Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a two-year program aimed at recent high school graduates and college dropouts to identify and train young talent building AI, with partnerships from Palantir, Google, and Meta.
MIT has introduced a new AI education initiative called Common Ground that focuses on teaching artificial intelligence through real-world applications rather than purely theoretical approaches to concepts like reinforcement learning and neural networks.
Major US school districts including Los Angeles and New York City have banned generative AI tools for students, with NYC barring elementary and middle schoolers for a year while LA imposed broader restrictions. The moves create a patchwork of conflicting rules nationwide as educators struggle with AI regulation, while some teachers shift to alternative assessment methods instead of detection tools.
Harvard Business School has integrated AI avatars of its faculty into the HBS Foundry program, an eight-week entrepreneurship bootcamp priced at $699. The digital instructors allow entrepreneurs to rehearse pitches and receive virtual coaching as the institution expands its educational reach.
Google is rolling out new AI-powered study features across Search and Gemini, including interactive quizzes, 3D simulations, and study document tools. The company is also offering eligible college students a free year of its paid Gemini AI Pro plan as it competes with OpenAI for the student market.
New research reveals how children and teenagers are using AI tools in their daily lives, from academic assistance to seeking emotional support late at night, raising questions about safety and appropriate use. Studies from multiple countries show widespread adoption among youth.
Universities across the United States are introducing AI minors and courses for students outside traditional computer science programs, even as overall computer science enrollment drops amid slowing entry-level software developer hiring. Schools like Virginia Commonwealth University, Purdue, and Harvard are democratizing AI education to meet growing student demand across disciplines.
Research by IU International University of Applied Sciences analyzing AI-based learning assistant usage patterns among 77,000 online students shows that AI tool usage mirrors student schedules, providing the first large-scale empirical data on how students actually interact with AI educational tools.
Dentsu Group's R&D organization, Dentsu Innovation Initiative, will develop and demonstrate a Self-Sovereign Information Environment (SSIE) in collaboration with Yoichi Ochiai, enabling students to co-create with multiple AI systems through AI avatar agents at the 2026 summer school.Students will use QR-code-enabled business cards connected to a Web3 personal page and a hardware wallet supported by Sony Corporation.
Anthropic has introduced Claude for Teachers, a new initiative providing verified K-12 educators in the United States with free access to premium Claude AI features, teaching resources, and evidence-based educational tools to help reduce teacher workload.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that more than half of teenagers are using artificial intelligence chatbots for schoolwork, with most teens believing their peers use AI to cheat. Many parents remain unaware of the extent of their children's AI usage.
