Pearson and Google Cloud unveil a multi-year AI-driven partnership combining Pearson's educational expertise with Google's AI technologies like Vertex AI Platform and Gemini models to develop personalized student learning tools, data-driven teacher support, scalable AI-powered content delivery, and responsible AI implementation.
AI fluency surges as a baseline expectation across the workforce, with job listings mentioning AI soaring 56.1% in 2025, giving rise to new AI roles like AI Engineer and AI Content Creator, while human-centered skills eclipse technical expertise for AI roles in Design and Make industries.
Sixty percent of teachers now use AI tools for work, with weekly users saving nearly six hours per week on tasks like lesson planning and worksheet creation, equivalent to six weeks of time savings over an entire school year.
Rowan Cheung's podcast delves into cutting-edge AI advancements, featuring experts discussing AI's potential to cure diseases, the rise of AI agents, the future of work, and AI's role in education, while exploring groundbreaking models and technologies from tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Meta.
Alarming MIT study finds concerning brain impacts as ChatGPT users exhibit weaker neural connectivity, linguistic deficiencies, and behavioral underperformance compared to non-AI writers, raising urgent questions about AI's effects on cognitive function.
Groundbreaking MIT research reveals ChatGPT diminishes brain activity and critical thinking abilities, as users grow increasingly reliant on AI for responses, raising urgent concerns about integrating such tools into educational settings without rigorous evaluation.
Databricks and Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski pledges $100 million to launch Laude Institute, an independent AI research institute that will fund projects through grants, with the first $3 million grant establishing an AI Systems Lab at UC Berkeley.
Cluely, a controversial startup helping users 'cheat' on interviews, exams, and calls, raises $15M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, valuing it around $120M despite ethical concerns.
Google is introducing a $13 million AI Opportunity Fund to help prepare over 2 million Canadians for an AI-powered future through training and skills development initiatives across the country, fostering a strong AI workforce.
Anthropic has launched Claude Explains, a blog featuring AI-generated content with human oversight, showcasing its Claude model's writing abilities while emphasizing collaboration between AI and human expertise to create educational resources across diverse topics.