AI has taken over education technology: what will come next? - Pavithra Mohan, Fast Company

In 2024, AI continues to be a key driver of innovation in the edtech space. Ello, for example, is betting that an AI-powered reading coach can help improve childhood literacy rates; the startup recently launched a more affordable, digital-only iteration of its product, along with a vast catalog of e-books. Looking at the year ahead, Patterson believes the overall decline in student engagement—an issue that was laid bare by the pandemic—will be one of the most crucial challenges for the industry going forward. “The student engagement problem is not a biological problem,” he says. “It’s a content and modality problem relative to where our current generation is at.”

https://www.fastcompany.com/91036603/education-spotlight-most-innovative-companies-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.

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

Success Program Launch: Incentivizing Academic Success with Scholarships - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed

Online-only students, compared to their face-to-face peers, are less likely to complete a degree. Many colleges and universities are leaning into online students’ feelings of belonging to promote retention and completion, but leaders at one online campus are focusing on financial incentives. Penn State World Campus, the online arm of Pennsylvania State university, launched the Progressive Scholarship program in 2023. The invite-only program rewards 90 students who engage in best practices with financial aid, up to $7,750 over four years.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2024/03/21/encouraging-online-learners-make-academic-progress

AI and the Workforce: How Gen AI Can Help Employees Flourish - Angie Basiouny, Knowledge at Wharton

When deployed correctly, generative artificial intelligence can help employees become more innovative, free them from mundane tasks, and improve their communication skills. That’s the message from three scholars who shared their research during the “AI Horizons” webinar, “AI and the Workforce” which streamed live on February 16. The webinar series is hosted by AI at Wharton to showcase emerging knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence. Each panelist presented research on a distinct aspect of labor, yet the overarching theme was clear: Rather than fearing AI as a threat to human capital, it can help employees bring their best selves to work.

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/ai-and-the-workforce-how-gen-ai-can-help-employees-flourish/

When ChatGPT Comes for Scholarship - John Warner, Inside Higher Ed

The inevitable has now happened and what is clearly unedited generative AI content is finding its way into (apparently) peer-reviewed publications. It’s possible that this practice is already disturbingly widespread. This was inevitable because in a system that privileges efficiency and productivity—as seems to be the case with much of academic scholarship—using a tool that can generate a simulation of the kind of content that passes muster in these spaces will be sorely tempting. These simulations are entering a world where those tasked as gatekeepers are overwhelmed, and the temptation to simply check the box and move the article down the line of production is powerful, particularly when that production (for both scholars and editors) is the job. 

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-visiting/2024/03/20/chatgpt-offers-choosing-moment-higher-ed

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Hints at Coming Release of a Surprise Feature - Julian Horsey, Geeky-Gadgets.com

Although details remain scarce, there is speculation that this surprise feature may be related to AI agency and autonomy. AI agency and autonomy refer to the ability of AI systems to make decisions, take actions, and interact with their environment in a more independent and self-directed manner. This could involve the development of AI agents that can autonomously learn, adapt, and pursue goals without constant human intervention or oversight. If GPT-5 were to incorporate elements of AI agency and autonomy, it could potentially revolutionize the way we interact with and deploy AI systems. Instead of being passive tools that simply respond to user input, GPT-5 could become a more proactive and collaborative partner, capable of taking initiative, offering unprompted suggestions, and even carrying out tasks on behalf of the user.

https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/chatgpt-5-features-2024/#10_potential_surprise_feature

UC Irvine opening generative AI tool to students this year - Sklylar Rispens, EdScoop

The University of California, Irvine announced on Monday that it is preparing to expand the use of its new, customized generative artificial intelligence tool to students this year. The tool, called ZotGPT Chat, launched to all faculty and staff in January. The deployment of the tool is in coordination with a campus-wide education campaign to boost AI literacy among faculty and staff. “ZotGPT is about more than supporting innovation with the latest tools,” Tom Andriola, vice chancellor for data and information technology, said in a press release. “It’s also about ensuring that we provide broad access to these new tools across our community in a secure and responsible way, with the proper support structures. ZotGPT can be leveraged for teaching, research and redesigning work processes and can serve as an engine for facilitating collaboration. We look forward to fully embracing the potential of generative AI in 2024 and beyond.”

https://edscoop.com/university-california-irvine-generative-artificial-intelligence-tool/

You can access Google Gemini by going to ‘ai.com’ - Ben Schoon, 9-to-5 Google

Typically, to access Google Gemini, you’d go to gemini.google.com. It’s easy enough, especially after you set up a bookmark, but a redirect website that Google set up is much faster. “ai.com” now directs to Gemini. Google seemingly owns the quick and memorable domain name, and this redirect makes it super easy to launch the AI chatbot on the fly. This, of course, works across all platforms including desktop and mobile. |

https://9to5google.com/2024/03/15/google-gemini-ai-website/

Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones - Ivan Mehta, TechCrunch

Apple is looking to team up with Google for a mega-deal to leverage the Gemini AI model for features on iPhone, Bloomberg reported. This will put Google in a commanding position as the company already has a deal with Apple as the preferred search engine provider on iPhones for the Safari browser. The publication cited people familiar with the matter saying that Apple is looking to license Google’s AI tech to introduce AI-powered features with iOS updates later this year. Additionally, the company also held discussions with OpenAI to potentially use GPT models, Bloomberg said.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/17/apple-is-reportedly-exploring-a-partnership-with-google-for-gemini-powered-feature-on-iphones/

We need to address the generative AI literacy gap in higher education - Kyle Jensen, Times Higher Education

Developing generative AI literacy can be a challenge because humans have difficulty conceptualising large numbers. Such numbers expose the limits of our knowledge and our ability to solve problems at scale becomes strained. When I teach students and colleagues about generative AI, they are genuinely shocked to learn that the applications are built on hundreds of billions of texts. Understanding the scale of generative AI operations is important, I explain, because the algorithms that run them need large quantities of text to create reliable output.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/we-need-address-generative-ai-literacy-gap-higher-education

Navigating the digital classroom; exploring Gen-Z’s shift towards online education - Rohit Gupta, Financial Express

Online education has become an integral part of the contemporary educational landscape, experiencing a significant surge in popularity (particularly among Generation Z individuals). The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed this trend, exposing Gen-Zs to the efficacy and convenience of online learning platforms. This article explores the multifaceted reasons behind the growing preference for online education among Gen-Zs and its transformative impact on their learning journey. One of the primary reasons for the popularity of online education among Gen-Zs is its unparalleled convenience and flexibility. With the fast-paced lifestyle characteristic of this generation, traditional brick-and-mortar learning often falls short of meeting their needs and catering to . Online education, on the other hand, offers the flexibility to learn at one’s own pace and convenience, irrespective of geographical boundaries. 

https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs-career/education-navigating-the-digital-classroom-exploring-gen-zs-shift-towards-online-education-3428747/

Embracing Flexibility in Higher Education Through Online Learning - WROK

As we navigate through the digital age, the landscape of education continues to evolve, seamlessly integrating technology to cater to the diverse needs of students. Traditional classroom settings are no longer the only option for pursuing higher education, with online learning platforms gaining significant traction for their unparalleled flexibility and accessibility. This transition rings especially true for specialized fields such as nursing, where balancing rigorous academic requirements with real-life responsibilities can be quite challenging. 

