Has the One Feature Educators Demanded Arrived? | Ep. 95

In this episode of ChatEDU (Has the One Feature Educators Demanded Arrived?), Matt and Liz open with a snowy update and a cautionary tale: a professor from the University of Cologne lost two years of research after turning off a ChatGPT setting. From there, the episode digs into AI’s influence across science, labor, classrooms, and edtech adoption, ending with the feature educators have been asking for.The Run DownOpenAI’s CFO Sarah Friar suggests the company could take a stake in scientific breakthroughs it helps power, raising questions about AI’s role in discovery and profit.The IMF warns that AI could impact 60% of jobs in developed countries, hitting young workers especially hard as entry-level roles disappear.Researchers use Dungeons & Dragons to test AI models’ ability to stay in character and track complex narratives. Claude 3.5 performed best, with GPT-4o trailing slightly.OpenAI launches a national-scale education initiative with countries like Estonia, Greece, and Jordan using ChatGPT Edu in classrooms.Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft are racing to win over schools. From Minecraft to Khan Academy, each company is pushing tools to shape how students learn with AI.A pilot in New York shows strong results when teachers co-design AI use in classrooms. Student outcomes improved, and teachers saved time.Reid Hoffman encourages schools and companies to focus less on flashy pilots and more on practical AI use for meetings, notes, and everyday tasks.A new study finds executives are gaining time with AI, while many frontline employees say it adds work or makes errors they need to fix.The Economist questions decades of edtech investment, calling it profitable but largely ineffective. Some countries, like Denmark, are returning to textbooks.Beneath the SurfaceThe UK’s Department for Education released detailed AI safety standards, calling for transparency, student interaction logs, and protection against emotional manipulation. At BETT, Google responded with a major update: educators will soon get dashboards showing student use of Gems and NotebookLM, finally offering the visibility schools have been demanding.AnnouncementsCelebrate our 100th episode: ⁠skills21.org/chatedu100⁠Learning They'll Love - Dr. Elizabeth RaddayASCD: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/bde652nn⁠ Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/22t9hz77Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/bdckf6zwEdAdvance is offering a Middle and High School Student AI Literacy course — email [e-mail] to bring it to your district. ​​⁠www.skills21.org/ai/learnai⁠ Skills21’s FREE social media literacy course Check it out here - ⁠https://www.skills21.org/social-balance⁠This episode is sponsored by The National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing. ⁠https://www.nextgenmfg.org⁠LinksOpenAI’s Sarah Friar on Squawk Boxhttps://tinyurl.com/h6jtz4buAI Job Losses to Hit Young Workers Most, IMF Warnshttps://tinyurl.com/4a7hkbsxUsing Dungeons & Dragons to Test AI Limitshttps://tinyurl.com/2eknyc95Introducing OpenAI’s Education for Countrieshttps://tinyurl.com/bdhnz4awAnthropic, Google and Microsoft fight to win teachershttps://tinyurl.com/57ch2zreAI in Schools Needs Teacher Buy-Inhttps://tinyurl.com/4fnv2f3bHoffman on Why Companies Are Getting AI Wronghttps://tinyurl.com/nuursbkwDoes AI save time? Executives say yes, employees say no.https://tinyurl.com/2xxuntaaEd tech is profitable. It is also mostly uselesshttps://tinyurl.com/zbupby9eGenerative AI: Product Safety Standardshttps://tinyurl.com/3z7rwtu5Google Expands Gemini Features in Classroomhttps://tinyurl.com/4fufr84bThe Leaders Turning AI Into Impacthttps://tinyurl.com/yxn76mdd