Weekly AI News Update (10-16 October 2025)
A study commissioned by Oxford University Press found 62% of UK students aged 13–18 believe AI negatively affects their learning skills, citing reduced creativity and overreliance on quick answers despite…
A study commissioned by Oxford University Press found 62% of UK students aged 13–18 believe AI negatively affects their learning skills, citing reduced creativity and overreliance on quick answers despite…
A new white paper by Times Higher Education and Google for Education highlights the need for universities to move beyond AI literacy towards advanced AI capability, featuring global insights and…
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.5, a frontier AI model with enhanced coding, reasoning, and alignment capabilities. Updates include Claude Code checkpoints, a VS Code extension, the Claude Agent SDK,…
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has published six principles for ethical AI in English language education, emphasising fairness, transparency, data privacy, human involvement, examiner-level standards, and sustainability in learning and…
Engineers from DeepSeek have detailed their reinforcement learning approach for training the DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model, published in Nature, achieving superior performance in mathematics and coding while addressing training efficiency challenges.…
Education Convergence recommended mandatory AI training for 5% of teachers, appointment of digital education officers, establishment of an AI curriculum framework, and policies supporting international student access and accommodation in…
Beijing has introduced AI education across all primary and secondary schools, requiring at least eight hours annually, following national guidelines to integrate AI into education and supported by digital resources…
The School of Open Learning will launch the "AI Empowered Learning " workshop series starting this September. This series will introduce innovative AI applications to enhance your learning skills and…
In the United States, AI is increasingly integrated into schools, with partnerships, teacher training, and new tools supporting classroom use, though concerns remain about equity, academic integrity, mental health, and…
Hong Kong Metropolitan University hosted acclaimed science fiction writer Stanley Chen Qiufan as Artist-in-Residence, engaging students through lectures and workshops on creativity, worldbuilding, and the evolving intersections of artificial intelligence…