ai in education

As the back-to-school season draws near, students and parents alike find themselves scrutinizing not just backpacks and textbooks, but the vital digital tools that can make or break an academic year. In an era where hybrid and remote learning environments are as common as traditional classrooms...

Microsoft’s push into the frontier of artificial intelligence continues to accelerate, but with a distinctly pragmatic twist. As industry headlines swirl with news of headline-grabbing super-models and multi-billion-dollar partnerships, the company’s latest offering – the...

Microsoft’s trailblazing trajectory in artificial intelligence has taken a decisive turn with the unveiling of the Phi-4 Mini Flash Reasoning model, a small language model (SML) that claims to deliver responses up to 10 times faster and with dramatically lower latency compared to previous...

Microsoft’s latest advancements in artificial intelligence are setting the stage for a new era of creativity and productivity, but for many users, the most ambitious features remain over the horizon. Copilot, billed as the tech giant’s all-purpose AI assistant, has seen rapid evolution across...

In a rapidly evolving landscape where artificial intelligence increasingly powers devices of all shapes and sizes, Microsoft’s latest innovation, the Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning model, is poised to make a formidable impact. Compact yet remarkably intelligent, this AI model stands at the...

As students gear up for the new academic year, having the right technology can significantly enhance their learning experience. Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs, equipped with advanced AI capabilities and robust hardware, offer a suite of tools designed to support students in their educational journey...

The unveiling of the National Academy for AI Instruction marks a major turning point in the relationship between artificial intelligence and American education. Backed by a formidable coalition—the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), United Federation of Teachers (UFT), industry titans like...

Agility, not just brute computational muscle, is fast becoming the currency of artificial intelligence in the real world. As demand for instant, intelligent, and private reasoning grows across edge devices and mobile platforms, Microsoft’s latest release—Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning—escalates this...

The launch of the National Academy for AI Instruction—an unprecedented partnership announced by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic—marks a pivotal moment in the intersection of education and artificial...

Few topics have stirred the modern workplace quite like artificial intelligence, yet for many employees and organizations, the jump from headlines to hands-on productivity feels daunting. The University of Vermont (UVM), like a growing number of forward-thinking institutions, is answering this...

The American classroom is on the cusp of a technological transformation, driven in part by a bold new initiative spearheaded by Microsoft, OpenAI, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union. These unlikely partners are coming together to launch the...

Artificial intelligence, once the stuff of science fiction and darkly comic speculation about humanity’s future, is now woven into the fabric of everyday life—including the classroom. In an ambitious new effort to shape this rapidly evolving landscape, three industry titans—Microsoft, OpenAI...

Microsoft and OpenAI are taking a landmark step in reshaping the US educational landscape with their recent collaboration to establish the National Academy for AI Instruction. In partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second-largest teachers’ union in the United States...

The rapid advance and mainstream adoption of generative AI, most notably tools like ChatGPT, has dramatically reshaped educational landscapes, business processes, and ordinary social practices. In classrooms from state universities to elite Ivy League colleges, and even within technical and...

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, designed to enhance productivity by assisting with tasks like drafting documents, creating presentations, and analyzing data. Users can interact with Copilot through a...

upGrad, established in 2015, has rapidly ascended to become South Asia's premier online higher education platform. With a mission to make quality education accessible globally, upGrad has cultivated a learner community exceeding 3 million individuals across more than 100 countries. This...

The rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence has rewritten the rules of education, especially within environments that prioritize industry readiness, such as the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Once considered the domain of computer scientists and tech startups, AI is...

The debate over artificial intelligence and its real impact on human cognition and mental health has been reignited by a recent MIT study, “Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task.” As generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Google...

As the education sector grapples with the daunting challenges of rapid change, growing student needs, and resource shortages, technology is increasingly being recognized not just as a supplementary tool, but as a force multiplier for human ingenuity. Amid this landscape, Microsoft’s latest move...

A quiet but seismic shift is underway in the global education sector, catalyzed by a newly forged partnership between three industry heavyweights: Alef Education, Microsoft, and Core42. At first glance, their collaboration reads like yet another corporate alliance; in reality, it embodies a much...