Week in Edtech 7/19/2024: $600B AI Investment Bubble, Karpathy’s AI Assistants, OpenAI’s 'Strawberry', Meta’s Largest Llama 3 Model, US ED Issues Guidance for AI Edtech Developers and More! Feat. Chris Hess of Pearson and Mark Naufel of Axio AI

Jul 24, 2024

Chris Hess from Pearson and Mark Naufel & Ira Gluck from Axio AI discuss AI investments, OpenAI's 'Strawberry' model, LAUSD's AI chatbot controversy, U.S. guidance for AI edtech developers, and more in the latest edtech innovations and news.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

AI in Education: New Developments and Models

02:02 • 15min

Exploring Model Routing in AI and OpenAI's 'Strawberry'

16:42 • 2min

Exploring OpenAI's 'Strawberry' Project and AI Intelligence Levels

19:00 • 3min

AI Development Levels, Third-Party Evaluations, and AI Investment Trends

21:50 • 23min

AI in Education: Impact and Adoption

45:02 • 19min

AI in Education: Leveraging Data for Personalized Learning

01:04:29 • 23min

Discussing AI Tools in Education with Pearson and Axio

01:27:45 • 4min

Collaboration with President Crow at Arizona State University to Revolutionize Education

01:31:16 • 4min

Empowering Learners Through Personalized AI Companions

01:35:06 • 14min

Exploring the Utility and Adaptability of Generative AI Technology with Axio

01:49:08 • 3min

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Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Claire Zau, Partner at GSV Ventures, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week

🎙️ Andrej Karpathy’s New Venture: AI assistants for education
🚀 Meta’s Largest Llama 3 Model Launch
🔍 Anthropic’s Push for Third-Party AI Evaluations
🍓 OpenAI’s new AI model under code name 'Strawberry'
💸 AI Investment Bubble: Navigating a $600B market shift
📉 LAUSD's $6M AI Chatbot Controversy
🤖 $2.3M Contract between the New Hampshire Department of Education and Khan Academy
📘 U.S. ED Issues Guidance for AI Edtech Developers
📊 Quizlet’s AI Survey: Higher education leads AI adoption
📈 Tyton Partners Report on Digital Learning Tools
🏫 KKR emerges as front-runner for Instructure Buyout
🎓 Salesforce AI Tools for HigherEd
💡 $20M Opportunity@Work Grant from MacKenzie Scott

Plus special guests, Chris Hess, Director of AI Product Management at Pearson and Mark Naufel, Founder/CEO of Axio AI

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📺 Live Webinar: Solving EdTEch Problems with a UX Mindset with Nicole Gallardo, Founder at Founders Who UX and Alex Sarlin (Thursday, August 1, 2024, 1-2pm ET / 10-11am PT)

📚 Book Club with FOHE: Discussion on Sal Khan’s new book Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

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