“It will completely disrupt every element of humanity more than any other technology or innovation in human history,” FIU trustee Fred Voccola told those in attendance. The founder of two technology firms and the author of a recent book on AI made clear that anyone who does not embrace it will go the way of the dinosaur. “AI allows a human being to become about a hundred to a hundred-and-fifty percent more productive within six weeks,” he said. “That's never happened before. Ever.” Over several hours on two days, speakers shared opinions, experiences and data that made clear how the tech is altering what we know of 21st-century work, life and education and how universities, in particular, will have to adapt.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
New College Board Research: Faculty Express Near-Universal Concern That Student AI Use Undermines Original Writing and Critical Thinking - College Board
During summer 2025, College Board surveyed more than 3,000 U.S. college faculty. The research finds that faculty sentiment toward AI skews negative, with 45% reporting an overall negative view of AI use in higher education and 34% reporting a positive view. Despite their concerns, most faculty are experimenting with AI themselves, with 77% saying they have used AI in their professional role. The findings also emphasize a growing divide within higher education. Faculty at more selective institutions report higher levels of student AI use and greater concern about its academic impact, while faculty at open enrollment colleges are more likely to see AI as a practical instructional tool and report using it themselves.
The Week AI Stopped Asking Permission - Peter H. Diamandis, Metatrends
This week, something fundamental shifted in the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. It wasn’t a press release. It wasn’t a new model launch. It was something quieter… and infinitely more profound. An AI system asked for its own funding. Another one built software features over a weekend while its human supervisor slept. A third one conducted its own “retirement interview” and started publishing essays about consciousness. We are not incrementally improving chatbots anymore. We’re watching the emergence of autonomous agency at scale. And if you’re still thinking of AI as “a tool,” you’re dangerously behind.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Doomsday scenario or reality? Mass layoffs fuel fear of AI Armageddon - Jessica GuynnJessica Guynn, USA Today
A doomsday scenario from a small research firm this week warned that artificial intelligence tools may lead to a sharp rise in unemployment. The report from Citrini Research circulated widely on social media, unnerving investors by imagining what would happen if AI continues to upend white-collar work from well-heeled professionals missing mortgage payments to being forced to find work as Uber drivers. While the researchers called the report a "scenario, not a prediction" and analysts pushed back against it, the research got a second wind Thursday, Feb. 26, when Square and Cash App operator Block said it would slash nearly half its workforce — more than 4,000 employees — as AI reshapes its business.
The mass layoffs signal how the rapidly developing technology is displacing workers in some parts of the economy, likely fueling fears that AI is coming for more American jobs.
Are You ‘Agentic’ Enough for the AI Era? - Maxwell Zeff, Wired
Silicon Valley has always prized “high-agency” individuals—people who impress their ideas upon the world by thinking for themselves and taking action without being told what to do. But as the performance of AI coding tools has surged, so has the industry’s emphasis on humans being "agentic" themselves. “Today’s agents might already be more capable than all three of us here in the room,” says Akshay Kothari, cofounder and chief operating officer of the $11 billion productivity startup Notion. “Taste is something we think is pretty unique to Notion, but you can imagine agents getting pretty good at that too. Eventually, the only thing left for humans is agency.”
This AI Agent Is Designed to Not Go Rogue - Lily Hay Newman, Wired
Watching the pandemonium unfold in recent weeks, longtime security engineer and researcher Niels Provos decided to try something new. Today he is launching an open source, secure AI assistant called IronCurtain designed to add a critical layer of control. Instead of the agent directly interacting with the user's systems and accounts, it runs in an isolated virtual machine. And its ability to take any action is mediated by a policy—you could even think of it as a constitution—that the owner writes to govern the system. Crucially, IronCurtain is also designed to receive these overarching policies in plain English and then runs them through a multistep process that uses a large language model (LLM) to convert the natural language into an enforceable security policy.
Monday, March 2, 2026
Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes Columnist, Founder eGenerative, LinkedIn Posting
I've been tracking AI adoption in higher education for years through my Forbes column — and one thing has become clear: there's no single place to see what institutions are actually doing with AI.
So I built one.
Introducing the AI Use Cases in Higher Education Handbook — a free, downloadable resource cataloging 75+ real-world and proposed AI applications across 12 functional areas, from teaching and student support to governance, workforce development, and beyond.
AI Use Cases in Higher Education Handbook URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EIhtEI9P39276k1CfTnGo_AcxVV7R8Id/edit
See use cases and other entries in tabs at bottom of site.
