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Last Week’s News Today

Just published: LAWDROID AI Weekly News Report covering April 21-25’s most consequential AI developments:

  • A former student suspended for AI cheating raises $5.3M for a “cheating-as-a-service” startup

  • OpenAI plans a return to open-source with a new model coming this summer

  • President Trump signs executive order advancing AI education nationwide

  • Anthropic CEO aims to decode AI’s inner workings by 2027

  • The GAO warns about AI’s substantial environmental and societal impacts

As we race toward an AI-powered future, the tension between innovation and responsibility has never been more apparent. Each headline reveals both extraordinary promise and profound ethical questions we can’t afford to ignore.

Read the full LAWDROID AI Weekly News Report for April 21-25, 2025 to understand what’s at stake:

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