https://1440wrok.com/embracing-flexibility-in-higher-education-through-online-learning/

Why AI Systems Still Confound Researchers - BEN BRUBAKER, Quantum

An open secret about artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT is that they all have an unsettling quirk: Not even the researchers who build them fully understand how they work. These large language models, or LLMs, are special computer programs based on mathematical structures called neural networks. Although neural networks are now ubiquitous in scientific research and daily life, and researchers have studied them for over half a century, their inner workings remain mysterious. How is that possible?

https://mailchi.mp/simonsfoundation/why-classical-computers-can-still-win-quantum-contests-2492221

How Are Higher Ed Instructors Using GenAI Today? - Brandon Paykamian, GovTech

While ChatGPT remains king in terms of GenAI tools used by college professors to create content and guide lessons, other tools are emerging for specific purposes such as transcription, coding and making presentations. According to a recent survey of educators from over 1,200 institutions conducted by the ed-tech company Cengage, about 75 percent of higher-ed faculty believe that generative AI will radically change higher education. And while most faculty remain cautious and apprehensive about what that change entails — only 16 percent report feeling prepared — more and more educators are growing comfortable with using generative AI tools to guide lessons and create course content.

https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/how-are-higher-ed-instructors-using-genai-today

Report: The Advantages that AI Brings to Higher Ed - Arrman Kyaw, Diverse Education

“In the case of South Carolina State University, I think they gained 400 staff hours by using customer service chatbots,” she said. “The cultural responsiveness of staff at HBCUs and really the beauty of community of HBCUs, is the people.” South Carolina State has used AI in its admissions efforts. The school’s incoming classes have grown because of these efforts, with 53% more enrollees for the first year, said Dr. Manicia J. Finch, vice president for enrollment management at the institution. “Next, we are building the infrastructure to enable even more seamless student supports – which may include more AI tools,” Finch said. AI also presents schools an additional way to accommodate students with disabilities, with digital tools that can record and summarize lectures and information, the report noted.

https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15666100/report-the-advantages-that-ai-brings-to-higher-ed

Forget Chatbots. AI Agents Are the Future - Will Knight, Wired

Startups and tech giants are trying to move from chatbots that offer help via text, to AI agents that can get stuff done. Recent demos include an AI coder called Devin and agents that play videogames. Devin’s creators brand it as an “AI software developer.” When asked to test how Meta’s open source language model Llama 2 performed when accessed via different companies hosting it, Devin generated a step-by-step plan for the project, generated code needed to access the APIs and run benchmarking tests, and created a website summarizing the results. It’s always hard to judge staged demos, but Cognition has shown Devin handling a wide range of impressive tasks. It wowed investors and engineers on X, receiving plenty of endorsements, and even inspired a few memes—including some predicting Devin will soon be responsible for a wave of tech industry layoffs.

https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-forget-chatbots-ai-agents-are-the-future/

Cognition emerges from stealth to launch AI software engineer Devin - Shubham Sharmar, Venture Beat

The human user simply types a natural language prompt into Devin’s chatbot style interface, and the AI software engineer takes it from there, developing a detailed, step-by-step plan to tackle the problem. It then begins the project using its developer tools, just like how a human would use them, writing its own code, fixing issues, testing and reporting on its progress in real-time, allowing the user to keep an eye on everything as it works. If something doesn’t look right to the human observer, the user can also jump into the chat interface and give the AI a command to fix it. This, Cognition says, enables engineering teams to delegate some of their projects to the AI and focus on more creative tasks that require human intelligence.

https://venturebeat.com/ai/cognition-emerges-from-stealth-to-launch-ai-software-engineer-devin/

Michigan Hybrid Program Aims to Reach 50,000 Adult Students - Lauren Coffey, Inside Higher Ed

 Now the two have teamed up to launch what they call a first-of-its-kind hybrid program within Grand Valley State University—with an ambitious mission of reaching 50,000 students in the first five years. “It’s a bold goal. It’s a high impact goal,” Mantella said. “But we’re committed to it and not afraid to say it.” The program is the latest in a growing number of state initiatives to help adult learners. Half of Michigan’s adult population—those 25 years old and older—do not have a post-secondary degree, and another 2 million have some college but no degree. For many years, institutions have zeroed in on adult learners by offering online degrees, which are seen as more flexible for those working and often parenting.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/teaching-learning/2024/03/12/michigan-hybrid-program-aims-reach-50000-adult

The impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Higher Education - Swansea.AC.UK

 Generative Artificial Intelligence is a branch of artificial intelligence that uses deep learning algorithms, trained on large datasets, to generate content such as text, images, videos, and music. Open AI’s ChatGPT – a type of generative AI, has disrupted many aspects of industry in a very short space of time, leading many decision and policy makers to question existing processes and traditional job roles. Generative AI has numerous applications in various sectors, including marketing, legal profession, creative industries, software development, manufacturing, healthcare, and gaming. Generative AI can create new works that challenge traditional notions of creativity and authorship. In music, it can generate new melodies and even entire songs.

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/research/research-highlights/digital-futures/generative-artificial-intelligence/

A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive - Carl Zimmer, NY Times

Still, the performance of foundation models has already led their creators to wonder about the role of human biologists in a world where computers make important insights on their own. Traditionally, biologists have been rewarded for creative and time-consuming experiments that uncover some of the workings of life. But computers may be able to see those workings in a matter of weeks, days or even hours by scanning billions of cells for patterns we can’t see. “It’s going to force a complete rethink of what we consider creativity,” Dr. Quake said. “Professors should be very, very nervous.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/science/ai-learning-biology.html

UTEP to use faculty survey results to enhance campus’ AI strategy - Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters!

A University of Texas at El Paso team plans to conduct a survey this spring and act on the data to offer UTEP instructors the necessary help to address the growing capabilities and complexities of artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT. Jeff Olimpo, director of the campus’ Institute for Scholarship, Pedagogy, Innovation and Research Excellence, said the goal of this study will be to determine how much instructors know about AI and how comfortable they would be to incorporate the technology into their courses.

https://elpasomatters.org/2024/03/08/utep-utsa-ai-chatgpt-openai/

Developing next generation women leaders for—and beyond—your organization - Emily McNabb and Marie Christine Padberg, McKinsey

In honor of International Women’s Day, we are pleased to share some of the work our talent attraction team is doing to support McKinsey’s deep and long-standing commitment to advancing women in the workplace and in society. As a firm, we have invested in years of research, such as our annual Women in the Workplace report, and have innovated our own talent practices, including facilitating support networks and creating sponsorship and professional development opportunities for women. One program at the intersection of our efforts to innovate for ourselves and to support women’s leadership more broadly is our Next Generation Women Leaders program. Launched in 2012, NGWL serves two purposes at once: it is an important source of outstanding women candidates for the firm and an effective leadership development program for all participants, regardless of whether they apply.  