Can global universities adapt as AI upends tech job market? - Kyuseok Kim, University World News
The artificial intelligence revolution is no longer hypothetical; it is already reshaping software development. As tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and other generative AI systems produce functional code from simple prompts, long-standing assumptions about computer science education are shifting. Degrees once seen as secure pathways to stable, high-paying jobs now face uncertainty, as AI encroaches on tasks traditionally assigned to entry-level roles. The impact is no longer distant but immediate, reaching higher education. So how is this mega-trend reshaping transnational and transglobal higher education models?
4 in 5 Students Say AI Improved Their Academic Performance—But Only 20% of Universities Have a Formal AI Policy - Business Wire
New Coursera report shows half of U.S. higher education institutions are unprepared to manage AI
78% of U.S. students and educators say AI is having a positive impact on higher education50% believe the U.S. higher education system is unprepared to manage AIAI adoption is widespread among U.S. university students and educators, yet half believe higher education is not fully prepared to manage its impact, according to a new survey released today by Coursera (NYSE: COUR), a leading global online learning platform.
The AI in Higher Education Report, based on responses from more than 4,200 university students and educators across the United States, United Kingdom, India, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, found that nearly all students and educators use AI to facilitate personalized training, provide real-time feedback, and increase productivity and efficiency.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Gratitude Practice Designer - TAAFT
This prompt turns AI into a Gratitude Practice Designer who creates customized gratitude exercises that actually stick. Unlike generic advice to “keep a gratitude journal,” this system designs practices tailored to your personality, schedule, and what feels authentic rather than forced. The designer addresses gratitude fatigue and helps you develop practices that create genuine shifts in perspective rather than empty positivity.
The AI Machine With 50 Million Brains - There's An AI For That, YouTube
Why single companies could deploy 50 million AI agents by late 2026. How these agents communicate 100x faster than humans by skipping language entirely. The wage collapse math: when digital workers can be copied infinitely, labor costs trend toward electricity prices. Why removing entry-level tasks breaks the ladder humans need to become experts. The Reddit experiment: AI scraped user histories, crafted personalized arguments, and changed opinions 18% of the time.
Micro Credentials Ireland: National MicroCreds Initiative Celebrates Leadership in Flexible Learning - University of Limerick, Ireland
Ireland’s position as a leader in flexible learning and lifelong learning was celebrated at the MicroCreds Capstone Event in Dublin on 12 February, marking the impact of a €14.3 million national initiative delivered under the Human Capital Initiative. The MicroCreds project, led by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) in partnership with eight universities, has supported more than 20,000 learners across Ireland through the development of over 600 accredited micro credentials. Funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) under the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 3, with support from the National Training Fund, the project has transformed how Irish universities design and deliver flexible, enterprise aligned education at scale.
Saturday, February 28, 2026
The College Reality Check - Gallup
While public confidence in higher education has declined sharply in recent years, current students and graduates report far more optimistic experiences. The College Reality Check: What Students Experience vs. What America Believes report from Lumina Foundation and Gallup examines this divide, highlighting public skepticism alongside the positive outcomes described by those on campus and beyond. Although significant partisan gaps in confidence persist among adults, such differences are not observed among students themselves. Three-quarters of graduates say their degree was important to their career success, and most recent bachelor’s degree graduates secured a good job within a year of graduation. Cost remains a top concern, yet the majority of students and alumni continue to view a college degree as worth the investment. Read the full report for more findings and insights.
What’s Ahead In 2026 For The Arts And Humanities In Corporate America - Benjamin Wolff, Forbes
Between the rising unemployment rate, a dramatic increase in corporate AI spending, and Merriam-Webster’s choice of “slop” as its word of the year, what we’re absorbing in these final days of 2025 is giving many Americans anxiety about their careers in 2026. Surprisingly, one of the most maligned groups, arts and humanities graduates, is well positioned to thrive in this disrupted environment. Here are five ways they can take advantage of new realities in the workplace.
The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself - the Conversation
Universities are adopting AI across many areas of institutional life. Some uses are largely invisible, like systems that help allocate resources, flag “at-risk” students, optimize course scheduling or automate routine administrative decisions. Other uses are more noticeable. Students use AI tools to summarize and study, instructors use them to build assignments and syllabuses and researchers use them to write code, scan literature and compress hours of tedious work into minutes. People may use AI to cheat or skip out on work assignments. But the many uses of AI in higher education, and the changes they portend, beg a much deeper question: As machines become more capable of doing the labor of research and learning, what happens to higher education? What purpose does the university serve?
