The GSV Big 10: Ratatouille’s Revenge

AI Avengers, Tyton's top ten, academic gender gap...

#1 A new collaboration with OpenAI charts the future of AI in higher education | ASU News 

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Higher Ed is under siege on a number of fronts, but the foremost concern lies in understanding the implications of Generative AI for the future of learning. ASU, once again, is embracing the future and is obsessed with creating quality education at scale.

#2 VIDEO: The Expanding Universe of Generative Models

The Avengers of AI came together for a great conversation. Our friends Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng are center stage in the past, present, and future of AI. AI and Education have been a key topic of the global elite. 

#3 PODCAST: Crisis in Higher Ed & Why Universities Still Matter

Two of the biggest brains give a freewheeling discussion of the future of higher ed. Provocative ideas include a barbell pricing future ($0 or $1,000,000 for college) and their take on DEI.  

#4 Chegg, Duolingo, Coursera Stocks Swoon as Goldman Warns of Threat From AI - Barron's

Goldman is officially off our Holiday Card list. The punchline of their take is that AI will significantly impact Chegg, Duolingo, and Coursera. Our view is that these three have been out front of the AI dislocation train well before most saw it coming, and while there are certainly challenges ahead, opportunity abounds. 

#5 Dismantle the Teacher Accreditation Cartel | The Heritage Foundation

While it’s good to have a process to make sure that teachers have the capabilities to be effective in the classroom, reimagining how to accomplish this is a rising issue and opportunity. Removing friction to encourage high-potential people to become teachers makes a lot of sense to us. 

#6 The M.B.A.s Who Can’t Find Jobs - WSJ

The M.B.A. has historically proven to be an effective albeit expensive way to accelerate your business network. However, it loses a little of its allure if you can’t find a job. On-the-job training where you’re learning and earning is a counterforce that M.B.A. programs will need to learn how to deal with. 

#7 Hospitals Are Desperate for Workers. They Might Find Them in High Schools. 

The bridge between learning and earning is for both students and employers. 93% of college students say they’re going to school to get a good job. Universities have been slow to the uptake for this reality, but employers are rapidly stepping in. BIG opportunity. 

#8 Tyton’s Top 10 Higher Education Predictions for 2024

Crystal ball predictions from one of the most active advisors in the education industry. Insights on student co-ops, direct admissions, and employer-university partnerships are part of what’s going to be important in 2024. 

#9 Pretty Much the Only Thing I Learned From The Harvard Disaster

Ryan Craig once again nailing it with his clear thinking on the contradictions between what you say, what you do, and what you think. One’s brand ultimately reflects the truth…see Ratatouille for the consequences. 

#10 Cambridge study finds girls outperform boys at school      

Girls rule, boys drool. The illustrious Cambridge is telling us something that we already knew…that girls are better students than boys, starting from pre-K. Our Power of Women (PoW) seems intact. However, we must figure out how to get men to get into the game.