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/people-in-progress/developing-next-generation-women-leaders-for-and-beyond-your-organization

Artificial Superintelligence Could Arrive by 2027, Scientist Predicts: It's a bold prediction. - NOOR AL-SIBAI, Futurism

We may not have reached artificial general intelligence (AGI) yet, but as one of the leading experts in the theoretical field claims, it may get here sooner rather than later. During his closing remarks at this year's Beneficial AGI Summit in Panama, computer scientist and haberdashery enthusiast Ben Goertzel said that although people most likely won't build human-level or superhuman AI until 2029 or 2030, there's a chance it could happen as soon as 2027. After that, the SingularityNET founder said, AGI could then evolve rapidly into artificial superintelligence (ASI), which he defines as an AI with all the combined knowledge of human civilization.

https://futurism.com/artificial-superintelligence-agi-2027-goertzel

Three ways libraries are championing the open access movement - Karen Glover, Times Higher Education

The open access movement has progressed very slowly over the past few decades. Recent changes to US federal guidelines for grant funding have rejuvenated the conversation around a sustainable open access publishing model. Although the perfect publishing model has yet to present itself, libraries have worked diligently to support this initiative over the years and have a vested interest in free access to information. One of the core missions of libraries is to provide equitable access to information in perpetuity. The open access movement fits nicely with that mission, so it makes sense that libraries would support and advocate for open access.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three-ways-libraries-are-championing-open-access-movement

Developing next generation women leaders for—and beyond—your organization - Emily McNabb and Marie Christine Padberg, McKinsey

In honor of International Women’s Day, we are pleased to share some of the work our talent attraction team is doing to support McKinsey’s deep and long-standing commitment to advancing women in the workplace and in society. As a firm, we have invested in years of research, such as our annual Women in the Workplace report, and have innovated our own talent practices, including facilitating support networks and creating sponsorship and professional development opportunities for women. One program at the intersection of our efforts to innovate for ourselves and to support women’s leadership more broadly is our Next Generation Women Leaders program. Launched in 2012, NGWL serves two purposes at once: it is an important source of outstanding women candidates for the firm and an effective leadership development program for all participants, regardless of whether they apply.  

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/people-in-progress/developing-next-generation-women-leaders-for-and-beyond-your-organization

University launches compulsory artificial intelligence module - Jing Liu, Times Higher Ed

A Chinese university has become the first institution in the country to make artificial intelligence a compulsory module for students in all departments. Nanjing University, in Jiangsu province, announced its plan for an “artificial intelligence general core module system” at the end of February. From September onwards, undergraduate students will take an AI module as a compulsory part of their degree, in a bid to nurture “master-level strategic scientists” with an AI-literate, innovative and interdisciplinary approach.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-launches-compulsory-artificial-intelligence-module

Captain's log: the irreducible weirdness of prompting AIs - Ethan Mollick, One Useful Thing

I have spent a lot of time with GPT-4, and I had a good intuition for its “personality.” I get how it “thinks.” You can learn this sort of intuition by putting in the time to experiment yourself. People who use AI a lot are often able to glance at a prompt and tell you why it might succeed or fail. Like all forms of expertise, this comes with experience - usually at least 10 hours of work with a model. And while most advanced models work in similar ways, if I want to get really good at a new model, like Google Advanced, that takes another 10 hours to learn its quirks. Plus, models evolve over time, so the way you use GPT-4 now is different than a few months ago, requiring even more time.

https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/captains-log-the-irreducible-weirdness

Gemini vs. ChatGPT: What's the difference? - Dave Raffo, Tech Target

ChatGPT took early lead among AI-generated chatbots before Google answered with Gemini, formerly Bard. While ChatGPT and Gemini perform similar tasks, there are differences. ChatGPT and Gemini are largely responsible for the considerable buzz around GenAI, which uses data from machine learning models to answer questions and create images, text and videos. OpenAI and Google are continuously improving the large language models (LLMs) behind ChatGPT and Gemini to give them a greater ability to generate human-like text.

https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/tip/Gemini-vs-ChatGPT-Whats-the-difference

It’s cool to be kind: The value of empathy at work - McKinsey

Empathy: We all aspire to it, but does it really make a performance difference in the workplace? Definitely, according to Jamil Zaki, a research psychologist at Stanford University and author of The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World (Crown, June 2019). In this episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, Jamil joins McKinsey talent leaders Bryan Hancock and Brooke Weddle, with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly, to make the case for investing in empathic behavior—for reasons including higher productivity, a stronger workplace culture, and better organizational health—as well as to discuss how to go about cultivating kindness at work.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/its-cool-to-be-kind-the-value-of-empathy-at-work

Late bloomers: Older adult college enrollment trends and benefits - Zsófia L. Bárány, Pauline Corblet, and Moshe Buchinsky - Brookings

About 70% of the increase in overall college completion between 1990 and 2010 can be explained by an increasing share of individuals earning degrees after their mid-twenties. Black and female college graduates are more likely to be “late bloomers”; the rise in later-in-life college completion explains a substantial share of the reduction in college completion gaps between genders and races. When individuals graduate from college later in life, they have smaller wage returns; ignoring the existence of late graduates when estimating the returns to college education underestimates the value of graduating from college early by 27%.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/late-bloomers-older-adult-college-enrollment-trends-and-benefits/

More Than Half of Recent 4-Year College Grads Underemployed - Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed

More than half of recent four-year college graduates, 52 percent, are underemployed a year after they graduate, according to a new report from Strada Institute for the Future of Work and the Burning Glass Institute. A decade after graduation, 45 percent of them still don’t hold a job that requires a four-year degree. Those stark data points were highlighted in a report released today called “Talent Disrupted.” The report outlines employment outcomes for recent bachelor’s degree earners and explores the factors that contribute to their short- and long-term underemployment. It drew on federal data sources, job ads and online résumé and career profiles for more than 60 million workers.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2024/02/22/more-half-recent-four-year-college-grads-underemployed

Generative AI upskilling can help future-proof your company - Clint Boulton, CIO

More certain is that genAI’s transformative function—automating content creation—will alter how people work.  The implications to changes for knowledge workflows are staggering. Enterprises will use personalized technology skills development to drive $1 trillion in productivity gains by 2026, according to IDC research.1 This productivity bump won’t come courtesy of magic pixie dust. Organizations must educate staff on how to incorporate genAI into their daily workflows. Education starts with prompt engineering, the art and science of framing prompts that steer Large Language Models (LLMs) towards desired outputs. Eighty-seven percent of IT leaders Dell surveyed2 said they would like prompt engineering training for themselves, their teams, or both. 

https://www.cio.com/article/1309753/generative-ai-upskilling-can-help-future-proof-your-company.html

Employees said they’d work harder if recognized. These are the types of recognition they want - Fast Company

Forget bonuses or traditional perks—leaders have discovered a thriving workforce comes from one simple act: appreciation. A Harvard Business Review report shows that 40% of team members would up their game once directors recognize their efforts. However, most businesses see an abundance of “thank you’s” and “good jobs” every day. So, what is the secret that creates this effect?

https://www.fastcompany.com/91033372/employees-work-harder-recognition-they-want

Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus - Robert Ubell, EdSurge

Now is the time to fully embrace how physical classrooms can be improved by online techniques. Students, in particular, seem sold on the upsides of techniques they encountered during online learning. A recent Titan Partners survey found that students are eager to participate in on-campus courses with digitally embedded exercises. Students greatly favored hybrid options, and they preferred digital course materials over print textbooks.“The online experience has changed student expectations, especially of time spent in class,” says Whitney Kilgore, chief academic officer at iDesign, a higher education service provider specializing in instructional design. “Many are busy adults who don’t want their time wasted.”

