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arXiv:2606.26186v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Motivated by the limited standardization of enterprise data asset quality evaluation and the unclear relationship between assessment outcomes and value realization, this study develops a three-dimensional framework comprising Data Asset Management Capability, Data Quality Standard Conformity, and Data Asset Benefit Realization Capability, based on grounded theory and LDA topic modeling. To examine the formation mechanisms of data asset quality, this study adopts a multi-method approach combining PLS-SEM, Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA), and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), to capture net effects, capability thresholds, and configurational paths. The results show that significant positive relationships exist among the three dimensions, with Data Asset Management Capability exerting the strongest effect on Data Quality Standard Conformity and further promoting Data Asset Benefit Realization Capability, forming a chain
arXiv:2606.26181v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: With AI advancing fast, educators face a dilemma: allow the tool or ban it. Conflicting evidence that it both helps and hurts learning only deepens the confusion. The allow-or-ban framing is a false dichotomy; the relevant design question is placement. Used well, AI can scale feedback, examples, practice, and individualized support. Used poorly, it replaces the cognitive work that learning requires and leaves an illusion of learning: a confident sense of mastery that collapses on the unaided task. The strongest causal evidence shows the outcome flips on design: an unguarded AI helper left high-school students about 17% worse on an unaided exam than peers with no tool at all, while the same model rebuilt to withhold answers erased the harm, and a well-engineered tutor roughly doubled learning. We give educators one graspable frame for placing the tool. A new idea is learned through six moves, in order: Prime, Probe, Point, Attach, Strength
arXiv:2606.26118v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We work towards measuring both AI adoption and the capability of AI to perform discrete labor tasks across various occupations. To measure adoption, we develop an open-source economic index that uses publicly available user-LLM chat data and O*NET tasks to replicate studies produced by frontier AI labs, finding that occupations in the finance, computer science, and arts sectors are those with the highest adoption rates. To measure capabilities, we build a system that generates benchmark scenarios grounded in O*NET occupations, tasks, and model-context-protocol (MCP) servers. We test Kimi-k2.5 with an OpenAI agents SDK harness on scenarios across 9 occupations that appear frequently in our index, finding that AI correctly executes high-level workflows but often errs in the granular details (such as specific tool calls used).
arXiv:2606.26117v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper introduces the Governance Inversion Hypothesis (GIH) to explain a growing paradox in artificial intelligence (AI) governance: under conditions of increasing regulatory expansion and technological complexity, organisations may become more formally governed while simultaneously experiencing a decline in operational control over AI systems. Existing AI governance frameworks generally assume that stronger regulation improves accountability, oversight, and organisational control. This paper challenges that assumption by arguing that governance formalisation itself may contribute to the erosion of control in AI-intensive environments. Drawing on institutional theory, organisational governance research, accountability scholarship, and emerging AI governance literature, the paper develops a conceptual framework explaining how regulatory expansion may weaken operational authority through four interconnected mechanisms: authority fragmen
arXiv:2606.26116v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A brand whose customers use both ChatGPT and Claude for product recommendations faces a strategic choice: a single optimization playbook, or one per provider? Across 215 commercially-framed prompts in four measurement batches, the two providers disagree on which brands they recommend roughly two-thirds of the time (cross-provider recommendation Jaccard 0.35, below the 0.50-0.61 same-prompt rerun baseline). The picks diverge. But when neither provider recommends a brand, we classify the failure into one of three modes -- discoverability (the brand never reaches the model), compellingness (it reaches the model but isn't mentioned), or positioning (it's mentioned but not recommended) -- and on 7,763 such joint failures, both providers diagnose the same failure mode 95.1% of the time (clustered 95% CI [94.3%, 95.7%]). Agreement rises monotonically with falling brand prominence, from 81% [78.2%, 84.0%] on category leaders to 99.6% [99.3%, 99.9
