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On 17 April 2024, UNESCO convened the Public Seminar on the “Digital Futures of Education”. Attended by some 300 participants in-person and online, the Seminar provided a platform to engage with national experts piloting the Open School initiative in various …

Chief AI Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun said that in the next 10-15 years we won’t have smartphones, and will be using augmented reality glasses and bracelets to interact with intelligent assistants.

Smartphones will be obsolete in 10 years, says

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With the accessibility of information on AI, ML, and data science, becoming an AI expert is now more achievable than ever before.

10 Free Online AI Courses to Learn from the Best 

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In my Accounting and Management Technology course entitled Plan d’affaires (Business Plan), I encourage my students to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to complete certain assignments. This allows them to produce high-quality work more efficiently. It also prepares them for …

The urgency for higher education institutions to integrate and create policies for using AI technology in the classroom is rapidly increasing. Colleges also must adequately account for its impact on their current and future workforce.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-04-29-putting-people-first-as-higher-ed-grapples-with-ai…

This report explores the potential for artificial intelligence to benefit educators, students and teachers. Case studies show how AI can personalize learning experiences, streamline administrative tasks, and integrate into curricula.

https://www.weforum.org/publications/shaping-the-future-of-learning-the-role-of-ai-in-education-4-0/…

What is Gemini? How can you use it? And how does it stack up to the competition? To make it easier to keep up with the latest Gemini developments, we’ve put together this handy guide, which we’ll keep updated as …

What if you could cut short your viewing time by summarizing the key information in the videos you watch? Fortunately, Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot, has a YouTube extension built in and enabled by default.

https://lifehacker.com/tech/use-gemini-summarize-youtube-videos-free…

The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment when AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced. This year, we have broadened our scope to more extensively cover essential trends such as …

Want to become an expert in AI? We’ll help you navigate through a sea of online educational options with our guide on where to get the best free AI training and certifications.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-best-free-ai-courses…

ChatGPT Plus leads the march in AI chatbots, but is Google’s Gemini Advanced a worthy competitor?

https://www.makeuseof.com/gemini-advanced-vs-chatgpt-plus/…

Timekettle is a bi-directional, simultaneous translation earbuds, WT2 Edge voice translator delivers real-time two-way translations for natural conversation in up to 40 different languages.  

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/this-ai-gadget-timekettle-x1-let-me-speak-in-languages-i-dont-know…

In this thoughtful look at the past, present and future of AI, Dr. George Siemens talks about the intersection of people, nature and technologies — and what it means for our sense of connection, community, and self-identity.

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