Crash Course: Back to school in America: 8 new crackdowns on students, teachers and academic freedom

The right is pushing an aggressive attack on schools — but teachers and students are pushing back [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk7c_CP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci80NzgwVwNzcGNCCmMGxEoLYypRxJpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk7c_CP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpjBsRKC2MqUcSaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/John Coletti) Back to school in America: 8 new crackdowns on students, teachers and academic freedom It is back to school time in America and the 2022-2023 school year undoubtedly is shaping up to be like no other, as right-wing attacks on academic freedom and public education grow rampant and get bolder. 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Why are we entrusting its development to tech CEOs? Technology companies are racing to develop human-level artificial intelligence, whose development poses one of the greatest risks to humanity. Last week, John Carmack, a software engineer and video game developer, announced that he has raised 20 million dollars to start [Keen Technologies](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk7c_CP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly90ZWNoY3J1bmNoLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA4LzE5L2pvaG4tY2FybWFjay1hZ2kta2Vlbi1yYWlzZXMtMjAtbWlsbGlvbi1mcm9tLXNlcXVvaWEtbmF0LWZyaWVkbWFuLWFuZC1vdGhlcnMvVwNzcGNCCmMGxEoLYypRxJpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), a company devoted to building fully human-level AI. He is not the only one. There are currently 72 projects around the world focused on developing a [human-level AI](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk7c_CP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDYvd291bGQtYXJ0aWZpY2lhbC1zdXBlcmludGVsbGlnZW5jZS1sZWFkLXRvLXRoZS1lbmQtb2YtbGlmZS1vbi1lYXJ0aC1pdHMtbm90LWEtc3R1cGlkLXF1ZXN0aW9uL1cDc3BjQgpjBsRKC2MqUcSaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), also known as an AGI — meaning an AI which can do any cognitive task at least as well as humans can. [Read the rest from Otto Barten](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk7c_CP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMjcvaHVtYW4tbGV2ZWwtYWktaXMtYS1naWFudC1yaXNrLXdoeS1hcmUtd2UtZW50cnVzdGluZy1pdHMtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQtdG8tdGVjaC1jZW9zL1cDc3BjQgpjBsRKC2MqUcSaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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