arXiv:2606.26115v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper proposes a multi-layer AI framework for information landscape analysis in the context of information disorder. Rather than treating misinformation detection as a binary fact-checking task, the framework analyzes political and media content across multiple dimensions, including source reliability, factual structure, framing, bias, emotional activation, manipulation patterns, and propagation dynamics. The goal is to move beyond isolated claim verification toward a structured representation of the informational environment surrounding an event, entity, or narrative. We argue that AI systems for media analysis should support epistemic mapping: a transparent, multi-dimensional account of how facts, interpretations, actors, and narratives interact over time. The paper presents the conceptual architecture, analytical layers, and methodological rationale of the framework, with the aim of supporting more nuanced, explainable, and critic
arXiv:2606.26114v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We examine the structural transformation of creative industries under generative artificial intelligence, drawing on 374 primary sources spanning policy documents, industry data, creator surveys, and platform analytics. Beginning with the December 2024 release of OpenAI's Sora video model as a watershed event, we trace the historical pattern of creative resistance to technological disruption, then develop an analytical framework -- the Human-AI Agency Continuum for mapping the spectrum of human and machine collaboration in creative work. We present evidence for the "slop ceiling," an audience-imposed quality threshold that constrains AI-generated content to approximately 1--3% of platform streams despite comprising 44% of uploads. Analysis of the UK Government's 2025 consultation on AI and copyright (over 11,500 responses, 88% opposing expanded AI training rights) reveals deep structural tensions between technology firms and creative work
arXiv:2606.26111v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has enabled users to synthesize music with text prompts, combining copyrighted lyrics, AI-composed melodies, and synthetic vocals that imitate real artists. This paper examines the legal and technical dimensions of AI-based music creation (e.g., Google Gemini's music tools) under U.S. copyright law. We analyze whether a user who inputs one artist's protected lyrics into a GenAI system, directs it to use another artist's voice or style, publishes the resulting song, and monetizes it violates 17 U.S.C. Section 106's exclusive rights [3]. The analysis integrates Title 17 doctrine (rights of reproduction, derivative works, distribution), 17 U.S.C. Section 114's narrow sound recording protection [4], and the new voice-cloning laws emerging at the state level [20]. We argue that unauthorized lyric copying poses a high risk of infringement of the musical composition, whereas mere AI-generated voice imit
arXiv:2606.26109v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language model (LLM)-based simulations of clinical patients are increasingly used for research and training, yet their validity requires persona stability: coherent maintenance of an assigned psychological profile across and within conversations. We evaluate this prerequisite using eating disorder personas grounded in five published case vignettes, a dual-assessment framework (self-report + independent observer ratings), and validated psychometric instruments (EDE-Q) with known ground-truth scores. Across six LLMs and two experiments (between-conversation stability (Exp. I) and within-conversation stability (Exp. II)), we find that LLMs are paradoxically too stable and too inaccurate: variability is negligible, yet all models systematically overshoot ground-truth severity by 12-30% of the scale range (0.7-1.8 points on a 0-6 scale). The mechanism is selective stereotyping: models differentiate cases on behavioural items (dietary res
arXiv:2606.26099v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in artificial intelligence (AI) governance analysis across national and international organisations. There is, however, growing evidence that such models produce significantly less accurate responses for countries that are underrepresented in their training data-a pattern described in existing literature as geographic bias. Existing studies examining this phenomenon are subject to three methodological limitations that together undermine their findings: (1) reliance on proprietary systems whose weights are not publicly released, which prevents independent replication; (2) evaluation of model knowledge about years that fall after data collection for model training had concluded, leading to geographic ignorance in addition to the natural limits of each model's knowledge; and (3) use of coarse binary response classification that cannot distinguish models' confident fabrication (HF) from t
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For many adult learners, logging into a hybrid or asynchronous course is not the beginning of their day. It may come after a full shift at work, after helping children with homework, after managing caregiving responsibilities, or after years away from formal schooling. The post Belonging by design: Practical ways to support adult learners in hybrid and asynchronous courses appeared first on eCampus News .
