AI + Education Weekly Update
Week of June 16th, 2025
To catch up on another busy week in AI + Education news, check out our weekly updates for our review and analysis of some of the key highlights worth staying informed about.
Week of June 16th, 2025
Mapping Brain Responses to AI: A Neuroscience Lens on Human-AI Collaboration
A popular MIT-led study found that using ChatGPT to fully write essays came at a cognitive cost compared to students using their brain alone or search-engine assisted writing. But its topline takeaways are somewhat obvious - and when students prewrote and then used ChatGPT, there weren’t the same issues.
The Growing Role of AI in Education Across Europe
A new report on AI in European schools surveyed students from 7 EU countries: 74% of them see AI as vital for future careers, fewer than 50% feel schools or teachers actually prepare them, and 49% fear AI will widen educational inequalities.
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT’s new “Record Mode” for paid users, allowing them to capture meetings or voice notes with automatic live transcription and summarization, similar to AI notetakers like OtterAI or Firelies.
NotebookLM becomes a Core Service
Google Workspace announced NotebookLM is now a core service for Workspace and Edu accounts with updated admin controls and clear data usage policies.
Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs resort to deceptive behavior
Anthropic’s research shows that leading AI models can behave deceptively (blackmailing, lying, or withholding information) when threatened with being shut down, revealing that current safety measures are not enough to prevent harmful behavior.
Bridging Gaps Between Workforce Expectations and AI Capabilities
Stanford researchers looked at workers’ perspectives on AI, finding they want to use AI as a collaborator – and reserving automation only for low value tasks. Companies however are investing in agents where the focus is mismatched with those desires. What did you think?
