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. The report stresses the importance of responsible deployment, addressing issues like data privacy and equitable access. Aimed at policymakers and educators, it urges stakeholders to collaborate to ensure AI's positive integration into education systems worldwide leads to improved outcomes for all. https://www.weforum.org/publications/shaping-the-future-of-learnin ..read more

Narcissism. Overconfidence. Low EQ. Why do we persist in selecting for leadership traits that hamper organizational progress—and leave the right potential leaders in the wrong roles? When leaders are competent, we all benefit—yet incompetent leadership is everywhere. Why do we equate leadership potential with qualities like overconfidence and narcissism, enabling incompetent people to rise to the top? In a new episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, professor and author Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic speaks to McKinsey’s Bryan Hancock and Brooke Weddle about why so many incompetent men are in leadershi ..read more

The earliest expected release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT 5 is early in the summer of 2024. ChatGPT 5 is said to bring improved contextual understanding and AI agents capable of operating autonomously — no humans involved. The GPT-5 model is “materially better”, according to one sneak preview. New developments may include Sora and the AI voice product Voice Engine. If OpenAI sticks to the playbook, we expect ChatGPT 5 to arrive in two flavors: a free-to-use model and a $20-a-month subscription model that expands the capabilities. https://www.techopedia.com/chatgpt-5-all-you-need-to-know ..read more

Faculty members serve as a critical resource for students charting their career paths, according to a new survey from the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE), with support from the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the National Society of Experiential Education. The study—which included full professors on down to adjunct-level instructors—found 92 percent of faculty have been asked for career advice from a student in their disciplinary area within the past year, and three in five faculty have been solicited by alumni from their institution for career help ..read more

Now tech companies are starting to embrace smaller A.I. technologies that are not as powerful but cost a lot less. And for many customers, that may be a good trade-off. On Tuesday, Microsoft introduced three smaller A.I. models that are part of a technology family the company has named Phi-3. The company said even the smallest of the three performed almost as well as GPT-3.5, the much larger system that underpinned OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot when it stunned the world upon its release in late 2022.  The smallest Phi-3 model can fit on a smartphone, so it can be used even if it’s not connect ..read more

“AI is providing people with on-demand learning anywhere they are at any time of day on any day,” says Jared Curham, a professor of work and organizational studies at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Curhan recently launched two new AI-powered courses focused on the world of strategic negotiation and says that the technology is overall making education more accessible with personalized feedback and coaching. While there are an increasing number of full-fledged AI degree programs, including within business schools, some students may be looking for a simpler or self-paced route. If you’re inter ..read more

So how do students (and their families) navigate this exciting and stressful time when Americans are reading about AI disrupting jobs at every turn? The best advice is to find impactful and purpose-driven work while being attuned to new trends that have emerged as the AI landscape matures. In higher education, enrollment professionals often talk about the "funnel” of potential students when they take stock of the recruitment pool, then drill down to recruit and enroll the best-fit learners for their school. Job searching in today’s environment requires job seekers to manage their search as a f ..read more

Facing a “steep” cash shortfall, California-based University of Saint Katherine is closing and will file for bankruptcy, President Frank Papatheofanis said in a letter to campus posted on social media last week by one of the institution’s sports teams. Behind the private nonprofit’s crunch in operating cash is “extraordinary inflation,” including salary increases, as well as high institutional financial aid, the president added. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Papatheofanis sent the letter announcing the closure on Thursday, the same day the university planned to cease ..read more

Love them or hate them, artificial intelligence technologies are pushing the frontiers of teaching and learning, causing excitement as well as anxiety, and uncertainty as to whether they will eventually replace teachers. However, says education expert Ethan Mollick: “There is no doubt that education will adapt to AI far more effectively than other industries, and in ways that will improve learning and teaching.” People should not panic, according to Mollick, an associate professor of management, currently teaching entrepreneurship and innovation at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylva ..read more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we work and learn. Increasingly sophisticated natural language processing (NLP) tools can competently complete tasks currently the remit of professional roles. Higher Education providers, therefore, need to systematically think about how the increased use of these tools will change their practices. It is easy to get fixated on a deficit model where students use these tools to commit academic malpractice but there is a range of interesting and legitimate use cases that need to be considered. This raises important questions for quality assurance a ..read more