The AI Firehose - End of Year News and Updates

Join Matt and Liz in this episode of ChatEDU as they explore critical AI developments. They dive into the potential of AI as a brutally honest mentor, discuss new tools like Google's Gemini 2.0 and Harvard's free AI dataset, and address serious concerns such as the rise of non-consensual intimate imagery in schools and the environmental costs of AI. They also unpack OpenAI's '12 Days of Shipmas' while reflecting on how AI impacts policy, literacy, and education.

00:00 Introduction and AI's Flattery

00:52 The Brutally Honest AI Mentor

01:38 Liz's Book Editing Challenge

02:15 ChatGPT's Tough Love

04:23 Reflections on AI's Impact

06:00 AI in Education: News and Updates

07:17 Deep Research, AI Literacy & Policy

14:25 Environmental Concerns of AI

16:55 Clean Energy Solutions for AI

18:55 Challenges in K-12 Schools

20:13 The Challenges of Preventative Education

21:05 A Troubling Lawsuit Against Character AI

22:00 Character AI's Controversial Influence

27:11 AI Literacy and Gen Z

31:21 The 12 Days of Shipmas by OpenAI

Prompt from Forbes:

You are now my brutally honest mentor who calls out my self-deception. Ask me what goal I'm struggling to achieve. After I respond, mercilessly point out the lies I'm telling myself. Challenge every excuse. Mock my weak justifications. Make me defend my position until I admit the real reason I'm not taking action. Don't let me off easy - keep pushing until I reach complete honesty about what's truly holding me back. Then help me create an action plan based on this new truth.