Week in Edtech 8/7/2024: ChatGPT 5 on the Horizon, High-Level OpenAI Departures, Meta's LLAMA 3, Google's AI Moves, Instructure's Canvas AI Integration, AI-Powered Tutors, Custom Chatbots, and More! With Special Guest Host, Matthew Tower
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Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Matt Tower, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:
🧠 OpenAI's ChatGPT 5 is Coming
🚪 High-Level Departures at OpenAI
🚫 AI Detection Technology Still Unreleased
🦙 Meta Launches LLAMA 3 and AI Studio
🤝 Google Hires Character.AI Co-founders
🎓 Community Colleges Band Together on AI Education
🔗 Instructure Canvas Integrates AI Across Platform
👩🏫 Heeyo's AI Chatbot Aims to Be Kids' Interactive Tutor
🍐 Pear Deck’s New Instant AI-Generated Lessons
🛠️ Pluralsight’s AI Assistant Iris
🌍 Neuberger Berman Nears $15B Deal for Nord Anglia Education
🚀 Uplimit Announces $11M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures
🗣️ Fluently’s AI-Powered English Coach Secures $2M Seed Round
Upcoming Event:
📚 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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