Every month, our AI blog provides a selection of literature and resources on artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Here’s the roundup for January 2025:
Honan M. AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it. MIT Technology Review [Internet]. 2025 Jan 6. Available from: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1108679/ai-generative-search-internet-breakthroughs
Excerpt: “Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge.”
Waibel G & Hansen D. AI and the struggle for control over research. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 Jan 7. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/01/07/ai-deals-underscore-importance-open-access-opinion
Excerpt: “For those feeling queasy about academic publishers’ AI deals, Günter Waibel and Dave Hansen argue the way forward is not more restrictive licenses—it’s open access.”
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Willsea M. Human Predictions for AI in Higher Education in 2025. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 Jan 7. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/call-action/2025/01/07/human-predictions-ai-higher-education-2025
Excerpt: “Practical insights into how AI agents, generative search and personalization will shape the sector.”
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Bala K. How academe can compete in the AI arms race. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 Jan 7. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/how-academe-can-compete-in-the-ai-arms-race
Excerpt: “We don’t know exactly what the future will look like, and we don’t know exactly what innovations it will bring, but we know one thing for certain: AI will be shaped by the people who have access to the most computing power and data. And that makes this a critical time for higher education.”
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Schroeder R. A few recent developments that shine a light on the path of AI in higher ed. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 Jan 8. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2025/01/08/recent-developments-path-ai-higher-ed
Excerpt: “As I write this at the dawn of 2025, I believe a scan of a few of the most recent developments in generative AI in higher education helps to illuminate the path this technology will take in the coming year.”
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Thorpe J. AI’s not a genie in a lamp: it’s a space to think. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 Jan 9. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/teaching/2025/01/09/better-approach-teaching-about-ai-opinion
Excerpt: “If you’ve used gen AI, you know that the ‘magic power’ feeling is fleeting. Yes, it can come up with a pretty good Wikipedia-style explanation of amoebas or utilitarianism, but as soon as you want to produce something really interesting with ChatGPT and other large language models, things start go a bit wrong. And that’s a good thing. AI’s shortcomings are a blessing: They give us a really good reason to continue thinking for ourselves.”
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Campana A & Kaufman R. AI and content — The 2024 trend that wasn’t and the related opportunity that exists. 2025 Jan 9. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/09/ai-and-content-the-2024-trend-that-wasnt-and-the-related-opportunity-that-exists
Excerpt: “Given the onslaught of stories about AI, it should not be surprising that reporting of “trends” will sometimes miss the mark.”
Strunk V & Willis J. Generative artificial intelligence and education: A brief ethical reflection on autonomy. EDUCAUSE Review [Internet]. 2024 Jan 13. Available from: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/1/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-education-a-brief-ethical-reflection-on-autonomy
Excerpt: “Given the widespread impacts of generative AI, looking at this technology through the lens of autonomy can help equip students for the workplaces of the present and of the future, while ensuring academic integrity for both students and instructors.”
Alonso J. SUNY will teach students to ‘ethically use AI’. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 Jan 16. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2025/01/16/suny-adds-ai-education-its-information
Excerpt: “As part of its existing information literacy general education requirement, students will now study the ‘ethical dimensions’ of the technology.”
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Chunara R. Flaws in AI are deciding your future. Here’s how to fix them. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2024 Jan 16. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/flaws-in-ai-are-deciding-your-future-heres-how-to-fix-them
Excerpt: “Scholars need to work together across disciplines to shape more-ethical AI systems.”
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Nicholson C. DeepMind boss: AI could speed up research tasks 100-fold. ResearchProfessional News [Internet]. 2024 Jan 22. Available from: https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-2025-1-deepmind-boss-ai-could-speed-up-research-tasks-100-fold
Excerpt: “The use of artificial intelligence could enable some research tasks to be done 100 times faster than they are at present, according to Demis Hassabis, the researcher and business leader who has won a Nobel prize for his contributions to AI.”
McMurtie B. College leaders are divided on the risks and benefits of generative AI. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2024 Jan 23. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/college-leaders-are-divided-on-the-risks-and-benefits-of-generative-ai
Excerpt: “A new survey of college leaders shows deep concerns and some stark divisions about how well they believe their institutions are preparing students and faculty members to use generative AI.”
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Salmons J. Guest post: Finding your voice in a ventriloquist’s world – AI and writing. 2025 Jan 28. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/28/guest-post-finding-your-voice-in-a-ventriloquists-world-ai-and-writing
Excerpt: “The blank page beckons, inviting me to write. But when I start to put thoughts into words, embedded AI features cajole me into allowing their invisible hands to rewrite it. What are websites, text messaging apps, and writing programs trying to tell me when they pose this question?”
O'Brien M. AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office. Associated Press [Internet]. 2025 Jan 29. Available from: https://apnews.com/article/ai-copyright-office-artificial-intelligence-363f1c537eb86b624bf5e81bed70d459
Excerpt: "Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could further clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry and other creative fields."
McMurtie B. Teaching: Is higher ed prepared for AI’s impact? It doesn’t seem so. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 Jan 30. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/newsletter/teaching/2025-01-30
Excerpt: “This week, I: Share the latest survey results on AI in teaching; ask what AI literacy means for you."
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