Chartr reports on AI Venture funding this week: “According to data out earlier this week from analytics firm Dealroom, the AI funding frenzy continued at pace last year with ~$110 billion pouring into the sector globally, around 33% of the total investment in the entire VC space. That figure includes multi-billion dollar 2024 funding rounds…
The AI x Education Substack looks at how Smart Textbooks will change education. It’s already happening in Korea. “We’ve moved from paper textbooks to online textbooks, and now the future seems to be heading towards AI-powered textbooks. South Korea is leading the way, working on bringing AI textbooks into their schools. By next semester, their…
Google continues to spin out AI tools. In addition to Notebook LM, which made a big splash in 2024 with its Podcast and outline generation features, now there is also Learn About. Aimed more at students, it takes a more conversational approach than ChatGPT, and so can be thought of as more of a tutor….
We are beyond the point where schools can simply tell students not to use AI for their assignments. If a school’s job is to prepare students for the real world, then AI is a part of it. Here is how one school is creating policies and raising awareness.
