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What's the state of artificial intelligence in education for 2025? It's all over the place, according to Ryan Lufkin, VP of global academic strategy at Instructure. We talked with Lufkin about building AI literacy, international AI adoption, personalizing the academic experience, and more.
01/29/2025
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OpenAI has launched "Operator," an AI agent designed to perform web-based tasks autonomously using its own browser. Currently available as a research preview for Pro users in the United States, the tool aims to automate everyday activities such as filling out forms, ordering groceries, and even creating memes.
01/27/2025
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Google is reportedly investing more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, expanding its stake in one of Silicon Valley's leading artificial intelligence firms, according to a source familiar with the matter.
01/27/2025
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OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle have unveiled a new venture, Stargate, through which they aim to build a massive AI infrastructure network across the United States. The initiative, which was announced at the White House with President Donald Trump, has been described as the "largest AI infrastructure project in history."
01/27/2025
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Artificial intelligence and the efficiency gains that come with it have the potential to change the current trajectory of many institutions at risk. But the key is to start now.
01/27/2025
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Nearly one in 10 prompts used by business users when interacting with generative artificial intelligence tools may inadvertently disclose sensitive data, according to a study released by data protection startup Harmonic Security Inc.
01/22/2025
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Meta AI has announced LeanUniverse, an open source machine learning (ML) library designed to address the growing challenges of managing datasets in large-scale machine learning projects.
01/22/2025
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Cloud data platform Snowflake is embarking on an effort to train and certify more than 100,000 users on its AI Data Cloud by 2027. The One Million Minds + One Platform program will provide Snowflake-delivered courses, training materials, and free access to Snowflake software, at no cost to learners.
01/21/2025
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Faced with declining enrollments and changing demographics, colleges and universities must make use of data and analytics to better serve students.
01/21/2025
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A new service from Quality Matters, the nonprofit focused on quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments, is designed to help colleges and universities develop a sustainable online learning strategy.
01/17/2025
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In 2025, the trends shaping higher education reflect a continuous transformation of the higher education landscape to meet the changing needs of students and staff, while maintaining sustainable and cost-effective institutional practices.
01/08/2025
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The bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence recently released its recommendations to bolster American leadership in AI.
01/07/2025
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Data security specialist Rubrik is upgrading its data protection platform to allow for quicker recoveries in the familiar backup & recovery process.
12/17/2024
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Forty-one percent of global tech executives in a recent NetApp survey said they believe advancements in AI will significantly increase security threats. The firm's second annual Data Complexity Report points to 2025 as "AI's make or break year."
12/17/2024
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The University of Florida has announced plans to upgrade its HiPerGator supercomputer with new equipment from Nvidia. The $24 million investment will fuel the institution's leadership in AI and research, according to a news announcement.
12/16/2024
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"By 2027, AI assistants and AI-enhanced workflows incorporated into data integration tools will reduce manual intervention by 60 percent and enable self-service data management," according to research firm Gartner.
12/12/2024
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At the start of each academic year, a thousand new Bryant University students come to campus brimming with questions — and thanks to the power of generative AI, they can get their answers from Ask Tupper, a next-generation chatbot designed from the ground up at the university. Here, we find out how Ask Tupper started, what's possible now with AI-powered chatbots, lessons learned from the project, and more.
12/11/2024
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In these days of rampant ransomware and other cybersecurity exploits, security is paramount to both proprietary and open source AI approaches — and here the open source movement might be susceptible to some inherent drawbacks, such as use of possibly insecure code from unknown sources.
12/11/2024