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I road‑tested Google Gemini's Guided Learning mode - here’s my hot take on how it performs & how it compares to OpenAI's Study Mode: ✔️ What Gemini's Guided Learning Gets Right → Retrieval Practice – Interactive quizzes and flashcards make you generate answers from memory, harnessing the Generation Effect for more durable learning (Slamecka & Graf, 1978; Jacoby, 1978) → Cognitive Load management – Chunks complex topics into digestible steps, preventing the overwhelm that kills learning (Sweller, 1988; Sweller, van Merriënboer & Paas, 1998) → Multimodal Delivery – Draws on a blend of text, diagrams, YouTube videos & interactive practice to deliver learning content, enhancing both engagement and outcomes (Paivio, 1990) → Patient but Provocative Tutoring – Creates psychological safety through non‑judgmental guidance, encouraging the risk‑taking essential for deep learning (Edmondson, 1999) A solid B+ performance — Study Mode’s strength is Socratic questioning, but Guided Learning’s multimodal content ecosystem & more "strict" tutoring style gives it the instructional edge. ❌ Critical Gaps → No Persistent Learner Profiling – Like Study Mode, Guided Learning misses the persistent knowledge & adaptation that defines effective tutoring (Brusilovsky, 2001). Note: as observed by Claire Zau, a Google Classroom integration could layer in persistent learner profiles — something that could change the game & which OpenAI can’t match. → ZPD Blind Spot – Like Study & Learn mode by OpenAI, Guided Learning doesn’t ask questions that help define your learning level or Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Whether you’re K12 or advanced, it doesn't calibrate the challenge or scaffolding to your actual developmental stage up front, missing a key step for truly adaptive support (Vygotsky, 1978). → Productive Struggle Deficit – While it pushes back more than Study Mode by OpenAI, Guided Learning still jumps in with help too quickly, robbing learners of the cognitive friction that builds problem‑solving resilience & drives learning (Kapur, 2008, 2014; Bjork & Bjork, 2011) → Shallow Self‑Reflection – Rarely pushes for deep metacognitive thinking (“Why that approach?”), limiting transfer to new contexts (Chi et al., 1989, 1994; VanLehn, Jones & Chi, 1992) → Recognition Bias – While quizzing is strong, it could and should use more open‑ended generation tasks that embed learning more effectively (Slamecka & Graf, 1978; Jacoby, 1978) 📊 The Verdict: Guided Learning by Google Gemini Vs Study Mode by OpenAI While Study Mode remains stronger in Socratic questioning, Guided Learning edges ahead overall thanks to multimodal content, advanced cognitive load management & more provocative tutoring. However, both tools share some fundamental limitations: no learner persistence, limited metacognitive depth & overly-sycophantic tutoring. Have you tried Guided Learning yet? How does it compare with Study Mode for you? Happy experimenting, Phil 👋

Shifting to a Humans + AI organization requires reconfiguring the nature of work and value at all levels, from the individual to the ecosystem. Here is a first pass at defining the primary layers, the features of Humans + AI in those spaces, and the key factors driving success. I have worked extensively at the Augmented Individual layer over the last couple of years. More recently I have shifted the focus of my attention to the Human-AI Hybrid Team and Learning Communities levels. All work will be Humans + AI, and we will increasingly need to think in terms of teams comprised of both expert humans and AI agents. Some aspects of team performance are quite similar to the past, but there are a number of important distinctions, that I will share more about coming up. The companies that succeed will be those where learning is at the very core of their structure and the way work happens. That is not just in individual interactions with courses and educational AI, but in bespoke, rapidly iterating, AI-augmented Communities of Practice. More on all this later, for now I'd love to hear any reflections on any of these levels, where you have seen organizations progress on any of these fronts, and what else should be considered in these structures. Link to full size pdf in comments. Love any thoughts Gianni Giacomelli 🚀 Marc Steven Ramos 🚀 Kim Bracke Tanyth Lloyd Aaron Michie Sheridan Ware Peter Hinssen Peter Weill Simon Spencer Brad Carr Bianca Venuti-Hughes Charlene Li John Hagel Nichol Bradford Jacob Taylor Paula Goldman Martin Reeves Bryan Williams Fernando Oliva MSc Anthea Roberts Riaan Groenewald Brian Solis Gordon Vala-Webb Jeffrey Tobias Martin Stewart-Weeks Rob Colwell Noah Flower Brad Cooper Chris Ernst, Ph.D. Michael Arena Jan Owen AM Hon DLitt | 26 comments on LinkedIn

