With massive increases in computing power and data storage, AI can perform some of the same tasks through the blunt forces of processing and analysis that higher ed has traditionally helped to hone in humans. “So a whole realm of activity that, until very recently, we thought was out of reach of these technologies turns out not to be,” Susskind said. “And it’s often concentrated in the world of white collar work.” The best response to this potential disruption is training and education, according to Susskind. This could mean focusing education on preparing students for tasks that can’t yet be automated or to outperform AI systems.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Keeping qualifications relevant in an ever-canging world - Kevin Ebenezer, University World News
The world in 2044 will be very different to that in 2024. As educators, we must do our best to equip students to be ready for this new world. In the face of such transformation, a significant challenge for international qualification providers like Cambridge is recognition: ensuring that we develop the kinds of qualifications universities want – ones that help students not only ‘get in’ to university but equip students with the skills and attitudes to ‘get on’ when they get there, and that universities around the world continue to understand the value of our programmes.
Steady progress in approaching the quantum advantage - McKinsey Digital
Quantum technology could create value worth trillions of dollars within the next decade. The third annual Quantum Technology Monitor synthesizes the latest opportunities in this burgeoning field. A year of strong funding coupled with sturdy underlying fundamentals and significant technological advances reflected strong momentum in quantum technology (QT). Updated McKinsey analysis for the third annual Quantum Technology Monitor reveals that four sectors—chemicals, life sciences, finance, and mobility—are likely to see the earliest impact from quantum computing and could gain up to $2 trillion by 2035.
Friday, April 26, 2024
How to be a better leader in the age of AI - Fran Maxwell, Fast Company
A recent paper written by professors from Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and New York University has determined that the vast majority of jobs will be impacted by artificial intelligence. Our research suggests that talent management strategies of the past will not adequately serve organizations in 2024, a year that will bring a new age of AI advancement. Leaders need to take action to position their organizations to face risks, both known and unknown. Here are three strategies that can help you become a better leader in the age of AI.
Integrating AIGC into product design ideation teaching: An empirical study on self-efficacy and learning outcomes - Kuo-Liang Huang, et al; Science Direct
The emergence of artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC) in the realm of education, notably in product design, signifies a watershed moment, heralding significant enhancements over conventional pedagogies by potentially catalyzing unparalleled innovation. This investigation assesses the ramifications of assimilating AIGC into product design instruction, focusing on its advantages, constraints, and consequent influence on students’ design cognition across a spectrum of proficiency levels. The study encompassed 119 scholars with a focus on product or industrial design, delineated into three distinct echelons of proficiency.
LLAMA 3 *BREAKS* the Industry - Wes Roth,AI Unleashed - The Coming Artificial Intelligence Revolution and Race to AGI
llama 3 has climbed all the way to the top of the leaderboard. Only GPT 4 is above clad 3 including Opus the large model is in the rear view mirror openai's massive Advantage is gone. We now have a top open-source Contender. There are so many things here that are legitimately stunning shocking whatever you want to call it. Number one is that llama meta's model is now just about the same level as GPT 4. That facebook/ meta is the closest competitor number two is that it's a 70 billion model compared to the 1.7 trillion or whatever that number is for GPT 4. And, finally, it's open source; how's this happening?
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Higher Education and the Four Industrial Revolutions - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
This is not the first time Western civilization and American higher education have encountered a massive change impacting the mission, technologies and vision of higher learning. When we look in this historical context, the challenges that loom ahead for higher education do not seem much more daunting than those that were confronted in prior industrial revolutions. Jobs and careers will be lost; other careers and jobs will be created. Learning will remain a constant requirement for success. Once again, we will need to reinvent our structures, methods and modes of delivery to best meet the higher learning demands of our changing society. The time to begin is now!
