Opinion

Since becoming widely accessible in 2022, artificial intelligence has inevitably been used across every field of our lives – especially in schools. In recent weeks, it has also become a very prominent and controversial topic at WCSU.  Both students and professors are highly aware and engaged in the world of AI, whether as a consumer or a critic. At a first guess,…

Applications like ChatGPT and Copilot—whether revered or despised—have dominated artificial intelligence (AI) discussions. People “ask Chat” or “AI” something in the same way that they would “Google” it. Despite the term AI encompassing well-known tech (e.g. the Netflix recommendation system, facial recognition software, Siri and Google Assistant, etc.), Generative AI (GenAI) has become the polarizing…

The ongoing tragedies in Gaza are sickening. What’s more, the full extent of suffering is underscored by thousands of first-hand accounts who have documented their trauma and shared their experiences online. This is unfamiliar to us— in the infancy of global interconnectedness, we are the first to see war and tragedy coincide with the age…

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the USDA officially approved the sale of cultivated meat in the United States. According to VegNews, cultivated meat is defined as “just like traditional meat, only unlike the latter, which is taken from farmed animals, the former is grown from real animal cells inside a lab.” It is also known…

On February 7, 2023, Niko Bass, contributor for the Echo and on-air personality at WXCI 91.7 FM radio station, attended the State of the Union address in Washington D.C. at the invitation of Congresswoman Hayes. Reflecting on the experience, Niko has offered the following firsthand account.   Stepping out of Union Station in Washington, DC,…