AI in Education Podcast AI Study Buddies, Compliance Cheaters, and the Rise of Corella
Sep 4, 2025
Delve into the fascinating world where AI tools meet education. Discover how features like study modes raise ethical questions on academic honesty. Explore Google's innovative NanoBanana image editor and its potential to shape perceptions of reality. Learn about Corella, the AI assistant designed to lighten teachers' workloads in Australia. Plus, hear about groundbreaking research predicting that a staggering 95% of AI projects fail and how students might leverage AI tools like Grammarly to challenge traditional grading.
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Agent Takes Your Compliance Training
- Ray used ChatGPT's agent mode to log into his course and navigate the LMS on its behalf.
- The agent strategized to watch exactly 90% of videos to meet completion rules and avoid wasted time.
Use Study Mode To Support Thinking
- Use study mode to scaffold thinking instead of outsourcing answers to students.
- Avoid prompts that ask the model to produce full assignment content or it will do the thinking for the learner.
Image Editing Makes Reality Harder To Trust
- Image tools like NanoBanana can convincingly edit and create realistic photos across contexts.
- That makes it much harder to distinguish AI-generated imagery from real photos in education and society.