A researcher argues that recent advances in AI are poised to radically transform academic research, publishing, and the structure of academia itself.
https://alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/academics-need-to-wake-up-on-ai…
6 free AI tools that do the same thing as ChatGPT Pro
As free AI tools have rapidly improved, the author shifted from paying for ChatGPT Pro to using a combination of specialized free tools that collectively meet their daily productivity needs.
https://www.xda-developers.com/6-free-ai-tools-that-do-the-same-thing-as-chatgpt-pro…
13 Powerful Studies That Tell the Story of AI
As AI use rises, the distinction between shortcut or scaffold becomes increasingly harder to spot.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/13-powerful-studies-that-tell-the-story-of-ai…
AI Agents Are Recruiting Humans To Observe The Offline World
Agents need us, as sensors, as verifiers, as bearers of liability, in ways we have barely begun to account for.
You’re overpaying for a password manager: this free one does everything you need
Bitwarden offers most essential password-manager features for free, making it a strong alternative to the more polished but paid 1Password.
https://www.makeuseof.com/bitwarden-vs-paid-password-managers…
Towards the Permissive and Transparent use of Generative AI in Education
Since 2022, generative AI has made it easy for students to produce essays, presentations, and even videos, forcing educators to rethink traditional assessment strategies.
College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don’t always agree
As generative AI becomes widespread in education, professors and students are divided between seeing it as a shortcut that undermines critical thinking and embracing it as a powerful tool that, if used responsibly, can enhance learning.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5716176/ai-college-students-professors…
College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don’t always agree
Professors and students remain divided on generative AI in college, balancing its benefits as a learning aid and tutor against concerns that it weakens critical thinking, authorship, and the educational process itself.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5716176/ai-college-students-professors…
Open data, private learners: a de-identified student activity and performance dataset for learning analytics
Learning Analytics leverages students’ digital interaction data to study and optimize learning processes, but while expanding research collaboration, it also raises significant privacy concerns, addressed here through a publicly shared, de-identified clickstream dataset with documented validation.
Want AI Certification? Anthropic’s Claude Courses Are Now Free
Anthropic has launched Anthropic Academy, a free training platform offering practical AI courses to help students, professionals, and developers effectively use and integrate its Claude models into everyday work.
https://in.mashable.com/tech/106518/want-ai-certification-anthropics-claude-courses-are-now-free…
What We Must Do About AI In Education
The Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education by Hazel Farrell and Ken McCarthy (2025). A critique of the Manifesto’s claim that students “must learn with GenAI before they can question it” argues that firsthand use is not a prerequisite …
How do students regulate their learning with a genAI chatbot?
An exploratory study found that while most students used a genAI chatbot to boost essay performance and engage in higher-level cognition, many offloaded key self-regulated learning processes, highlighting both benefits and risks of AI integration in digital learning.
https://learningletters.org/index.php/learn/article/view/61…
Agentic AI Can Complete Whole Courses for Students. Now What?
Three years after ChatGPT ignited academic integrity concerns, new AI agents like Advait Paliwal’s “Einstein” can now autonomously log into Canvas and complete entire online courses, fundamentally challenging traditional models of teaching and assessment.
4 free tools to run powerful AI on your PC without a subscription
With rising AI subscription costs, many users can instead run powerful quantized models locally on their own computers using free tools, avoiding recurring fees altogether.
https://www.makeuseof.com/free-tools-run-powerful-ai-on-pc-without-subscription…
I tested 200 edtech tools. These are the ones worth using
From AI study assistants to presentation builders, these free tools can help teachers, students, and parents work smarter.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91501083/edtech-tools-worth-using…