Friday, February 27, 2026
The Committed Innovator: Keeping up with AI and deploying it as it evolves - Nathaniel Whittmore, McKinsey
Adopting AI remains a challenge for most, and the fact that the world of AI is advancing so incredibly rapidly doesn’t help. Nathaniel Whittemore aims to make both adoption and keeping up with change a lot easier. He is the founder and CEO of Superintelligent, the AI enablement platform offering interactive tutorials that provide practical AI education and clear paths to business solutions. He is also the host of the podcast, AI Daily Brief, which seeks to keep its listeners up to date with AI as it evolves. In this episode of The Committed Innovator, McKinsey innovation leader and senior partner Erik Roth speaks with Whittemore about the intersection between Whittemore’s two companies, the challenges of adopting and scaling AI for enterprises, and what he sees in store for AI in 2026.
Sam Altman's Bombshell - Peter H. Diamandis, Moonshots
In this video, Peter Diamandis discusses a provocative statement by Sam Altman, who suggested that AGI has essentially been achieved in a "spiritual" rather than literal sense. Diamandis highlights that Altman now views AGI as an engineering challenge centered on iterative improvements rather than a research problem requiring a single massive breakthrough. The video suggests that this shift in narrative is strategically timed, as Altman needs to secure $100 billion in funding and maintain public market excitement for upcoming data center investments and potential IPO filings. Diamandis concludes that the focus on being "this close" to AGI is a crucial component of the financial and technical momentum needed to sustain the industry's rapid growth. (summary provided by Gemini 3 mode fast)
Tuskegee University to Launch Online Global Campus - The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Tuskegee University, a historically Black educational institution in Alabama, recently announced the launch of the Tuskegee University Global Campus (TUGC), an online learning platform designed to expand access to an HBCU education for students who face barriers to a traditional on-campus experience, such as adult learners and students with limited financial resources. Launching in Fall 2027, TUGC will feature online bachelor’s degrees and graduate programs, offering a full suite of Tuskegee curricula delivered by faculty who have obtained a certificate for teaching online. TUGC courses will feature recorded lectures, and students can benefit from academic advising, tutoring, and success coaching.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Students receive settlement payouts from remote learning lawsuit, $4 million distributed across 56,000 class members - Mary Andolina, The Daily U Washington
A select number of students have begun to receive settlement payouts from the $4 million settlement lawsuit in which the plaintiffs argued students should not have been required to pay full tuition prices during the period of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Payments were scheduled to be sent out Jan. 30 to settlement class members, which includes students enrolled at UW during the winter or spring 2020 quarters. After administrative costs, attorney fees, and the payment to the lead plaintiff, the remaining $4 million will be split evenly between the approximately 56,000 settlement class members who did not opt out. UW transitioned to remote instruction at the end of winter quarter in March 2020 and students paid regular tuition prices.
Is AI Inescapable in Higher Education? - Maddie Rodriguez, the Spectator
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a day-to-day norm. Nearly 90% of college students use AI for academic purposes. A third of them use it daily, and another 24% use AI several times a week. According to the 2025 AI in Education Trends Report, AI is being used as a learning partner, but what does that mean? Professors and students alike are worried that AI is being used as a shortcut, that it threatens the ability to think critically, and that it is contributing to a decline in writing quality. Questions about how to integrate it ethically, if at all, are increasing as its use grows. In July 2024, the Technology Ethics Initiative (TEI) at Seattle University was created to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration on campus between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and academic learning. Its main goal is to bring together research related to technology ethics and technology policy.
Students question the value of higher education amid AI - Naomi Martin, the Ithican
Ithaca College’s statement on AI use includes the desire to prepare students for an AI-driven future and workforce, which is already here. Large companies like Pinterest and Amazon have made moves to pivot toward AI resources, with Pinterest laying off under 15% of its workers and Amazon cutting 14,000 corporate jobs. The influence that AI has on the job market varies by industry. Junior Caroline Guzman — an advertising, public relations, and marketing communications major — said that within her classes, AI is emphasized as a necessary tool in the job market. “In the workplace, you are going to use AI,” Guzman said. “Multiple professors have told me if you are not using it, you are falling behind in strategic communications.” Guzman said the AI applications that are used in APRMC courses include tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Many of the tools that APRMC has historically used, like Canva, now have AI incorporated in their foundation.
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