Tuesday, October 28, 2025
EDUCAUSE Action Plan Looks 10 Years Ahead at GenAI for Education - Abby Sourwine, GovTech
‘Urgent need’ for more AI literacy in higher education, report says - Anna McKie, Research Professional News
Monday, October 27, 2025
Realizing the full potential of AI agents - McKinsey
The story of agentic AI is still unfolding. The majority of CEOs have yet to see bottom-line value from AI agents. But there’s no question that the pace and potential scope of change are breathtaking. While we’re waiting for the technology to fully mature, CEOs can take advantage of this “trough of disillusionment” to understand the implications for how their companies operate, make some essential decisions, and get a jump on their competitors. A year into the agentic AI revolution, one lesson is clear: It takes hard work to do it well. We recently dug into more than 50 agentic AI builds we’ve supported, as well as dozens of others in the marketplace. Six lessons have emerged. Here’s one that may surprise you: Agents aren’t always the answer.
https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/email/shortlist/272/2025-10-17b.html
Concern and excitement about AI - Jacob Poushter, Moira Fagan and Manolo Corichi, Pew Research Center
A median of 34% of adults across 25 countries are more concerned than excited about the increased use of artificial intelligence in daily life. A median of 42% are equally concerned and excited, and 16% are more excited than concerned. Older adults, women, people with less education and those who use the internet less often are particularly likely to be more concerned than excited. Roughly half of adults in the U.S., Italy, Australia, Brazil and Greece say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life. But in 15 of the 25 countries polled, the largest share of people are equally concerned and excited. In no country surveyed is the largest share more excited than concerned about the increasing use of AI in daily life.
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Sharing Resources, Best Practices in AI - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed
3 Leadership Micro-Credentials Are Redefining The Modern Career Path -Cheryl Robinson, Forbes
Traditional degrees are yielding to skills-based hiring, making micro-credentials crucial for professionals. These short, focused programs, offered by universities and tech platforms, efficiently equip leaders with vital skills like digital fluency and strategic agility. They address the urgent need for reskilling by 2030, enabling continuous learning and proving capabilities without lengthy academic commitments, though standardization is still evolving.
Saturday, October 25, 2025
About 1 in 5 U.S. workers now use AI in their job, up since last year - Luona Lin, Pew Research
Friday, October 24, 2025
Quantum record smashed as scientists build mammoth 6,000-qubit system — and it works at room temperature - Tristan Greene, Live Science
Scientists at Caltech have conducted a record-breaking experiment in which they synchronized 6,100 atoms in a quantum array. This research could lead to more robust, fault-tolerant quantum computers. In the experiment, they used paired neutral atoms as the quantum bits (qubits) in a system and held them in a state of “superposition” to conduct quantum computations. To achieve this, the scientists split a laser beam into 12,000 "laser tweezers" which together held the 6,100 qubits. As described in a new study published Sept. 24 in the journal Nature, the scientists not only set a new record for the number of atomic qubits placed in a single array — they also extended the length of "superposition" coherency.
https://share.google/
Google shares a massive list of 1,000+ generative AI use cases - Aditya Tiwari, Neowin
Thursday, October 23, 2025
A systematic review on AI-enhanced pedagogies in higher education in the Global SouthProvisionally accepted - Gloria KhozaNomfundo and Freda Van Der Walt, Frontiers in Education
Artificial intelligence is gaining traction in higher education for its ability to simulate human intelligence and support learning processes. This systematic review investigates how artificial intelligence-enhanced teaching approaches are being applied in higher education institutions across the Global South. The study draws on peer-reviewed literature identified through a structured search of SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, using clearly defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings reveal that most applications focus on improving technical efficiency and administrative functions, while pedagogical integration remains limited. Key barriers include inadequate infrastructure, unequal access to digital tools, limited faculty preparedness, and ethical considerations.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1667884/abstract
Universities need AI sovereignty to protect free thought - Peter Salden, University World News
The question of digital sovereignty is becoming more urgent for universities in the age of artificial intelligence. AI-based applications are not only critical from the perspective of data protection and functional transparency, but also pose a threat to independent thinking. AI literacy, an independent AI infrastructure and a clearly defined strategic framework are fundamental for defending academic freedom. Since the beginning of digitalisation, universities worldwide have been preoccupied with the question of digital sovereignty. This involves issues such as ensuring that IT applications comply with data protection regulations and reducing technical and financial dependencies. However, artificial intelligence is challenging digital sovereignty in new ways that go beyond these classic aspects.
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20251007143251841
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
How to Teach Critical Thinking When AI Does the Thinking - Timothy Cook, Psychology Today
Students who've learned dialogic engagement with AI behave completely differently. They ask follow-up questions during class discussions. They can explain their reasoning when challenged. They challenge each other's arguments using evidence they personally evaluated. They identify limitations in their own conclusions. They want to keep investigating beyond the assignment requirements. The difference is how they used it. This means approaching every AI interaction as a sustained interrogation. Instead of "write an analysis of symbolism in The Great Gatsby," students must "generate an AI analysis first, then critique what it missed with their own interpretations of the symbolism. “What assumptions does the AI make in its interpretation and how could it be wrong?" “What would a 20th-century historian say about this approach?” “Can you see these themes present in The Great Gatsby in your own life?”
