Author: Graham Attwell

Arguments over what data should be allowed to be used for training Large Language Models rumble on. Ironically it is LinkedIn which hosts hundreds of discussion is AI which is the latest villain. The platform updated its policies to clarify data collection practices, but this led to user backlash and increased scrutiny over privacy violations. The lack of transparency regarding data usage and the automatic enrollment of users in AI training has resulted in a significant loss of trust. Users have expressed feeling blindsided by LinkedIn’s practices. In response to user concerns, LinkedIn has committed to updating its user agreements […]

In August I became hopeful that the hype around Generative AI was beginning to die down. Now I thought we might get a gap to do some serious research and thinking about the future role of AI in education. I was wrong! Come September and the outpourings on LinkedIn (though I can’ really understand how such a boring social media site became the focus for these debates) grew daily. In part this may be because there has now been time for researchers to publish the results of projects actually using Gen AI, in part because the ethical issues continue to […]

Some ten or so years ago myself and Jenny Hughes were commissioned by Lifelong Learning UK to produce a Literature review on Pedagogic approaches to using technology for learning. As Wikipedia explains, Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) was one of the independent, Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) for UK employers in the lifelong learning sector. It was responsible for the professional development of all those working in community learning and development, further education, higher education, libraries, archives and information services, and work based learning across the UK. As has arisen in the recent debate over the new Labour Government’s establishment of SkillsUK, […]

I don’t know quite how I have managed to miss this up to now. The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) has been around for over a year. On the occasion of updating to the latest version – see illustration above, Leon Furze, a Consultant, author and PhD candidate and one of the authors, said in his blog: The original AIAS and its subsequent formal version (published in JUTLP) represents a moment in time where educational institutions across the world were reaching for something to help with the immediate problems of AI, such as the perceived threat to academic integrity. Jason Lodge […]