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-02-22-online-teaching-is-improving-in-person-instruction-on-campus

The Future of AI: A 2024 Vision for Cstomer Service and Beyond - Phillipp Heltewig, Aithority

The next major generation of AI, which may be kicked off by GPT5 or Google’s next iteration of Gemini, may be interactive AI which is ultimately fulfilling the long-standing promise of Star Trek-like conversational interfaces. This means a real assistant right out of Sci-Fi that can understand you, generate answers but critically, break down more complex requests that require research, reasoning, and intuition into logical steps, action them, and deliver the results required. Moreover, as AI Agents become more adept at processing and understanding large volumes of data, they can provide insights that were previously unattainable.

https://aithority.com/machine-learning/the-future-of-ai-a-2024-vision-for-customer-service-and-beyond/

Listen: Supporting Adult Learners in Higher Education - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed

One of the looming concerns of higher education is the demographic cliff: the number of traditional college-aged students is set to peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically over the next several years. Beyond this, fewer 18- to 24-year-olds are choosing to enroll in college, leading institutions to consider an older audience to boost enrollment. Two higher education professionals share the challenges and opportunities in serving adult learners and how institutions can better help them persist and graduate. 

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2024/02/21/podcast-colleges-role-adult-learner-student

How to AI-Proof Your Career As a Knowledge Worker - Henley Wing, Bloomberry

This technology is so powerful that there’s a good chance it will completely disrupt the job market for knowledge workers in 5-10 years. Yes, that includes everyone from marketers to software engineers. OK, relax, I know that sounds scary, but here’s the inconvenient truth: AI is already good at low-level tasks. It’s literally destroying barriers to entry for things like writing software. And it’ll eventually become good enough at solving large scale problems like maintaining legacy codebases.Here are 5 suggestions I have for any knowledge worker right now:

https://bloomberry.com/how-to-ai-proof-your-career/

Licensing AI is not the answer—but it contains the answers - Tom Wheeler, Brookings

As AI has continued to capture the public imagination, prominent developers, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, have called for the creation of a regulatory regime in the form of a new AI licensing agency. Licensing AI promises to be impractical and anti-competitive, and it is not the answer for AI regulation. However, the licensing proposal does suggest some related answers: There must be technical and behavioral standards for the development and operation of AI tools, and there must be a dedicated regulator to develop and enforce those standards.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/licensing-ai-is-not-the-answer-but-it-contains-the-answers

The Biggest AI Trends In The Next 10 Years - Bernard Marr, Forbes

I believe that in 10 years’ time, the AI that’s a part of everyday life will be as far evolved from today’s AI as today’s internet is from the internet of the early days. In his excellent book The Coming Wave, Mustafa Suleyman notes that every wave of technology-driven change – from the combustion engine to the internet – has revolutionized society in a shorter time span than the previous wave. So, I don’t think we’ll have to wait 30 or even 20 years until AI is utterly engrained in all aspects of life.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/02/19/the-biggest-ai-trends-in-the-10-years/

Google Research Says What Separates the Best Managers From the Rest Boils Down to 8 Traits - Marcel Schwantes, Inc.

The Project Oxygen team in Google's People Innovation Lab conducted a comprehensive study on managers for a year. They collected over 10,000 observations across more than 100 variables using data-mining techniques. Additionally, they interviewed managers to gather more data and support their findings. After conducting numerous interviews and gathering data, researchers analyzed more than 400 pages of notes. The results were then shared with the employees, and several training programs based on these findings were developed for managers. By November 2012, the program had been implemented for several years, and the company demonstrated significant improvements in managerial effectiveness and performance thanks to the program.

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/google-research-says-what-separates-best-managers-from-rest-boils-down-to-8-traits.html

When strength, resilience and #BlackGirlMagic is a burden - Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune

When Lincoln University administrator Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey took her own life last month, the news broke the internet, a family friend said in a eulogy during homegoing services in Joliet. People had a lot to say about the death of the 49-year-old Chicago native who was the Missouri school’s vice president of student affairs:  She was a conduit, a convenor and, most passionately, an advocate, said her friends, family and colleagues. The abundance of national headlines, social media posts, essays, tributes and video conferences that ensued created a torrent of emotion, ultimately shining a light on the struggles Black women bear not just in the workplace but specifically as scholars and administrators in higher education. Many Black women in leadership roles say they face bullying, racism and misogyny as they strive for success in and outside the academic community.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/18/when-strength-resilience-and-blackgirlmagic-is-a-burden/

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reveals insights on GPT-5, says it will be better at everything - Nandini Yadav, India Today

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has already begun discussing the next generation of ChatGPT—GPT-5—and he claims that "it's gonna be better at everything across the board." Speaking at the World Government Summit, Altman shared insights about GPT-5, stating that the new model will be "smarter," "faster," and "more multimodal." He noted that while other companies developing similar models might tout the same improvements, what truly matters is the model's increased intelligence, which is what he aimed to highlight about GPT-5. “This is a bigger deal than it sounds”, Altman said. “What makes these models so magical is that they are general. So if they are smarter, it means they are a little bit better at everything,” he added.

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/openai-ceo-sam-altman-reveals-insights-on-gpt-5-says-it-will-be-better-at-everything-2503042-2024-02-16

Artificial superintelligence (ASI) - Nick Barney, Tech Target

 Artificial superintelligence (ASI) is a software-based system with intellectual powers beyond those of humans across a comprehensive range of categories and fields of endeavor. ASI doesn't exist yet and is a hypothetical state of AI. ASI is different from regular artificial intelligence (AI), which involves the software-based simulation of human intellectual capabilities, such as learning through the acquisition of information, reasoning and self-correction. AI is increasingly a part of our everyday lives in systems such as virtual assistants, expert systems and self-driving cars. Nevertheless, AI technology is in its early days of development. Systems vary in their abilities, but all current ones are examples of narrow AI or weak AI. They are high-functioning systems that replicate and even surpass human intelligence but only for a specific purpose.

https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/definition/artificial-superintelligence-ASI

Google unveils Gemini 1.5, a next-gen AI model with million-token context window - Michael Nuñez, Venture Beat

The new system, detailed in a blog post by Google AI chief Demis Hassabis, incorporates significant architecture improvements that allow its core model, Gemini 1.5 Pro, to perform on par with the company’s largest Gemini 1.0 Ultra model while using less computing resources. The Gemini 1.0 Ultra model was introduced last week. However, the biggest leap comes in the form of an experimental million-token context window that Google says represents a “breakthrough in long-context understanding.” The standard Gemini model analyzes prompts within a 128,000 token context. With the million-token upgrade, Gemini 1.5 can process a vastly larger amount of continuous information before generating its response. 

https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-unveils-gemini-1-5-a-next-gen-ai-model-with-million-token-context-window/

Penn announces first AI undergrad degree in the Ivy League - Skylar Rispens, EdScoop

The University of Pennsylvania introduced a new bachelor's degree program in artificial intelligence, the first in the Ivy League, it claims. The University of Pennsylvania introduced a new bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence on Tuesday, making it the first of its kind among Ivy League universities. The university decided to launch the new degree due to the rapid rise of generative AI creating an “urgent need” for engineers who understand the technology and can apply those skills in a responsible and ethical way, according to a press release. “Inventive at its core, Penn excels at the cutting edge,” Penn interim President J. Larry Jameson said in the announcement.

https://edscoop.com/university-pennsylvania-first-ivy-league-ai-degree/

In the future, you might be "OpenAI-ng it" instead of "Googling it"; rumored web search product - MS Power User

