This episode covers a massive amount of AI-related news and research, especially developments over the past week, including ChatGPT's new "study mode," major platform announcements from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, generative video and music tools, and the implications of AI on jobs and education. The episode also highlights a new Stanford GenAI for Education hub and discusses current AI policy and access initiatives globally.
News ChatGPT Study Mode: https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-study-mode/- Simon Willison info on the system prompt for Study Mode: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/29/openai-introducing-study-mode/
- Dr Philippa Hardman's LinkedIn post on Study Mode: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-philippa-hardman-057851120_as-a-member-of-openais-educator-advisor-ugcPost-7356234831929696256-OF6k
The Presidential AI Challenge https://orise.orau.gov/ai-challenge/
Research
GenAI for Education Hub at Stanford University https://scale.stanford.edu/genai/repository
Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07935
Prompting Science Report 3: I'll pay you or I'll kill you - but will you care? https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5375404