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The results are in for the L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2026, the 13th annual check of the pulse of L&D worldwide. Thank you to the 3,797 people from 105 countries who took part. The key take aways: 𝟭. 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 Last year the USA's vote for AI dropped. This year the world followed, reducing the vote for 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 by just 0.1% That is enough to say that AI fever has peaked. It doesn't mean we know how to use it yet. Just that it’s moved from novelty to part of daily life. 𝟮. 𝗟&𝗗 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 - 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯/𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (#3) has risen for three years in a row, driven by interest in AI. Meanwhile 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 (#9) fell for the third year in a row. Both 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 have received a boost from the power of AI. So what's going on? 𝟯. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 Last year's big story was the recovery of 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 (#5). It rose again this year, to an all-time high. Is this because we can now show L&D's value using AI, or because people are afraid that if they don't, their jobs are at risk? I’d love to read your thoughts in the comments. 𝟰. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 95% of respondents answered the question 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘓&𝘋 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦?, sharing their concerns in over 40,000 words. But we received almost the same number of words in answer to 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘓&𝘋 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 12 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰? Challenges are real, but are being met by action. 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: The survey ran for 76 days from 17 November 2025 to 31 January 2026. It had six questions, of which only one was obligatory: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘓&D in 2026? Participation was invited by email, social media and direct messaging. You can download the report here: https://lnkd.in/ekD95B2z Thanks to the report partners making the survey possible: Sponsors: OpenSesame, getAbstract, Speexx, 360Learning, Learning Pool and TalentLMS Partners: Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference, eLearningMinds, Learning & Development Institute (L&DI), Enocta, OEB Global Conference, eLearningIndustry, Learning Uncut, iPro Sp. z o.o., Mosaicoelearning, Interlocked B.V., Biz Group, Learning News, Actua Solutions, Aleido, Assemble You, Capability Group, e-learnmedia, s.r.o., Firemní vzděláváníí, nōvi - a lifewide learning company, Offbeat, Training Journal, VOV Lerend Netwerk and Asia Learn Hub Marketplace Pte Ltd #GSS26 #learning #research #learninganddevelopment | 15 comments on LinkedIn

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Breakdown and commentary on the latest viral commentary from: https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403 Discover More: 🛠️ Explore AI Tools & News: https://futuretools.io/ 📰 Weekly Newsletter: https://futuretools.io/newsletter 🎙️ The Next Wave Podcast: https://youtube.com/@TheNextWavePod Socials: ❌ Twiter/X: https://x.com/mreflow 🖼️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mr.eflow 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mr.eflow 🟦 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-wolfe-30841712/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattrwolfe Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Is AI The New Covid? 02:33 My Vibe Coding Experience 05:44 How AI Has Improved Over Time 07:09 How Fast Is AI Actually Moving 11:25 AI Is Building More AI 14:12 AI And Jobs 19:10 The Pros and Cons 20:09 Counter-arguments 21:28 What You Can Do Let’s work together! - Brand, sponsorship & business inquiries: mattwolfe@smoothmedia.co #AINews #AITools #ArtificialIntelligence

Explore the habits, choices and behaviours behind the high-performing L&D teams who are crafting unique value with AI.

AI is now poised to reinvent the $400 Billion corporate training market, and it's happening faster than you imagined.

I told you 2026 will be the year of "I told you so." Here is more about the so-called "benefits" of "AI": "One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so. That may sound like a win, but it’s not quite so simple. These changes can be unsustainable, leading to workload creep, cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making. The productivity surge enjoyed at the beginning can give way to lower quality work, turnover, and other problems." I know, I know some will still answer with "But, but, but..." until the end of time... Because for some, it is easier to find a new excuse than to acknowledge the huge pile of limitations, pushback against, and impossibilities of "AI." Very probably because of their not understanding it or how it actually works in the first place. Or because of their inability to give up on BS. Or both. 🤷‍♀️ https://lnkd.in/dsviF-s8 | 58 comments on LinkedIn

