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.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91107229/how-to-be-a-better-leader-in-the-age-of-ai-2

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!

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2024/04/25/higher-education-and-four-industrial-revolutions

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.

https://elblog.pl/2024/04/16/the-dawn-of-enhanced-reasoning-in-ai-gpt-5-and-llama-3-set-to-revolutionize-complex-task-performance/

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.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/special-report.php

Generative AI Update for 2024 - Ray Schroeder and Katherine Kerpan, the European Business Review

 Any update on this technology has to carry the caveat that it is changing day by day and that research and development is, in most cases, months ahead of what is available to the general public. We are now in a period of highly competitive one-upmanship in the features, speed, security, and reliability of GenAI products. As the top dozen or so competitors seek to build consumer and corporate markets, we will see usage expand. Currently, business and industry has effectively applied the technology to marketing, accounting, industry research, product development, trend analysis, report writing, and predictive applications. Clearly, GenAI has the potential to be a game-changer in the coming year. In this article, we will examine a number of the key changes, challenges, and opportunities that can be expected by the end of the year.

https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/generative-ai-update-for-2024/

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.

https://evolllution.com/fueling-growth-through-senior-leadership-championing-continuing-education

The Role of Education Research in a Campus-wide Commitment to Advancing Ethical Artificial Intelligence - A Q&A with Jing Liu, University of Maryland College of Education

My work focuses on how to leverage AI to support educators with their teaching and professional development and simultaneously honor their central position in education. Doing this work requires strong domain knowledge in education theory and practice and cutting-edge AI techniques, as well as a participatory process that involves working with educators, students and school leaders directly. Over my years of working in this space, I see that to use AI to transform education for good and truly benefit educators and students, all of these elements are critical. I believe AIM will be able to support all these aspects and help UMD strengthen its leading position in AI and education research. I also really appreciate that AIM puts ethical and trustworthy use of AI front and center, which is extremely important for research and applications at the intersection of AI and education.

https://education.umd.edu/news/04-09-24-role-education-research-campus-wide-commitment-advancing-ethical-artificial

Opinion: Higher Ed’s Reasons to Both Embrace and Fear AI - Jim A. Jorstad, Gov Tech

Much of the writing about artificial intelligence in higher education has been about the tool’s potential to enhance student learning, teaching strategies and the entire education process. Many say it might help identify and track students who would benefit from additional support and resources. However, there are significant warnings about the potential dangers of AI. Even comedian Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” recently opined about these, warning, “So I want your assurance that AI isn’t removing the human from the loop.” He questioned the possibility that humans will lose their jobs to AI technology.

https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/opinion-higher-eds-reasons-to-both-embrace-and-fear-ai

85% of new people managers receive no formal training. This is why you can’t fake it - TOMAS CHAMORRO-PREMUZIC, Fast Company

If you are in a position of leadership, your job is unquestionably hard. You must deliver results; identify, develop, and retain talent; keep people motivated, even coach them; and manage your personal goals all while maintaining a positive reputation and coming across as authentic.  Your life plays out on the jumbotron 24/7, and your organization’s priorities feel like they change hourly, so by definition, projects are always behind.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91088693/85-of-new-people-managers-receive-no-formal-training-this-is-why-you-cant-fake-it

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.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4196128/openai-meta-set-unveil-ai-models-capable-reasoning-planning

AI taking on more work doesn't mean it replaces you. Here are 12 reasons to worry less - David Gewirtz, ZD Net

Today, AI has the potential to destroy some jobs (possibly including my own), but it also has the potential to empower -- and provide deep value to -- workers and employers. We call that disruption, and it's nothing new because disruption is always new. As with nearly all the technology previously created, AI has a dual nature. It presents both challenges and opportunities. It's up to all of us where it goes. Will we be able to integrate AI into our lives as a force multiplier, or will we find ourselves fighting Skynet? Only time will tell.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-taking-on-more-work-doesnt-mean-it-replaces-you-here-are-12-reasons-to-worry-less/

Bridging the AI Divide: A Call to Action - Adela de la Torre and James Frazee, Inside Higher Ed

Leaders must take steps to prevent low-income and first-gen students from falling further behind, Adela de la Torre and James Frazee write. AI literacy has already become a gating qualification for participants across America’s workforce. In one recent survey by Amazon Web Services, a staggering 73 percent of employers report prioritizing hiring talent with AI skills. Those employers are willing to pay candidates with AI expertise significantly higher salaries—in some cases almost 50 percent more. Equipping students for career success and social mobility therefore requires an immediate, holistic and collective approach to building AI literacy. To do so, we must first begin with access while carefully examining both policy and pedagogy.

