Author: Graham Attwell

It’s hard to keep up. Every week seems to bring a new wave of breathless commentary about AI and the future of work, often swinging between utopian promises of liberation and dystopian fears of mass unemployment. It’s a debate that, as the new European, Joint Research Centre (JRC) report “Work in the Digital Era” points out, has been recurring for a long time. But this report, which synthesises over seven years of detailed research across Europe, offers a refreshingly sober and evidence-based perspective. In contrast to the fears over the impact of technology on employment, the JRC’s research concludes that […]

There are an increasing number of studies looking at how young people are using AI for learning or otherwise. Although I am not convinced by the title, “Teaching the AI-Native Generation,” a new report from Oxford University Press offers a somewhat sobering, glimpse into how young people in the UK are actually using these new tools. What makes this report particularly interesting is the size of the survey. Researchers surveyed 2,000 students aged 13–18 across the UK and the results are both encouraging and challenging. Unsurprisingly, the report finds that AI usage is already widespread. 8 in 10 young people […]

There is a lot of talk at the moment about Large Language Models (LLMs) and their potential impact on all kinds of things, from education to the economy. However, much of the development and focus of these models has been on English, often leaving other languages, especially the smaller languages of Europe, behind. This can lead to inaccuracies and a lack of cultural nuance. But now, a new development from Europe is aiming to change that. Tilde, a winner of the European AI Grand Challenge, has released TildeOpen LLM, a powerful 30-billion parameter language model specifically optimized for European languages. […]

DigiEduHack started in 2019, as part of the first Digital Education Action Plan of the European Commission. For its first five editions, it gathered nearly 10 000 participants from Europe and beyond. The initiative continues under the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027, with a long-term goal to support grassroots innovation and contribute to the objectives of the European Digital Education Hub. The EU has announced the return of the DigiEduHack Hacking Days  from 7 to 16 November 2025, with a global series of 24-hour hackathons.  The initiative invites students, educators, and entrepreneurs to tackle pressing challenges in digital education, including the integration of AI, data-driven education, or accessibility. Since 2019, more than 10,000 participants have created over 1,300 solutions, from gamified climate education to AI […]

Donald H Taylor and Egle Vinauskaite have released their third annual report on AI in L&D: The Race for Impact. The report includes data on the most popular AI uses in L&D, how patterns are shifting, and what barriers teams still face, learning design and content development, internal L&D ops, strategy and insight, and workforce enablement, in-depth AI in L&D case studies by Microsoft, ServiceNow, TTEC, KPMG UK, Leyton and mci group and framework – the Transformation Triangle – exploring what AI’s move into “traditional” L&D work means for the function’s future role. The image above provides a summary of […]

Time for a quick reflection on AI Pioneers’ Conference last week. We are still conducting the evaluation but even without that it is obvious from talking to participants that it was a great success. The conference organisation was excellent reflecting the work of the organising team from the ITB at the University of Bremen, The agenda was varied and mixed together keynotes, presentations, networking session and. Workshops. Suck varied sessions prevented the onset of the all too often conference fatigue, as too did frequent breaks and continuously available coffee. Compared to other AI. And Education events I have attended the […]