AI Agents: Coming Soon to a User Near You - Babak Pahlavan, Spiceworks
NinjaTech AI’s CEO, Babak Pahlavan, sheds light on this burgeoning phenomenon of AI Agents. Offering a glimpse into the intricacies and implications of reshaping our daily interactions in this tech-driven world. There’s been accelerating publicity lately around “AI agents.” In November 2023, Bill Gates wrote on his blog about how AI agents will completely change how we use computers. In non-technical terms, this means that AI agents can save each user more time and more money and make them more productive by taking over entire tasks for the user rather than helping them synchronously while they work. In many ways, AI agents are akin to having a personal or executive assistant to solve specific problems.
Beyond Skills: Hiring For The Qualities AI Can't Replicate - Aditya Malik, Forbes Technology Council
By recognizing and nurturing these distinctly human qualities, organizations can build a future-proof workforce that thrives in an AI-powered world. Robots won't replace these individuals but will learn to collaborate with them, harnessing their computational power while injecting the human touch that fuels innovation, builds strong relationships and drives success. In this transformed landscape, the winners will not be those who simply possess skills but those who embody the very essence of what it means to be human: adaptable, empathetic and constantly evolving.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Dawn of Enhanced Reasoning in AI: GPT-5 and Llama 3 Set to Revolutionize Complex Task Performance - Roman Rember, ElBlog
In the relentless pursuit of creating artificial intelligence that mirrors human cognitive abilities, tech giants OpenAI and Meta have made remarkable strides with the announcement of their latest AI models, GPT-5 and Llama 3. These AI models, which are still under development, promise to leap forward in “reasoning” capabilities. Joelle Pineau, who leads AI research at Meta, has emphasized the significance of this advancement. She has expressed that their teams are putting in immense effort to enable these models to not only converse but to exhibit higher faculties such as reasoning, planning, and even memory retention.
Check Out These Harvard Online Certificate Programs -Genevieve Carlton and Brenna Swanston, Forbes
Harvard offers 41 graduate certificates and four undergraduate certificates in business, technology, global studies, sustainability and education. Flexible online certificate programs build critical skills with an emphasis on career advancement. Most graduate certificates cost under $13,000, while undergraduate certificates cost around $6,000. You don’t need to apply to Harvard’s online certificate programs; simply enroll in your first class.
One Effect of the AI Revolution: The Number of Chief AI Officers Has Tripled - Kit Eaton, Inc
The Financial Times, reporting on LinkedIn's data, tries to explain the chief AI officer role in straightforward language. It's all about overseeing "the deployment of AI and generative AI within an organization" with a goal of "improving workforce efficiency, identifying new revenue streams," all while maintaining a weather eye on the bigger picture, and "mitigating ethical and security risks." The newspaper quotes David Mathison, an entrepreneur who's founder and CEO of the world's first Chief AI Officer Summit, saying the job needs a person with a "deep understanding of AI tech, machine learning, data science, and analytics." It is, after all, a highly technical role that involves some truly cutting-edge tech--along with a grasp of the legal and change-management issues the technology brings with it.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Revolutionizing Education with AI: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead - Roman Rember, ELblog
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed many sectors, education being no exception. Morocco has taken proactive steps to embrace this technological shift, particularly in higher education. By integrating AI into educational systems, the country aims to enhance learning experiences and develop specialized human capital equipped to handle the digital transition. Significant progress includes the planned establishment of the National Higher School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences in Taroudant and the conversion of the university annex in Berkane into a national school specializing in AI and digitization.
Give educators the skills to bring assessment into the future - Matthew Courtney, Times Higher Education
In higher education, the demand for robust assessment systems has never been higher. We recently conducted a one-week graduate-level course on classic test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) for STEM experts. CTT is a conventional statistical framework. It underpins conventional student testing that assists test developers to judge the general quality and their tests and questions. IRT is a more modern statistical framework, which enables test developers to implement cutting-edge and highly reliable assessment systems to monitor student progress.
Fueling Growth Through Senior Leadership Championing Continuing Education - Tatum Thomas, Evolllution
The support for continuing education (CE) and buy-in from senior leadership has evolved in recent years, with increasing recognition of the need to adapt and innovate in higher ed. This support is crucial to allocating resources effectively and fostering innovation, playing an essential role in institutional strategies. In this interview, Tatum Thomas discusses how support for CE has evolved, what’s still required to have adequate support and the impact this support can have on the institution.
