Artificial Intelligence

Here you'll find articles detailing new developments in artificial intelligence and how it's impacting higher education.


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New Report Explores How Enterprises are Scaling AI Initiatives

Cloud infrastructure is central to the shift from AI experimentation to AI integration, according to a new report from Cloudera on enterprise AI adoption.

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Rice Partnering with Google on Broad AI Initiative

Through a new partnership with Google for Education, Rice University is expanding access to generative AI tools for all faculty, staff and students.

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Google Makes Public Datasets More Accessible with Release of Data Commons MCP Server

Google has announced the public release of its Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, a tool designed to make the company's extensive collection of public datasets more accessible to AI developers and data scientists.

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Why Universities Are Ransomware's Easy Target: Lessons from the 23% Surge

Academic environments face heightened risk because their collaboration-driven environments are inherently open, making them more susceptible to attack, while the high-value research data they hold makes them an especially attractive target. The question is not if this data will be targeted, but whether universities can defend it swiftly enough against increasingly AI-powered threats.

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McGraw Hill Intros AI-Powered ALEKS for Calculus

McGraw Hill has expanded its lineup of ALEKS digital learning products with ALEKS for Calculus, bringing AI-powered personalized learning support to the calculus classroom.

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Google Cloud Study Suggests Early Agentic AI Adopters See Better ROI

Google Cloud's 2025 ROI of AI study finds 52% of enterprises now deploy AI agents, with early adopters seeing significantly higher returns across customer service, marketing, security, and software development.

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Copilot Gains Context‑Aware Agents for Teams, SharePoint and Viva Engage

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.

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California Community Colleges Google, Partner to Provide Students with AI Skills

A new collaboration between the California Community Colleges system and Google will provide free access to AI tools and training for more than 2 million students and faculty across the state.

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HPE Announces Agentic AI Enhancements to Mist Platform

HPE recently announced new capabilities for its Juniper Mist platform that leverage agentic AI to enable more autonomous, intelligent, and proactive network operations.

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Kentucky Community & Technical College System Invests in AI Network Upgrade

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System has upgraded its network with the rollout of AI-native networking equipment from Juniper Networks across more than 80 campuses.