We are seeing a pattern repeat (as often happens with technology). There is a genuine excitement about the potential of Agentic AI in how it can reduce repetitive tasks, automate processes, and support faster results. Often these objectives are offered with the best of intentions. However, we also often see these solutions being developed by inexperienced and/or untrained people. Sometimes, employees, sometimes people come to "sell" us a solution. This happened with websites. When tools for creating websites became widely available, there was a proliferation of sites created to address an immediate or perceived gap in information sharing. The result was information fragmentation, accelerated hosting costs, and inconsistent quality. Agentic AI is repeating this pattern, but with even more potential to be disruptive, harmful, and costly. We need training, governance, and a healthy dose of caution. The "citizen Developer" unicorn needs to be replaced by an "Agentic AI Developer" on an actual job description - with appropriate guardrails and skillsets. Once my current class is over, I plan to create some content/courses on building Agentic AI with intention. Not just "build because we can", but "build with purpose"

This has been an interesting event - the pace of change in AI and the pace of change in Education are not always synchronized, but there are absolutely a lot of people exploring the use of AI in Learning. The conference has several tracks - from beginner to frontier edge research. I’m trying to balance my time across them. One interesting aspect is the way the presentations are done. They are all on one big room - at the same time! We wear headphones and tune into the stage we want to listen to. This means the room itself is very quiet, but you get crystal clear audio if the presentation you are interested in.

There is a lot happening in AI - I’m attending an AI Conference and will be collecting information to share with everyone. My main goal is attending sessions on AI in Learning and I’ll post daily thoughts after each set of sessions.

Hello everyone! If you are not following me on YouTube, you may have missed my "Learning with AI" week. Four videos, one per day on Learning with AI. Here is the first in the series:

Hello everyone, I didn't have anyone attend the course that started on Wednesday (I didn't heavily promote it either). What I'm going to work on is a self-paced course on Learning with AI. I'll get that together quickly. For the Premium members, I am happy to arrange a 30-minute 1-on-1 call to support your AI learning - just send me a message if you would like to arrange a time. Thanks!