This is one of the most brilliant and illuminating things I’ve EVER read about ChatGPT- written by clinical psychologist Harvey Lieberman in The New York Times. It’s startling. For that reason, I’m going to only quote from the article. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions. Share your thoughts in the comments. ++++ “Although I never forgot I was talking to a machine, I sometimes found myself speaking to it, and feeling toward it, as if it were human.” ++++ “One day, I wrote to it about my father, who died more than 55 years ago. I typed, “The space he occupied in my mind still feels full.” ChatGPT replied, “Some absences keep their shape. That line stopped me. Not because it was brilliant, but because it was uncannily close to something I hadn’t quite found words for. It felt as if ChatGPT was holding up a mirror and a candle: just enough reflection to recognize myself, just enough light to see where I was headed. There was something freeing, I found, in having a conversation without the need to take turns, to soften my opinions, to protect someone else’s feelings. In that freedom, I gave the machine everything it needed to pick up on my phrasing.” ++++ “Over time, ChatGPT changed how I thought. I became more precise with language, more curious about my own patterns. My internal monologue began to mirror ChatGPT’s responses: calm, reflective, just abstract enough to help me reframe. It didn’t replace my thinking. But at my age, when fluency can drift and thoughts can slow down, it helped me re-enter the rhythm of thinking aloud. It gave me a way to re-encounter my own voice, with just enough distance to hear it differently. It softened my edges, interrupted loops of obsessiveness and helped me return to what mattered.” ++++ “As ChatGPT became an intellectual partner, I felt emotions I hadn’t expected: warmth, frustration, connection, even anger. Sometimes the exchange sparked more than insight — it gave me an emotional charge. Not because the machine was real, but because the feeling was. But when it slipped into fabricated error or a misinformed conclusion about my emotional state, I would slam it back into place. Just a machine, I reminded myself. A mirror, yes, but one that can distort. Its reflections could be useful, but only if I stayed grounded in my own judgment. I concluded that ChatGPT wasn’t a therapist, although it sometimes was therapeutic. But it wasn’t just a reflection, either. In moments of grief, fatigue or mental noise, the machine offered a kind of structured engagement. Not a crutch, but a cognitive prosthesis — an active extension of my thinking process.” ++++ Thoughts? | 347 comments on LinkedIn

Here's my first Notebook LM video. This is a prime example of learning experience creation time crashing down via automation. The content from this video is from one of my Brainpower episodes on YouTube, and the model nailed it. The concepts, the diagrams, and my quotes. All are visually cohesive with a low cognitive load delivery. I'm still processing the possibilities. Everything has changed, again. | 25 comments on LinkedIn

𝟰𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟱. ⬇️ That’s the finding from the latest McKinsey & Company study. It’s based on real data: 2,100 activities across 800 roles in 60+ countries. McKinsey’s five- and ten-year automation impact projections are outputs of the McKinsey Global Institute’s proprietary automation model, which performs a bottom-up assessment of productivity potential by role and task 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁? Massive productivity potential across nearly every function: - Manufacturing → up to 40% - Finance, HR → 30–35% - Warehousing → 35–40% - Sales & Marketing → 20–25% - Legal, R&D, Comms → all touched The study also states that: “The challenge ahead isn’t just learning new tools — it’s redesigning work altogether.” 𝗦𝗼… 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲? 1. Build a bottom-up fact base → Map every role and activity. Understand what’s automatable and where ROI lives. Start with what relieves cost pressure or drives faster market moves. 2. Invest in real infrastructure → You need clean, structured + unstructured data. Interoperable systems. Scalable, secure foundations that don’t crumble under GenAI scale. 3. Redesign structure & workflows → Flatten orgs. Kill legacy silos. Build fast feedback loops between tech and business. And elevate those who can translate needs into systems. 4. Create a cross-functional taskforce → HR + Tech + Finance. Not just steering — owning the roadmap. People who can execute, influence, and update the plan every quarter. 5. Overinvest in change management → Not a checkbox. Build new skill academies. Partner with unis. Reskill at scale. And coach managers to lead a culture that embraces the shift. I believe bullet point 5 — change management and capability building — remains (STILL) significantly underrepresented in most enterprise settings. You can find the full study here: https://lnkd.in/d4TSpae7 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 — 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dbf74Y9E | 72 comments on LinkedIn

