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Hi there! It's time again for an all new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun. And I'm Hope Ngo. In today's news: How to protect an animal wearing armor, and how to deal with an all-knowing intelligence. And in today's Tasty Tidbits… We all hate having dust in the house. But did you know that a lot of that dust comes from YOU? We'll tell you all about it at the end of the episode. ________________________________ 台灣成為穿山甲保育基地 Taiwan on a Journey to Protect Pangolins Have you seen a pangolin before? It's a shy, ant-eating mammal. Pangolins live in parts of Asia and Africa. They have scales (鱗片) over most of their body. When they are in danger, pangolins will often curl (捲曲) into a ball. When they do that, their hard scales help keep them safe. Through the last century, Taiwan was often a dangerous place for pangolins. Pangolins were sometimes hunted for their meat and scales. People found ways to use pangolin leather (穿山甲皮革). This led to large-scale (大規模的) hunting of pangolins. As many as 5,000 pangolin hides (毛皮) were sold to other countries every month. This made the wild pangolin population drop very quickly. In 1989, Taiwan passed laws to stop the hunting and sale of endangered animals. And since then, Taiwan has been working hard to better protect pangolins. Now, many experts believe Taiwan may have the highest population density (密度) of pangolins in the world. There are around 20,000 pangolins in Taiwan. Some experts say Taiwan's mountain forests are a good home for pangolins. There are lots of decaying (腐爛) leaves on the forest floor. And lots of ants and termites live among those leaves. This makes the forests a perfect habitat (棲息地) for pangolins. But pangolins still face many dangers. They are threatened by cars, animal traps, stray dogs, and poachers. 台灣野外穿山甲還是面臨許多的危險，包括遭受流浪動物攻擊、汽機車撞擊等。 Next time you take a trip in the mountains, keep an eye out for these gentle creatures. ________________________________ 防ChatGPT助作弊，教授恢復老方法 An Old-fashioned Way to Deal with ChatGPT Artificial intelligence is all the rage (風靡) nowadays. People are using it for almost everything. Ever since OpenAI's ChatGPT came to the market, it took the world by storm. Some people are using it to make their jobs easier, from answering questions, to creating art. But one group of people may have a different opinion. Educators are still trying to figure out what to do about ChatGPT. Since it was introduced to the world, teachers, administrators and students have debated (爭論) AI's role in education. Some are exploring ways of integrating (融合) ChatGPT to make it a tool for education. Others chose to ban students from using it. There are good reasons that educators are worried about AI. Researchers have put the program to the test and it passed numerous exams. It aced the SAT and GRE. ChatGPT 能在美國大學入學測驗SAT和研究生入學考試中取得好成績。 It also passed the US medical licensing exam. More and more students are using it for schoolwork. This led many college professors to think about their lesson plans for the future. Some professors say they are planning to go back to handwritten assignments and oral exams. 有一些教授在考慮回到手寫作文和口頭考試的方式進行評估。 This might avoid students using AI to generate essays for papers. One professor says students should be able to summarize (總結) information and say it in their own words. On the other hand, some educators are using AI in their work. They use it to make worksheets and quiz questions, which saves them a lot of time. Whether you think it's a danger or a tool, it looks like AI isn't going to go away anytime soon. ________________________________ So, in today's News Bites: Through the last century, Taiwan was often a dangerous place for pangolins. Pangolins were sometimes hunted for their meat, leather, and scales