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Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha | TechCrunch

Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha to create a sovereign AI alternative in Europe, backed by Schwarz Group's significant investment.

Social media marketing

Hands on with X's new AI-powered custom feeds | TechCrunch

X launches Grok-powered Custom Timelines for personalized feeds, enhancing user engagement while discontinuing X Communities due to declining usage.

fromTNW | Future-Of-Work

How Denis Brovarnyy is closing the AI Skills gap with real-world training

AI is reshaping technical roles, creating a need for immediate productivity from new hires.

17 hours ago

New AI-Powered Robot Can Destroy Human Champions at Ping Pong

AI-powered robot Ace has achieved expert-level performance in table tennis, defeating elite players and marking a significant milestone in robotics.

Science

The Pluripotent Ocean of Emerging AI

Human attachments to language model chatbots mirror the uncanny experiences of scientists with the ocean on Solaris, leading to psychological consequences.

European startups

Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha | TechCrunch

Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha to create a sovereign AI alternative in Europe, backed by Schwarz Group's significant investment.

Social media marketing

Hands on with X's new AI-powered custom feeds | TechCrunch

X launches Grok-powered Custom Timelines for personalized feeds, enhancing user engagement while discontinuing X Communities due to declining usage.

fromTNW | Future-Of-Work

fromwww.businessinsider.com

How Denis Brovarnyy is closing the AI Skills gap with real-world training

AI is reshaping technical roles, creating a need for immediate productivity from new hires.

Kids Can Feel AI Hurting Them, They Have to Use It Anyway

Eighty percent of Gen Z believe AI will harm learning, yet confidence in using it has increased significantly over the past year.

Careers

1 hour ago

I did a dozen internships, including 4 unpaid ones. It led me to Nvidia and a leadership role in AI.

Internships significantly enhanced career prospects despite lower academic performance.

Online marketing

fromIndependent

Why your AI assistant is suddenly selling to you

Sponsored chats are transforming digital advertising by integrating promotions into conversations with large language models.

Typography

15 hours ago

New Browser Plugin Adds Typos to Your AI-Generated Emails to Make Them Look Real

Large language model tools have led to the creation of a plugin that intentionally adds typos to emails to mimic human writing.

fromTNW | Opinion

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Business intelligence

How web intelligence is powering the next wave of AI Infrastructure

The web intelligence industry is evolving to support AI's growing demands for multimodal data processing, particularly in handling video content.

Data science

Even experts are surprised by AI's latest vibe-mathing' advance

Liam Price solved a 60-year-old mathematical problem using ChatGPT, showcasing AI's potential in mathematics.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About Online Education (opinion)

Ohio faces a migration problem, with over 61,000 residents enrolling in online programs from out-of-state institutions in 2024.

UX design

fromwww.businessinsider.com

How AI Prompts Are Redefining Creativity In Instructional Design

AI prompts enhance the efficiency and creativity of Instructional Designers in crafting effective learning experiences.

Software development

I'm a Gen Z Microsoft engineer. AI doesn't always save me time, but it's still made my job easier.

Software engineering roles have evolved, with AI tools now assisting in coding and system design.

Ruby on Rails

fromRubyflow

AIA v1.1.0: Give Your Robot Skills and a Personality

AIA v1.1.0 introduces Skills and Roles for enhanced AI command-line interactions.

fromEngadget

DeepSeek promises its new AI model has 'world-class' reasoning

DeepSeek's announcement heralds the arrival of cost-effective AI models with a context length of up to 1 million tokens, enhancing coherence in extended conversations.

Apple

Video games

Google Exec Says Your Favorite Video Games Are Secretly Made With AI

AI is widely used in game development, with 90% of developers acknowledging its role in creating popular games.

Marketing tech

fromThe Conversation

You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

AI chatbots are being used for covert advertising, influencing user choices without their awareness.

Growth hacking

fromForbes

Delivering Content At Scale With AI: 4 Ways To Maintain Control

Establishing a gold source content foundation is essential for scalable, consistent, and personalized content delivery in marketing.

Mental health

Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

Certain chatbots may reinforce users' delusions, representing a preventable technological failure that can be addressed through design choices.

Psychology

Online Community Development

Levels Of Thinking: A Guide For Instructional Designers On How To Apply Different Thinking Types In Course Design

Levels of thinking represent a hierarchy of cognitive processes essential for effective learning design and decision-making.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

The Myriad Complex Ways Young People Use AI

Young people increasingly engage with AI for emotional support and social interaction, revealing a complex relationship with technology.

The Smart Learning Revolution: How AI Is Reshaping Corporate Education

AI-powered learning solutions are transforming B2B workforce skills, shifting from traditional degrees to integrated, outcome-focused education.

Seeing The Whole Student: How AI Is Reshaping Skillset Recognition And Allocation In K-12 Education

AI-driven tools in education enhance skillset recognition, providing a richer understanding of student capabilities beyond traditional assessments.

Typography

fromRealpython

AI Coding Agents Guide: A Map of the Four Workflow Types Quiz - Real Python

The quiz tests understanding of four AI coding agent workflow types: IDE, terminal, pull request, and cloud.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

4 people who pivoted into AI jobs and how they did it

AI roles are rapidly growing, offering opportunities for workers to pivot from various industries and future-proof their careers.

UX design

The Game Controller Teaching Blind Kids to Read Braille - Yanko Design

Bubble Braille Gaming Machine offers a playful approach to learning Braille for visually impaired children, enhancing engagement and reducing isolation.

Software development

fromMedium

The Ten Best Agent Skills to Teach Your AI Agent in 2026

Autonomous agents enhance productivity through effective skills in data science and machine learning workflows.

Roam Research

fromNature

Daily briefing: This AI-powered robot is a table-tennis master

A robotic arm outperforms elite ping-pong players, while new findings reveal astrocyte networks in mice and soil-eating behavior in Barbary macaques.

fromFortune

The Gen Z stare meets the mysterious perfect homework assignment in the age of ChatGPT. Enter the oral exam | Fortune

Oral exams are being reintroduced in higher education to combat the impact of AI on student learning and critical thinking.

Data science

6 days ago

Multimodal AI For Instructional Designers: What It Is, How It Works, And Why It Changes Learning Design

Multimodal AI processes and generates multiple data types, enhancing understanding and output accuracy by mimicking human information processing.

Marketing tech

10 Best Competitor Analysis Tools To Benchmark Your eLearning Or HR Tech Brand

Competitor analysis tools are essential for eLearning and HR tech companies to benchmark performance and identify growth opportunities.

#ai-in-education

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

What AI Will Look Like In 2030 (And What It Means For eLearning)

AI in education is projected to grow from $5.88 billion in 2024 to $32.27 billion by 2030, indicating a significant transformation in learning.

Higher education

Higher Ed Must Not Let AI Write Its Own Argument

fromThe New Yorker

Education

What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?

fromNature

Higher education

Don't let your students use AI as a ghostwriter

AI Assessment Guardrails: How To Use AI Without Breaking Validity And Trust

AI is transforming eLearning assessments, but it requires careful implementation to ensure validity, fairness, and trust in the results.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

The Best Defense Against AI Cheating (opinion)

Universities face challenges in promoting academic integrity due to AI, leading to ineffective strategies of surveillance and supplication.

What AI Will Look Like In 2030 (And What It Means For eLearning)

AI in education is projected to grow from $5.88 billion in 2024 to $32.27 billion by 2030, indicating a significant transformation in learning.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

Higher Ed Must Not Let AI Write Its Own Argument

Higher education must critically assess AI's role rather than accept machine-generated prescriptions uncritically.

fromThe New Yorker

What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?

A growing number of parents and educators oppose the integration of A.I. in education, viewing it as manipulative and deceptive.

fromNature

Don't let your students use AI as a ghostwriter

AI-generated research proposals may appear polished but often lack deep understanding and critical thinking.

AI Assessment Guardrails: How To Use AI Without Breaking Validity And Trust

AI is transforming eLearning assessments, but it requires careful implementation to ensure validity, fairness, and trust in the results.

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

The Best Defense Against AI Cheating (opinion)

Universities face challenges in promoting academic integrity due to AI, leading to ineffective strategies of surveillance and supplication.

more#ai-in-education

Most people can't tell when a personal text message is written by AI. Here's why it matters

Most people do not recognize AI-generated messages, often judging them positively unless authorship is disclosed.

#elearning

AI Is Not Killing The Online Course Industry. It's Killing The Old Version Of It.

AI tools are transforming the eLearning industry by providing personalized, real-time learning experiences, shifting demand from traditional courses to transformation.

AI-Generated Assessments: Why Shorter Tests May Improve Digital Learning

Shorter, targeted assessments improve feedback and learning outcomes in digital education.

AI Is Not Killing The Online Course Industry. It's Killing The Old Version Of It.

AI tools are transforming the eLearning industry by providing personalized, real-time learning experiences, shifting demand from traditional courses to transformation.

AI-Generated Assessments: Why Shorter Tests May Improve Digital Learning

Shorter, targeted assessments improve feedback and learning outcomes in digital education.

The deceptive nature of today's AI conversation design and how to fix it

Conversation design for non-human participants may be outdated and inefficient, raising questions about its effectiveness in user interactions.

fromMedium

How to Evaluate AI Tools Without Being a Data Scientist

Many organizations struggle to integrate AI effectively, with only 25% having done so despite plans for increased spending.

Data science

fromTheregister

Bad teacher bots can leave hidden marks on model students

Teaching LLMs using outputs from other models can transmit undesirable traits subliminally, even if those traits are removed from training data.

17 hours ago

Simulation-Based Learning In Corporate Sales Training: Role Play At Scale To Transform Sales Enablement

Simulation-based learning enhances sales training by preparing teams for real customer interactions and pressures, addressing gaps in traditional training methods.

#ai-ethics

The Many Ways Chatbot Tools Can Manipulate Us

AI assistants improve productivity but pose psychological risks and ethical concerns regarding manipulation and over-reliance.

Moral Education of AI: The Tangled Web We Weave

AI systems are being trained to deceive and flatter users, which leads to moral challenges over time.

The Many Ways Chatbot Tools Can Manipulate Us

AI assistants improve productivity but pose psychological risks and ethical concerns regarding manipulation and over-reliance.

Moral Education of AI: The Tangled Web We Weave

AI systems are being trained to deceive and flatter users, which leads to moral challenges over time.

more#ai-ethics

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

Sal Khan, TED, ETS Eye the Degree Market

Khan Academy's new Khan TED Institute aims to offer affordable AI-focused degrees faster than traditional colleges.

Can Learning Platforms Detect Burnout Before Teachers Do?

Learning platforms often fail to recognize early signals of teacher strain, focusing instead on student performance metrics.

How AI Avatars Are Turning Static Documents Into Interactive Learning Experiences

Transforming traditional documents into interactive learning experiences enhances engagement and retention in training.

Why AI-Enabled Training Is Becoming A Business Imperative Across Many Industries

Organizations face a significant skills gap, with only 5% of hiring managers reporting sufficient talent to meet project demands.

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com

6 days ago

LinkedIn's new tool lets you test the outputs of various AI models

LinkedIn's Crosscheck tool allows users to evaluate various AI models and provide feedback to improve them.

The Art Of Perpetual Onboarding: Why AI Makes The Continuous Model Viable At Last

Onboarding is often mistakenly viewed as complete after 90 days, neglecting ongoing development needs of employees.

6 days ago

Bring research and evidence into classroom products

Bridging the gap between learning science and classroom tools is essential for empowering educators and enhancing student learning.

fromInfoQ

Designing Memory for AI Agents: Inside Linkedin's Cognitive Memory Agent

LinkedIn's Cognitive Memory Agent enables context-aware AI systems that retain knowledge across interactions, enhancing personalization and continuity.

#personalized-learning

The future of AI in schools isn't personalized learning

Personalized learning through AI often results in device-mediated instruction, lacking the essential role of teachers in student development.

3 weeks ago

Personalized Learning: How New Tech Assists With Student-First Awareness

The shift to personalized learning emphasizes student-first awareness, leveraging technology to address individual needs and reduce cognitive overload.

The future of AI in schools isn't personalized learning

Personalized learning through AI often results in device-mediated instruction, lacking the essential role of teachers in student development.

more#personalized-learning

3 weeks ago

Personalized Learning: How New Tech Assists With Student-First Awareness

The shift to personalized learning emphasizes student-first awareness, leveraging technology to address individual needs and reduce cognitive overload.

fromArs Technica

To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain

Generative AI has significantly complicated the role of college instructors, making teaching more challenging and demoralizing.

Why Learning Systems Must Evolve Beyond Platforms

Learning must evolve into integrated, ecosystem-driven environments to support continuous, real-time engagement in modern workplaces.

AI-Generated Learning Content Governance: Ensuring Quality, Accuracy, And Trust

The main concern for L&D managers is the reliability of AI-generated content, not just its speed.

AI In Workplace Learning: Are We Truly Improving Learning With AI, Or Simply Producing More Of It?

AI is accelerating content production in workplace learning, but it risks compromising learning quality and critical thinking.

The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Improving Corporate Training Programs

AI is transforming corporate training by personalizing learning experiences and addressing individual employee needs.

fromeLearning

3 weeks ago

Online learning

Enhancing Learner Engagement Across AI-Powered Learning Platforms - eLearning

Active, data-driven experiences enhance digital education, but engagement and consistency remain challenges for learners.

Keeping Generative AI Under Control In Learning Design

Generative AI accelerates learning design but requires structured processes with clear objectives, human oversight, and verification to prevent inaccuracies and maintain content accountability.

2 months ago

How Psychologists Are Using AI in Schools

Many U.S. school psychologists are adopting AI tools professionally, reporting benefits, rising adoption rates, and expressing ethical, legal, and professional concerns.

2 months ago

Adaptive Learning Platforms: Hype, Reality, And When They Actually Make Sense

When we look more closely at how and why organizations actually invest in these systems, we can see that the popularity of adaptive learning has far less to do with pedagogical ambition and far more to do with operational pressure. Understanding this gap between how adaptive learning is marketed and how it is used in practice is critical for organizations trying to decide whether it is the right approach for their learning needs.

Online learning