Academia is unprepared for the rise in chatbot use among students, but with the right AI tools, personalized learning could soon become a reality.
The Cheapest Personal AI Device You Can Own: $50 Raspberry Pi Whisplay Runs Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT
A Pi Zero 2 W with a Whisplay HAT avoids the flaws of smartphones and failed AI gadgets by being a fully DIY, open, fixable AI chat device you actually own. Its modular design lets you swap AI backends freely, …
Who’s Grading You on Coursera? The Shift from Human Peers to AI
Coursera is turning to AI because its peer-assessment system is failing and the platform must keep scaling to attract investment. The question is whether AI stabilizes its declining credibility or ends up accelerating that decline.
https://www.classcentral.com/report/coursera-peer-assessment-still-broken…
How institutions worldwide used Google for Education tools in 2025
Google’s Gemini for Education expanded dramatically in 2025, now used in over 1,000 U.S. higher-ed institutions and reaching more than 10 million students, with over 150 new AI features launched globally. Educators worldwide report major time savings and transformative impacts, …
OpenAI is teaching AI models to ‘confess’ when they hallucinate — here’s what that actually means
OpenAI is testing a “confessions” system that trains new AI models to openly report their own mistakes, rule-breaking, uncertainties, and possible hallucinations through a second output channel. It’s not a ChatGPT feature yet, but early research suggests it could become …
AI Tutors, With a Little Human Help, Offer ‘Reliable’ Instruction, Study Finds
New UK research finds ‘extremely personalized’ AI math tutors don’t hallucinate or produce unsafe messages in sessions with kids.
Is the future of education outside universities?
New technologies and academic funding cuts are upending the ways we learn today. Newly enrolled student Annalee Newitz finds some silver linings.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835691-900-is-the-future-of-education-outside-universities…
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
5 tech predictions for 2026 and beyond, according to Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels
From AI companions combating loneliness to quantum-safe security, Amazon’s CTO predicts what’s coming in the years ahead.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/werner-vogels-amazon-cto-predictions-2026…
This free Google app now handles all my transcriptions for me
Google’s Live Transcribe, originally downloaded as a simple offline tool to capture ideas, revealed itself to be far more powerful when it effortlessly transcribed a podcast by accident. Available on Android 5.0 or newer, it’s one of the most capable …
A free version of ChatGPT built for teachers
A secure ChatGPT workspace that supports teachers in their everyday work so they can focus on what matters most—plus admin controls for school and district leaders. Free for verified U.S. K–12 educators through June 2027.
Should we allow AI into the classroom?
AI is increasingly shaping education, with some US private schools replacing traditional lessons with personalised, AI-assisted learning on laptops. Meanwhile, experts warn that online scams are rising worldwide, sharing how victims are deceived and what to watch out for.
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3
AI has leapt from “chatbots that write poems” to agents that plan, code, research, analyze data, build websites, and produce full academic papers with minimal guidance. Gemini 3 shows that AI is shifting from tool to digital coworker, one that …
Anatomy of an AI agent knowledge base
Agentic AI uses multiple specialized agents that must share context, memory, and knowledge to work effectively together. A shared internal knowledge base keeps these agents aligned, improving consistency, accuracy, and coordination as their interactions grow more complex.
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4091400/anatomy-of-an-ai-agent-knowledge-base.html…
Exploring Joplin Note-Taking Tool
Joplin is a free, open-source note-taking and organization app that lets you create, sync, and archive notes across multiple platforms. It supports rich text, Markdown, attachments, and secure syncing through services like Joplin Cloud or third-party storage.