The Canadian government plans to ban TikTok as a company from operating in Canada, but the app will remain available, potentially limiting accountability for security and privacy risks. This decision contrasts with calls for stronger laws to mitigate risks rather …
Google’s Audio Overview transforms your meeting notes into engaging podcasts
Google’s AI-driven NotebookLM, first showcased at I/O 2023, is now officially launched and no longer experimental as of October 2024. This marks a significant step, given Google’s past of revealing ambitious projects that sometimes don’t reach full release.
Small Language Models Gaining Popularity While LLMs Still Go Strong
Small language models (SLMs) are gaining popularity alongside large language models (LLMs), offering a “best of both worlds” approach in AI applications. While LLMs, like ChatGPT, rely on vast data sets to mimic human language patterns, SLMs provide more efficient, …
New AI Tools Are Promoted as Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?
New AI tools in education, like Google’s NotebookLM, are sparking debates about how they may aid or hinder learning, providing both benefits and ethical concerns. While AI tools help neurodivergent students organize and comprehend material, educators worry that these tools …
Copilot: Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot explained
Microsoft rebranded Bing Chat as Copilot, an AI assistant that enhances search with GPT-powered conversational capabilities, positioning it as an alternative to Google Gemini. Copilot integrates deeply with Bing and Microsoft Edge, offering users a robust, AI-driven search experience.
How to make ChatGPT Search your default search engine
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Search feature allows qualifying subscribers to use ChatGPT as a Google Search alternative on desktop and mobile. Users can even set ChatGPT Search as their default search engine using a Chrome or Edge extension provided by OpenAI.…
Teachers who leverage AI for guidance and lesson plans feel more effective
Research shows teachers using generative AI for both lesson planning and teaching insights feel more productive and effective. However, many new users face challenges in leveraging AI fully, highlighting the need for training and strategic support to maximize AI’s educational …
A review of data mining in personalized education: Current trends and future prospects
Personalized education leverages AI and educational data mining to tailor learning experiences to individual student needs, enhancing cognitive development and engagement. Key advancements include educational recommendation systems, cognitive diagnostics, knowledge tracing, and learning analytics, which support targeted interventions and adaptive …
Google’s Custom Searches Are the Best-Kept Secret for Searching Exactly As You Want
Google’s programmable search engine is easy to set up and a great way to get the custom search results you want faster and without clutter. Google first introduced this feature in 2006, and it’s underused and underappreciated, but everyone should …
When AI Meets Education: The Power of Diffusion Over Replication
The most impactful educational changes occur through natural diffusion rather than forced replication, a principle now crucial in integrating generative AI. Effective AI adoption should adapt to each teacher’s strengths and local context, rather than relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.
2025 EDUCAUSE Top 10: Restoring Trust
The 2025 EDUCAUSE Top 10 describes how higher education technology and data leaders and professionals can help restore trust in the sector by building competent and caring institutions and, through radical collaboration, leverage the fulcrum of leadership to maintain balance …
Treat GenAI Like You Treat Google Search
Generative AI’s rapid adoption in classrooms has sparked resistance due to concerns about academic integrity and skill development, with some schools banning it. However, experts suggest that instead of restricting AI, educators should integrate it thoughtfully, treating it like Google …
AI can carry out qualitative research at unprecedented scale
The interactional skill of large language models enables them to carry out qualitative research interviews at speed and scale. Demonstrating the ability of these new techniques in a range of qualitative enquiries, Friedrich Geiecke and Xavier Jaravel, present a new …
Textbooks come alive with new interactive AI tool
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder created Augmented Physics, a tool that brings static textbook diagrams to life on iPads, allowing students to visualize physics concepts interactively. This award-winning innovation may soon expand to other subjects, enhancing educational engagement …
How ChatGPT Search affects the broader AI landscape
OpenAI has introduced a web search feature in ChatGPT, enhancing user experience by integrating real-time search results into answers, similar to Bing and Perplexity.