The Truth About AI in Learning

I see a lot of lists about what AI could do in L&D but not many about what’s actually happening. On 𝟭𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, as part of the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, Don Taylor and Eglė Vinauskaitė will share their latest research: How L&D is using AI today – and what it means for the future.… Read More The Truth About AI in Learning

An AI expert

I was in a conversation recently when someone described me as an AI expert. I’m not and – more importantly – I don’t want to be. The only reason it came up was because my use of LLM tools was ahead of theirs. It reminded me of a great joke:Apparently the Queen thought the world… Read More An AI expert

The wrong question

If you regularly read what I write on a regular basis it’s likely that you also keep up with what’s happening elsewhere in the world of work, learning, and technology. If you follow these strands you’ll be seeing stories about AI and the question being raised about whether the AI bubble is bursting, dying, failing,… Read More The wrong question

The failure of automation

When I read stories about automation of processes, AI implementation, and development of new technologies, they are invariably illustrated with some kind of robotic presence, wire frame imaging and humanoid but inhuman characters. What automation is, in the real world, is a medication being prescribed, approved, supplied and delivered. Simple choices and switches supporting human… Read More The failure of automation

AI is fixing the wrong problem in L&D

Just as I took a break I saw a great post from Martin Couzins. As he says:  …vendors have built, or are building, AI tools focused on content predominantly. The other areas of the learning process – arguably the ones that could be most transformed by AI, just aren’t a priority. It needs to change… Read More AI is fixing the wrong problem in L&D