AI + Education Insights

AWS's GenAI Ad Reignites Concerns Over AI Misinformation
An AWS commercial for their GenAI tool, Q, made misleading claims about AI's ability to predict the future, highlighting a critical need for improved AI literacy.

ChatGPT Hallucinations Teach Educators Valuable AI Lessons
Trying to train people on technology that isn’t 100% ready for prime time comes with its share of surprises. AI hallucinations provide critical teaching moments.

AI For Education Milestone Achieved: 3 Trainings in 1 Day
What a journey it’s been scaling AI for Education over the past 16 months. Training Milestone: 4 GenAI trainings across the country in one day.

ChatGPT Usage Varies Widely by Job and Gender
A recent study by researchers at the Universities of Chicago and Copenhagen reveals some fascinating insights about ChatGPT adoption across various professions, including a considerable gender gap in adoption. Here are the highlights, and what it looks like for education.

Impact of GenAI on Learning
A recent study from Wharton found that students who use AI tutors with no safeguards may begin to over-rely on the tools and perform worse when access is removed.

Chicago Public Schools AI Guidance
Last week, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has announced the release of its groundbreaking AI Guidebook, developed in partnership between the Office of Teaching and Learning, the Department of Information and Technology Services (ITS) and AI for Education.

Training at The College Board’s Annual AP Conference
Our "Introduction to Generative for Educators" workshop yesterday at the The College Board Advanced Placement Annual Conference.

Houston ISD Partnership
Today has been a lot of fun. Not only did we train an amazing group of engaged HISD teachers on GenAI, we got to show off the AI Guidebook we partnered with HISD to create. It has been a pleasure to partner with the HISD team on the soon-to-be-released AI Guidebook, training approach, forthcoming student curriculum, and PLC model.

Train-the-Trainer at Catawba County Schools
This week, we wrapped up a two-day AI Literacy “Train the Trainer” with Catawba County Schools, kicking off a 3-year Digital Learning Initiative Impact grant awarded by the North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction.

The Rise of AI Companions & Synthetic Relationships
AI is changing not only the way that we communicate, but also how we define relationships. People, and especially young people, are increasingly turning to AI chatbots and virtual companions for emotional support, friendship, and even romantic connections.

AI Hallucinations Impact Medical Summaries
Study Reveals Frequent AI Hallucinations in Medical Summaries, Raising Healthcare Concerns

22 States Release K12 AI Guidance
A resource to review the 22 state departments of education that have issued AI guidance for their K12 schools.

Chatbot Cheatsheet
Our handy comparison chart breaks down key features, costs, and limitations of popular AI platforms.

AI’s Potential Impact on the Classroom
Bridging the Gap Between Century-Old Classrooms and Future Learning.

Senate Fights AI-Generated Deepfakes In New Bill
The US Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at providing legal recourse to victims of AI-generated deepfakes.

Women in AI + ED Community
Our Women in AI + ED community is growing. Join now!

New Prompts for Educators
Prompt Library updated with new prompts focused on lesson planning and AI-resistant assessment practices.

NYCPS’s HE3AT Program
This past year, AI for Education worked with a group of high schoolers from South Brooklyn to help shape GenAI policy proposals. We then asked the students to create PSA's for their policies.

Congresswoman Recovers Voice Through AI
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton uses AI to recover her voice, which she lost due to progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

New Release: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
At AI for Education, we love training teachers and leaders on Claude.AI, so we are excited to see the release of their most advanced model 3.5 Sonnet for free! If you haven't tried it out yet, this is why we like it so much: