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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing the way we work, and a new PYMNTS Intelligence report, “GenAI: A Generational Look At AI Usage And Attitudes,” reveals the complex and sometimes contradictory attitudes workers have toward this technology. Based on a survey of 2,881 U.S. consumers conducted in late 2024, the report highlights a mix of optimism regarding productivity and increasing anxiety over job security. The findings suggest that as GenAI becomes more integrated into daily workflows, workers’ perceptions of both its benefits and risks are evolving. Boosts Productivity, Raises Concerns According to the report, a large majority of workers see the…

A digital transformation with the launch of an AI-driven assistant. Greece‘s Ministry of Education is developing an AI-powered digital assistant aimed at helping students bridge learning gaps. Set to launch in the 2025-2026 school year, the tool will analyse student responses to exercises, identifying areas where they struggle and recommending targeted study materials. Initially focused on middle and senior high school students, it may eventually expand to lower elementary grades as well. The AI assistant uses machine-learning algorithms to assess students’ strengths and weaknesses, tailoring study plans accordingly. Integrated with Greece’s Digital Tutoring platform, it will leverage over 15,000 interactive…

An international cluster of 117 researchers from 50 countries has arrived at a consensus on six principles that, in the team’s considered view, ought to guide the use of AI across healthcare worldwide. The principles are fairness, universality, traceability, usability, robustness and explainability.Basing its name on the acronym formed by the first letters in these words, the group is going by an easy-to-remember name: the FUTURE-AI Consortium.In a paper published this month in The BMJ, a sizeable subgroup of the consortium breaks down the six principles into 30 detailed recommendations for building trustworthy and readily deployable AI systems in healthcare. The…

On National Productivity Day, let’s talk about how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is set to boost productivity in India’s workforce and economy by 2030. A recent report by Ernst & Young (EY) India suggests that AI could impact 38 million jobs and increase productivity in both organised and unorganised sectors.GenAI can take over repetitive tasks, giving people more time to focus on creative and meaningful work. The report says that AI could fully automate 24% of work across industries and reduce the time spent on 42% of tasks. This means employees could save 8-10 hours per week, making their workdays…

Future AGI, an AI infrastructure start-up, has announced a pre-seed funding round of USD $1.6 million aimed at scaling its AI lifecycle management platform. The funding round has been co-led by Powerhouse Ventures and Snow Leopard Ventures with participation from Angellist Quant Fund, Swadharma Source Ventures, Saka Ventures, and a number of other industry experts and angel investors. The platform is designed to help enterprises improve the accuracy and reliability of AI applications in both software and hardware to achieve up to 99% accuracy. AI project failures often stem from issues related to accuracy and reliability, with existing tools lacking…

Dr. Dean Goon has been the dean of academic Innovation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since June 2021, managing a team of over 75 professionals. With over 25 years of educational leadership, his expertise encompasses K-12 administration to higher education, including educational consulting, faculty development, and innovative education strategies. His career highlights include contributions to educational technology, digital learning, and global academic partnerships. In spring 2024, he completed a Fulbright assignment in Mitrovica, Kosovo. A GenAI transformation strategist specializing in higher education, Dean advocates for the intersection of generative AI and human skills to enhance teaching and learning, focusing on cultivating…

Hyderabad: Navneet Education Limited has launched Navneet AI, an innovative platform designed to empower teachers with easy access to knowledge and resources. Leveraging Navneet’s extensive catalogue of educational materials, the AI platform’s tools will help teachers deliver lessons more effectively by offering an interactive, user-friendly platform to create quizzes, homework, PPTs, flashcards, summaries, and more.For decades, teachers and students across India have relied on Navneet’s renowned educational resources, including the popular Navneet Digests, comprehensive workbooks, Navneet 21 Most Likely Question Sets, pre-primary and various children’s books. AI platform is based on 50,000 resources and delivers interactive output to make classes…

CSUF Department of Sociology faculty Faculty in Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Sociology gathered recently for their biannual retreat. Faculty members supported each other in integrating innovative technologies into their teaching practices. They also shared experiences and strategies for teaching in the current political climate. The goal of the retreat was to develop ideas to foster collaboration and community building with students and to ensure the sociology curriculum remains inclusive and relevant. Carter Rakovski, chair and professor of sociology, demonstrated how faculty can use Google’s NotebookLM, an artificial intelligence tool that allows users create specific…

OpenAI’s “deep research” is the latest artificial intelligence (AI) tool making waves and promising to do in minutes what would take hours for a human expert to complete. Bundled as a feature in ChatGPT Pro and marketed as a research assistant that can match a trained analyst, it autonomously searches the web, compiles sources and delivers structured reports. It even scored 26.6% on Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE), a tough AI benchmark, outperforming many models. But deep research doesn’t quite live up to the hype. While it produces polished reports, it also has serious flaws. According to journalists who’ve tried it,…

We are now in a world where AI is changing how we test and evaluate our students. Generative AI tools have shaken up assessment, bringing exciting possibilities but also challenges. These tools can crunch through mountains of data, give instant feedback, summarise huge chunks of information and churn out graphs that seem eerily credible. What can we do to address the use of this super-intelligent tutor at our students’ fingertips?Our response to the use of GenAI tools and assignments needs to be appropriate and balanced. We should not be going to the extreme and making all assessments proctored or distrust…