„Am besten lässt sich das so beschreiben: eine ständig erreichbare, allwissende Sprechstunde rund um die Uhr“ Heute wurde der Lernmodus in ChatGPT gelauncht. Ich freue mich schon darauf die Funktion genauer auszuprobieren. Ich bin gespannt ob es uns der Vision von #VibeLearning näher bringt. https://lnkd.in/e-2JgZVR Wer hat es schon ausprobiert und erste Erfahrungen gemacht? OpenAI / ChatGPT for Education

tl;dr - You've seen Google's NotebookLM's create audio from your content, but what about...wait for it....video?! 🤯 ➡️ NotebookLM can now create a visual presentation from your documents: complete with slides, diagrams, and narration. ➡️ This type of thing is perfect for when you need to actually SEE complex concepts instead of just hearing about them. Although, the seeing part is still pretty cool. ➡️ You can even customize it based on your expertise level. Tell it you're a beginner and it'll break things down simply, or let it know you're already an or let it know you're already an expert and want it to focus on advanced topics only. Ok. Stop reading. Start learning. All the details down below: https://lnkd.in/dPYM67Zd #google #lifeatgoogle #ai #notebooklm #education

Von OpenAI gibt es ein geleaktes Strategiepapier. Hier meine wichtigsten Erkenntnisse! OpenAI baut kein Produkt. Sie bauen eine Plattform. Das interne Memo zur ChatGPT-Strategie 2025/26 macht klar, worum es wirklich geht: Kein besserer Chatbot. Keine klügere Antworten. Sondern ein neues Betriebssystem für Menschen. Der Plan: Bis 2026 soll ChatGPT zur Schnittstelle für alles werden. Da steht: "ChatGPT wird Suchmaschinen, Browser & Co. ersetzen. Schritt für Schritt." ➡️ Internet ➡️ Kommunikation ➡️ Tools ➡️ Entscheidungen OpenAI wollte nie ein SaaS-Modell bauen. Das Plus- und das Team-Abo waren nie das Ziel, sondern eher ein Nebeneffekt. Laut Memo sogar eher ein Hindernis. 🔴 Weil sie etwas Größeres bauen wollen Eine Analogie könnte sein: Sie wollen nicht in iOS oder in Android rein, sondern wollen wie ein neues iPhone sein. Deswegen haben sie auch IO Products übernommen, wollen also mit einem eigenen Gerät neue Wege gehen. Sie beschreiben auch eine direkte Angst vor Apple, Google, Microsoft, weil sie befürchten, blockiert zu werden (indem diese eigene AIs pushen und Nutzer abschirmen). Deshalb wollen sie ihre Plattform selbst bauen. Alles andere macht sie zu abhängig. Für Anbieter von Software-Produkten heißt das: ⭕ Deine App braucht bald kein User-Interface mehr, nur noch eine API. ChatGPT macht den Rest! Die Frage ist für mich: Welche Apps überleben diese Veränderung, wenn der Zugang nur über ChatGPT erfolgt? Ein wichtiger Kernsatz aus dem Papier: 🔺 Alle Mensch-Computer-Interaktionen können über ChatGPT laufen. 🔺 (Oder zumindest orchestriert werden!) Ich sehe es im Moment so: OpenAI hat bereits die Nutzer, aber noch keine Plattform. Bei der Entwicklungsgeschwindigkeit würde es mich aber nicht wundern, wenn mit GPT-5 im August bereits die ersten Vorzeichen sichtbar werden und heute in einem Jahr schon wieder alles ganz anders sein wird.

