AI for Educators Daily with Dan Fitzpatrick

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are exploring "AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithms," a blog post published by the AlphaEvolve team at Google DeepMind Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today one of my AI workflows with you that is having a huge impact on my work. I recently shared it with a billion dollar company I was working with, a small business and a school. Their minds were blown by the results. My mind is still blown every time I do it. This process condenses might take weeks into a 15 to 30-minute sprint, making it a potentially game-changing methodology...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a provocative and wide-ranging debate hosted by Steven Bartlett, featuring Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit; Bret Weinstein, an evolutionary biologist and systems theorist; and Daniel Priestley, an entrepreneur and business strategist. This conversation, centered on the transformativ and potentially perilous rise of Artificial Intelligence agents, is not just a di...

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re diving into a fascinating new research paper called “The Effect of ChatGPT on Students’ Learning Performance, Learning Perception, and Higher-Order Thinking”. This study looks at whether using ChatGPT in the classroom actually helps students learn better, think more deeply and feel more engaged. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring OpenAI’s report titled “AI in the Enterprise”. This report draws from the firsthand experiences of major global companies that have successfully integrated artificial intelligence into their operations, using it not as a novelty, but as a serious instrument for transformation. Though aimed squarely at enterprise audiences, the insights it provides are just a...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a compelling piece of research titled "Underreporting of AI Use: The Role of Social Desirability Bias" , authored by Alex Imas and Yier Ling from the University of Chicago. This study, published on SSRN, delves into how perceptions and social norms are shaping what people say about their use of artificial intelligence, particularly large language m...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are diving into a webinar I hosted called   Education in the Gemini Era . We looked at the tools, the mindsets, and the practical shifts already taking place in learning environments across the world. I was joined by an amazing panel consisting of Jennie Magiera and Steven Butschi from Google, Tom D’Amico and Geoff Edwards from the Ottawa Catholic School Board in Canada,...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are looking at an open letter signed by over 250 CEOs advocating for the integration of artificial intelligence and computer science into K-12 education in the USA. This letter, published in The New York Times and spearheaded by organizations like Code.org and CS for ALL, calls for these subjects to become core components of school curricula across the United States. Dan...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring "Six AI Trends That Are Changing Skills and Education Training Forever," published by Edtech Innovation Hub. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a new research report titled  Pedagogical Biases in AI-Powered Educational Tools: The Case of Lesson Plan Generators , published in The Social Innovations Journal . Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring an article I published last week on Forbes titled "Inside The Trump AI Education Executive Order & Why It Matters". Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring the uneven emergence of Artificial General Intelligence in light of OpenAI's new AI model o3. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are exploring an article I wrote last week for Forbes, titled "The Secret to AI in Education: We Should All Be Frustrated Pragmatists." Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today I am covering a recent blog post written by Gian Segato, the founding data scientist and engineer at Replit. I think his blog, titled "Agency Is Eating the World", is important for educators and the education system. For this reason, I just want to read it for you. Then afterwards, I'll briefly fire through what I think are the ten takeaways for educators. Dan...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are exploring the article "AI Education Is the New Space Race. Here's How America Must Respond," written by Loni Mahanta and published in The 74. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are exploring the remarkable and provocative case of HeyBoss AI , a tech company that has taken the bold step of appointing an artificial intelligence—Astra Prime—as its Chief Executive Officer. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we are exploring an interesting shift in corporate hiring philosophy from Shopify, highlighted by a policy directive from CEO Tobi Lütke. As reported by CNBC , Lütke instructed managers that requests for increased headcount must now be preceded by proof that the intended role cannot be fulfilled by Artificial Intelligence. This piece examines why this deve...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are exploring a piece of research titled "On the Biology of a Large Language Model" , which tackles a common yet incomplete idea many of us have about artificial intelligence in the classroom and beyond—that AI language models simply predict the next word in a sentence. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are exploring the newly updated OpenAI Academy - an educational initiative that has recently undergone a significant transformation, expanding its reach, deepening its resources, and reimagining who gets to learn about artificial intelligence and how. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a story that speaks volumes about the current momentum and priorities in educational technology. We're unpacking the recent news from a company called SchoolAI, which just secured $25 million to expand its reach in classrooms across the globe.  Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ New...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a new research paper titled "Large Language Models Pass the Turing Test" by Cameron R. Jones and Benjamin K. Bergen from the Department of Cognitive Science at UC San Diego.  Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-generated content can make mistakes

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a new initiative titled "Florida Virtual School to Offer AI in Math Certificate," reported in a recent article featuring a collaboration among Florida Virtual School, the University of Florida, and the Concord Consortium. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠BlueSky ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Newsletter⁠ AI-genera...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring the findings from a research paper titled “Educator Attention: How computational tools can systematically identify the distribution of a key resource for students.” In simple terms, the paper uses AI to carefully study how teachers share their valuable attention among different students. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Dan on: ⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠X...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we have encouraging news to share. A recent study titled "Randomized Trial of a Generative AI Chatbot for Mental Health Treatment," authored by Dr. M.V. Heinz and colleagues demonstrates the effectiveness of a fully generative AI therapy chatbot, named Therabot, in treating clinical-level mental health symptoms. Dan’s new book Infinite Education is out now Find Da...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are exploring a research paper titled "How Do Teachers Create Pedagogical Chatbots?: Current Practices and Challenges" authored by Minju Yoo from Ewha Womans University, and Hyoungwook Jin and Juho Kim from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). This paper was presented at the CHI 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, he...