Jun 13, 2025
On this information and research-packed
episode, Ray and Dan dive deep into the AI highlights from EduTech
2025 in Sydney – reflecting on the vibe, standout displays,
and the surprisingly mild AI presence on the expo flooring. They
unpack main information from the UK’s Division for Schooling, OpenAI’s
mannequin pricing shake-up, and lift critical purple flags over Meta AI’s
privateness strategy.
The duo additionally tackles the large
questions educators face: is AI destroying the planet? Can we belief
AI with scholar knowledge? And what do college students themselves suppose?
That includes insights from two key analysis items – Australia’s “From
Gen Z to Gen AI” and Jisc’s UK-based “Scholar Perceptions of AI
2025” – this episode reveals how college students are utilizing AI, what
they’re apprehensive about, and why establishments have to catch up.
Hyperlinks:
UK Authorities’s Coverage Paper “Generative AI in Schooling”
OpenAI releases o3-pro (Mannequin
Launch Notes) and slashes the value
of o3-pro for builders, in comparison with o1-pro
OpenAI
compelled to retain all dialog logs by the New York Occasions
legal professionals, and particulars of OpenAI’s
response
Meta.ai privateness strategy – so
far, solely coated by Crikey
Vitality/water utilization of
ChatGPT
In Sam Altman’s
weblog he stated “the common question makes use of about 0.34
watt-hours, about what an oven would use in a bit over one
second, or a high-efficiency lightbulb would use in a few
minutes.” (about
the identical as a Google search)
Dr Karen Boyd‘s
glorious weblog submit we mentioned: “Ethics
& LLMs: Sustainability” which additionally incorporates the nice
comparability charts for electrical energy and water use for frequent
actions.
Particulars on Karen’s upcoming
e-book, Amplify Good
Work
Analysis on college students’ AI attitudes and
use
JISC’s analysis “Scholar Perceptions of AI 2025”, from Sue
Attewell
