AI in Education #AIinED

While an AI book summary can help a time-poor student get through their reading list, there are grave ramifications for authors and the students themselves.

What happened should be taken as a wake-up call, rather than a crime scene.

I recently hosted an ASCILITE Business Education SIG panel session, where we heard from three young entrepreneurs and recent graduates—Anthony Grant, Amelie Parker and Fiona Goodsite—who are not just using AI, but are actively building with it. Their stories offer timely provocations for educators preparing students for a future shaped by AI. Here are some of the key messages I took away from a very rewarding discussion:

Research shows nearly half of surveyed Australian university students use generative artificial intelligence for feedback.

We asked ChatGPT to create authentic Indigenous artworks and stories. Experts say what it produced — while "quick, easy and cheap" — represents a profound threat to First Nations cultures.

With neural processing units, AI PCs empower higher ed to run AI workloads locally, supporting research, teaching and secure data management.

Artificial intelligence may change the world but probably won’t remake it.

Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.

Once banned, generative AI chatbots are now present in some Australian classrooms. But experts warn we need to approach their integration with caution. 

Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work.

A ChatGPT-style app to be rolled out at all South Australian high schools next term has been welcomed by tech experts, who are also warning its use should be carefully managed.

How far are they willing to go to limit its harms?

Parents need to talk to their kids about when they should — and shouldn’t — use AI this school year. Here’s how to ensure AI is a tool, not a shortcut.

Google will launch its Gemini AI chatbot for Australian children under 13 within months, the ABC can reveal. The announcement has prompted calls for the government to consider banning AI chatbots for children.

A new report finds unapproved, worker-led ‘shadow use’ of generative AI can sometimes be a good thing. But the lack of clear national rules is confusing – and risky.

ChatGPT has long served as a poet or coding partner. Now, it’s taking on a more serious role: late-night therapist and confidant. And for some, best friends.

Sam Altman, the artificial intelligence hype master, is in damage-control mode.