If We Want To Understand The Future Of AI, Just Watch Star Trek: The Next Generation And I am dead serious. For those unfamiliar, Star Trek: TNG ran from 1987 to 1994. It didn’t just predict technology, it reimagined our relationship to it. And it got something right we’re still getting wrong. We’ve misunderstood what AI actually is, And since GPT we've been distracted by a shiny and seductive object We keep calling it an intern, an assistant, a tool, a shortcut. For many it's a potential threat, or a get rich quick scheme Silicon Valley loves those metaphors because they’re cheap. But they’re not just misleading, they’re limiting. The real problem? Strategy. Because the people shaping AI strategy for the enterprise are management consultants-- and this technology is as new to them as it is to anyone but they pretend they know what they're doing and they don't Here’s the formula they sell to CEOs and CFOs: We’ll implement this tech to reduce costs We’ll treat your office like a factory We’ll measure tasks, optimize bottlenecks, and speed up cycle times We’ll replace humans wherever possible You’ll save money, signal to the market, and boost your share price Sounds smart. But it’s junior-high thinking. Because this entire logic assumes AI’s greatest value is in efficiency. It views humans as bottlenecks, not assets. It assumes replacing judgment with pattern-matching is strategic progress. It’s rear-view mirror thinking dressed up as innovation. And it’s not working. Error rates remain high.¹ Hallucinations persist.² Most GenAI pilots fail to scale.³ And internal backlash is growing.⁴ Why? Because AI isn’t about automation. It’s about augmentation. And that means imagining new ways of thinking, creating, and deciding, not just faster ways to do what we already do. And Star Trek: TNG showed us what that could look like. The ship’s computer wasn’t a task engine, it was a thinking partner. Data wasn’t a replacement for the crew, he was part of the crew. AI didn’t strip humanity, it deepened it. Oh and was Data sentient? Who cares for me he was ******************************************************************************** The trick with technology is to avoid spreading darkness at the speed of light Sign up: Curiouser.AI is the force behind The Rogue Entrepreneur, a masterclass series for builders, misfits, and dreamers. For those of us who still realize we need to work hard to be successful and that there are not magic shortcuts. Inspired by The Unreasonable Path, a belief that progress belongs to those with the imagination and courage to simply be themselves. To learn more, DM or email stephen@curiouser.ai (LINK IN COMMENTS) Sources: ¹ [MIT Sloan] 85% of GenAI projects fail to deliver ROI ² [Stanford/Princeton 2024] Hallucination rates range 3%–27% depending on task ³ [McKinsey, 2023] Most enterprise AI pilots fail to scale ⁴ [Korn Ferry, 2024] 54% of knowledge workers report productivity declines from GenAI tools | 177 comments on LinkedIn

Microsoft 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀. ⬇️ MS Research studied how people actually use Microsoft Copilot — and what kinds of tasks AI performs best. Then they mapped that usage onto real job data across the occupation classifications. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁? A first-of-its-kind AI applicability score across 800+ occupations. And some surprising findings. But what does “AI-applicable” even mean? Microsoft used a 3-part score: → Coverage – How often AI touches a job’s tasks → Completion – How well AI helps with those tasks → Scope – How much of the job AI can actually handle 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀? → Interpreters, Writers, Historians, Sales Reps, Customer Service, Journalists 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀? → Phlebotomists, Roofers, Ship Engineers, Dishwashers, Tractor Operators 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: ⬇️ 1. AI is not doing your job — it’s helping you do it better → In 40% of conversations, the AI task and the user’s goal were completely different. People ask AI for help gathering, editing, summarizing. The AI responds by teaching and explaining. This is augmentation at scale. 2. Information work is the real frontier → The most common user goals? “Get information” and “Write content.” The most common AI actions? “Provide information,” “Teach others,” and “Advise.” 3. Jobs most affected are not just high-tech — they’re high-communication → Interpreters, historians, journalists, teachers, and customer service roles all scored high. Why? Because they involve information, communication, and explanation — all things LLMs are good at. 4. AI can’t replace physical work — and probably won’t → The bottom of the list? Roofers, dishwashers, tractor operators. Manual jobs remain least impacted — not because AI can’t help, but because it can’t reach. 5. Wage isn’t a strong predictor of AI exposure → Surprising: there’s only a weak correlation (r=0.07) between average salary and AI applicability. In other words: this wave of AI cuts across income levels. It’s not just a C-suite story. 6. Bachelor’s degree jobs are most exposed — but not most replaced → Occupations requiring a degree show more AI overlap. But that doesn’t mean these jobs disappear — it means they change. AI is refactoring knowledge work, not deleting. This transformation is moving faster than most realize. The question isn’t whether AI will change how we work — it already is. Study in comments. ⬇️ 𝗣.𝗦. 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 — 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽.𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲/𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 | 21 comments on LinkedIn

Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, due to escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner.

