Week in Edtech 01/24/2024: Chegg, Doulingo, Coursera Stocks Tumble, OpenAI Partners with ASU, Microsoft's Free AI Tutor and More! With Special Guests Brett Roer and Jacob Kantor of EDLIT
- Author
- Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell
- Published
- Tue 30 Jan 2024
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In this episode of Week in Edtech, Ben and Alex discuss:
1. AI
- Chegg, Duolingo, Coursera Stocks Swoon as Goldman Warns of Threat From AI
- Coursera’s CEO announced that Coursera users signed up for an AI course every minute of 2023
2. Edtech
- It’s a good time to invest in early-stage edtech, investors say
- Byju’s seeks new funding at less than $2 billion valuation, a 90% drop
3. K-12
- National Ed-Tech Plan Outlines How Schools Can Tackle 3 Big Digital Inequities
- Michael Bloomberg donates $250M to open 10 healthcare-focused high schools in Boston, Charlotte, Durham, Houston, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Demopolis, and Northeast Texas
4. Higher Ed
- OpenAI announces first partnership with a university
- Northeastern partners with Multiverse, granting transfer credit to apprentices who complete Multiverse’s analytics program
5. Big Tech
- Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor available for free. Will integrate it with Canvas
- Google announces new AI-powered features for education
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