Emory University awarded two students 10,000 for their AI study tool, then suspended them

Individuals and organizations are still struggling with how and how much to integrate AI into daily life. Rarely has that been more clear than a case out of Emory University in which the school went from awarding students with an entrepreneurship prize worth 10,000 for their AI-powered studying tool to suspending them for it, 404 Media reports. No, the students didn't suddenly misuse the tool, known as Eightball, in any way; they did just as they said they would, and all the while, Emory promoted them -- until they didn't. Eightball allowed students to turn any coursework or readings into practice tests or flashcards for studying. It also connected to Canvas -- the platform professors at Emory use to share course documents with their students.