The end of AI and the future of higher education - James Yoonil Auh, University World News
We now live in what I call the atmosphere of cognition: not the disappearance of AI, but its absorption into the invisible architectures of institutional life. Like Wi-Fi, AI is no longer a tool at the margins but the infrastructure of thought. Algorithms now shape admissions. Predictive models determine financial aid. Recommendation engines curate research. Plagiarism detectors and manuscript filters run silently in the background. To speak of ‘using AI’ in 2025 is like debating whether universities should install electricity. This is not simply a technical evolution. It is civilisational. The printing press multiplied texts, but students still thought alone. The internet digitised knowledge, but students still wrote in their own words. MOOCs disrupted delivery but not learning itself. AI is different. It entwines itself with cognition.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
‘The Future of Teaching in the AI Age’ Draws Hundreds of Educators to Iona University - Iona University
AI in higher education: Experts discuss changes to be seen - Stephen Kenney, Phys.org
Monday, October 20, 2025
‘It would almost be stupid not to use ChatGPT’ - Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau, Resource Online Netherlands
Amid widespread concern among lecturers about students’ use of AI tools, public philosopher Bas Haring mostly sees opportunities: ‘Outsourcing part of the thinking process to AI shouldn’t be prohibited.’ Bas Haring annoyed a lot of people with a provocative recent experiment. For one of his students last year, the philosopher and professor of public understanding of science delegated his responsibilities as a thesis supervisor to AI. The student discussed her progress not with Haring, but with ChatGPT – and the results were surprisingly positive. While Haring may be excited about the outcome of his experiment, not everyone shares his enthusiasm. Some have called it unethical, irresponsible, unimaginative and even disgusting. It has also been suggested that this could provide populists with an excuse to further slash education budgets.
C-RAC Releases Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) - MSCHE
Sunday, October 19, 2025
OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System - Laren Goode and Will Knight, Wired
The future of the CLO: Leading in a world of merged work and learning - Bryan Hancock and Heather Stefanski with Lisa Christensen, McKinsey
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Beyond learning design: supporting pedagogical innovation in response to AI - Charlotte von Essen, Times Higher Education
As we celebrate teachers, AI is redefining the classroom - Hani Shehada, CGTN
Friday, October 17, 2025
Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking - Anitia Lubbe, the Conversation
Emerging and established readers’ cognitive and metacognitive strategies during online evaluation - Julie A. Corrigan, Elena Forzani - Computers in Human Behavior
•This study describes a range of cognitive and metacognitive strategies involving qualitatively more complex and varied strategies used to critically evaluate online information.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
AI Boom Drives Surge in Demand for Tech Skills in 2025 - Victor Dey, GovTech
Artificial intelligence is doing more than just automating workflows in 2025: It’s dismantling the very idea of education. Once seen as one-time achievements, a bachelor’s degree, a professional certificate, or an annual corporate training session, are no longer guarantees of relevance in a world where knowledge ages almost as quickly as technology itself. Nearly half of talent development leaders surveyed in LinkedIn’s 2025 Workplace Learning Report say they see a skills crisis, with organizations under pressure to equip employees for both present and future roles through dynamic skill-building, particularly in AI and generative AI.
https://www.govtech.com/education/ai-boom-drives-surge-in-demand-for-tech-skills-in-2025
New data show no AI jobs apocalypse—for now - Molly Kinder, et al; Brookings
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Higher Education AI Transformation 2030 - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
From Detection to Development: How Universities Are Ethically Embedding AI for Learning - Isabelle Bambury, Higher Education Policy Institute
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI - Lee V. Gaines, NPR
William & Mary launches ChatGPT Edu pilot - Laren Weber, William and Mary
The initiative is a collaboration between the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics (CDSP), Information Technology, W&M Libraries and the Mason School of Business and is part of a broader push to embed advanced AI into everyday academic life. The pilot will explore how AI can enhance teaching, research and university operations, while also gathering feedback to guide the responsible and effective use of AI across campus. The results will help shape how W&M leverages AI to advance our world-class academics and research. Additionally, faculty and staff outside of the pilot who are interested in purchasing an Edu license can visit the W&M ChatGPT Edu site for more information.
https://news.wm.edu/2025/10/01/william-mary-launches-chatgpt-edu-pilot/
Monday, October 13, 2025
UMass Students Showcase AI Tools Built for State Agencies - Government Technology
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey invited University of Massachusetts, Amherst students to create AI tools to assist public agencies. The students traveled to Boston last week to share their work. Government leaders in Massachusetts are looking to university students as partners in delivering AI services to their constituents, and a recent showcase highlighted how these collaborations have simplified user experiences with state technology.
