The GSV Big 10: The Thrill of TikTok...And the Agony of ChatGPT

Here's your weekly coverage corner for the top 10 stories, insights, and major plays in learning and skilling.

#1 Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons 

TikTok isn’t on a student’s syllabus, but it’s quickly becoming the world’s most important learning platform. The average TikTok user spends ~100 minutes on the app per day – that’s just as much time as on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat combined. Call it “Hollywood Meets Harvard” or Invisible Learning, one thing we know is that TikTok is meeting students where they’re at. 

AP News 

#2 Google to Rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT? New AI Bot for Chats in 2023, CEO Claims to Use it for Search

The Empire Strikes Back? Google has owned the most valuable real estate on our screens for the past two decades – the search bar. Some have called ChatGPT an existential threat to Google. We expect to be hearing from Google’s DeepMind very soon.

Tech Times 

#3 Opinion | Attacking Teachers From Every Angle Is Not the Way to Improve Schools 

We definitely agree that attacking teachers is not the solution for improving schools. And we are sure that we need to reimagine how we create a system that attracts the best and the brightest into the teaching profession. The author says it starts with paychecks; we say it starts with aligning objectives, resources, and accountability.    

The New York Times 

#4 Teaching Experts Are Worried About ChatGPT, but Not for the Reasons You Think

Learning is the goal, and how you do it faster, better, and cheaper should be the focus of innovation in education. The threats and opportunities of ChatGPT have consumed academia over the last couple weeks, but one thing for sure is that the genie’s not going back in the bottle.

Chronicle 

#5 Sana raises $34M for its AI-based knowledge management and learning platform for workplaces

The future of enterprise learning is “just in time” learning, as opposed to “just in case” learning. If onboarding manuals are like MapQuest, Sana is Waze for enterprise learning: it offers real-time peer intelligence to identify and eliminate skill gaps.

TechCrunch

#6 Skills, Skills, Skills

Got it, got it, got it. In the Internet economy, everyone will need to be or think like an entrepreneur. Skills and knowledge are the currency of this world we’re in, and artifacts such as the institution you attended are less important in a world without geographic boundaries. It’s what you know, not where you go.

Obviously The Future

#7 China bans AI-generated media without watermarks 

In the Wild West of OpenAI, watermarks are a welcomed arrow in the authenticity quiver. It’s not a shock that China has aggressively got out in front with this new technology in the space of learning. 

Ars Technica 

#8 Introducing Learneo, a platform of learning and productivity brands, built for an evolving knowledge economy

The accelerated learning company formerly known as Course Hero has become Learneo. The Learneo name reflects the continued evolution of Course Hero from being a homework helper for college students to being a lifelong learning copilot. 

Yahoo Finance 

#9 Guild Education Names Former Patagonia Executive Dean Carter Chief People Officer In ‘Expansive’ New Role

The biggest businesses of the future will have the ambition of a for-profit and the heart of a non-profit. As a bit of a twist to the "Mission Corp" mission, Guild’s new Chief People Officer Dean Carter says that "Guild is committed to doing good, in addition to making money.” Be that as it may, Guild is clearly serious about becoming the first $100 billion education company.

Forbes 

#10 Forbes And The Yass Prize Announce $1 Million Yass Prize Winner

It turns out that catalyzing animal spirits works in education too. $12 million of prize money in total and $1 million to the winner brought innovative ideas for K-12 education. Arizona Autism Charter Schools was the winner, bringing a novel approach to teaching students with autism. 

Forbes