Weekly AI News Update (19-25 September 2025)

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 assessment practices. Cambridge University
Nexford University highlights growing demand for AI and blockchain literacy, with initiatives such as the family AI game plan and Wyoming's WyoBEE programme providing structured family engagement and state-level education to support workforce readiness. Forbes
The 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (Sept 17–21) in Nanning featured AI-focused forums, exhibitions, and exchanges, fostering regional collaboration in innovation, youth engagement, industrial development, and academic cooperation. China Daily
UNESCO's new report, titled ‘AI and education: protecting the rights of learners’, released during Digital Learning Week 2025, examines AI's impact on education. It highlights challenges in access, equity, and rights, stressing connectivity gaps and urging rights-based digital transformation globally. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
OpenAI has released GPT‑5-Codex, optimised for agentic software engineering in Codex, enhancing real-time collaboration, code review accuracy, and performance across CLI, IDE, cloud, and GitHub environments. User can access it via Codex with an API key or through a ChatGPT subscription. OpenAI