Silicon Over Ivy - The Shift from the Traditional B-School MBA | Ep. 116

In this episode of ChatEDU, Silicon Over Ivy - The Shift from the Traditional B-School MBA, Matt and Liz kick it off with a hilarious look at the "In the Weights" web app, a tool that reveals how people are represented inside AI models when offline. They discover that the app identifies their boss, Jon Costa, as a prominent Brazilian funk singer from Rio de Janeiro known by his stage name, John John.

The Rundown

Overture Games, an after-school program in Chicago and Boston, teaches elementary students foundational AI concepts with paper and pencil instead of screens.

The National Council of Teachers of English released a first-of-its-kind framework guiding ELA educators on critical thinking and ethical AI integration.

A group of UK teenagers trained a private AI model on two decades of past exam papers to predict up to 90% of their national exam questions.

Norway introduced a near-total ban on generative AI for elementary students while allowing cautious, supervised use for secondary learners.

A grant-funded partnership between The College of New Jersey and Mercer County Technical Schools trains high school students in AI and robotics for the workforce.

A German court ruled that Google is legally liable for misinformation appearing in its automated AI search summaries, rejecting traditional free speech protections for the technology.

48 state attorneys general are examining OpenAI regarding model sycophancy and related platform problems for consumers and citizens in the US.

Anthropic announced a 150 million dollar national fellowship program to place 1,000 early career professionals inside American non profit organizations to expand AI infrastructure.

The Beneath the Surface

Matt talks with MasterClass founder and CEO David Rogier about generative AI and education: how language models are reshaping business, challenging the traditional MBA, and creating new opportunities and risks for organizations.

The Bright Byte

The episode closes with Dr. Francesca Dominici's Harvard National Institute of Health lecture on her lab's foundation model, which merges health records, census data, and US Medicare data to forecast extreme-weather adaptation while reckoning with data-center energy use.

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Sponsors

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Links

MasterClass Executive

https://mstr.cl/ExecutiveChatEDU

In the Weights

https://tinyurl.com/4xdktpdh

After-school program teaching kids to use ai without screens

https://tinyurl.com/ya3r7htr

Artificial Intelligence English Language Arts Framework for ELA Teachers in Grades 6-12

https://tinyurl.com/4tsfhsca

How a group of teens might have just used AI to accurately predict this year’s exam questions

https://tinyurl.com/2v5hn2dc

Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school

https://tinyurl.com/ynxer75e

TCNJ and Mercer County Technical Schools launch AI and robotics dual enrollment pathway to build New Jersey’s future workforce

https://tinyurl.com/5n8bw5ck

A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews

https://tinyurl.com/5akf55xy

OpenAI Investigated by Coalition of State Attorneys General

https://tinyurl.com/bp9c8uv7

Reducing Burden, Increasing Impact

https://tinyurl.com/2sb4yprv

Introducing Claude Corps

https://tinyurl.com/2syyz8rd

AI: Solution or Obstacle for Healthy Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events?

https://tinyurl.com/573f553m