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• AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework - Nafisa Baba-Ahmed, the Guardian
  The 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, Metatrends
  If 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 Priestley
  In 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 Review
  Societies 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 - EdScoop
  Bill 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 Medicine
  This 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 Business
  A 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 PIE
  Over 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 Newswire
  Learners 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 Research
  Drawing 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 York
  The 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 […]
• URI professors aiding state’s push to become national leader in artificial intelligence - Rhody Today
  Now, the AI Task Force, which includes two University of Rhode Island faculty members, has unveiled a blueprint to help Rhode Island become a national AI leader, calling for cooperation and collaboration between government and private industry to responsibly implement the technology. The report analyzed how AI is being applied to six core local sectors—education, […]
• What 3 Leading AI Models Say Are the Most Vulnerable Jobs in Higher Ed - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higther Ed
  I asked artificial intelligence to tell me what jobs in higher education are most vulnerable to replacement in the near term. Sonnet is very honest in its replies, painting a difficult picture for those who seek to find new jobs in higher ed. For those already in the field, Sonnet suggests becoming the most adept […]
• HE needs academically aligned, citation-traceable AI systems - Wagdy Sawahel, University World News
  “Despite the growing body of research on artificial intelligence and Large Language Models in education, several gaps persist, including a lack of structured conceptual frameworks that integrate academic data governance and pedagogical requirements. “Thus, there is a need for conceptual models that can guide the development, governance and pedagogical integration of Large Language Models in […]
• Holistic, human-centered approach to AI puts U of A in class of its own - Craig Reck, University of Arizona
  The University of Arizona is defining a new standard for how artificial intelligence integrates into higher education and society. By prioritizing ethics, personal responsibility and societal impact over just technical speed, the U of A is building an ecosystem where integrity and human creativity remain the primary drivers of progress. This holistic, human-centered approach positions […]
• Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education - Andres Bustamante & Aria Gastón-Panthaki, the Conversation
  Use of generative artificial intelligence technology is already widespread in K-12 schools and higher education. Now, AI technologies such as conversational agents and tablet-based assessments are starting to make their way toward early childhood education. One concern with AI in a prekindergarten setting is that the technology will replace or disrupt the rich interactions and […]
• ASU professor analyzing how artificial intelligence could cause businesses to lose their knowledge - Ignacio Ventura, KJZZ
  A professor from Arizona State University is analyzing how artificial intelligence could cause businesses to lose their knowledge. ASU management and entrepreneurship professor Don Lange collaborated with another professor from the University of Passau in Germany. Their article says companies that choose to use AI systems run the risk of their models becoming outdated. For […]
• College leaders reflect on the future of higher education - Stanford Report
  The panel included UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, Brown University President Christina Paxson, and University of Oregon President John Karl Scholz. The discussion was moderated by former Stanford President and Chairman of the Board of Alphabet John Hennessy. The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Economic Summit is an annual campus event that brings […]
• OpenAI ChatGPT leader discusses AI agents and the future of knowledge work at Harvard Business School - Emma Thompson, EdTech Innovation Hub
  The discussion also explored how the responsibilities of product managers could change as generative AI systems become part of the development process. Ostrovskiy wrote: “The job becomes less about coordination and more about 1) understanding real user problems, 2) defining what ‘success’ means in an AI system, and 3) building evals and feedback loops so […]
• How AI Can Close Equity Gaps for First-Generation Students - Richard J. Smith, EdTech
  The emergence of artificial intelligence in higher education is often blamed for widening the digital divide for first-generation college students. However, given that a growing majority of Americans have access to the internet and capable digital devices, such as laptops and smartphones, AI has the potential to close equity gaps for under-resourced students. Student support […]