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AI - Productivity, Jobs and Skills
Much of the big excitement about Generative AI was driven by the idea that it would boost productivity (and thus profit). Conversely one of the fears was that it would ... -
Locally developed technology best serves communities
I’m impressed by the work being carried out by the DAIR Institute. DAIR stands for Distributed AI Research Institute. They say “We are an interdisciplinary and globally distributed AI research ... -
Do we need specialised AI tools for education and instructional design?
In last weeks edition of her newsletter, Philippa Hardman reported on an interesting research project she has undertaken to explore the effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, ... -
AI and Ed: pitfalls but encouraging signs
In August I became hopeful that the hype around Generative AI was beginning to die down. Now I thought we might get a gap to do some serious research and ... -
Anthropomorphism of AI in Learning Environments: Risks of Humanizing the Machine
There is a flood of reports and publications around AI in education, driven, I guess, by the increasing use of Generative AI in education. One that caught my eye today ... -
AI in Education - the question of hype and reality
I have spent a lot of time over the past two weeks working on the first year evaluation report for the AI pioneers Web site. Evaluation seems to come in ... -
Top tools for Learning
Jane Hart from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies has published the seventeenth in her annual survey of the Top 100 Tools for Learning. There were 2,022 votes in ... -
UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers
Last weeks UNESCO Digital Learning conference attracted attendees from over the world and significant press and social media interest. Much of the focus was on AI and education, especially around ... -
What will happen to jobs with the rise and rise of Generative AI
OK where to start? First what is Generative AI? It is the posh term for things like ChatGPT from OpenAI or Bard from Google. And these Generative AIs based on ... -
Public values are key to efficient education and research
For those of us who have been working on AI in Education it is a bit of a strange time. On the one hand it is not difficult any longer ...