According to a report citing an anonymous source, OpenAI is rumored to be developing a web search product. The details remain unclear, with the possibility of the search tool being integrated within ChatGPT or launched as a standalone product. While OpenAI, who are also hiring investigators to crack down on leakers from inside, has not officially confirmed these plans, their efforts to equip ChatGPT with web browsing capabilities suggest a move towards a knowledge-driven search approach. However, further details and confirmation are still absent.

https://mspoweruser.com/in-the-future-you-might-be-openai-ng-it-instead-of-googling-it-rumored-web-search-product/

Improving prison education programs: Experts discuss the expansion of Pell Grants for incarcerated students - Erin Castro, et al; Brookings

Expanding Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students will increase higher education access and reduce recidivism. Incarcerated students face substantial administrative barriers to accessing aid. Colleges and departments of corrections should invest in student support services to help students apply for aid and make informed enrollment decisions. Prison education programs should reflect the same high-impact educational practices as degree programs for non-incarcerated students, and their oversight must include student success priorities.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/improving-prison-education-programs-experts-discuss-the-expansion-of-pell-grants-for-incarcerated-students/

Parents and Educators Are Somewhat Aware of Non-Degree Pathways for Students, But Many Want to Learn More - Arrman Kyaw, Diverse Education

Less than a third of parents surveyed (28%) said that they would be disappointed if their child did not pursue college after high school, according to a new report commissioned by American Student Assistance (ASA) and Jobs for the Future (JFF). "Beyond Degrees" focuses on investigating people’s views and ideas of non-degree pathways, defined in this context as “non-degree-bearing education-to-career options,” such as apprenticeships, bootcamps, industry certifications, certificate programs, and occupation licenses. Though some of these pathways can ultimately add up to degrees, it is not a requirement for pathways to do so.

https://www.diverseeducation.com/student-issues/article/15663650/report-parents-and-educators-are-somewhat-aware-of-nondegree-pathways-for-students-but-many-want-to-learn-more

Employees Are Incredibly Lonely. Use the 40-1-5 Method to Help Build More Connection at Work - Jessica Stillman, Inc.

Being lonely, studies shows, can actually damage your health as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. And experts insist that the growing number of Americans who report having no or very few friends is a huge contributor to our worsening mental health. Loneliness, it turns out, is a serious threat to your health. It's lousy for your business too. CEOs, surveys show, have particularly high levels of lonelienss. And things aren't much better for frontline employees. Surveys show that post pandemic, the number of people claiming to have "work friends" has dropped precipitously. 

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/employees-lonely-use-40-1-5-method-build-more-connection-work.html

How to become a better leader -McKinsey

The best leaders never stop learning. According to the authors of CEO Excellence, McKinsey’s bestselling 2022 book based on 67 interviews with the world’s highest-performing leaders, the curiosity mindset is what fuels top leaders’ ascent. “They were willing to try new things and in doing that gained experience,” says McKinsey senior partner Scott Keller. “With experience comes pattern recognition and resilience, the ability to separate yourself from individual setbacks enough to see that the far side of failure is success if you reflect on the lessons.” In this Explainers collection, we dive deep into how leaders—today’s and tomorrow’s—can jump-start their journeys of discovery.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/how-to-become-a-better-leader

Advantages of online learning: 11 key benefits - EHL

Online learning is becoming a more mainstream approach to achieving educational and career goals. You might want to consider some of the benefits you can enjoy from taking part in online learning programs. Across the globe, around half of students have completed some type of online learning. It is the fastest-growing market in the education industry and is projected to be worth more than $370 billion by 2026. 8 in 10 businesses now offer online education and training solutions with statistics showing it improves employee performance by 15-25%. Online education can increase student and employee retention by up to 50% and can even reduce the time it takes for a person to master a subject by 40-60%. For individuals, upskilling in whatever form boosts a workers earning power. In one survey, nearly half (42%) of online learners said their courses increased their salary or bonuses by an avarage of $17,000 and $14,000 respectively.

https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4120354.html

Youth Mental Health in 'Dire Straits' - Megan Brooks, Medscape

More than 1 in 10 individuals between 5 and 24 years of age live with at least one diagnosable mental disorder, suggests a new report that shines a light on the global mental health crisis among young people. The burden is high in this population, with around one fifth of all disease-related disability attributable to mental disorders. The data, drawn from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, examines mental health in the 293 million people worldwide in this age group. "This concentration of disability burden at an early age raises concern about the potential lifetime impact of these conditions," wrote the authors, led by Christian Kieling, MD, PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. The study was published online on January 31, 2024, in JAMA Psychiatry.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/youth-mental-health-dire-straits-2024a10002ug

Study Reveals Only 16% of Faculty Ready for GenAI in Higher Education - Johnny Jackson, Diverse Education

A new study examines potential effects of artificial intelligence on current challenges faced in higher education and notes that few are ready. The 2023-2024 Digital Learning Pulse Survey revealed that three-quarters of higher education trustees, faculty, and administrators believe GenAI will noticeably change their institutions — and help solve ongoing issues. But only 16% of faculty and 11% of administrators feel prepared for change.

https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15663833/study-reveals-only-16-of-faculty-is-ready-for-genai-in-higher-education

Report: Best Practices for Using, Teaching Generative AI in Research - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed

Guidance from Cornell University identifies how artificial intelligence tools should be applied to research, with guidance on navigating the shortcomings of generative AI. Arecent report from a Cornell University task force on AI identifies a framework and perspectives on how generative AI can aid or influence academic research. The report, “Generative AI in Academic Research: Perspectives and Cultural Norms,” was published Dec. 15 and highlights best practices in the current landscape, how university policies impact the Cornell community and considerations for other faculty members or researchers navigating the new tech tools.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2024/02/07/best-practices-generative-ai-academic-research

Beyond the hype: New opportunities for gen AI in energy and materials - Filipe Barosa, et al; McKinsey

How closely should leaders pay attention to the hype? This isn’t the first time that technology pundits have lined up behind the latest best thing. Should gen AI be dismissed as a fad, or should leaders double down on the latest tools as the panacea for their technical troubles? The answer is likely neither. Our research shows that organizations that rely on innovation, data analysis, and process automation stand to benefit the most from gen AI. Within the agricultural, chemical, energy, and materials sectors, many companies are now moving beyond straightforward use cases and taking increasingly innovative approaches to adopting gen AI, and estimates show that an additional $390 billion to $550 billion of value can be created in the years to come.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/beyond-the-hype-new-opportunities-for-gen-ai-in-energy-and-materials

4 AI Imperatives for Higher Education in 2024 - Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology

 How will artificial intelligence impact colleges and universities this year? We asked AI and higher education leaders for their predictions and thoughts on the most important issues to consider as the technology evolves and adoption expands. Here's what they told us. In 2024, AI in education will continue evolving with new architectures and transformer models like GPT-5 and Gemini 2 leading the way. However, the complexity of developing robust GenAI solutions might slow the adoption of open source models in ed tech.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2024/01/22/4-ai-imperatives-for-higher-education-in-2024.aspx

How do I Consider Options that May Increase the Likelihood that Students Will Follow my Generative AI Course Policy? - UMass Amherst