AI may make it easier to manipulate athletic performance, but students often underestimate how easily it can be exposed
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Artificial intelligence promises big gains for faculty in higher education, including greater efficiencies and elevated learning outcomes. To realize the wins, professors need to get up to speed on the tools. While many are experimenting on their own, some institutions are taking steps to accelerate that learning. At Ventura College, a California community college, leaders recently stood up communities of practice around AI use. A CoP brings together individuals with a shared interest in a topic or technology; in this case, AI. The group then works together to learn more about the topic or…
In a K–12 setting, deepfakes hold a lot of power. These falsified images or videos, virtually impossible to identify with an untrained eye, can be wielded to harm educators’ reputations, cyberbully vulnerable students, and blackmail individuals and schools. With artificial intelligence image generation, the problem is growing rapidly. Super-realistic images can be created quickly and deployed easily, creating a concerning scalability. Faced with the malicious use of AI-generated images — both of students and school officials — leaders must redouble their efforts around deepfake detection,…
Lately, school-related data breaches seem to keep coming. PowerSchool and Canvas made major headlines this year. Countless smaller incidents may not hit the news, but they disrupt instruction and expose sensitive student data just the same. For K–12 IT leaders, threats to their district are inevitable. The question is whether their teams will be ready when those threats materialize. After years of conducting maturity assessments, working alongside district security teams and witnessing the aftermath of incidents, we can say with confidence that most districts aren’t there yet — not because…
Innovative Leader Award - Kimberly Zajac discusses why digital accessibility is important beyond compliance
Key points: The demographic cliff higher education has been warned about for years isn’t coming; it’s already here. The post-2008 ... Read more The post Why the old enrollment playbook no longer works appeared first on eCampus News .
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“The premise that cybersecurity is a back-office or administrative expense and that something might not happen — that needs to be changed,” says Fadi Fadhil, field CIO and director of field strategy at Palo Alto Networks. “CISOs and CIOs can steer that change by engaging in simplified conversations with university leadership. It’s a strategic effort, helping them understand how the investment reduces institutional risk.” When it comes to budgeting for their cybersecurity programs, higher education CISOs must overcome some unique hurdles, ranging from the federated nature of university IT…
Raising your hand in class and patiently waiting until you’re called before speaking. Sharing with classmates in a group project. Understanding what you’re feeling and how best to express it safely. These are a few examples of what social-emotional skills look like in the classroom. Social-emotional learning (SEL) houses a variety of skills, all of which have always been embedded in the K–12 experience. As recent research points more directly to the value of weaving these learning moments into the K–12 curriculum, educational technology has risen to meet the demands. The Evidence for Social-…
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On any given Tuesday afternoon, a dean at Morgan State University can pull live enrollment trend data without submitting a ticket, waiting for a report or following up with the IT department. At most higher education institutions, that same request can take about three weeks. The difference isn’t the data platform, however. It’s how the historically Black college is prioritizing data literacy. Timothy Summers, vice president of IT and CIO at the Baltimore-based institution, is betting the university’s artificial intelligence strategy on employees’ ability to effectively interpret, question…
The landscape for specialized colleges and universities such as art schools is shifting as higher education continues to evolve to fit emerging job markets and student interest. Founded in 1882, Cleveland Institute of Art continuously challenges itself to stay modern and relevant. Years ago, the school’s leadership had the vision to partner with the city to revitalize an area due for reinvigoration. The result was the Interactive Media Lab, which brings together the university, the city and private industry into a satellite campus that gives students and the community a space to…
Innovative Leader Award - Lauren Harwood of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District shares how she focuses her efforts on AI, CTE program, and cybersecurity
The recent ransomware incident involving Canvas has renewed attention on one of the most difficult decisions schools and technology providers can face: how to respond when sensitive student, faculty, or institutional data is stolen and threatened with public release. The post The Canvas ransomware attack shows why schools must focus on containment, not just recovery appeared first on eCampus News .
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