Digital Transformation

Here you'll find articles exploring digital transformation in higher education.


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Report: Falling Behind in AI Adoption Comes at Substantial Cost

A recent report from Couchbase has cautioned that enterprises that do not keep pace in AI adoption face potential financial losses, calculating an average annual impact of up to $87 million for organizations that fall behind.

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Google Intros Learning-Themed AI Mode Features for Search

Google has announced new AI Mode features in Search, including image and PDF queries on desktop, a Canvas tool for planning, real-time help with Search Live, and Lens integration in Chrome. Features are launching in the U.S. ahead of the school year.

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New ChatGPT Study Mode Guides Students Through Questions

OpenAI has announced a new study mode for ChatGPT that helps students work through problems step by step — instead of just providing an answer.

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Georgia State U and Operation HOPE Program Fosters AI Literacy in Underserved Youth

A pilot program co-led by Operation HOPE and Georgia State University is working to build technical, entrepreneurial, and financial-literacy skills in Atlanta-area youth to help them thrive in the AI-powered workforce.

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AI Security Spend Surges While Traditional Security Budgets Shrink

A new Thales report reveals that while enterprises are pouring resources into AI-specific protections, only 8% are encrypting the majority of their sensitive cloud data — leaving critical assets exposed even as AI-driven threats escalate and traditional security budgets shrink.

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Federal Court Rules AI Training with Copyrighted Books Fair Use

A federal judge ruled this week that artificial intelligence company Anthropic did not violate copyright law when it used copyrighted books to train its Claude chatbot without author consent, but ordered the company to face trial on allegations it used pirated versions of the books.

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HPE and Nvidia Announce Expanded AI Infrastructure Partnership

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nvidia have expanded their partnership to accelerate enterprise artificial intelligence adoption through new modular infrastructure and turnkey AI platform offerings.

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Why AI Strategy Matters (and Why Not Having One Is Risky)

If your institution hasn't started developing an AI strategy, you are likely putting yourself and your stakeholders at risk, particularly when it comes to ethical use, responsible pedagogical and data practices, and innovative exploration.

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Survey: Student AI Use on the Rise

Ninety-three percent of students across the United States have used AI at least once or twice for school-related purposes, according to the latest AI in Education report from Microsoft.

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Linux Foundation to Host Protocol for AI Agent Interoperability

The Linux Foundation has announced it will host the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol project, an open standard originally developed by Google to support secure communication and interoperability among AI agents.