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Silicon Over Ivy - The Shift from the Traditional B-School MBA | Ep. 116
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In this episode of ChatEDU, Silicon Over Ivy - The Shift from the Traditional B-School MBA, Matt and Liz kick it off with a hilarious look at the "In the Weights" web app, a tool that reveals how people are represented inside AI models when offline. They discover that the app identifies their boss, Jon Costa, as a prominent Brazilian funk singer from Rio de Janeiro known by his stage name, John John.
The Rundown
Overture Games, an after-school program in Chicago and Boston, teaches elementary students foundational AI concepts with paper and pencil instead of screens.
The National Council of Teachers of English released a first-of-its-kind framework guiding ELA educators on critical thinking and ethical AI integration.
A group of UK teenagers trained a private AI model on two decades of past exam papers to predict up to 90% of their national exam questions.
Norway introduced a near-total ban on generative AI for elementary students while allowing cautious, supervised use for secondary learners.
A grant-funded partnership between The College of New Jersey and Mercer County Technical Schools trains high school students in AI and robotics for the workforce.
A German court ruled that Google is legally liable for misinformation appearing in its automated AI search summaries, rejecting traditional free speech protections for the technology.
48 state attorneys general are examining OpenAI regarding model sycophancy and related platform problems for consumers and citizens in the US.
Anthropic announced a 150 million dollar national fellowship program to place 1,000 early career professionals inside American non profit organizations to expand AI infrastructure.
The Beneath the Surface
Matt talks with MasterClass founder and CEO David Rogier about generative AI and education: how language models are reshaping business, challenging the traditional MBA, and creating new opportunities and risks for organizations.
The Bright Byte
The episode closes with Dr. Francesca Dominici's Harvard National Institute of Health lecture on her lab's foundation model, which merges health records, census data, and US Medicare data to forecast extreme-weather adaptation while reckoning with data-center energy use.
Announcements
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Seeing through the Machine – Teaching Bias as an Equity Practice in AI - Dr. Elizabeth Radday - https://tinyurl.com/4ybwkn7a
Check out our middle / high school Student AI Literacy course - www.skills21.org/ai/learnai
Explore Skills21’s FREE social media literacy curriculum - https://www.skills21.org/social-balance
Address Screen Time concerns - skills21.org/ai/screenshift
Sponsors
The National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing: Your Gateway to Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing - https://www.nextgenmfg.org
Links
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https://mstr.cl/ExecutiveChatEDU
In the Weights
After-school program teaching kids to use ai without screens
Artificial Intelligence English Language Arts Framework for ELA Teachers in Grades 6-12
How a group of teens might have just used AI to accurately predict this year’s exam questions
Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school
TCNJ and Mercer County Technical Schools launch AI and robotics dual enrollment pathway to build New Jersey’s future workforce
A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews
OpenAI Investigated by Coalition of State Attorneys General
Reducing Burden, Increasing Impact
Introducing Claude Corps
AI: Solution or Obstacle for Healthy Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events?
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