This flowchart is designed to assist instructors in thinking through the implications of choices they may be making about the use of generative AI tools in their courses. It offers a step-by-step approach to guide instructors through key decision-making points that may help them weigh various options for themselves and their students, raises questions related to the choices being considered, and provide links to resources to support them in making thoughtful and informed choices. As you think about your generative AI course policy, you may find it useful to go through this flowchart as an iterative process: starting with what you think your course policy might be, working through the decision points, and reworking your policy accordingly. [thanks to Barbara Anna Zielonka who brought this to my attention]

https://www.umass.edu/ctl/how-do-i-consider-options-may-increase-likelihood-students-will-follow-my-generative-ai-course

Most students in UK use AI for studies, digital divide emerges – Survey - Karen MacGregor, World University News

Generative AI has become normalised in British universities, with most students using an AI tool to support studying and only 5% likely using AI to cheat, a first national survey of students and AI since the advent of ChatGPT has revealed. But urgent action is needed to stop a new digital divide emerging, and students want clear AI policies and support. Among students surveyed, 53% have used generative AI to help with their studies. The most common use is as an ‘AI private tutor’, with 36% using AI to help explain concepts.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20240202105653757

ChatGPT Now Allows Users to Bring Multiple AIs Into Conversations - Ben Sherry, Inc.com

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI rolled out a new feature for ChatGPT this week that allows ChatGPT Plus users to add multiple GPT chatbots into existing conversations. This means that it's now possible to have your custom chatbots talk to each other. The feature could help users boost creativity and make better decisions. If you're chatting with a GPT designed to act as your virtual chief marketing officer, for example, you can "invoke" another GPT designed to serve as your chief operations officer, and have a virtual C-suite meeting. The GPTs can also come from OpenAI's GPT Store. Newly-added GPTs will be updated with all the context of your existing conversation. [ed note from Ray: This is husge! With a network of GPTs, you would have a creative, management or production team.  Imagine]

https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/chatgpt-now-allows-users-to-bring-multiple-ais-into-conversationshow-to-turn-chatgpts-new-feature-to-boost-creativity-at-work.html

Survey: How AI Is Impacting Students’ Career Choices - Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed

A new flash survey of 1,250 students across 49 four- and two-year colleges from Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse’s Student Voice series finds students are motivated to learn about AI in their careers. Asked how much the rise of artificial intelligence has influenced what they’re studying or plan to study in college, 14 percent of students over all say it’s influenced them a lot. An additional 34 percent say it’s influenced them somewhat. By year, the Class of 2024 is least influenced in this way, with just 35 percent of students saying AI has affected what they’re studying or plan to study, either a lot or somewhat. The Classes of 2025 and 2026 are incrementally more influenced, while the majority of the Class of 2027 (64 percent) says AI has at least somewhat impacted their academic plans. 

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2024/01/10/survey-college-students-thoughts-ai-and-careers

The New Future of Work - Microsoft

AI models, and specifically foundation models, have reached a watershed in power and maturity. The pandemic significantly accelerated the digital transformation and the pace at which work-related data is generated. Combined with the significant advances in AI and AI machinery, technology has an unprecedented opportunity to transform the way people work. Given the enormous potential of new AI systems, commonly referred to as generative AI, we must work together to ensure the technology is deployed in a privacy-preserving, responsible, and equitable way. This site features research from the initiative that has been published in peer-reviewed scientific venues, as well as resources to help you navigate a rapidly changing work environment and thrive in the age of AI. We recently published our 2023 Report(opens in new tab) that summarizes some of the exciting work in this space.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/the-new-future-of-work/ 

A Generative AI Primer - Brian Basgen, EDUCAUSE Review

Understanding the current state of technology requires understanding its origins. This reading list provides sources relevant to the form of generative AI that led to natural language processing (NLP) models such as ChatGPT.  With the state of AI science changing quickly, we should first take a breath and establish proper footings. To help, this article provides a reading list relevant to the form of generative AI that led to natural language processing (NLP) models such as ChatGPT.

https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/8/a-generative-ai-primer

What AI means for higher education teaching: hype vs reality - Nicolaas Matthijs, University World News

Finally, as higher education embraces the transformative power of AI, educators stand at the forefront of this revolution. By embracing AI as a collaborative tool, leveraging its capabilities for creative idea generation, and utilising contextual insights, educators can enhance and accelerate the learning experience for their students. Educators play a crucial role in shaping the ethical considerations and digital literacy skills necessary for a future where AI is seamlessly integrated into education. Together, educators and AI will pioneer a new era of learning. The higher education community, including technology vendors, must consider carefully where and how to apply generative AI with the aim of solving real problems with high impact while minimising the risk as much as possible.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20240123095419557

Do You Still Believe These 19 Ridiculous Tech Myths? - Eric Griffith, PC Magazine

There’s plenty of fake tech news floating around; each new generation of technology products and services begets even more false beliefs. A lot of those are pretty easy to discredit, but we found a few for this story that might make even our readers do a double-take! It’s possible you’re worried about something that isn’t true—or maybe something that used to be true but isn’t now, as new discoveries and updates cleared up the problem. Go through our list below, and then pass on the real deal to your friends, family, and social following, so they won’t fall prey to tech disinformation.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ridiculous-tech-myths

Embracing The Future With Quantum Computing In Higher Education - Nuno Fernandes, Forbes

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, a seismic revolution is on the horizon, one that promises to eclipse the impact of all previous technological revolutions combined. This revolution is poised to transform virtually every aspect of our lives. At the heart of this revolution lies quantum computing, a technology that harnesses the mind-boggling principles of quantum mechanics to perform computations that are far beyond the grasp of normal computers. Reliant on transistors processing binary code, conventional computers will give way to quantum computers that solve some complex problems much faster than even powerful supercomputers.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/01/25/embracing-the-future-with-quantum-computing-in-higher-education/?sh=4bbd72b68049

Google Showcases New Generative AI Education Tools - ERIC HAL SCHWARTZ, Voicebot

Google unveiled dozens of new educational technology features this week at the Bett edtech exhibition, including several AI-fueled tools to assist teachers with their work. The tech giant’s presentations also highlighted how its existing generative AI products can be tailored to educational settings and lesson preparation. One of Google’s central pitches for educators is the value of Duet AI, a generative AI assistant powered by Google’s Gemini large language model (LLM). Duet provides natural language assistance to automate tasks, generate content, answer questions, and recommend actions.

https://voicebot.ai/2024/01/24/google-showcases-new-generative-ai-education-tools/

These are the best flexible jobs with good salaries in America right now. Most aren’t in tech - Michael Grothaus, Fast Company

Indeed partly selected the jobs based on a salary minimum above the national average in America and jobs for which at least 10% of the listings included flexible terms like “remote” or “hybrid” work. The jobs platform also took into account opportunity growth of the job and availability of the jobs in consideration.