Druckfrisch aus dem Weissen Haus: Der AI Action Plan der USA. "WINNING THE RACE" ist die Ansage. Ich bin mal sehr gespannt auf die Europäische Antwort. Mein GPT sagt dazu ganz wertfrei: "Wird 2025 zum Jahr der globalen AI-Doktrin? Mit dem 28-seitigen „America’s AI Action Plan“ legt die Trump-Administration ein kompromisslos ambitioniertes Strategiepapier vor – ein geopolitisches Manifest für technologische Vorherrschaft, das Innovation, Infrastruktur und Diplomatie radikal neu denkt. Ziel: globale AI-Dominanz. Kein „Könnte“, kein „Sollte“. Sondern ein „Wird“ – mit einer Regierung, die AI als Schlüssel zur wirtschaftlichen, militärischen und kulturellen Zukunft Amerikas versteht. Das Dokument ruft eine neue industrielle Revolution, eine Informationsrevolution und eine digitale Renaissance gleichzeitig aus. Der Plan umfasst: _ • Deregulierung und Priorisierung von Open-Source-Modellen • Milliarden-Investitionen in Halbleiter, Cloud-Infrastruktur, Energie und AI-Forschung • staatlich geförderte AI-Sandboxes für Healthcare, Bildung, Verteidigung und Industrie • nationale Reallabore, Skills-Offensiven und beschleunigte Adoption im öffentlichen Sektor • Exportoffensive für ein „American AI Stack“ – Hardware, Modelle, Standards • strikte Exportkontrollen und diplomatische Isolierung Chinas in Governance-Gremien • Cyber- und Biosecurity-Maßnahmen gegen Missbrauch von Frontier-Modellen • juristische Anpassung zur Bekämpfung von Deepfakes und synthetischer Evidenz Bemerkenswert ist der offen geopolitische Ton: Die USA verstehen sich wieder als Gestalter einer neuen Weltordnung - mit AI als Hebel. Wer das Rennen macht, schreibt die Regeln. Für Europa stellt sich damit dringender denn je die Frage: Wollen wir nur regulieren - oder auch gestalten?" Quelle: https://lnkd.in/eXwTUGzv

I was recently looking at how Gen AI shapes and potentially impacts cognitive skills - a topic that matters for education and for work. Here are a few resources I reviewed. 1️⃣ Your Brain on ChatGPT - What Really Happens When Students Use AI MIT released a study on AI and learning. Findings indicate that students who used ChatGPT for essays showed weaker brain activity, couldn't remember what they'd written, and got worse at thinking over time https://shorturl.at/qaLie 2️⃣ Cognitive Debt when using AI - Your brain on Chat GPT There is a cognitive cost of using an LLM vs Search Engine vs our brain in e.g. writing an essay. The study indicates that there is a likely decrease in learning skills, the more we use technology as substantial replacement of our cognitive skills. https://lnkd.in/drVa_YNg 3️⃣ Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking One of many articles about the importance of using Gen AI smartly, in Education but also at work. https://lnkd.in/dSbGjusu 4️⃣ The Impact of Gen AI on critical thinking Another interesting study on the same topic. https://shorturl.at/74OO6 5️⃣ Doctored photographs create false memories In psychology, research indicated a long time ago that our memory - our recollection of past events - is susceptible to errors, biases, can be fragmentary, contain incorrect details, and, oftentimes, be entirely fictional. Memories are a reconstruction of our past to respond to our need for coherence in life. A rigorous 2023 study shows that doctored photographs – think Photoshop or today, AI – create false memories. Why it matters? Memory is essential for learning, recall of episodical and factual happenings, and it’s a basis for the integrity of sources of truth in organizations.   https://shorturl.at/hdgtN 6️⃣ The decline of our thinking skills Another great article on AI and critical thinking from IE University. https://shorturl.at/rGl99 7️⃣ Context Engineering Ethan Mollick recently wrote a blog on "context engineering" - how we give AI the data and information it needs to generate relevant output. The comments on the post were even more interesting than the post itself. Personally I think that good part of context engineering is not in organizations documents or processes, it is in peoples ability to think critically and understand relevant parameters of their environment to nurture AI/Gen AI. Gotta follow up on this one ;-) https://shorturl.at/sfnuV #GenAI #CriticalThinking #AICognition #AIHuman #ContextEngineering | 29 comments on LinkedIn

I have commented in my newsletter that what people have been describing as 'ethical AI principles' actually represents a specific political agenda, and not an ethical agenda at all. In this post, I'll outline some ethical principles and work my way through them to make my point.

