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- Artificial intelligence in educational leadership: a comprehensive taxonomy and future directions - Martin Sposato, International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher EducationThrough a systematic literature review and inductive analysis of publications from 2017 to 2024, the research synthesizes diverse AI applications into ten distinct domains: Administrative Efficiency, Personalized Learning, Enhancing Teaching Practices, Decision-Making and Policy Formulation, Student Support Services, Organizational Leadership and Strategic Planning, Governance and Compliance, Community Engagement and Communication, Ethical AI Leadership, and Diversity, […]
- Resilience and online learning emotional engagement among college students in the digital age: a perspective based on self-regulated learning theory - Dandan Ge, BMC PsychologyThe study was conducted on 2182 college students from China using questionnaires, and a structural equation model was established to test the mediating effects. The results showed that: firstly, resilience, self-regulated learning efficacy, self-control, cognitive reappraisal, and online learning emotional engagement were all significantly positively correlated with each other, while expressive suppression was significantly negatively […]
- This AI Clones Itself 999 Times Creating an AI Swarm Army! (9999% Faster)" - AI Revolultion, YouTubeThis podcast introduces Lindy AI's "agent swarms" feature, which is designed for their no-code automation platform [00:10, 00:29]. This feature allows a single AI workflow agent to clone itself, creating potentially hundreds of agents that can simultaneously handle large lists of tasks in parallel, such as researching conference attendees, preparing for meetings, conducting competitive analysis, […]
- Large Language Models Pass the Turing Test - Cameron R. Jones, Benjamin K. Bergen, arXivWe evaluated 4 systems (ELIZA, GPT-4o, LLaMa-3.1-405B, and GPT-4.5) in two randomised, controlled, and pre-registered Turing tests on independent populations. Participants had 5 minute conversations simultaneously with another human participant and one of these systems before judging which conversational partner they thought was human. When prompted to adopt a humanlike persona, GPT-4.5 was judged to […]
- One step closer to the Intelligence Explosion... - Matthew Berman, YouTubeMatthew BermanThis podcast discusses a recent OpenAI paper demonstrating that AI agents can replicate cutting-edge AI research, suggesting potential for self-improvement [00:00]. The core of this capability is the Paperbench framework, which allows AI agents equipped with tools like web Browse and coding environments to tackle the complex process of understanding a research paper, developing […]
- Revolutionize Your Work with Claude AI - HubspotTransform your workflow and unlock unprecedented productivity with AI. Learn how to harness Claude's powerful capabilities for content creation, data analysis, and strategic planning. This comprehensive guide shows you exactly how to integrate AI seamlessly into your daily operations for maximum impact. Upgrade Your Workflow with AI. Join forward-thinking professionals who are already using Claude to transform […]
- Everyday habits: How CEOs navigate their six core responsibilities - McKinseyEvery successful CEO cultivates habits and routines that infuse discipline into their daily schedules and allow them to perform at their best. While all chief executives must constantly juggle six core responsibilities (exhibit), how they prioritize them depends on a complex interplay between the business context and the CEO’s unique capabilities and preferences. How they […]
- Swarms of AI Agents JUST Got Unleashed... - Wes Roth, YouTubeThis podcast episode discusses the rise of AI agents, highlighting three specific platforms: Agent Village, Gen Spark, and Lindy. Agent Village allows users to watch four AI agents collaborate on a goal, such as fundraising [00:42]. Gen Spark showcases an AI agent capable of diverse tasks like trip planning, restaurant reservations [01:20], creating Instagram reels […]
- Anthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universities - Maxwell Zeff, TechCrunchAnthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, and other staff access to Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, with a few additional capabilities. One piece of Claude for Education is “Learning Mode,” […]
- If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born - Steve Levy, WiredWhen Dario Amodei gets excited about AI—which is nearly always—he moves. The cofounder and CEO springs from a seat in a conference room and darts over to a whiteboard. He scrawls charts with swooping hockey-stick curves that show how machine intelligence is bending toward the infinite. His hand rises to his curly mop of hair, […]
