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- Why universities should anchor state quantum computing initiatives - Nate Gemelke, University BusinessThe universities that helped shape the AI revolution did not wait for the technology to mature. They built programs, recruited faculty, and secured funding while the field was still taking shape. Quantum computing is entering a similar inflection point. While the underlying physics is unfamiliar to many, the institutional question is one universities have faced […]
- Microcredentials get first-ever endorsement from accreditor - Alcino Donadel, University BusinessThe Higher Learning Commission has endorsed four organizations that offer short-term credentials to colleges and universities, marking the first time the accreditor has formally verified the quality of a third-party provider focused on certificates, digital badges and microcredentials, according to a press release. There are now over a million microcredential offerings on the market, offering […]
- Women in tech and AI in Europe: Can the region close its gender gap? - Anna Lieser, et al; McKinseyhe tech industry around the world is in transition, with AI reshaping both organizations and the very nature of tech work. For Europe, the implications extend beyond productivity and innovation and touch economic growth, competitiveness, and inclusion. McKinsey analysis estimates that sovereign AI could add more than €480 billion in annual value to Europe’s economy […]
- When Harvey Met Elle: How AI Tutors Transformed Learning in My Law Class - Wayland Chau, Faculty FocusThis past fall, I taught a business law course to all second year students in the Bachelor of Commerce program at Dalhousie University. I had 343 students across three sections of 109 to 120 students in each. The course covers foundational areas of Canadian business law and requires students to apply that law with a […]
- Online learning gains momentum as students reconsider studying abroad - JB, The St.Kitts/Nevis ObserverA regional educator is of the opinion that online learning is becoming an increasingly attractive option for Caribbean students, as uncertainty surrounding overseas study — particularly in the United States — leads more people to pursue higher education from home. According Wendy Williams, the Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs at Academix School of Learning, an […]
- See which jobs are most threatened by AI, and who may be able to adapt - Kevin Schaul and Shira Ovide, Washington PostNo one has a perfect road map to the future, but researchers at GovAI, which studies technology policy, and the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, used a novel approach to estimate which workers may be most and least able to adapt to AI. They concluded that many people most at risk if AI transforms […]
- Virginia Tech Libraries embrace AI - Lindsey Kudriavetz, Collegiate TimesVirginia Tech Libraries are working to be an artificial intelligence global model for higher education despite research and ethical concerns. “The old tag line for Virginia Tech is to invent the future,” said Tyler Walters, dean of University Libraries. “I think that attitude is still very imbued in the university … so we are looking […]
- OpenAI rolls out new ChatGPT workspace analytics for Enterprise and Edu users - ETIHOpenAI has introduced an upgraded Workspace Analytics experience for ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu, giving administrators and organizational leaders new tools to track adoption, engagement, and usage trends across their AI deployments. The company announced the update on LinkedIn, saying the new analytics dashboard is designed to help organizations understand how ChatGPT usage is developing […]
- Why learning AI skills is no longer optional for job seekers | Opinion - Kimberly K. Estep, the LeafProficiency in AI is no longer just an optional skill for job seekers. My organization recently surveyed over 3,000 employers around the country and found that more than half are testing new applicants for AI skills, and 25% are prioritizing candidates with some measure of AI fluency. And as time goes on, this seems to […]
- AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework - Nafisa Baba-Ahmed, the GuardianThe frustration many academics are expressing about artificial intelligence and critical thinking is understandable (‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI, 10 March). But from my experience working with students on academic writing, blaming AI risks masking a problem that universities have […]
- Supersonic Tsunami: The Next 6 Months: What's Coming, What It Means, and What You Need to Do - Peter H. Diamandis, MetatrendsIf You’re an Entrepreneur: Stop designing for 2024 scarcity. Design for 2030 Abundance. Assume intelligence is free, energy is unlimited, robotic labor costs pennies. What becomes possible that’s impossible today? Your competitive advantage isn’t better execution, it’s imagination about tomorrow’s possibilities. If You’re an Investor: Own the infrastructure. AI chips, fusion energy, launch vehicles, robotics […]
- Daniel Priestley: AI Will Make Plumbers Earn More Than Lawyers! (2029 PREDICTION) - The Diary Of A CEO and Daniel PriestleyIn this conversation, Daniel Priestley explores the transformative impact of AI on the global economy, predicting a major financial crisis by 2029 due to the unsustainable costs of maintaining data center infrastructure. He argues that while AI will commoditize intelligence and traditional professional roles like law, it will simultaneously elevate blue-collar trades and "irreplaceably human" […]
- History tells us a golden age can come after the AI apocalypse- Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan and Roy Green, Financial ReviewSocieties must channel technological potential toward broad-based growth rather than allowing the gains to concentrate among the winners of the speculative phase. The market grasped this before the accountants did. Since early this year, the S&P 500 Software and Services Index has shed nearly $1 trillion. Salesforce is down 30 per cent year-to-date. Adobe’s forward […]
- AI could leave many college grads unemployed, says ServiceNow CEO - EdScoopBill McDermott, the chief executive of ServiceNow, an American cloud computing firm, told reporters recently that the advancement of artificial intelligence could push the unemployment level of recent college graduates into the almost 40%. McDermott told CNBC that “so much of the work is going to be done by agents,” highlighting the challenge that college […]
- AI literacy mediates AI assisted diagnosis participation and critical thinking among medical students under supervision - Yang Xin, Deng Yan, Luo Shuren, Luo Minyang & Lu Liuheng, Nature, Digital MedicineThis longitudinal study followed 372 medical students across 12 months of supervised rotations using an AI-assisted diagnosis system. AI-assisted diagnosis participation, AI literacy and medical critical thinking were assessed at baseline, 6 months and 12 months. Cross-lagged panel models examined prospective associations, statistical mediation by AI literacy and moderation by prior technological experience and learning […]
- Why multilingual community college students struggle—and what schools can do - Michelle Centamore, University BusinessA new report from the Community College Research Center, Supporting Multilingual Learners in Community Colleges: Lessons from City Colleges of Chicago, examines policies and practices across the seven-campus City Colleges of Chicago system. The three-year mixed-methods study included interviews, surveys and analysis of administrative data. It defines multilingual learners as students developing English proficiency while […]
- Online education isn’t a technology problem – it’s a systems challenge - the PIEOver the past decade, universities have quietly crossed an important threshold. Online degrees are no longer experimental, peripheral, or niche. They are becoming part of the core program offering at leading institutions. Across the UK alone, thousands of postgraduate programs are now delivered online, and hundreds of thousands of undergraduate learners study through distance or […]
- Best Online Learning Courses (2026): Coursera Named Leading Platform for Career-Focused Education - PR NewswireLearners can pursue skills in high-demand areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Python, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Power BI. The platform also features recognized programs such as the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, Google Data Analytics Certificate, IBM Data Science Certificate, and the Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certificate. This breadth allows learners […]
- Key findings about how Americans view artificial intelligence - Michelle Faverio and Emma Kikuchi, Pew ResearchDrawing on five years of Pew Research Center surveys, here are 13 findings about how Americans use and view AI, and where they see promise and risk. Americans continue to be wary of AI’s impact on daily life. Half of U.S. adults say the increased use of AI in daily life makes them feel more […]
- CUNY Awards $3 Million to Support More Than 100 Artificial Intelligence Initiatives - City University of New YorkThe City University of New York this week announced that it awarded $3 million to 113 campus-led initiatives as part of its new AI Innovation Fund, a one-year, systemwide grant program funded as part of Governor Hochul’s ongoing commitment to position New York as a leader in artificial intelligence. Designed to leverage AI to advance […]
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