Professional Development for AI in Schools: A Three-Dimensional Approach
PD for GenAI isn't a "one and done" event - it needs to fit with teachers' existing disciplinary expertise and their deep, contextual understanding of what it means to teach.
AI and the future of education. Disruptions, dilemmas and directions
This anthology explores the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical dilemmas posed by disruptive influence of AI in education. Bringing together insights from global thinkers, leaders and changemakers, the collection challenges assumptions, surfaces frictions, provokes contestation, and sparks audacious new visions for equitable human-machine co-creation.
MIT says AI isn’t replacing you… it’s just wasting your boss’s money
MIT research shows most companies are failing to profit from AI with fewer than 1 in 10 pilots succeeding which proves human skills remain vital in the job market.
Companies that succeed with AI are using it to free up employees to do higher-value work, not to replace them outright.
I recently asked a group of around 3000 educators from my mailing list what they’d like to learn about GenAI. I’m incredibly lucky to have feet in a couple of camps as both an early career researcher and a consultant/author. It means I have access to the training and skills for working with lots of […]
The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating
High school and college educators say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so widespread that they need to rethink how to assign and assess students.
More than 40% of American adults now report being online “almost constantly”
While a new survey showed Japan has the greatest share of perpetually online people, there was a significant number reporting not using the internet...
OpenAI, Meta, Google face probe into chatbot safety
The FTC wants to understand AI makers' guardrails, monetization and disclosures.
The Federal Trade Commission opened an inquiry into AI chatbot safety on Thursday, demanding information from seven companies about negative effects of chatbots used by teens and children.
Claude introduces memory for teams at work \ Anthropic
Claude now remembers your team's projects and preferences across conversations. Memory helps maintain context for complex work, with project-specific boundaries and full user control over what's remembered.
Watch Apple's AirPod Pro 3 live translation feature in action | TechCrunch
Get a look at the real-time translation the new AirPods Pro 3 bring to your ears, which you can prompt through a gesture. Powered by Apple Intelligence, it uses noise cancellation to reduce the volume of the speaker to elevate the provided translation to the user. It came as one of several updates to the […]
Generative AI as Seniority-Biased Technological Change: Evidence from U.S. Résumé and Job Posting Data
We study whether generative artificial intelligence (AI) constitutes a form of iseniority-biased technological change/i, disproportionately affecting junior
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.
OPINION: If we are going to build AI literacy into every level of learning, we must be able to measure it
Students and workers are being told to “learn AI.” But while definitions of AI literacy are starting to emerge, we still lack a consistent, measurable framework to know whether someone is truly ready to use AI effectively and responsibly.