- OpenAI revenue jumps 30% in three months: report - Chris Ciaccia, Seeking AlphaChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence chatbot that took the world by storm in late 2022, has surpassed 20M paid subscribers, up from 15.5M at the end of 2024, according to The Information.That jump of 4.5M paid subscribers, or roughly 30%, suggests the company is generating at least $415M in revenue per month, up from at […]
- Emergence AI’s new system automatically creates AI agents rapidly in realtime based on the work at hand - Carl Franzen, Venture BeatAnother day, another announcement about AI agents. Hailed by various market research reports as the big tech trend in 2025 — especially in the enterprise — it seems we can’t go more than 12 hours or so without the debut of another way to make, orchestrate (link together), or otherwise optimize purpose-built AI tools and […]
- AI Literacy in Higher Education: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce - Jaspreet Bindra, Best Colleges IndiaAI literacy is essential for students as industries embrace artificial intelligence, making its integration into higher education crucial for future job readiness. The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming industries worldwide, making AI literacy an essential skill for students entering the workforce. As AI continues to disrupt traditional job roles, higher education institutions […]
- How COOs maximize operational impact from gen AI and agentic AI - Curt Mueller, et al; McKinseyBetter, faster, easier, cheaper: That’s the promise of gen AI. For at least some companies, it’s becoming the reality as well, as leaders find new ways for gen AI—and the increasingly capable agents it enables—to automate, augment, and accelerate work across virtually every function. Early adopters are using gen AI to help strengthen supplier negotiations […]
- First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits - Morgan Kelly, DartmouthDartmouth researchers conducted the first-ever clinical trial of a generative AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that the software resulted in significant improvements in participants’ symptoms, according to results published March 27 in NEJM AI. People in the study also reported they could trust and communicate with the system, known as Therabot, to a degree that […]
- The contact center crossroads: Finding the right mix of humans and AI - McKinseyWhile it is increasingly clear that the contact center of the future is likely to be an AI-led environment, the pace at which companies will arrive at this future state is far less certain. Today’s leaders are faced with the difficult choice of just how far to go with their automation plans to retain the […]
- AMD is powering AI success with smarter, right-sized compute - Venture BeatModernizing existing data centers is an essential first step to removing bottlenecks to AI innovation. This frees up space and power, improves efficiency and greens the data center, all of which helps the organization stay nimble enough to adapt to the changing AI environment.“You can upgrade your existing data center from a three-generation-old, Intel Xeon […]
- OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift - Michael Nuñez, Venture BeatOpenAI announced plans to release its first “open-weight” language model since 2019, marking a dramatic strategic shift for the company that built its business on proprietary AI systems. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, revealed the news in a post on X on Monday. “We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with […]
- The Cybernetic Teammate: A Field Experiment on Generative AI Reshaping Teamwork and Expertise - Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, et al (including UPCEA SOLAR25 keynote speaker Lilach Mollick), Harvard Business Working Paper No. No. 25-043Our findings reveal that AI significantly enhances performance: individuals with AI matched the performance of teams withoutAI, demonstrating that AI can effectively replicate certain benefits of human collaboration. Moreover, AI breaks down functional silos. Without AI, R&D professionals tended to suggest more technical solutions, while Commercial professionals leaned towards commercially oriented proposals. Professionals using AI […]
- These 5 new AI tools can help you do everything from managing tasks to improving your public speaking - Jeremy Caplan, Wonder Tools (reprinted in Fast Company)Realistic AI voices, smart job coaching, automatic task runners—these tools are free, powerful, and ready to help. Hundreds of AI tools emerge every week. I’ve picked five new ones worth exploring. They’re free to try, easy to use, and signal new directions for useful AI.1. Sesame: Talk with a surprisingly lifelike AI Of all the AI […]
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