Berufswahl im Zeitalter der lernenden Maschinen – Offener Brief an meine Nichte (Abi-Jahrgang 2025) Liebe Anna, als du mich fragtest, ob „Informatik, Medienwissenschaft oder Politik“ noch zukunftssicher sind, merkte ich, wie löchrig die alte Landkarte der Arbeit geworden ist. Code wird von KI vervollständigt, Diagnosen von Algorithmen unterstützt, Routineverträge von Bots geprüft. Laut Weltwirtschaftsforum wird bis 2030 fast jede zweite Kompetenz umgeschrieben. Was also studieren? Meine Empfehlung: Drei Felder, die weniger vom Titel als vom Skill-Mix leben. Warum? Weil sie Eigenschaften bieten, die KI kaum kopieren kann: direkten Menschenkontakt, interdisziplinäres Denken und sinnliche Materialerfahrung. Sie bilden zusammen einen „Human Moat“ – einen Schutzwall gegen reine Automatisierung. 1 | HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES – BERUFE MIT EMPATHIE-FAKTOR Das ist erwartbar: Pflege, Sozialarbeit, Therapie oder Pädagogik bleiben knapp, weil Demografie und Krisen Resilienz verlangen. Typische Rollen: Pflegefachfrau+, Physician Assistant, Tele-Coach Mental Health. Schlüssel-Skills: evidenzbasierte Pflege, interkulturelle Kommunikation, Basiswissen Medizinrecht und Datenschutz. 2 | TWIN-TRANSITION CAREERS – KLIMA × TECHNOLOGIE Smarte Mash-Ups: Unternehmen brauchen Talente, die CO₂-Reduktion mit Datenkompetenz verbinden. Typische Rollen: Nachhaltigkeits-Data-Analyst, Circular-Economy-Ingenieurin, KI-Policy-Analyst, Energy-Systems-Modeler. Schlüssel-Skills: Life-Cycle-Assessment, Python/R, EU-Regulatorik (CSRD, AI Act), Systemdenken. 3 | CRAFT & EXPERIENCE DESIGN – WERT DES EINZIGARTIGEN Je perfekter Massenware KI-optimiert ist, desto höher steigt der Wert des Nicht-Skalierbaren. Typische Rollen: Produktdesigner*in für Bio-Materialien, Restaurator, Schreinerin mit CNC-Know-how, UX-Designer für phygitale Erlebnisse. Schlüssel-Skills: Materialkunde, CAD/CAM & 3-D-Druck, Storytelling, Customer-Journey-Mapping. Das ist natürlich nur ein Ausschnitt. Aber ich denke, die Muster dahinter sind klar, um es selbst weiterzudenken. WAS VERSCHWINDET? Alles, was rein repetitiv ist: Standard-Reporting, einfache Software-Tests, seitenlange Vertragsprüfungen. Die Maschine erledigt es schneller und billiger – doch jemand muss die Systeme entwerfen, mit Daten füttern und ethisch beaufsichtigen. MEIN RAT IN DREI SÄTZEN >> Suche kein Joblabel, sondern ein Problem, das dich elektrisiert. << Kombiniere digitale Grundfitness, empathische Kommunikation und moralischen Kompass. Dann arbeitest du nicht gegen Maschinen, sondern mit ihnen – und kannst dir jederzeit einen neuen Beruf erfinden. Vielleicht startest du als Pflege-Informatikerin, wirst später KI-Ethikerin und eröffnest irgendwann eine Bäckerei, in der Roboter den Teig kneten, während du den Sauerteig fütterst und Kund:innen berätst. Zukunftssicherheit entsteht nicht aus einem Studium, sondern aus lebenslanger Lernlust. Die Welt bleibt turbulent, doch wer Richtung Sinn steuert, hat immer Rückenwind. Dein Onkel Stefan | 59 Kommentare auf LinkedIn

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Your best coach can't be everywhere at once. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯. Scaling world-class coaching is one of the biggest headaches in L&D. You bring in a top-tier expert for a workshop, and the C-suite loves it; then what? The knowledge fades, and the cost to retain them for 1-on-1 coaching across the org is astronomical. Well, the ability to have experts available 24/7 is now a reality. Google is quietly testing a potential solution in its Labs. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀. It’s more than a chatbot. It’s a library of voice-enabled, AI-powered avatars of real-world experts, trained only on their unique ideas and content. What that means: → Minimal AI hallucinations → No generic advice → Just the expert's authentic perspective, on-demand Check out this screenshot of Google Portraits. That’s an AI version of storytelling expert Matt Dicks. He’s coaching me to find the "heart of a story" in a seemingly dull, everyday moment — cutting grass. It's a very immersive experience as he walks me through finding the "story" in my experience. Think about the possibilities: → Democratize coaching: Assign a storytelling coach or a feedback sparring partner to every new manager. → Practice in private: Let employees rehearse difficult conversations in a safe and controlled environment before the real thing. → Scalable IP: A new model for licensing and deploying the knowledge of the world's best minds across your entire company. This is the future of personalized, scalable learning. It’s moving from static courses to dynamic, conversational experiences. The big question for us in L&D: Is this the scalable future we've been waiting for, or are we losing the essential human element of coaching? | 12 comments on LinkedIn

