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• Micro-credentials as shape-shifters: From learning to recognition - Simone Ravaioli, University World News
  What is perceived as ‘new’ is the shape – the naming, the framing, the emerging infrastructure around them. What is not new is the spirit – the longstanding practice of short, targeted, work-based learning tightly connected to capability and performance. Employers have always participated in lifelong learning, but they have never called it ‘micro-credentials’. This […]
• Bringing state-of-the-art Gemini translation capabilities to Google Translate - Rose Yao, the Keyword
  We’re bringing Gemini’s most powerful translation capabilities to Google Translate for text, launching a beta experience for live speech-to-speech translations with headphones, and adding new languages to the app for practice and skill building. True understanding comes from not just what someone says, but also the nuance of how they say it. Today, Google Translate […]
• Introducing GPT-5.2 The most advanced frontier model for professional work and long-running agents. - OpenAI
  We are introducing GPT‑5.2, the most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work. Already, the average ChatGPT Enterprise user says⁠ AI saves them 40–60 minutes a day, and heavy users say it saves them more than 10 hours a week. We designed GPT‑5.2 to unlock even more economic value for people; it’s better at […]
• Texas Christian University Commits $10M to Expand AI Use - Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  A private research university in Texas announced a partnership with Dell to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence on campus and implement an AI system that keeps critical data in-house. The partnership, called AI², is one of TCU’s largest-ever research and technology commitments. AI² will enrich the student learning experience and career preparation by expanding […]
• Universities must respond to students’ emotional reliance on AI - Agnieszka Piotrowska, Times Higher Ed
  If a student feels remembered by a machine but overlooked by humans, something in the educational contract has broken, says Agnieszka Piotrowska. One of my research students told me recently, almost apologetically, that he sometimes turns to ChatGPT “as an emotional crutch”. He said it seemed to understand him better than his therapist. When I […]
• AI in Higher Education: A Guide for Teachers - Alexandra Shimalla, EdTech
  For many faculty members in higher ed, conversations about artificial intelligence in academia often include the same concerns: There isn’t enough time in the day, AI will erode critical thinking, educators are already stretched thin, and we have to consider compromised data and privacy concerns. The list of fears and frustrations from faculty go on, […]
• To AI-proof exams, professors turn to the oldest technique of all - Joanna Slater, Washington Post
  A growing number of educators are finding that oral exams allow them to test their students’ learning without the benefit of AI platforms such as ChatGPT. When students in Catherine Hartmann’s honors seminar at the University of Wyoming took their final exams this month, they encountered a testing method as old as the ancient philosophers […]
• From Microcredentials to AI: Online Learning Enters New Era - Aura Moreno, Mexico Business News
   The online learning market is growing as organizations adopt remote learning, mobile-first platforms, and AI-enabled tutoring to address workforce skill gaps. Digital training is reshaping sectors such as staffing, aviation, customer service, and healthcare. Valued at US$15.2 billion in 2024, the market is projected to reach US$28.8 billion by 2033, expanding at a 7.5% CAGR […]
• OpenAI boasts enterprise win days after internal ‘code red’ on Google threat - Rebecca Bellan, Tech Crunch
  OpenAI released new data Monday showing enterprise usage of its AI tools has surged dramatically over the past year, with ChatGPT message volume growing 8x since November 2024 and workers reporting they’re saving up to an hour daily. The findings arrive a week after CEO Sam Altman sent an internal “code red” memo about the […]
• Becoming a tech-savvy leader - McKinsey
  The importance of technology in modern business has put increased pressure on leaders to become more tech savvy. So far so good. But what being “tech savvy” actually means for today’s business leaders is hard to define. Neesha Hathi, managing director and head of Wealth & Advice Solutions at Charles Schwab and its former chief […]
• QUANTUM WILL ECLIPSE AI: Why Everyone’s Betting on the Wrong Horse - Julia McCoy, YouTube
  The vide argues that while the world is focused on artificial intelligence, quantum computing is poised to become the most powerful technology in history. The host explains that current AI development is hitting a "power ceiling" where it requires exponentially more energy and infrastructure to make incremental gains. In contrast, quantum computing operates on a […]
• AI may be scoring your college essay: Welcome to the new era of admissions - Texarcana Gazette (AP)
  This fall, Virginia Tech is debuting an AI-powered essay reader. The college expects it will be able to inform students of admissions decisions a month sooner than usual, in late January, because of the tool's help sorting tens of thousands of applications. Colleges stress they are not relying on AI to make admissions decisions, using […]
• What and How to Teach When Google Knows Everything and ChatGPT Explains It All Very Well -Ángel Cabrera, President, Georgia Tech
  In higher education, we have no choice but to accept that machines already are — or very soon will be — better than humans at virtually every intellectual and cognitive task. We can resist, we can throw tantrums, we can ban AI in classrooms. It is a futile battle — and, in fact, it’s the […]
• Higher education faces ‘deteriorating’ 2026 outlook, Fitch says - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
  Fitch Ratings on Thursday issued a “deteriorating” outlook for the higher education sector in 2026, continuing the gloomy prediction the agency issued for 2025. Analysts based their forecast on a shrinking prospective student base, “rising uncertainty related to state and federal support, continued expense escalation and shifting economic conditions.”  With its report, Fitch joins Moody’s […]
• The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation - McKinsey
  Key findings:Most organizations are still in the experimentation or piloting phase: Nearly two-thirds of respondents say their organizations have not yet begun scaling AI across the enterprise.High curiosity in AI agents: Sixty-two percent of survey respondents say their organizations are at least experimenting with AI agents.Positive leading indicators on impact of AI: Respondents report use-case-level […]
• USC’s embrace of AI brings peril and promise - Daily Trojan Editorial Board
  Every day, artificial intelligence becomes a more visible part of university life: emails drafted by AI, readings summarized in seconds, assignments structured with AI-generated outlines. And USC is diving in headfirst with new programs like the bachelor’s in AI for business, the University’s inaugural AI Summit, interim President Beong-Soo Kim’s AI Strategy Committee and the […]
• Evolution of learning: assessing the transformative impact of generative AI on higher education - Higher Education Press, Eurekalert.com
  This study investigates the transformative impact of generative AI (GenAI), particularly ChatGPT, on higher education through a mixed-methods approach combining survey analysis and scenario forecasting. The research addresses two critical gaps in existing literature: (1) the lack of stakeholder-specific analysis separating student and educator perspectives, and (2) the absence of concrete solution strategies for GenAI […]
• A rapid review of using AI-generated instructional videos in higher education (Provisionally accepted) Nguyen Van Hanh, Frontiers
  The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as Synthesia, HeyGen, Sora, and Veo has introduced a new form of instructional material in higher education: AI-generated instructional videos (AIGIVs). This study conducts a rapid review of 15 studies published since 2023 to investigate how AIGIVs are being produced and used in higher education, focusing […]
• Artificial Intelligence Streamlines Higher Ed Admissions - Alexander Slagg, EdTech
  Southeast Missouri State University, located in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on the western bank of the Mississippi River, is praised by its nearly-10,000 student body for its small-school feel and affordability. But the institution’s embrace of artificial intelligence in its admissions process is positioning SEMO as an innovative university at the forefront of AI adoption in […]
• The Quantum Barrier Just Shattered And Nobody’s Talking About It - Julia McCoy, YouTube
  The video discusses a significant breakthrough in quantum computing simulation achieved by Jupiter, Europe's first exascale supercomputer located at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany. The system successfully performed the world's first full 50-qubit quantum simulation, shattering the previous record of 48 qubits. This achievement is described as a paradigm shift rather than incremental progress, […]