super ace 2 AP Business SummaryBrief at 4:35 p.m. ESTBill Clinton seemed to be on the mend after making some bizarre public comments, but just as we thought he had bounced back to normal he had a weird fanboy moment and came out as a Swiftie. The former U.S. President talked about how much he enjoyed attending a concert as part of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Toronto, during an interview Monday on “Live with Kelly and Mark.” We could have done without the knowledge that he has now officially come out as a Swiftie, and frankly he should have cooled off before making that declaration, at least for his own ego. The 78-year-old is clearly smitten by Swift now, telling Ripa how impressed he was by Swift’s long performance. His mouth gaped open awkwardly as he collected his thoughts and found the right words to compliment the 34-year-old star. Clinton described attending with Hillary, their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, Chelsea’s daughter, Charlotte and other companions. The show then played video of them watching the event. “I get it now,” he said, as he described the large crowd of fans that adore Swift. “I mean, I understand why she has such an impact on people and why a lot of these young girls are so — captivated,” he said. “She’s not like a lot of people who do concerts,” Clinton said. “She did three hours-plus straight. I mean, straight through! She just kept on singing the songs and kept on doing it, which I think is a very respectful thing to do for the audience,” he told Ripa. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – NOVEMBER 10: Taylor Swift looks on prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 23: Former President Bill Clinton moderates a panel during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) summit on September 24, 2024 in New York City. Coinciding with the U.N. General Assembly, the Clinton Global Initiative brings together business, government, and civil society leaders to drive progress on humanitarian response efforts to global crises. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images) Clinton said he did not use his clout to get backstage to meet the megastar, but it was obvious that he was impressed by her and has now become a full-fledged Swiftie. The fanboy moment comes after a slew of bizarre comments and confessions from Clinton, including his odd admission that he found Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake “physically attractive” while attending a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona in October. Let’s not forget his statement that “politics is the only business in which you can prove your authenticity by not knowing anything,” during an interview with MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart earlier in November. Our favorite odd statement from Clinton in recent weeks was the moment he remembered Ethel Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy’s late widow, at her funeral by describing her as “the cat’s meow” and telling mourners that she “would flirt” with him “in the most innocent ways.” (RELATED: ‘Your Mother Was The Cat’s Meow’: Bill Clinton Goes Feral Mode At Ethel Kennedy’s Funeral) We’re not sure what strange comment he’ll come up with next, but we’re here for it.Eagles try to clinch NFC East title with Hurts' head injury looming large‘VERY COSTLY’: Trump wants an end to daylight saving time

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed I was stupid,” she recalled of her early grade school years. But assistive technology powered by artificial intelligence has helped her keep up with classmates. Last year, Makenzie was named to the National Junior Honor Society. She credits a customized AI-powered chatbot, a word prediction program and other tools that can read for her. “I would have just probably given up if I didn’t have them,” she said. Related Story: Schools Navigate AI Implementation Artificial intelligence holds the promise of helping countless other students with a range of visual, speech, language and hearing impairments to execute tasks that come easily to others. Schools everywhere have been wrestling with how and where to incorporate AI, but many are fast-tracking applications for students with disabilities. Getting the latest technology into the hands of students with disabilities is a priority for the U.S. Education Department, which has told schools they must consider whether students need tools like text-to-speech and alternative communication devices. New rules from the Department of Justice also will require schools and other government entities to make apps and online content accessible to those with disabilities. Related Story: Balancing Benefits and Learning Goals There is concern about how to ensure students using it — including those with disabilities — are still learning. Students can use artificial intelligence to summarize jumbled thoughts into an outline, summarize complicated passages, or even translate Shakespeare into common English. And computer-generated voices that can read passages for visually impaired and dyslexic students are becoming less robotic and more natural. “I’m seeing that a lot of students are kind of exploring on their own, almost feeling like they’ve found a cheat code in a video game,” said Alexis Reid, an educational therapist in the Boston area who works with students with learning disabilities. But in her view, it is far from cheating: “We’re meeting students where they are.” Ben Snyder, a 14-year-old freshman from Larchmont, New York, who was recently diagnosed with a learning disability, has been increasingly using AI to help with homework. “Sometimes in math, my teachers will explain a problem to me, but it just makes absolutely no sense,” he said. “So if I plug that problem into AI, it’ll give me multiple different ways of explaining how to do that.” He likes a program called Question AI. Earlier in the day, he asked the program to help him write an outline for a book report — a task he completed in 15 minutes that otherwise would have taken him an hour and a half because of his struggles with writing and organization. But he does think using AI to write the whole report crosses a line. “That’s just cheating,” Ben said. Related Story: Schools have been trying to balance the technology’s benefits against the risk that it will do too much. If a special education plan sets reading growth as a goal, the student needs to improve that skill. AI can’t do it for them, said Mary Lawson, general counsel at the Council of the Great City Schools. But the technology can help level the playing field for students with disabilities, said Paul Sanft, director of a Minnesota-based center where families can try out different assistive technology tools and borrow devices. “There are definitely going to be people who use some of these tools in nefarious ways. That’s always going to happen,” Sanft said. “But I don’t think that’s the biggest concern with people with disabilities, who are just trying to do something that they couldn’t do before.” Another risk is that AI will track students into less rigorous courses of study. And, because it is so good at identifying patterns, AI might be able to figure out a student has a disability. Having that disclosed by AI and not the student or their family could create ethical dilemmas, said Luis Pérez, the disability and digital inclusion lead at CAST, formerly the Center for Applied Specialized Technology. Schools are using the technology to help students who struggle academically, even if they do not qualify for special education services. In Iowa, a new law requires students deemed not proficient — about a quarter of them — to get an individualized reading plan. As part of that effort, the state’s education department spent $3 million on an AI-driven personalized tutoring program. When students struggle, a digital avatar intervenes. Future Developments and Challenges More AI tools are coming soon. The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding AI research and development. One firm is developing tools to help children with speech and language difficulties. Called the National AI Institute for Exceptional Education, it is headquartered at the University of Buffalo, which did pioneering work on handwriting recognition that helped the U.S. Postal Service save hundreds of millions of dollars by automating processing. “We are able to solve the postal application with very high accuracy. When it comes to children’s handwriting, we fail very badly,” said Venu Govindaraju, the director of the institute. He sees it as an area that needs more work, along with speech-to-text technology, which isn’t as good at understanding children’s voices, particularly if there is a speech impediment. Sorting through the sheer number of programs developed by education technology companies can be a time-consuming challenge for schools. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education, said the nonprofit launched an effort this fall to make it easier for districts to vet what they are buying and ensure it is accessible. Makenzie wishes some of the tools were easier to use. Sometimes a feature will inexplicably be turned off, and she will be without it for a week while the tech team investigates. The challenges can be so cumbersome that some students resist the technology entirely. But Makenzie’s mother, Nadine Gilkison, who works as a technology integration supervisor at Franklin Township Community School Corporation in Indiana, said she sees more promise than downside. In September, her district rolled out chatbots to help special education students in high school. She said teachers, who sometimes struggled to provide students the help they needed, became emotional when they heard about the program. Until now, students were reliant on someone to help them, unable to move ahead on their own. “Now we don’t need to wait anymore,” she said.US confirms billions in chips funds to Samsung, Texas Instruments

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