Credentials can play an important role in helping to close these staffing gaps due to skills mismatch. More...
5 ways augmented reality apps are changing the game on college campuses
Augmented reality (AR) has been one of higher ed’s big buzzwords for a number of years, but it’s not until just fairly recently that institutions have used the technology in practical ways. More...
College students of the future could get their career prep from private companies, not universities
The college experience means many things to many people — it can be a place to make lifelong friends, expand the mind or learn some of the skills associated with participating in a democracy. Still, over the past few decades, policymakers, employers, parents and students have all coalesced around one goal they believe college should achieve. More...
Tech giants are seeking help on AI ethics. Where they seek it matters
Tech giants are starting to create mechanisms for outside experts to help them with AI ethics—but not always in the ways ethicists want. More...
UGA prepares STEM students for rapidly changing future
The number of University of Georgia undergraduate students in STEM disciplines has risen about 20 percent in the past five years. More...
Creating a voice search experience for your brand
Gartner predicts that by 2020, voice search will account for 30% of all web-browsing. Preparing your brand for this unprecedented rise in voice search. More...
The Growing Marketplace for AI Ethics
Unfortunately, there’s no industry-standard, best-practices handbook on AI ethics for companies to follow—at least not yet. Some large companies, including Microsoft and Google, are developing their own internal ethical frameworks. More...
How will blockchain transform higher ed? Start with credentials
At Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), empowering students is an important goal, says Tobe Phelps, senior director of online college. More...
The convergence of 5G and AI: A venture capitalist’s view
If AI and 5G had a baby, its name would be “AV.” Autonomous vehicles are essentially data centers on wheels. If you look at them closely, you’ll notice they are loaded with multiple 4G LTE modems, because, with “brains in the device,” they require intelligence at the edge. More...
Tech firms scramble to make AI unbiased
Google, for example has now established an external advisory council to help the tech giant develop AI technology in an ethical and responsible way. More...