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OpenAI Forum brought polling professionals together in Washington, DC, to explore ChatGPT, Codex and changing research workflows. The coverage examines practical AI skills, peer learning and the data literacy needed to evaluate survey results.
Read the original →A new slate of October events gives Clemson students, faculty and staff opportunities to build AI skills, ask questions and explore practical applications.
Read the original →The first Aura Children's AI Film Festival 2026 will be held for children in Japan and the UK. Children do not use AI directly; adults use AI to turn stories and designs the children create by hand into video.
Read the original →Ti, a childcare worker in the 18th year of the job, will speak on parenting in the AI era. They will appear in the EDUCATION x UPDATE session on 9/12 (Sat) at 11:00. The event is organized by the Women AI Initiative Japan and was announced for September 11 and following days, 2026.
Read the original →COMPASS Inc. announced that its AI-based learning material Qubena has been officially adopted from fiscal 2026 in all municipal elementary and junior high schools in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. Use has begun at all 59 schools, covering about 24,100 students. The adoption is part of the city's efforts to improve academic achievement under its second basic plan for education promotion.
Read the original →UPRIVER Inc. has launched an app in which users choose a target school and the character count, paragraph rules and test time are set to match the real exam. An AI teacher marks the essay with speech-bubble comments on manuscript paper. Users can try it free up to three times a month.
Read the original →Myojo Junior and Senior High School in Tennoji Ward, Osaka, has started social-emotional learning (SEL) this academic year. The program uses dialogue and inquiry to develop abilities that cannot be measured in numbers, as AI affects education and schools struggle to respond.
Read the original →New artificial intelligence weapons detection systems are now operational at Hillsboro High School and Hillsboro Junior High School. The technology is in full use for the first time as students arrive Tuesday morning.
Read the original →A parent demands full marks for a written English answer, citing an email from a professor at an American university. In another case, a private academy is mentioned.
Read the original →Digital Hollywood University announced on October 14 that it will introduce Claude, the generative AI developed by US-based Anthropic, across the whole university. From November 2026, all students, full-time faculty and all staff can use it through university accounts. According to the university, it is the first Japanese university to introduce Claude campus-wide.
Read the original →After Yonsei University, cheating with smart glasses equipped with artificial intelligence functions was also found at the University of Seoul during a rolling-admission essay exam.
Read the original →The guide lists AI subscriptions that students can use for free in 2026. It covers Google AI Plus, GitHub Copilot, Kiro and offers limited to US universities, with conditions and deadlines for each.
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