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2024/04/04/call-action-address-inequity-ai-access-opinion

There are No Shortcuts to Thinking: Promise in the way students are already using AI as a learning tool - Dan Sarofian-Butin, Education Next

I really thought everyone would cheat. That’s why I was shocked by their responses. “I use it the same way we use it for this class,” one student wrote. isten, therefore, to what another one of my students wrote: “I use ChatGPT as my TA and for it to give me extra help with brainstorming different ideas, like I would with any other person.” Dear reader, let that sink in: “like I would with any other person.” Let me be clear: I am not trying to anthropomorphize ChatGPT or pretend that it can solve all of the woes of higher education. Rather, I think we are at a crossroads with AI.

https://www.educationnext.org/there-are-no-shortcuts-to-thinking-teacher-sees-promise-students-using-ai-learning-tool-artificial-intelligence/

Exploring generative AI at Harvard - Jessica McCann, Harvard Gazette

The explosion of generative AI technology over the past year and a half is raising big questions about how these tools will impact higher education. Across Harvard, members of the community have been exploring how GenAI will change the ways we teach, learn, research, and work. As part of this effort, the Office of the Provost has convened three working groups. They will discuss questions, share innovations, and evolve guidance and community resources. 

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/exploring-potential-benefits-pitfalls-of-generative-ai/

Let’s break down the barriers blocking neurodivergent people from higher education - Sourav Mukhopadhyay, Times Higher Ed

Neurodivergent students face barriers when accessing higher education, including negative attitudes of faculty members, lack of assistive technology, traditional teaching methods and inflexible curricula. All these factors can compromise academic and social development, as well as participation. Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for neurological differences as a result of autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia and many other conditions, describes a natural variation of the human brain rather than a deficiency. 

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lets-break-down-barriers-blocking-neurodivergent-people-higher-education

Degrees Earned Fall Again, Certificates Rise - Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed

Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report.  The latest “Undergraduate Degree Earners” report, released Thursday, showed that almost 100,000 fewer people earned bachelor’s and associate degrees or certificates during the 2022–23 academic year, a 2.8 percent decrease. The number of certificate earners, meanwhile, is higher than it’s been in a decade, the report found. Students who earned these kinds of credentials increased by about 4 percent.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2024/04/11/degrees-earned-fall-again-certificates-rise

Will AI Be the Death of Higher Education? - GEORGE LEEF, National Review

There has been much handwringing over the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI). Many college professors abhor it, thinking it has only a huge downside in that it enables students to cheat more easily. That’s one view, but in today’s Martin Center article, Jacob Bruggeman sees good coming from AI. Rather than destroying the humanities, AI applications can enable new discoveries.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/will-ai-be-the-death-of-higher-education/

Inching Toward the $100,000 Sticker Price - Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed

Some selective institutions are expected to hit six figures soon, though such pricing will likely have more of a psychological and political impact than a financial one. For years, headlines have warned that the cost of attending college would eventually exceed $100,000-a-year at some institutions. Law schools at Columbia and Stanford Universities and the University of Chicago crossed that threshold in 2019; some higher ed experts predicted that the most expensive private four-year institutions would join them by 2030. Now that barrier could be broken as early as next year, some believe.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/revenue-strategies/2024/04/03/inching-toward-100000-sticker-price

Nobody knows how AI works - Melissa Heikkilä, Technology Review

The biggest mystery is how large language models such as Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-4 can learn to do something they were not taught to do. You can train a language model on math problems in English and then show it French literature, and from that, it can learn to solve math problems in French. These abilities fly in the face of classical statistics, which provide our best set of explanations for how predictive models should behave, Will writes.The focus of the field today is how the models produce the things they do, but more research is needed into why they do so. Until we gain a better understanding of AI’s insides, expect more weird mistakes and a whole lot of hype that the technology will inevitably fail to live up to. 

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/05/1089449/nobody-knows-how-ai-works/

How to Protect Intellectual Property in the Age of AI - A. Snyder, Mark Pecen, Knowledge at Wharton

Patents are used very differently by large multinational companies compared to small- and medium-sized firms. Both small and large firms use patents to protect their intellectual property, but their strategy must be consistent with the current stage of corporate maturity. A strategy that might be appropriate for a large auto manufacturer, for example, would typically not be anywhere near appropriate for a startup company or other small to medium enterprise. As companies grow and mature, patenting strategies tend to change over time as well, and it pays to re-examine a company’s patenting strategy periodically.

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-to-protect-intellectual-property-in-the-age-of-ai/

The jobs most likely to be affected by AI, according to five experts - Rob Waugh, Yahoo! News

Could eight million jobs really be lost in the UK in the very near future due to artificial intelligence? A worrying report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggested that there are two ‘waves’ of generative AI adoption, and in the second wave, 59% of tasks done by workers could be automated. Yahoo News spoke to some of Britain’s leading AI and workplace experts to get an insight into what roles could be automated in the near and mid-term future.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jobs-most-likely-taken-by-ai-190524787.html