Monday, April 22, 2024
OpenAI and Meta set to unveil AI models capable of reasoning and planning - Dev Kondaliya, Computing
Tech firms are building the foundations of what could - eventually - develop into artificial general intelligence. OpenAI and Meta are gearing up to launch new AI models, promising huge advances in reasoning and planning capabilities. "We are hard at work in figuring out how to get these models not just to talk, but actually to reason, to plan . . . to have memory," said Joelle Pineau, vice-president of AI research at Meta. Similarly, Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer at OpenAI, highlighted progress made towards solving "hard problems" such as reasoning, indicating a shift in the AI landscape. "We're going to start to see AI that can take on more complex tasks in a more sophisticated way," Lightcap told the Financial Times in an interview.
5 Key Generative AI Announcements from Google Cloud Next: Is Google Closing the Gap? - BRET KINSELLA, Synthedia
Okay, Google was not talking about the traditional view of AI agents at Cloud Next when it introduced Vertex AI Agent Builder. These are generative AI applications that Microsoft calls Copilots, and others (AKA OpenAI) might call assistants or chatbots. A classical definition of AI agents generally suggests some autonomy and “agency” to make decisions when interacting with other variables, such as web services or applications, and not simply extracting information from data sources. Analysis, summarization, and generation don’t fit this classical definition of AI agents. Google is referring to request-response systems that leverage generative AI. Google’s AI Agents are ChatGPT-style solutions grounded in your defined data sources and preferences.
New AWS survey reveals the link between AI fluency and the next education revolution - Kim Majerus, AWS Public Sector Blog
Access Partnership recently conducted a study commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on AI skills across various industries globally—including education. The study found that employers and employees in the education sector anticipate that AI utilization will improve productivity by more than one-third. When asked what their organization would do with 33 percent more capacity, both employees and employers identified task automation as the top productivity benefit. In addition, a majority of education employers (57 percent) envision generative AI driving innovation and creativity within their organization, and 38 percent expect to use generative AI tools significantly in the next five years. But as demand for AI talent across all industries grows, training for employees will be the best option to bridge the AI knowledge gap. Just 14 percent of employees say they have “advanced” AI fluency today,
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Innovations in AI and Higher Education - Nick Fetty, New York Academy of Sciences
From the future of higher education to regulating artificial intelligence (AI), Reid Hoffman and Nicholas Dirks had a wide-ranging discussion during the first installment of the Authors at the Academy series. It was nearly a full house when authors Nicholas Dirks and Reid Hoffman discussed their respective books during an event at The New York Academy of Sciences on March 27, 2024. Hoffman, who co-founded LinkedIn as well as Inflection AI and currently serves as a partner at Greylock, discussed his book Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI. Dirks, who spent a career in academia before becoming President and CEO of the Academy, focused on his recently published book City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University. Their discussion, the first installment in the Authors at the Academy series, was largely centered on artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will impact education, business and creativity moving forward.
Exploring the fast-growing role of AI in academic research - University World News
Research that uses generative AI is expanding rapidly across fields, and is said to be accelerating and transforming scientific knowledge. Today we launch a weekly series of articles on AI and Research exploring the multiplying ways in which AI is involved in higher education research. The series will culminate in a special briefing in June.
The rise of micro-credentials: The end of universities? - Hakan Ergin and John Brennan, University World News
Micro-credentials have recently been high on the agendas of various higher education stakeholders across the world. Supranational organisations, such as the OECD and the European Commission, have begun to explore further use of micro-credentials in member countries’ higher education systems. Employers, on the other hand, have started to use micro-credentials in their hiring procedures. In a recent study, 5,000 university students, recent graduates and employers across 11 countries were surveyed by Coursera, a leading micro-credential provider, in collaboration with Repdata and Dynata, two market research companies. It was revealed that 72% of employers tend to employ a candidate who holds a micro-credential. Similarly, 90% of students and recent graduates agree that micro-credentials enable them to stand out to potential employers.
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