In this episode of ChatEDU (From ChatGPT to Chat Group GPT), Matt and Liz open with Kim Kardashian blaming ChatGPT for tanking her law exams and Dr. Radday publishing a Fulbright piece on AI hallucinations. From there, they run through agentic cheating, Amazon vs. Perplexity, shifting labor demands, a prompt drop, a gems hack, the new edugems.ai library, federal AI grants, AI bubble warnings, a Gamma update, and NotebookLM’s new Deep Research features. They go Beneath the Surface to look at ChatGPT sliding into 20 person group chats, and close with a Bright Byte on Google’s new Earth AI.
Rundown
Tech companies don’t care that students use AI agents to cheat
AI firms and LMS platforms shrug as agentic tools automate coursework and flood professors with AI generated apologies.
Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity
Amazon tells Perplexity’s Comet agent to stop bot browsing the site and bypassing ads.
The Boss Has a Message: Use AI or You’re Fired
Some companies now cut workers who refuse to adopt AI tools.
Microsoft resumes hiring with full AI focus
The new roles all center on human AI collaboration.
Remote Labor Index
Real world testing shows frontier agents can automate only a tiny slice of complex remote work.
Prompt Drop
A step by step walkthrough prompt that quizzes understanding before advancing.
Gem Hack
A URL tweak forces gem copies so colleagues don’t overwrite your instructions.
edugems.ai
A growing collection of teacher friendly gems for inspiration and customization.
FIPSE Federal AI Grants
One to four million dollar projects supporting AI integration in higher ed. Deadline tight.
AI Bubble Watch
J.P. Morgan says the industry may need $650B annually to justify investment.
Gamma’s growth
Profitable, lean, and now valued at $2.1B. A rare AI business that actually works.
NotebookLM updates
Deep Research arrives with support for Sheets, images, Drive URLs, and more.
Beneath the Surface
ChatGPT group chats
Up to twenty people plus the bot in a shared thread. Use cases include study groups, capstones, and planning teams.
Bright Byte
Google Earth AI
Google fuses satellite data, population data, and Gemini reasoning into a environmental intelligence platform used by WHO Africa and others.
Links and References
Prompt Drop
https://www.skills21.org/prompts
Gemini Gems hack
https://tinyurl.com/2hmr2k4d
College students “apologized” using AI
https://tinyurl.com/muksx346
Kim Kardashian blames ChatGPT for failing aw school tests
https://tinyurl.com/snnync85
Companies don’t care that students use AI agents to cheat
https://tinyurl.com/5n92vpzy
Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity
https://tinyurl.com/wenryn6t
Use AI or You’re Fired
https://tinyurl.com/mpducds4
Microsoft will hire again, but with AI-first approach
https://tinyurl.com/yrmmxkzd
Measuring AI Automation of Remote Work
https://tinyurl.com/hjr5pxz9
Applications for New Awards
https://tinyurl.com/2pyuedtd
J.P. Morgan Bubble Concerns
https://tinyurl.com/f72was8n
We Didn't Start the Fire Bubble Parody
https://tinyurl.com/5fe7srb7
Gamma Raises Aims to Rival PowerPoint
https://tinyurl.com/bde527ed
NotebookLM adds Deep Research and more source types
https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/notebooklm-deep-research-file-types/
ChatGPT group chats
https://tinyurl.com/yvax4ajm
Google Earth AI
https://tinyurl.com/2x4h5wxs
Learning They'll Love - Dr. Elizabeth Radday
ASCD (use code RADDAY30 for 30% off until December 5th): https://tinyurl.com/bde652nn
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/22t9hz77
Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/bdckf6zw
Announcements & Sponsors
Check out the new Student AI Course for middle and high school. Email Matt and Liz at chatedu@edadvance.org
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