AI Grading: Revolutionizing Feedback in Higher Education - Bioengineer
Sunday, October 12, 2025
AI Isn't a Curse. It's a Gift for College Learning. - Samuel J. Abrams, Real Clear Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ran a piece that offers a beautiful and evocative snapshot of intellectual life at its best. Its authors, Khafiz Kerimov and Nicholas Bellinson of St. John’s College, describe students gathered around a blackboard in a campus coffee shop, each wielding a different color of chalk as they work through Euclid and Lobachevsky together. This is admirable, and more institutions could learn from St. John’s commitment to dialogue. But from this unique experience, the authors make a sweeping claim: that artificial intelligence - specifically tools like ChatGPT’s “study mode”- will steal our ability to think and work together. They worry that students will abandon collaborative learning for solitary interactions with machines, and that the vibrant hum of campus life will fade into silence. It’s a poetic warning. It’s also profoundly mistaken.
Is Artificial Intelligence Reshaping Higher Education? - Amy Dittmar, et al; Baker Institute
What does the acceleration of artificial intelligence mean for higher education, from the admissions process to students’ academic and intellectual development? How can students learn to engage responsibly with AI, and what does it mean for the early graduate labor market? Baker Institute fellow and guest host Michael O. Emerson sat down with Rice University Provost Amy Dittmar, University of Houston Associate Provost Jeff Morgan, and Burke Nixon, a senior lecturer in Rice’s writing and communication program, to discuss the advent of AI and its implications for colleges and universities.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Sora 2 is here - OpenAI
The agentic organization: Contours of the next paradigm for the AI era - Alexander Sukharevsky, et al; McKinsey
Friday, October 10, 2025
OpEd: Adapting Higher Ed To New AI World - Alfonzo Berumen, LA Business Journal
ChatGPT Study Mode - Explained By A Learning Coach - Justin Sung, YouTube
Thursday, October 09, 2025
Governor Newsom signs SB 53, advancing California’s world-leading artificial intelligence industry - Governor Gavin Newsom
Udemy Banks on Artificial Intelligence to Power Online Learning - Bloomberg Businessweek
Wednesday, October 08, 2025
50 AI agents get their first annual performance review - 6 lessons learned - Joe McKendrick, ZDnet
The future of work is agentic - McKinsey
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
Factors influencing undergraduates’ ethical use of ChatGPT: a reasoned goal pursuit approach - Radu BogdanToma & Iraya Yánez-Pérez, Interactive Learning Environments
Linking digital competence, self-efficacy, and digital stress to perceived interactivity in AI-supported learning contexts - Jiaxin Ren, Juncheng Guo & Huanxi Li, Nature
Monday, October 06, 2025
Sans Safeguards, AI in Education Risks Deepening Inequality - Government Technology
A new UNESCO report cautions that artificial intelligence has the potential to threaten students’ access to quality education. The organization calls for a focus on people, to ensure digital tools enhance education. While AI and other digital technology hold enormous potential to improve education, a new UNESCO report warns they also risk eroding human rights and worsening inequality if deployed without deliberately robust safeguards. Digitalization and AI in education must be anchored in human rights, UNESCO argued in the report, AI and Education: Protecting the Rights of Learners, and the organization urged governments and international organizations to focus on people, not technology, to ensure digital tools enhance rather than endanger the right to education.
https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/sans-safeguards-ai-in-education-risks-deepening-inequality
What's your college's AI policy? Find out here. - Chase DiBenedetto, Mashable
Sunday, October 05, 2025
Linking digital competence, self-efficacy, and digital stress to perceived interactivity in AI-supported learning contexts - Jiaxin Ren, Nature
What your students are thinking about artificial intelligence - Florencia Moore & Agostina Arbia, Time Higher Eduction
Students have been quick to adopt and integrate GenAI into their study practices, using it as a virtual assistant to enhance and enrich their learning. At the same time, they sometimes rely on it as a substitute for their own ideas and thinking, since GenAI can complete academic tasks in a matter of seconds. While the first or even second iteration may yield a hallucinated or biased response, with prompt refinement and guidance, it can produce results very close to our expectations almost instantly.
Saturday, October 04, 2025
Syracuse University adopts Claude for Education - EdScoop
Colleges are giving students ChatGPT. Is it safe? - Rebecca Ruiz and Chase DiBenedetto - Mashable
Friday, October 03, 2025
We’re introducing GDPval, a new evaluation that measures model performance on economically valuable, real-world tasks across 44 occupations. - OpenAI
The AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education - Georgia Tech
Thursday, October 02, 2025
Operationalize AI Accountability: A Leadership Playbook - Kevin Werbach, Knowledge at Wharton
Strengthening our Frontier Safety Framework - Four Flynn, Helen King, Anca Dragan, Google Deepmind
We urgently call for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks. - AI Red Lines
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
AI Hallucinations May Soon Be History - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
AI is changing how Harvard students learn: Professors balance technology with academic integrity - MSN
AI has quickly become ubiquitous at Harvard. According to The Crimson’s 2025 Faculty of Arts and Sciences survey, nearly 80% of instructors reported encountering student work they suspected was AI-generated—a dramatic jump from just two years ago. Despite this, faculty confidence in identifying AI output remains low. Only 14% of respondents felt “very confident” in their ability to distinguish human from AI work. Research from Pennsylvania State University underscores this challenge: humans can correctly detect AI-generated text roughly 53% of the time, only slightly better than flipping a coin.