Month: April 2025

There’s a pretty intense debate going on over the impact of AI on work. Some researchers have pointed to the lack of convincing use cases for AI in many industries and occupations. Others have pointed to the need for transforming workplaces if the introduction of AI is to result in markedly higher levels of productivity, saying this process will be relatively slow. Microsoft say that AI is emerging as a true assistant—an active collaborator that is fundamentally reshaping how enterprises operate. Their recent Work Trends Report introduces the concept of the “Frontier Firm,” a new organizational archetype where hybrid teams […]

Open Praxis is a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance, and flexible education. The aim of Open Praxis is to provide a platform for global collaboration and discussion of issues in the practice of open, online, and distance education. And in an editorial 47 authors have published ‘The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future’. “Algorithms now shape human interaction, communication, and content creation”, they say, “raising profound questions about human agency and biases and values embedded in their designs. […]