Anthropic 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

How to (finally) make AI presentations in PowerPoint. Step 1: Open PowerPoint. Step 2: Click Add-ins in the Home tab Step 3: Search "Claude by Anthropic" Step 4: Install it and open the sidebar Step 5: Select Opus 4.6 (the latest model) Step 6: Upload your data (Excel, CSV, anything) Step 7: Prompt: "Turn this into a presentation" Step 8: Wait ~2 minutes Claude builds the deck. If you want to refine something: Just prompt Claude again from the sidebar. Tomorrow's newsletter breaks down exactly how to get the most out of Opus 4.6 → https://lnkd.in/eNC5QsJp Repost ♻️ to help someone save hours on presentations. P.S. Maybe PowerPoint isn't dead after all? | 207 comments on LinkedIn

𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝟭𝟬𝟬-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻

Wir haben kein Tool-Problem.

This is a new threshold.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. ⬇️ AI is changing industries at breakneck speed. But this isn’t the first time technology has done this. When the Internet or computers emerged, they redefined work. Nearly 70% of today’s jobs didn’t exist 100 years ago. Innovation doesn’t replace, but it just reinvents. According to this Gartner study: "67% of mature organizations are creating new roles for generative AI, and 87% already have a dedicated AI team." 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: - AI Architect - Head of AI - AI Developer - AI Product Manager - Knowledge Engineer - Model Manager - Model Validator - AI Risk & Governance Specialist - Prompt Engineer - AI Ethicist - Data & AI Translator - Chief AI Officer … and many more. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀? Start learning AI now! Understand the basics of AI and experiment with AI tools in your domain. Keep learning — AI evolves every day! In my opinion: 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵! 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. What new AI role excites you the most? ⬇️ ↓ 𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 (𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘): https://lnkd.in/dbf74Y9E | 70 comments on LinkedIn

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This four-phase approach bridges the gap between technical possibility and business reality.

An innovative and welcoming elementary and middle school that teaches students how to set goals, work together, reflect, and own their learning.

A step-by-step tutorial on how to use Microsoft Learning Zone, an AI-powered app designed for Copilot+ PCs that helps educators quickly create interactive lessons that engage every learner. In this tutorial, you’ll see how Learning Zone uses AI to generate lesson content, student activities, and practice—all in one place—so you can spend less time building materials and more time teaching. Whether you’re planning tomorrow’s lesson or building reusable activities for the year, Microsoft Learning Zone helps streamline lesson creation while keeping students engaged. 📌 Best for: educators using Copilot+ PCs 🧠 Powered by: AI built into Windows ⏱️ Goal: Faster lesson creation, better engagement ✅ Learning Zone web site: https://LearningZone.Microsoft.com ✅ Launch blog: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educationblog/learning-zone-made-to-engage-built-for-student-growth/4470379 ✅ Support documentation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/getting-started-with-microsoft-learning-zone-ff2fc08f-b3a0-43b7-823c-5d04516baa5e 📝 Table of contents 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Tour of Learning Zone 1:30 Creating a lesson 8:03 Assigning a lesson 9:04 Student works on lesson 10:59 Educator Insights 12:15 Partner content 13:39 Wrap up NOTE: This is a personal project and the opinions expressed in this video are my own, not those of my employer (Microsoft) 🔔 Subscribe to my Channel: https://aka.ms/MikeYouTubeSubscribe *Connect with me on Social: X: https://twitter.com/mtholfsen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketholfsen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtholfsen Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/miketholfsen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mtholfsen Wakelet: https://www.wakelet.com/@mtholfsen #Microsoft #copilotpc #MicrosoftEDU

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Eine exklusive Datenanalyse zeigt: Videosoftware, die mittels Künstlicher Intelligenz die Persönlichkeit von Bewerbern einschätzen will, ist fragwürdig

Heute mal statt der Meta-Analyse am Mittwoch der komplette Bericht des New Work-Barometers 2025.

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Die brandneue Claude Chrome Extension macht deinen Browser ab heute zum KI-Workspace - 6 Anwendungsfälle, die sich sofort lohnen.

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According to the LEADx Leadership Development Benchmark Report, most leadership development teams don't achieve behavior change in their leadership development programs.

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