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HarperCollins partners with Toonstar to turn books into AI-powered animated shows

HarperCollins is partnering with AI animation studio Toonstar to adapt book franchises into digital shows for YouTube. The first project adapts Lisa Greenwald's Friendship List series. Toonstar claims its AI technology produces episodes 80% faster and 90% cheaper than traditional methods, but the move has sparked concerns among authors about AI-assisted storytelling.

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02 Apr 2026

Nearly Half of College Students Rethink Majors as AI Reshapes Entry-Level Job Market

A new Lumina Foundation-Gallup survey of 3,800 students reveals that 47% of college students have considered switching majors due to AI's impact on careers, with 16% already making the change. The findings come as 57% use AI weekly for coursework, despite half of institutions discouraging or prohibiting its use—highlighting a growing disconnect between student behavior and campus policy.

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01 Apr 2026

NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as AI-Assisted Plagiarism Scandal Exposes Human Responsibility

The New York Times severed ties with freelance writer Alex Preston after he used an AI tool to draft a book review that plagiarized content from The Guardian. While Preston admitted to the editing failure, the incident raises critical questions about human responsibility when using AI in journalism and whether the focus should be on the technology or the writer's oversight.

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Kathleen Kennedy Questions AI's Role in Filmmaking at Runway Summit Amid Industry Hype

At the Runway AI Summit in Manhattan, legendary producer Kathleen Kennedy voiced skepticism about AI in filmmaking, questioning whether AI tools can replicate human taste and artistic judgment. Her concerns came as industry executives compared generative AI to fire and the printing press, just days after OpenAI shut down Sora, disrupting a $1 billion Disney deal.

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Sheryl Sandberg warns AI gender gap could deepen workplace inequality as men get more recognition

Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In reveals a troubling pattern: men receive 50% more praise than women for using AI at work. The former Meta COO warns this recognition gap could worsen existing pay and promotion inequalities. To address the issue, she's appointed 25-year-old Bridget Griswold as Lean In's new CEO to focus on closing the AI adoption divide.

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