Year: 2026

Just a quick following up on my last post where I reported on the growing opposition to AI in the USA. The most up to date comparative survey of attitudes to AI in different countries that I van. find was publihsed. in Sp[etemeber last year and undertaken by Pew Research. They say: As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) increases rapidly, most people across 25 countries surveyed say they have heard or read at least a little about the technology.And on balance, people are more concerned than excited about its growing presence in daily life. A median of 34% of […]

The Growing backlash against AI We are not short of information about the rapid development of Large Language Models for AI. It would be quite easy to spend every working day reading Substack newsletters and LinkedIn posts. However, it could become somewhat dispiriting. Its worth noting that while the owners and shareholders of the big tech companies daily boast of the progress AI is making in building a better world, the backlash against AI grows daily – see Alberto Romeo’s comprehensive summary in a post entitled How America Turned Against AI According to the Poll Data: A (Very Big) Compilation. […]

The initial wave of uncritical enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence in education is beginning to break in the face of pedagogical reality. A growing scepticism is taking root with teachers, students, and parents increasingly questioning the narrative that generative AI is an unalloyed good for learning. This opposition is not driven by technophobia, but by a mounting body of evidence suggesting that AI, rather than enhancing cognitive development, often acts as a barrier to it. Recent research provides empirical weight to these concerns. A 2025 study from the MIT Media Lab, which used EEG scans to measure brain activity during essay […]

Over the past several decades, schools and universities have done exactly what every other institution has done: they have systematically outsourced their operational backbone to technology products and the companies that build them. The list of platforms that now mediate the basic functions of education including attendance, grades, assignments, communication is almost comically long. Most educational institutions are running ten to fifteen different EdTech products that all promise efficiency, but in reality, create confusion, frustration, and complicate what was once much simpler [1]. The trade-off has always been framed as giving up a degree of control and data in exchange […]

It is Pontydysgu’s turn to take on the social media posts for AI Cookbook. The idea for the project is to create an accessible recipe book style resource with practical, useable scenarios and ideas for educators of adult migrants. Over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting the research and the resources over on LinkedIn, please follow us and share with your networks. The global migration landscape has fundamentally transformed the educational sector, presenting both unprecedented challenges and remarkable opportunities for innovation. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there are currently over 100 million forcibly displaced people […]

As many readers will know, the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu) is a framework setting out what it means for educators to be digitally competent. It was developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in 2017 and outlines the key competences educators need to harness the potential of digital tools, from enhancing teaching and learning to fostering digital citizenship among pupils. The framework is structured around six areas, including digital resources, teaching and learning, assessment and professional engagement and six proficiency levels. It’s not about mastering specific digital tools, but about how educators of […]