🪄 AI in Education Newsletter Presented by MagicSchool.ai

AI in Education Newsletter
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With most schools out for summer, we’re wishing you a happy summer break (and happy 4th of July for our American users)! We hope you’re getting much needed time to rest, spend time with your loved ones, and recharge for the 23-24 school year - you deserve it!

For our international users still teaching, those teaching year round, or those teaching summer school - we hope MagicSchool is lightening your load and giving you your time back!

 TLDR Updates from MagicSchool.ai

Updates: There have been a few updates to our user interface (UI), new SAT focused tools rolling out this week, and improvements to existing tools this week. If you haven’t visited in a while, try them now and find a whole lot more to love about MagicSchool!

Twitter #clearthelist Gift Card Giveaway: We’ll be giving $100 Amazon gift cards for MagicSchool users every week in July! Enter the giveaway following the instructions on Twitter below.

Input, suggestions, feedback, praise? As always, you can reply directly to this e-mail if you have feedback for us!

AI in Education Reads

Some Colleges are Saying Students Can Use AI - If They Don’t Use it to Cheat (Business Insider) - UK colleges, including prestigious institutions like Oxford and Cambridge, have agreed to principles supporting the ethical use of generative AI by students and staff, aiming to promote AI literacy, adapt teaching methods, ensure academic integrity, and share best practices, marking a notable shift in how educational institutions approach the technology amidst concerns of AI cheating and disruption in the sector.

Japan publishes guidelines allowing limited use of AI in schools (Japan Today) - Japan's Ministry of Education has released provisional guidelines permitting limited use of generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in elementary, junior high, and high schools, while emphasizing caution, ethical considerations, and potential impacts on critical thinking and creativity. The guidelines will undergo revision based on trial results from selected schools, addressing concerns such as data privacy, copyright infringements, and the need for ethical education regarding AI usage.

Generative Artificial Intelligence in education: What are the opportunities and challenges? (UNESCO) UNESCO's new paper on generative AI and the future of education emphasizes the need for regulations and research to ensure AI tools are integrated into learning systems in a way that aligns with educational goals, warning against potential negative impacts on teachers, social interaction, and educational quality. The paper calls for the education sector to develop its own rules, increase investment in schools and teachers, and engage in coordinated efforts with regulatory branches of government to validate AI applications for formal use in schools.

AI Tech Headlines

ChatGPT in trouble: OpenAI sued for stealing everything anyone’s ever written on the Internet (FirstPost) The lawsuit against OpenAI alleges data theft due to the company's collection of diverse internet data without explicit user consent, but the outcome remains uncertain due to the complex nature of the internet and the broad licenses often granted to online platforms by users, which can limit individual claims for compensation.

Quote, Meme, or Joke about AI

Why was the generative AI failing in school?

Because every time the teacher asked for an essay, it generated a novel!

Why was the AI excused from the English class?

Because it had trouble understanding why people sometimes "literally can't even." It kept trying to complete the equation.

That’s it for today’s update! Until next week - keep up with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Tik Tok, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Warm regards,

Adeel Khan
Founder & CEO, MagicSchool.ai