education

Bill Gates: AI will be ‘as good a tutor as any human,’ but payoffs in education will take time

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/bill-gates-ai-will-be-as-good-a-tutor-as-any-human-but-payoffs-will-take-time/ My training course tutor was great. They (the pronoun they preferred) pushed me and pulled me. They pushed me to experiment and speculate, to explore and question. They also pulled me back when my work became self-indulgent. They literally made me what I am today. And now I’m out… Read the rest

What is the future of advertising? Part 3: the students

https://the-media-leader.com/what-is-the-future-of-advertising-part-3-the-students/ They didn’t think of themselves as students. They were industry professionals: part of the community, working on the challenges. Paid a living wage but confident they had a future with more rewards to come. Agencies and businesses were not guests or visitors, they were partners, co-designing the Pivot Programme… Read the rest

Microsoft 365 ‘Copilot’ uses AI to automate everyday tasks in multiple apps

https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-365-copilot-uses-ai-to-automate-everyday-tasks-in-multiple-apps-151133434.html?src=rss&guccounter=1 It was just there. A modern-day paperclip conspiracy. Not just for scientists with dodgy records but now students desperate to get a job. It beckoned. So easy: accept and it’s finished. She’d paid the fees, attended all the classes. She deserved the qualification and was showing initiative – practice-research,… Read the rest

Prog.ai wants to help recruiters find technical talent by inferring skills from GitHub code

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/03/prog-ai-wants-to-help-recruiters-find-technical-talent-by-inferring-skills-from-github-code/ The portfolio School was worth it. My degree was a great foundation but I wasn’t going to get a job without a Book and one that was optimised right. If you look at my Book you see ads: art direction, copy, inisghts. But you’re not the one doing the… Read the rest

How you can tear down the ‘paper ceiling’ and uncover new talent

https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/how-look-past-backgrounds-and-pedigrees-find-untapped-talent/2464071 The diversity algorithm spat out its teams for the week. She looked at the message, decoding the coloured key. Her blue had become slightly more purple as her child had started school. A touch more green after she’d picked up the guitar again. She’d always be in the blues… Read the rest

‘I get a lemonade for every 1,000 hits!’ The rise of the child podcast superstars

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/20/i-get-a-lemonade-for-every-1000-hits-the-rise-of-the-child-podcast-superstars I admit, we do it. Outside the school gate, family gatherings, at dinner parties. We should probably play it a bit cooler but, heh… We’re proud parents. Who wouldn’t be? His results speak for themselves. A scholarship is almost guaranteed. Not every kid is getting those scores. I admit… Read the rest

Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/technology/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-universities.html I had to wear the costume and silly hat. Graduation is really for the parents isn’t it? The photos before and after – the silly group ones and the more formal one for Gran. If I am honest I was a bit proud too – mainly of getting a… Read the rest

New York City public schools ban OpenAI’s ChatGPT

https://www.engadget.com/chatgpt-openai-new-york-city-public-schools-ban-192608080.html?guccounter=1 It was only a matter of time. We all knew that. They’re not completely stupid they just needed the tools. With their reputations (and brands) as guardian of academic standards to protect and therefore so much money on the line, they threw money at developers and got their own… Read the rest

It’s Time to Break Bad Pandemic Learning Habits

https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-to-break-bad-pandemic-learning-habits/ There’s something not right. It’s partly that of course the work is harder now. No second window open to do some extra… “research” before responding. No third window open for a live conversation with a mate. No hit record and worry about understanding it later. But there is something… Read the rest