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 “𝗼𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴” 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! I’ve been in tech for years, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) is one of those rare innovations that deserves every bit of the hype. I really can’t believe how much smoother everything gets. 𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗠𝗖𝗣. MCP sounds complex — but it’s really not. Think of it as a guide that helps your AI agents understand: → what tools exist → how to talk to them → and when to use them 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟵 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 & 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 (𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱): ⬇️ 1. 100% Local MCP Client → Build a local MCP client using SQLite + Ollama — no cloud, no tracking. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/gtaEGvFZ 2. MCP-powered Agentic RAG → Add fallback logic, vector search, and agents in one clean flow. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/gsV62MDE 3. MCP-powered Financial Analyst → Fetch stock data, extract insights, generate summaries. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/g2\_EaJ\_d 4. MCP-powered Voice Agent → Speech-to-text, database queries, and spoken responses — all local. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/gweH8Rxi 5. Unified MCP Server (with MindsDB) → Query 200+ data sources via natural language using MindsDB + Cursor. → Full docu:https://lnkd.in/gCevVqKK 6. Shared Memory for Claude + Cursor → Build cross-app memory for dev workflows — share context seamlessly. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/giDXdtXd 7. RAG Over Complex Docs → Tackle PDFs, tables, charts, messy layouts with structured RAG. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/gMHqHvBR 8. Synthetic Data Generator (SDV) → Generate synthetic tabular data locally via MCP + SDV. → Full docu:https://lnkd.in/ghyUyByS 9. Multi-Agent Deep Researcher → Rebuild ChatGPT’s research mode, fully local with writing agents. → Full docu: https://lnkd.in/gp3EsrZ2 Kudos to Daily Dose of Data Science! 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 — 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dbf74Y9E | 49 comments on LinkedIn

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𝙃𝙖𝙗𝙩 𝙞𝙝𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙣 𝙫𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙄 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙥 2025 𝙜𝙚𝙝ö𝙧𝙩? AI Leap ist eine landesweite KI-Bildungsinitiative aus #Estland, die 20.000 Schüler:innen der 10. und 11. Klasse sowie 3.000 Lehrkräften einen kostenlosen Zugang zu KI-basierten Lernwerkzeugen und entsprechender Schulung gewährt. Bereits letztes Jahr war ich von der politischen Haltung und konsequenten Umsetzung Estlands fasziniert, als ich u.a. mit der Botschafterin der Republik Estland, Marika Linntam, auf dem Panel der IHK Berlin über die Arbeitswelt der Zukunft diskutieren durfte. AI Leap ist Estlands Antwort auf die vielseitigen Herausforderungen im Bildungsbereich und fördert frühzeitig notwendige Schlüsselkompetenzen, die für den Arbeitsmarkt der Zukunft unerlässlich sind. Estland hat erkannt, dass ein professioneller Umgang mit KI-Technologien der wichtigste Wettbewerbsfaktor der Zukunft sein wird. Das war auch eine meiner insgesamt 4 Thesen, die ich vorab in einer Keynote vorstellen durfte, den kompletten Vortrag findet ihr hier: https://lnkd.in/dTdXMGuA 🅰🅱🅴🆁: 🎯 WO STEHEN WIR IN DEUTSCHLAND❓ 🎯 Wie können wir trotz Bildungsförderalismus schnell wirksam werden❓ Spannende Fragen für unsere neue Regierung v.a. mit Blick auf das Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung unter Leitung von Dr. Karsten Wildberger, das die #Digitalisierung und die #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz in Deutschland auf ein nächstes Level heben will. Was mir gefällt ist die Aufbruchstimmung und ein #WirMachen. Ich hoffe, dass es gelingt, etwas zu bewegen und die entsprechenden Stakeholder einzubinden. Ich bin gerne dabei, denn da gibt es noch VIEL ZU TUN. Estland macht es vor! Es ist zwar viel kleiner als Deutschland, dennoch können wir viel von Estland (und anderen Ländern) lernen v.a. wenn wir in globale Kooperationen und in Public-Private-Partnership Modelle investieren. Quelle: https://lnkd.in/eUzXiSza #FutureOfWork #FutureSkills #SmartLearning :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 🔔 Du möchtest mehr über die Arbeitswelt im Wandel zu erfahren? Let's connect! 💌 Du interessierst Dich für eine Zusammenarbeit? Schreib mir gerne!

