We’re changing the way we share our regular updates going forwards. Feedback is that our newsletters are interesting but increasingly long as AI activity continues to develop at pace.
We’ve therefore decided to split the activities and from now on we will still send our regular newsletter but focus on sharing our own news, practical advice and guidance, pilot updates and training etc.
We’re going to try sharing our round up of interesting articles and vendor announcements on our blog, which might also help with the question we’re often asked of how to keep up to date with new developments – let us know what you think.
We’ll also share the link to this update on the newsletter.
Articles
Researchers just found that adding a simple ‘be concise’ instruction to chain-of-thought prompts can reduce the length of AI responses by 50% with minimal impact on accuracy — leading to over 20% cost savings on API calls. The Benefits of a Concise Chain of Thought on Problem-Solving in Large Language Models Matthew Renze and Erhan Guven, Johns Hopkins University
The inclusive design research centre have launched a Framework for Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education A practical guide with a focus on equity and accessibility.
Sixth Form College Becomes the UK’s First Google Gemini AI Academy The Gemini AI Academy is a collaboration between C-Learning and select educational establishments worldwide. It provides students with access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology and resources. Barton Peveril students will have the opportunity to learn about AI, use AI tools, and develop their AI skills.
HEPI
The financial impact of AI on institutions through breaches of academic integrity Interesting statistics on the increase in academic integrity cases in this case linked to cost, but the data could also be used to identify which assessment types need reviewing.
FE Week
AI should stand for Assessment Intelligence – but we need to adapt Developing assessments that reflect what’s already happening in our industries is the challenge of the next decade
The Alan Turing Institute
Beyond the deepfake: five Turing experts look at how AI is impacting democracy How might emerging technology affect future elections? Distinguishing between what is true and false, biased and unbiased, is becoming increasingly difficult.
Computer Weekly
Generative AI is everywhere – but policy is still missing Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is popping up everywhere in the workplace, but companies do not have the policies or training in place to make sure deployments do not go awry. Staff at nearly three-quarters of European organisations already use AI at work, but only 17% have a formal, comprehensive policy governing the use of such technologies, according to research by tech professional body ISACA.
IT Pro
AI is changing the game when it comes to cyber security With AI becoming more of an everyday reality, innovative strategies are needed to counter increasingly sophisticated threats
The Guardian
Productivity soars in sectors of global economy most exposed to AI, says report Employers in UK, one of 15 countries studied, willing to pay 14% wage premium for jobs requiring AI skills
The Verge
Former OpenAI employees say whistleblower protection on AI safety is not enough Thirteen former OpenAI employees said in an open letter that AI companies have retaliated against people who speak out around safety concerns.
Vendor announcements
Introducing ChatGPT Edu An affordable offering for universities to responsibly bring AI to campus
ChatGPT will soon roll out a major upgrade to its data analysis features, making it easier to add files, work with large datasets, create charts, and gain insights directly within the platform. Improvements to data analysis in ChatGPT Interact with tables and charts and add files directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.
Bringing Gemini to Google Workspace for Education We’re bringing Gemini for Google Workspace to education communities with two new paid add-ons and adding more data protections for schools using Gemini, free of charge.
Anthropic’s AI now lets you create bots to work for you It can buy shoes, read emails, or do whatever you want.
Here’s Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its AI-Focused WWDC Event The company will introduce ‘Apple Intelligence,’ its long-awaited push into modern AI for the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Meet Khanmigo: your free, AI-powered teaching assistant Spend less time on prep and more time with your students. Khanmigo is now completely, 100% free, but sadly, not in the UK yet.
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