Mental health technician: $77,448 

Loan officer: $192,339 

Mental health therapist: $76,140 

Electrical engineer: $102,590 

Construction project manager: $103,431 

Mechanical engineer: $96,091 

Psychiatrist: $258,440 

Human resources manager: $79,174 

Senior accountant: $82,811 

Data engineer: $130,135 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91016143/best-jobs-2024-good-salaries-flexible-wfh-indeed-list

Loneliness and suicide mitigation for students using GPT3-enabled chatbots Bethanie Maples, Merve Cerit, Aditya Vishwanath and Roy Pea - Nature

Mental health is a crisis for learners globally, and digital support is increasingly seen as a critical resource. Concurrently, Intelligent Social Agents receive exponentially more engagement than other conversational systems, but their use in digital therapy provision is nascent. A survey of 1006 student users of the Intelligent Social Agent, Replika, investigated participants’ loneliness, perceived social support, use patterns, and beliefs about Replika. We found participants were more lonely than typical student populations but still perceived high social support. Many used Replika in multiple, overlapping ways—as a friend, a therapist, and an intellectual mirror. Many also held overlapping and often conflicting beliefs about Replika—calling it a machine, an intelligence, and a human.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-023-00047-6.epdf

Colleges and Universities Weave AI Into Lesson Plans - PYMNTS

Miami Dade’s investment is notable for its addition to the institution’s curriculum, but it pales in comparison to other colleges and universities. For example, New York State’s University at Albany system’s $200 million “AI Plus” initiative is researching and embedding the technology in courses from philosophy to weather prediction. Indiana University has poured a $60 million donation into a dedicated AI research center and even Chat GPT is embracing legitimate relationships with higher education. It announced last week that it will be what it says is the first collaboration OpenAI and a major university, in this case Arizona State. The collaboration will formalize the use of ChatGPT Enterprise to the university, “empowering” faculty and staff to explore generative AI to enhance teaching and research without compromising privacy and security.

https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/colleges-and-universities-weave-ai-into-lesson-plans/

Microcredentials on the Rise, but Not at Colleges -- Kathryn Palmer, Inside Higher Ed

 A new survey found training partnerships between employers and four-year colleges fell between 2022 and 2023 while instruction provided by third-party providers rose.  As the pool of traditional-age students shrinks, colleges are increasingly turning to nondegree credentials to expand the appeal of their academic offerings to working adults. At the same time, an increasing number of employers want their employees to be able to upskill and reskill through microcredential programs. But four-year institutions are lagging behind third-party providers, such as LinkedIn Learning and Coursera, in their efforts to create employer partnerships, according to a new report released Tuesday by Collegis Education, an online program support company, and UPCEA, the organization previously known as the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/teaching-learning/2024/01/23/microcredentials-rise-not-colleges

Colleges and Universities Weave AI Into Lesson Plans - PYMNTS

Miami Dade’s investment is notable for its addition to the institution’s curriculum, but it pales in comparison to other colleges and universities. For example, New York State’s University at Albany system’s $200 million “AI Plus” initiative is researching and embedding the technology in courses from philosophy to weather prediction. Indiana University has poured a $60 million donation into a dedicated AI research center and even Chat GPT is embracing legitimate relationships with higher education. It announced last week that it will be what it says is the first collaboration OpenAI and a major university, in this case Arizona State. The collaboration will formalize the use of ChatGPT Enterprise to the university, “empowering” faculty and staff to explore generative AI to enhance teaching and research without compromising privacy and security.

https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/colleges-and-universities-weave-ai-into-lesson-plans/

Increase Your Students’ Engagement In Online Courses: Smart Tips - Al Woods, Flux

 As we continue to navigate the digital age, online education emerges as an essential aspect of the learning landscape. However, maintaining student engagement can prove challenging in an online environment. In this guide, we will explore smart and effective tips to enhance student involvement and participation in online courses. From leveraging interactive tools to fostering a community-driven learning ecosystem, we’ll provide you with the key strategies to elevate your online teaching experience.

https://www.fluxmagazine.com/increase-students-engagement-online-courses-tips/

ASU's collaboration with OpenAI charts the future of AI in higher education - Queen Creek Sun Times

 Arizona State University will be the first higher education institution to collaborate with OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT.PreviousNextArizona State University will be the first higher education institution to collaborate with OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT. This collaborative effort introduces the advanced capabilities of ChatGPT Enterprise to the university, empowering faculty and staff to explore the potential of generative AI to enhance teaching, learning and discovery, while also ensuring increased levels of privacy and security. 

https://www.queencreeksuntimes.com/local-sports/asus-collaboration-with-openai-charts-the-future-of-ai-in-higher-education-8136701

OpenAI announces first partnership with a university - Heyden Field, CNBC

OpenAI on Thursday announced its first partnership with a higher education institution. Starting in February, Arizona State University will have full access to ChatGPT Enterprise and plans to use it for coursework, tutoring, research and more. The partnership has been in the works for at least six months. ASU plans to build a personalized AI tutor for students, allow students to create AI avatars for study help and broaden the university’s prompt engineering course.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/18/openai-announces-first-partnership-with-a-university.html

Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots - Joe Tidy, BBC

And one bot, called Psychologist has been notably popular. A total of 78 million messages, including 18 million since November, have been shared with the bot since it was created by a user called Blazeman98 just over a year ago. Character.ai did not say how many individual users that is for the bot, but says 3.5 million people visit the overall site daily. The bot has been described as "someone who helps with life difficulties". The San Francisco Bay area firm played down its popularity, arguing that users are more interested in role-playing for entertainment. The most popular bots are anime or computer game characters like Raiden Shogun, which has been sent 282 million messages.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67872693

AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says - Annabelle Liang, BBC

Artificial intelligence is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva says "in most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality". Ms Georgieva adds that policymakers should address the "troubling trend" to "prevent the technology from further stoking social tensions". The proliferation of AI has put its benefits and risks under the spotlight. The IMF said AI is likely to affect a greater proportion of jobs - put at around 60% - in advanced economies. In half of these instances, workers can expect to benefit from the integration of AI, which will enhance their productivity.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67977967

More than an OpenAI Wrapper: Perplexity Pivots to Open Source - Richard Macmanus, the New Stack

The AI search engine Perplexity has been getting a lot of buzz recently as an alternative to ChatGPT. Unlike ChatGPT, Perplexity provides citations by default for the information it delivers. That single feature has become crucial in generative AI, given the ongoing hallucination issue with this technology. Accordingly, Perplexity has become a surprisingly strong player in a market otherwise dominated by OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and Meta.

https://thenewstack.io/more-than-an-openai-wrapper-perplexity-pivots-to-open-source/

Public universities seek new ways to restructure humanities - Elaine S Povich, University World News

The universities aim to continue teaching the humanities while also reducing costs and focusing on students getting jobs after graduation. For some universities, that means integrating the humanities into science or technology majors. For others, it means offering online humanities courses to students spread out on multiple campuses. But the changes have sparked protests from some students and faculty who say the cutbacks will harm the quality of the courses and reduce the number of professors.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20240110064307614

Is grad school worth the investment? Our exclusive data shows some surprising answers - Alia Wong, USA TODAY

But roughly a third of the survey’s participants said they hadn’t fulfilled those objectives: 30% of recent completers have not been consistently employed in the field they studied, and 35% earn less than they had expected. “These two measures – career advancement and higher income – are where we see the largest gaps between what recent graduates are hoping to get out of their grad school experience vs. how well their school actually delivered for them,” the researchers note in a slide deck shared with USA TODAY. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/01/11/student-loan-debt-grad-school-jobs/72166592007/

Public Higher Ed and the Real Value of Arts and Humanities -Jeremy C. Young and Jacqueline Allain, Governing

