OpenAI just revealed what its new in-house team, OpenAI for Science, has been up to. The firm has released a free LLM-powered tool for scientists called Prism, which embeds ChatGPT in a text editor for writing scientific papers. The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up their work in much the same way that chatbots are now embedded into popular programming editors. It’s vibe coding, but for science.
Sunday, February 01, 2026
Report: University diplomas losing value to GenAI - Alan Wooten, Rocky Mount Telegraph
GenAI, as it is colloquially known, isn’t being universally rejected by the 1,057 college and university faculty members sampled nationwide by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center and the American Association of Colleges and Universities Oct. 29-Nov. 26. It is, however, placing higher education at an inflection point. “When more than 9 in 10 faculty warn that generative AI may weaken critical thinking and increase student overreliance, it is clear that higher education is at an inflection point,” said Eddie Watson, vice president for Digital Innovation at the AAC&U. “These findings do not call for abandoning AI, but for intentional leadership — rethinking teaching models, assessment practices and academic integrity so that human judgment, inquiry and learning remain central.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
How the best CEOs are meeting the AI moment - McKinsey Podcast
CEOs are confronting a make-or-break test of their leadership. Here’s what successful leaders are doing to get AI right. AI has yet to deliver the ROI many leaders expected. What are they getting wrong? “This is probably the biggest, most complex transformation we’ve seen—but it’s 80 percent business transformation and 20 percent tech transformation,” according to McKinsey’s North America Chair Eric Kutcher. “That’s different from how most people have thought about it.” On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Eric speaks with Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly about how CEOs can deliver on AI’s revolutionary potential—and meet this “legacy moment” successfully.
How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll - MATT O’BRIEN and LINLEY SANDERS, AP News
American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll. Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more than 22,000 U.S. workers. The survey found roughly one-quarter say they use AI at least frequently, which is defined as at least a few times a week, and nearly half say they use it at least a few times a year. That compares with 21% who were using AI at least occasionally in 2023, when Gallup began asking the question, and points to the impact of the widespread commercial boom that ChatGPT sparked for generative AI tools that can write emails and computer code, summarize long documents, create images or help answer questions.
Friday, January 30, 2026
How can boards best help guide companies through the competitive dynamics unleashed by AI? - Aamer Baig, Ashka Dave, Celia Huber, and Hrishika Vuppalac, McKinsey
Artificial intelligence—including its many offspring, from machine learning models to AI agents—is much more than the latest wave of technology. It is a general-purpose capability that is poised to touch almost every sector, function, and role, with the power to reshape how companies compete, operate, and grow. With trillions of dollars potentially at play and implications that could be existential to companies, AI is closer to a reckoning than a trend. And that is why AI is a board-level priority. More than 88 percent of organizations report using AI in at least one business function1; however, board governance has not matched that pace. While interest in AI seems to have spiked after the introduction of ChatGPT, as of 2024, only 39 percent of Fortune 100 companies disclosed any form of board oversight of AI—whether through a committee, a director with AI expertise, or an ethics board.2
What You MUST Study Now to Stay Relevant in the AI Era - Jensen Huang, Future AI
The video emphasizes that to remain relevant in the AI era, individuals must shift their focus from mastering specific tools to developing high-level human judgment and domain depth. Because AI commoditizes technical skills and general knowledge, the value shifts to those who can navigate the "what" and the "why" rather than just the "how" [02:30]. The speaker suggests a four-layer strategy for staying indispensable: achieving deep domain mastery where your judgment becomes rare, grounding yourself in "evergreen" fundamentals like systems thinking and physics, mastering the art of asking high-quality questions, and maintaining the emotional resilience to pivot quickly when outdated practices fail [04:52]. Ultimately, the goal is to become a "learning system" rather than just a holder of a specific job title [17:14]. As AI moves from digital screens into the physical world—impacting fields like robotics and logistics—there is a growing demand for people who understand physical constraints and can use AI as an amplifier for real-world problem-solving [13:21]. The speaker encourages viewers to move with urgency, using AI as a "sparring partner" to tackle unsolved, high-stakes problems that require human character and first-principles thinking to resolve [07:11]. (Gemini 3 contributed to the summary)
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Claude’s Constitution: Our vision for Claude's character - Anthropic
Claude’s constitution is a detailed description of Anthropic’s intentions for Claude’s values and behavior. It plays a crucial role in our training process, and its content directly shapes Claude’s behavior. It’s also the final authority on our vision for Claude, and our aim is for all our other guidance and training to be consistent with it. The document is written with Claude as its primary audience, so it might read differently than you’d expect. For example, it’s optimized for precision over accessibility, and it covers various topics that may be of less interest to human readers. We also discuss Claude in terms normally reserved for humans (e.g. “virtue,” “wisdom”). We do this because we expect Claude’s reasoning to draw on human concepts by default, given the role of human text in Claude’s training; and we think encouraging Claude to embrace certain human-like qualities may be actively desirable.
