about a TikTok attack by middle school students who impersonated, trolled and disparaged more than 20 of their teachers in Malvern, Pa. nytimes.com/2024/07/06/tec…

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Who should be held accountable for children's inappropriate online behavior - parents, kids, government, or social media platforms? TODAY at NOON on #STUDIO2 we talk w/Natasha Singer (The New York Times), Frances Jensen (University of Pennsylvania Neurology), more. ā˜Žļø at noon: 888-477-9499 tinyurl.com/388fbduf

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Looking forward to moderating the CS/AI keynote panel at #CSTA2024 on Thursday. +I'm looking for K-12 educators to interview about teaching AI literacy and A.I. tools. If you are an educator who wants to weigh in, please DM me or email: [email protected] thanks!

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More states are passing laws barring students from using their phones during class. In a story today, I explain the phone bans -- and why classroom phone distractions are only part of the tech problem facing many public schools. nytimes.com/2024/08/11/tec…

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Teachers, parents and students: I'm writing some back-to-school technology stories and would love to hear about your experiences with cellphones, A.I. and other digital tools in schools. If you're interested, you can share your experiences here: nytimes.com/2024/08/11/tec…

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Looking forward to being on @WHYY to discuss how state lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to curb student phone use in schools.

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Cafeteria melees. Students kicked in the head. Injured educators. I spent the last few months reporting on how student cellphones and social mediaĀ are stoking cycles of violence in schools. nytimes.com/2024/12/15/bus…

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This just in: Netflix's Reed Hastings donates $50 million to Bowdoin College for a new program to study the risks and consequences of A.I. for humanity. "It's important to get started early before we’re overwhelmed by the problems," Hastings told me. nytimes.com/2025/03/24/tec…

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Google is rolling out its A.I. chatbot, Gemini, for children under 13 with major caveats for parents. Among them, tell your kids: -- Gemini isn't human -- don't put personal info into the bot -- fact-check Gemini's responses nytimes.com/2025/05/02/tec…

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Amid hype and concern over new A.I. tools in schools, I sat in on classes at Miami-Dade County Public Schools to see how the third-largest school district is rolling out classroom chatbots. Love it or hate it, this is what it looks like: nytimes.com/2025/05/19/tec…

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OpenAI, the company whose ChatGPT tool helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of university life. Here's what the company told me about its plans to conquer campuses. nytimes.com/2025/06/07/tec…

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As a reporter covering A.I. --and cellphone bans-- in schools, these stats from Jonathan Haidt's New York Times Opinion piece today really struck me: When thinking about their child's experiences growing up, 45% of parents polled by Harris said they wish ChatGPT had never been invented.

As a reporter covering A.I. --and cellphone bans-- in schools, these stats from <a href="/JonHaidt/">Jonathan Haidt</a>'s <a href="/nytopinion/">New York Times Opinion</a> piece today really struck me:

When thinking about their child's experiences growing up, 45% of parents polled by Harris said they wish ChatGPT had never been invented.
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Recent grads, college students and other first-time job seekers:Ā  I'm writing a story about tech hiring in the age of A.I.. If you've recently applied for tech jobs or internships, please tell us about your experiences here: nytimes.com/2025/06/30/bus…

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This just in: The tech industry drive to A.I.-fy schools is accelerating. The American Federation of Teachers plans to open an artificial intelligence training hub for teachers in NYC -- backed by $23 million from OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthropic. nytimes.com/2025/07/08/tec…

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This just in: Microsoft announces $4 billion for A.I. education, as tech giants race to embed their chatbots into teaching and learning. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/bus…