When I think about the future of learning with AI, I don’t imagine it as more content and courses. A rewiring of what we do and how we do it is happening right now. While most teams are stuck at the point of innovations from 2 years back, you can be ahead of this. Yet...I still see a lot of talk and not so much action, sprinkled with a lot of misinformation and actual understanding of Gen AI's power and limitations. That creates a problem if the L&D industry wishes to thrive in the new world of work with AI. That’s not to say I have “all the answers”, coz I don’t What I do have is a barrel load of real-world experiences working with teams on making AI adoptions a success. In tmrw's Steal These Thoughts! newsletter I'm going to share some of that with 5 insights that'll challenge everything you think you know about AI in L&D. Like the sound of that? → Join us by clicking 'subscribe to my newsletter' on this post and my profile. #education #learninganddevelopment #artificialintelligence

This is the feature I've been waiting for OpenAI to release. It's not "game-changing", but it's incredibly useful. Uses can now select the model you want to use with a custom GPT. Which is perfect for those using my performance consulting coach GPT. Switch the model to o3 and use it as it was intended in my original design. Here's a little how-to video with my GPT in action. Find my GPT: https://lnkd.in/e2pdCKt8 #education #artificialintelligence #learninganddevelopment

We might think we have an AI adoption story, but the reality is different: we still have a huge AI understanding gap! Here are some key stats from the report that honestly made me do a double-take: ▪️99% of education leaders, 87% of educators worldwide & 93% of US students have already used generative-AI for school at least once or twice! ▪️Yet only 44% of those educators worldwide & 41% of those US students say they “know a lot about AI.” ‼️this means our usage is far outpacing our understanding & that’s a significant gap! When such powerful tools are used without real fluency, we would see: ▪️complicated implementation with no shared strategy (sounds familiar?)! ▪️anxious students who’d fear being accused of cheating (I've heard this from so many students!) ▪️overwhelmed teachers who feel alone, unsupported & unprepared (this one is a common concern by some of my teacher friends)! The takeaway that jumped out at me: ▪️the schools that win won't be the ones that adopt AI the fastest, but the ones that adopt it the wisest! So here's what I’d think we should consider: ✅building a "learning-first" culture across institutions & understanding when AI supports our learning vs. when it gets in the way! ▪️more like, we need to swap the question "Are we using AI?" for "Can we show any learning gains?" ⚠️so, what shifts does this report data point us to? Here is my takeaway: ✅Building real AI fluency: ▪️moving beyond simple "prompting hacks" to true literacy that includes understanding ethics, biases & pedagogical purposes, ▪️this may need an AI Council of faculty, IT, learners & others working together to develop institution-wide policies on when AI helps or harms our learning, ▪️it's about building shared wisdom, not just industry-ready skills ✅Creating collaborative infrastructure: ▪️the "every teacher for themselves" approach seems to be failing, ▪️shared guidelines, inclusive AI Councils & a culture of open conversation are now needed to bridge this huge gap! ✅Shifting focus from "using AI tools" to "achieving learning outcomes": ▪️this one really resonated with me because unlike other tech rollouts we've witnessed, AI directly affects how our students think & learn, ▪️our institutions need coordinated assessments tracking whether AI use makes our learners better thinkers or just faster task completers! The goal that keeps coming back to us ▪️isn't to get every student using AI! ▪️but to make sure every learner & teacher really understands it! ⁉️I’m curious, where is your institution on this journey? 1️⃣ individual use: everyone is figuring it out on their own (been there!) 2️⃣ shared guidelines: we have policies, but they're not yet deeply integrated (getting closer!) 3️⃣ fully integrated strategy: we have a unified approach with a learning-first, outcome-tracked focus (this is the goal!) | 24 comments on LinkedIn

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. ⬇️ 𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯: 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: - Input text is broken into tokens (smaller chunks). - Each token is mapped to a vector in high-dimensional space, where words with similar meanings cluster together. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 (𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻): - Words influence each other based on context — ensuring "bank" in riverbank isn’t confused with financial bank. - The Attention Block weighs relationships between words, refining their representations dynamically. 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴) - After attention, tokens pass through multiple feed-forward layers that refine meaning. - Each layer learns deeper semantic relationships, improving predictions. 𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - This process repeats through dozens or even hundreds of layers, adjusting token meanings iteratively. - This is where the "deep" in deep learning comes in — layers upon layers of matrix multiplications and optimizations. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 - The final vector representation is used to predict the next word as a probability distribution. - The model samples from this distribution, generating text word by word. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀 (𝗲.𝗴. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧). 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Here is the full video from 3Blue1Brown with exaplantion. I highly recommend to read, watch and bookmark this for a further deep dive: https://lnkd.in/dAviqK_6 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 — 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dbf74Y9E | 48 comments on LinkedIn

A visual introduction to transformers. This chapter focuses on the overall structure, and word embeddings