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Parents and students are concerned about the growing use of artificial intelligence technologies in the classroom, according to a survey by the Center for Democracy and Technology. Privacy experts warn the technologies are about “manipulating and controlling behavior by instilling fear” in children.

The concept of the metaverse garnered a fresh wave of interest after Facebook rebranded as Meta in 2021, introducing the notion of a virtual-reality-powered future to a global audience. Len Williams asks whether this really is the future of the internet.