The report, citing data from analytics firm Similarweb, said an average of about 13 million unique visitors had used ChatGPT per day in January, more than double the levels of December. - Reuters
$22.5 billion budget shortfall. However, the loss of that $1.2 billion) block grant money can be largely offset with the nearly $1 billion earmarked for arts education through Proposition 28." - EdSource
In the decades that followed, totes have grown from a journeyman staple to a ubiquitous literary trophy on the streets of many major cities as well as on Instagram and TikTok. - The Walrus
With $286 million in funding over five years, ‘there is a lot to like in the new cultural policy, restoring cuts made under Brandis, addressing mental, emotional and physical safety in arts workplaces, increased investment in regional arts and addressing inequities in artform funding distribution. - ArtsHub
"News of the tragedy brought attention from all over the US, reminding people of the rich history that was at stake. It also brought in millions of dollars in resources. ... The influx of funding has also helped the museum move closer to its goal of securing a permanent home." - CNN
Would-be residents of a particular wing on the 12th floor of the Webster Apartments, a building on West 34th Street, must first give ‘em the old razzle-dazzle — a song, a dance, perhaps a monologue. They have to audition for the privilege of a roof over their heads. - The New York Times
"Among the major policies revealed on Sunday was the establishment of Creative Australia, a body that will supersede the Australia Council as the country's prime cultural funding and advisory body, with $200m (in new) funding over four years." - The Guardian
If visitors are willing to spend that kind of money to dress up like a favorite artist, that’s because today’s art-loving public finds as much inspiration in creators’ personas as in the works they create. - The New York Times
Their findings reveal a “level of infrastructure that is just mind-boggling,” said Dr. Timothy Beach, a professor of geography at the University of Texas at Austin who wasn’t involved in the research. - The Wall Street Journal
"In an open letter to the Tate's board of trustees, a controversial politician in the United Kingdom denounced Tate Britain's decision to invite a drag queen to perform to a children's group next month. Conservative party life peer Emma Nicholson described (event) as both 'propaganda' and 'nonsense on stilts.'" - ARTnews
Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI claimed the anonymous plaintiffs didn't have standing, and that "GitHub's Copilot system, which suggests lines of code for programmers, made fair use of the source code." - Reuters
Will the actor really face jail time? Should he? Thing is, "it is in the common understanding that guns are dangerous and are in fact designed to cause death." That makes the Rust shooting different from other workplace accidents. - Slate
Even when it doesn't break under hordes of Taylor Swift fans, it's intensely, ridiculously, unbelievably bad. "In the best-case scenario, customers would feed money into the system and receive their tickets without much hassle. That’s not the reality." - The Atlantic
Despite its appeal, there is simply no credible evidence to support the idea that attending to learning styles actually supports learning, regardless of how well-intentioned the teacher might be. To paraphrase the physicist Wolfgang Pauli, not only is it not right, it’s not even wrong. - Aeon
