EdTechSR Ep 344 Voices We Can’t Trust

What this episode covers

Check out our Episode 344 from January 15, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * AI Trends in Ed Tech to Watch in 2025 (EdTech Magazine 15 January 2025) * Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies (CNN, 3 Jan 2025) * Meta’s fake AI users are here and they’re giving everybody the creeps (Sherwood News, 3 Jan 2025) via Doug Peterson on BlueSky * More: 3 Feb 2025 free webinar “AI ChatBot Ethics) * Information literacy is key in the age of AI (eSchoolNews, 19 Dec 2024) * One quick trick to make AI actually useful (Vox; 12 December 2024) * 'The New York Times' takes OpenAI to court. ChatGPT's future could be on the line (NPR, 14 Jan 2025) * The Supreme Court doesn’t seem likely to save TikTok (Vox; 10 January 2025) * With TikTok ban looming, how many Americans support it? Public opinion has changed a lot (USA Today; 15 January 2025) * Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th (The Verge; 15 January 2025) * German government may yet quit X over algorithms, spokesperson says (Reuters, 10 Jan 2025) * Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts (NY Times; 7 January 2025) (Gift Link) * Jason’s Geek of the Week: Highlight AI; Google AI Studio - Play.AI * Wes’ Geek of the Week: MediaEdForum 2025 Notes - My Screen Setup for Virtual Learning - Stouchi Continuity Camera Mount Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss: * AI co-workers and more: Experts offer predictions for the fast-evolving technology (ABC News 13; 15 January 2025) * AI Applications * Pentagon to test how generative AI would perform in fight with China (Defense One; 15 January 25) * How AI and human teachers can collaborate to transform education (World Economic Forum; 8 January 2025) * Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy (Times Higher Education; 2 January 2025) * AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it (Skagit Valley Herald; 26 December 2024) * AI Agents Will Shape Every Aspect Of Education In 2025 (Forbes; 26 December 2025) * It’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is getting (Vox; 12 January 2025) * Microsoft Backtracks After Teasing an End to Free Windows 11 Upgrades (PC Magazine; 15 January 2025) * The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine: A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away by Charlie Warzel and Mike Caulfield (The Atlantic, 6 Jan 2025) (Paywall free link) * Open-World Games Like Zelda Can Boost Your Mental Health, Study Says (Science Alert, 6 Jan 2025) * Tracing the Anti-Establishment Shift Among Podcasts and the Role of Platforms (Tech Policy Press, 2 Jan 2025) Get full access to EdTech Situation Room Podcast at edtechsr.substack.com/subscribe