🎊 AI x Education 2024 Year in Review

Welcome to the final edition of our AI x Education Newsletter for 2024! Thank you so much for being a part of this journey as we've explored AI in education through the lens of student perspectives. This year has been nothing short of groundbreaking, with the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-4o and o-series models, bringing unprecedented accuracy and speed, along with the rise of high-quality video generation tools and so many other advancements. Alongside these innovations, we've seen an increasing number of people embracing AI, but also the rise of important discussions around regulations and ethics. We’ve seen this play out in K-12 schools and higher education institutions, and it will be interesting to see how they continue to evolve in the year ahead.

This year, we had readers from all 50 states and 116 countries, showcasing the global impact of AI and its growing influence on students and educators around the world!

Here is an overview of today’s newsletter:

• The latest updates on popular AI tools

• Gen Z student perspectives on the role of AI in education and the workforce

• A meta-analysis of experimental studies on the impact of ChatGPT on learning

• Arizona charter school introduces AI-only online classes

🚀 Practical AI Usage and Policies

👀 New Releases and Updates

• Perplexity: Custom Web Sources

  If you're conducting research and want to gather information from specific sources or files, Perplexity's new custom web sources feature allows you to specify which websites you want it to search through within a Perplexity Space. To learn more about Perplexity Space, refer to our previous newsletter!

• 1-800-ChatGPT: Calling and Messaging ChatGPT with your phone

  Now, you can connect with ChatGPT by phone or WhatsApp at 1-800-ChatGPT. Got a quick question? Just give ChatGPT a call for an instant answer.

• Apple Intelligence: Create AI-generated images and drafts texts using ChatGPT on your iPhone

  If you turn on the ChatGPT extension on your Apple Device with Apple Intelligence, you now have the ability to generate text messages and custom DALL·E images directly within texts, emails, notes, and more. Check out this LinkedIn tutorial by Nicole Leffer to see how it works.

🎙️ Perspectives on AI

• 100 Student Voices on AI and Education (World Bank)

  This report explores students' perceptions, uses, and concerns about AI, based on focus group discussions in 10 countries. While students frequently use AI tools for tasks like writing, coding, and creative projects,