The 1EdTech Consortium recently announced plans to lead a cross-sector collaboration "to define how AI can responsibly and effectively support teaching and learning."
Microsoft has unveiled a public‑preview of its collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing a suite of "always‑on" agents grounded in context for channels, meetings, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities, and Planner workloads.
While most higher education leaders focus on AI's operational benefits — and rightfully so — the deeper transformation lies in how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping what it means to learn, teach, and lead in the 21st century.
Adoption of AI tools is growing quickly but remains uneven across countries and industries, with higher-income economies using them far more per person and companies favoring automated deployments over collaborative ones, according to a recent study released by Anthropic.