In a time of disinvestment and other budget pressures, these programs are too often the first to be cut. But they are where students learn to have difficult conversations in an atmosphere of free inquiry and expression. Across the country, arts and humanities programs are being axed in a misguided attempt to balance public university budgets. From New York and North Carolina to North Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin, we are seeing academic departments, degrees and faculty reduced or eliminated. That’s bad for the diversity of ideas that is a prerequisite for an environment of free inquiry on campus, and it’s a blow to the rich intellectual traditions that help us understand how humans relate to each other, tell stories, remember histories and make sense of our lives and our collective futures.

https://www.governing.com/policy/public-higher-ed-and-the-real-value-of-arts-and-humanities

You thought 2023 was a big year for AI? Buckle up. AI will change the world this year. We just don’t know how yet. - Adam Clark Estes, Vox

If your job involves a computer, chances are you’ve already noticed some changes. You now have a whole host of AI-powered chatbots, like Microsoft’s Copilot digital assistant, which can help you summarize meeting notes or build a presentation. Your boss loves this AI assistant concept because it’s designed to help you do more work in less time, and you might like it simply because it makes your job easier. Either way, with billions of dollars of investor dollars pouring into AI companies, we can all expect to encounter these tools more often this year. “I expect mass adoption by companies that will start delivering some of the productivity benefits that we’ve been hoping for for a long time,” Erik Brynjolfsson, economist and director of Stanford Digital Economy Lab, wrote in a list of 2024 predictions. “If we embrace it, it should be making our jobs better and allow us to do new things we couldn’t have done before.”

https://www.vox.com/technology/2024/1/4/24023025/ai-predictions-2024-election

Anthropic researchers find that AI models can be trained to deceive - Kyle Wiggers, TechCrunch

Now, the results aren’t necessarily cause for alarm. Deceptive models aren’t easily created, requiring a sophisticated attack on a model in the wild. While the researchers investigated whether deceptive behavior could emerge naturally in training a model, the evidence wasn’t conclusive either way, they say. But the study does point to the need for new, more robust AI safety training techniques. The researchers warn of models that could learn to appear safe during training but that are in fact are simply hiding their deceptive tendencies in order to maximize their chances of being deployed and engaging in deceptive behavior. Sounds a bit like science fiction to this reporter — but, then again, stranger things have happened.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/13/anthropic-researchers-find-that-ai-models-can-be-trained-to-deceive/

How to Approach Student AI Use Policies in Higher Education - Husch Blackwell, JD Supra

Recognizing the likely permanence of AI, colleges, universities, and schools are grappling with the need for clear guidelines for students on the use of AI in the academic context, leading to the creation of AI use policies, procedures, or guidelines (collectively, AI Use Policies or AUPs). Given the novelty of generative AI, there is no tested formula for these educational institution policies. Drawing on our experience in the education industry, we have identified the following topics for consideration when drafting student-facing AUPs.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/how-to-approach-student-ai-use-policies-8164419/

New Research: UPCEA Reveals Key Findings on Alternative Credentials - UPCEA

UPCEA, the online and professional education association, is proud to share findings and takeaways from a new research study, Alternative Credentials: Business and Program Models. The research, supported by a grant from Walmart, is part of UPCEA’s “Building Capacity, Expanding Pathways: Accelerating the Growth of Credential Innovation in Higher Education” project. The project aims to accelerate the development and delivery by colleges and universities of noncredit, short-term credentials for and with local, regional, or statewide businesses. The study reveals a widespread embrace of alternative credentials among institutions, ranging from non-credit certificates to massive open online courses (MOOCs), particularly within UPCEA's membership, which is predominantly focused on online and professional continuing education. Despite the acceptance of alternative credentials, a notable finding is that a significant number of institutions do not yet view them as a strategic priority. 

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/679320356/new-research-upcea-reveals-key-findings-on-alternative-credentials

Navigating the AI revolution in higher education: a call to action - Yike Guo, HEPI UK

Let’s not forget, the roles that AI cannot fulfil – ethical reasoning, emotional intelligence, and the intrinsic values of goodness and compassion that define our humanity. As we venture into this new era, these are the anchors that will maintain our course, ensuring that our graduates are not just proficient in the language of algorithms but are also the moral compasses of a technologically advanced society. The race isn’t for the preservation of old methodologies but for the pioneering of new ones. The true measure of our success with AI-augmented education will not be the seamless integration of technology alone but our ability to instil in our students the confidence to challenge, the wisdom to discern, and the courage to humanise the digital frontier. It is here, in the confluence of machine precision and human insight, that the future of higher education will be written.

https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/01/05/navigating-the-ai-revolution-in-higher-education-a-call-to-action/

10 Disruptive Trends for Higher Education 2024 - Sanjay Sharma, Times of India

Explore the transformative landscape of higher education in 2024 with these 10 disruptive trends. from the surge in micro-credentials to the rising prominence of apprenticeships, witness the evolution reshaping learning approaches, employment paradigms, and student well-being.  In response to the changing job landscape, more learners are opting for shorter, targeted education options known as micro-credentials. These focused and specialized programs provide practical skills, making them attractive to both students and employers. 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/web-stories/10-disruptive-trends-for-higher-education-in-2024/photostory/106540102.cms

4 Disruptive Trends For Higher Ed In 2024 - Michael B. Horn, Forbes

To state the obvious, 2023 was a tumultuous year in higher education. But critical questions around academic freedom, free speech, ideological diversity and more aren’t the only things driving turbulence in the sector. More instability is in store in the year ahead. As the new year dawns, here are four other trends that could change the status quo in 2024.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2024/01/02/four-disruptive-trends-for-higher-ed-in-2024/

Top Tech News: ChatGPT Rules AI, Captures 60% of Traffic - Harshini, Analytics Insight

The top 50 artificial intelligence (AI) products had over 24 billion visits between September 2022 and August 2023, according to a recent survey, with OpenAI’s chatbotChatGPT generating 60% of the industry traffic. This translates to a rise of 236.3 million visitors on a monthly average. According to research by Sujan Sarkar of writerbuddy.ai, of this enormous amount, ChatGPT alone accounted for 14 billion traffic, or 60% of the traffic examined. Online applications are being accepted from interested and qualified applicants for the job of Junior Assistant for the Admissions Office at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow Noida Campus. 

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/top-tech-news-chatgpt-rules-ai-captures-60-of-traffic/

Google Introducing New AI - VideoPoet: The Future of AI in Multimedia - Tech Updates, AI Revolution

VideoPoet, Google's new AI technology, excels in generating realistic videos from text, images, or existing videos, using advanced techniques like autoregressive language modeling and tokenizers such as MAGVIT V2 and SoundStream. This tool transforms multimedia content, offering applications in digital art, film production, and interactive media. VideoPoet signifies a major advancement in the field of AI-driven multimedia creation.

https://youtu.be/ps03lsUZXxk?feature=shared

5 leadership trends to watch in 2024 - David Rock, Fast Company

Look into 2024, and you see a swathe of uncertainty ahead. Strong emotions on all sides about a federal election. Troubles in the Middle East hitting home in ways not seen before. Pushback against DEI initiatives. All of this occurs against a backdrop of tension between employer and employee about where and how to work, and some of the lowest employee engagement numbers ever. With these issues in mind, here are five leadership trends to watch in 2024. We’ve been polling hundreds of talent executives, and there’s wide agreement that at least 50% of the skills leaders need today are skills they don’t yet have. And the other 50% are skills that were always needed, but are now required at much higher levels. We need new models for leadership that take into account these dynamics.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90997604/leadership-trends-to-watch-in-2024