Why AI Disclosure Matters at Every Level - Cornelia Walther, Knowledge at Wharton
When a marketing executive uses AI to draft a client proposal, should they disclose it? What about a doctor using AI to analyze medical images, or a teacher generating discussion questions? As artificial intelligence weaves itself into the fabric of professional life, the question of disclosure has evolved from a philosophical curiosity into a pressing business imperative, one that reverberates through every level of human society. At the individual level, AI disclosure touches something that we tend to take for granted: our relationship with authenticity. When we present AI-generated work as entirely our own, we navigate a complex terrain of aspirations, emotions, thoughts, and sensations that make up the human experience. We may aspire to appear competent, fear judgement, try to rationalize what “counts” as our work, or experience discomfort with potential deception.
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-ai-disclosure-matters-at-every-level/
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Up to 25 percent of U.S. colleges may close soon, Brandeis president warns - The College Fix, University Business
Higher education is approaching a period of profound disruption, and many colleges may not survive, Arthur Levine, the newly appointed president of Brandeis University, said during a recent event. Levine estimated that between 20 and 25 percent of colleges will close in the coming years, while community colleges and regional universities move increasingly online. He made these remarks during a recent American Enterprise Institute event titled “Tackling Higher Education’s Challenges: A Conversation with Frederick M. Hess and Brandeis University President Arthur Levine.”
Designing the 2026 Classroom: Emerging Learning Trends in an AI-Powered Education System - Grace Goldstone, Faculty Focus
Across educational organizations, AI is moving from experimentation to impact. Each year, more institutions increasingly accelerate their use of AI. The global AI education market reached $7.57 billion USD in 2025, and is projected to exceed $112 billion USD by 2034. Looking forward to the classrooms of 2026, AI will expand its stance as a powerful service for learners and teachers alike. From the earliest stages of education, AI-driven platforms are helping provide real-time personalized English instruction, helping level the playing field for young learners in developing countries.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Using ChatGPT isn't an AI strategy - Daphne Kohler, Big Think
You’ve probably heard that artificial intelligence has untapped potential in today’s workplaces. And sure, many organizations have signed enterprise contracts and deployed different AI tools across all business units. But as insitro CEO and AI expert Daphne Koller stresses, making a tool available is not the same as intentionally leveraging it to transform your organization.
Learning objectives:
Envision ways AI can support innovative work.
Establish realistic expectations for physical AI.
Develop and evaluate AI use cases.
Choose AI tools based on pragmatics, not promises.
Cultivate risk-resilient AI practices.
https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/using-chatgpt-isnt-an-ai-strategy-d83
AI's Impact on Future Education - Jensen Huang, YouTube
In this video, the future of education is described as a fundamental platform shift where traditional universities must evolve or risk becoming obsolete. Huang argues that because the cost of intelligence is dropping, institutions can no longer rely on their old business model of bundling knowledge, networking, and credentials [02:09]. AI is transforming learning from a slow, expensive "knowledge distribution" process into an "intelligence factory" that is adaptive, personalized, and available 24/7 [02:42]. This shift moves the educational barrier from a student's ability to "do" a task to their ability to know "what" to do and why it matters, prioritizing judgment and curiosity over rote memorization [01:32]. As AI becomes a "force multiplier," the traditional four-year degree is being challenged by a model of continuous, project-based learning. Instead of "front-loading" education before starting a career, learners will use AI as a life-long thought partner to maintain "learning velocity" in an exponentially changing world [17:10]. The universities that survive will move away from being content providers and instead become "crucibles" for high-stakes practice, ethics, and character building—areas where human mentorship and social proof remain irreplaceable [08:19]. Ultimately, the video suggests that the rarest and most valuable skills in the AI era are not information retrieval, but "taste," "direction," and the courage to frame and solve complex, real-world problems [24:04]. (Gemini 3 assisted with summary)
Monday, January 26, 2026
Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work - Maxwell Zeff, Wired
OpenAI plans to start testing ads inside ChatGPT in the coming weeks, marking a significant shift for one of the world’s most widely used AI products. The company announced Friday that initial ad tests will roll out in the United States before expanding globally. OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that all ads will appear in separate, clearly labeled boxes directly below the chatbot’s answer. For instance, if a user asks ChatGPT for help planning a trip to New York City, they will still get a standard answer from the chatbot, and then they also might see an ad for a hotel in the area.
Agents, robots, and us: Skill partnerships in the age of AI - Lareina Yee, et al; McKinsey Global Institute
AI is expanding the productivity frontier. Realizing its benefits requires new skills and rethinking how people work together with intelligent machines. Work in the future will be a partnership between people, agents, and robots—all powered by AI. Today’s technologies could theoretically automate more than half of current US work hours. This reflects how profoundly work may change, but it is not a forecast of job losses. Adoption will take time. As it unfolds, some roles will shrink, others grow or shift, while new ones emerge—with work increasingly centered on collaboration between humans and intelligent machines.
https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/agents-robots-and-us-skill-partnerships-in-the-age-of-ai
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