Newsletters This Week's News: From AI Hype to Fabricated Sources ChatGPT invents sources and proposes school closures in Norway. Elon Musk has launched a so-called encyclopedia full of propaganda. Even so, engineers are thrilled with their new AI coworker, and now Danish researchers aim to find out whether AI help makes us smarter or dumber. Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters This week's news: When AI removes friction, what do we lose? From AI that grades incorrectly to AI that bullies children. This week's news shows why schools must take the lead. Get an overview of new regulations, tools, and ethical dilemmas. Per Størup Lauridsen • 14 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Are We Teaching Our Young People to Prefer a Robot? While Danish schools adopt safe AI tutors, new research warns that students are increasingly using the technology as a digital friend or romantic partner. Per Størup Lauridsen • 10 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: From an AI Driver's License to the Battle for Knowledge This week's news covers a new AI Driver's License for educators, a Norwegian municipality caught in a ChatGPT scandal, and the risk of sponsored knowledge in future language models. Per Størup Lauridsen • 9 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Should AI Be Brought Out of the Shadows? Shadow AI is growing while the system hesitates. This week, we explore how to move from bans and uncertainty to a safe, pedagogically sound path forward for AI in education. Per Størup Lauridsen • 10 min read
Newsletters This week’s news: Are we educating a generation to settle for 'approximate knowledge'? As AI use in education rises sharply, researchers warn about the risk of superficial learning. Read about the critical balance between the technology’s potential and the need for deep understanding, and why 70 percent of teachers still lack experience with AI. Per Størup Lauridsen • 14 min read
Newsletters This week's news: 90% use AI — but is it cheating or support? 9 out of 10 young people use AI in school, but over half feel it's cheating. From expulsions at AU to new opportunities for students with dyslexia. How do we ensure AI becomes a learning partner, not a shortcut? Per Størup Lauridsen • 15 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Learning, Laziness, or Mental Atrophy? This week we look at the possible closure of Den Danske Ordbog and high schools' use of ChatGPT as a study buddy. The focus is on purpose-built AI that enhances learning, along with the debate over human craftsmanship versus technological efficiency. Per Størup Lauridsen • 7 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: AI to save 6,900 full-time equivalents in education Artificial intelligence is set to save 6,900 full-time equivalents (FTEs), a confidential analysis shows. Universities drop bans on AI, vocational schools warn against the Alpha School model, and Lex launches Denmark’s first chatbot for research knowledge. Per Størup Lauridsen • 10 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Between Saucepan-Bending and Artificial Intelligence The ministry is opening the door to using AI in English exams, while researchers warn about the "optimization trap." Read about the tension between innovation and concern in this week's newsletter. Per Størup Lauridsen • 12 min read
Photo: Midjourney Newsletters This Week’s News: From Quick Answers to Critical Thinking AI gives students polished answers in seconds, but how do we teach them to think critically? From reflective friction in PE to tech giants’ power over education, this week is about preserving human judgment in education. Per Størup Lauridsen • 9 min read
Photo: Midjourney Newsletters This Week’s News: New School Year, New Way to Share AI News The first newsletter of the school year on AI in education covers secondary schools struggling with a lack of guidelines, Svend Brinkmann’s warning about AI art, new research raising questions about ChatGPT’s impact, and OpenAI’s launch of "Study Help". Per Størup Lauridsen • 9 min read
Newsletters This week’s news: The education system is lagging behind AI development Frustration is growing across education: Students use AI daily, but it’s still banned in exams. High school students and school leaders are calling for action, while the minister maintains a cautious approach. Meanwhile, a British report warns against over-testing. Per Størup Lauridsen • 12 min read
Newsletters This week’s news: AI pushes upper secondary schools to rethink teaching and exams AI is sparking debate in upper secondary education: Should we go back to pen and paper—or integrate AI into teaching and exams? Read this week’s news, opinions, and studies on how schools are handling AI in the education system. Per Størup Lauridsen • 15 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: AI Is Taking Over—but Who Is Shaping Our Students? AI is fundamentally changing how we teach, conduct exams, and think about student formation. This week's news takes a close look at the tension between technological progress and the purpose of schooling. Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters This Week’s News: The Exam System Is in Crisis Here’s this week’s news, focusing on an exam system in crisis, while also delving into concrete solutions, Sweden’s AI reform, and a new study that questions AI’s ability to reason. Per Størup Lauridsen • 11 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: AI Cheating Puts the Education System Under Pressure AI cheating is spreading across the education system—from high school to university. Teachers feel powerless as students use ChatGPT for assignments and tweak the output to make it sound like their own voice. Schools are reintroducing handwritten assignments, while experts call for new assessment… Per Størup Lauridsen • 12 min read
Newsletters This week's news: STUK launches four new AI initiatives in upper secondary education In this week's newsletter, we take a closer look at STUK's new AI initiatives, a controversial debate about firing teachers, upper secondary schools' measures against AI-enabled cheating, the liberal education aspect of the upper secondary school reform, covert manipulation in language models, and… Per Størup Lauridsen • 11 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Denmark's new AI research center, CAISA, has opened This week's newsletter focuses on CAISA, Denmark's new AI center; the future of informatics as a school subject; hidden biases in AI tools; and a new meta-analysis documenting ChatGPT's positive effect on learning and the development of higher-order thinking skills in education. Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters This week's news: Eight municipalities lead the way on responsible AI teaching in primary and lower secondary schools Learn more about AI's role in education in this week's newsletter. Gain insights from eight municipalities' experiences with responsible AI teaching, read about ethical dilemmas and new studies on AI's impact on the labor market, and get a glimpse of the AI systems of the future. Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: AI in Education — Partnership or Threat? In this week's newsletter on AI in education, we explore the tension between AI as a learning partner and a potential threat. The newsletter curates the latest Danish research findings, debates, and tools to help educators navigate this complex landscape with a critical eye. Per Størup Lauridsen • 10 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Technological Literacy, Image Manipulation, and Predictive AI From high school principals' call for mandatory technological literacy to critical perspectives on AI image manipulation and predictive algorithms. Get insights into the latest developments in artificial intelligence in the education sector. Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Massive EU push for AI infrastructure, education, and regulation The EU is making a massive push on AI, investing in infrastructure, education, and regulation. Read about what the plan means for schools, social services, the labor market, and the climate - from AI gigafactories to Trump's coal plans. Per Størup Lauridsen • 12 min read
Newsletters This Week’s News: Between Paper-Based Exams and AI in Student Advising In this week’s newsletter, we explore the tensions between paper-based exams and AI-powered student advising. Read about international research findings, critical perspectives, and new initiatives shaping the future of education—in Denmark and around the world. Per Størup Lauridsen • 12 min read
Newsletters This week's news: AI as a tool, a challenge, and a culture-bearer This week's newsletter highlights the tension between traditional methods and new technologies. Tesfaye defends the use of pen and paper, while several school leaders see great potential in AI. We also take a closer look at AI as a language partner, a theatre production, and a democratic challenge. Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters News of the week: Rectors call for more AI in education and exams Welcome to this week's newsletter from viden.ai, where we dive into the latest debate and knowledge about artificial intelligence in the education system. Last week, AI was significantly focused on schools and during exams. Right now, it seems that a backlash is developing against the Ministry of Per Størup Lauridsen • 16 min read
Newsletters News of the week: AI as a learning aid, surveillance tool, or cheating device? Here is this week's newsletter on generative artificial intelligence in the education sector, where we have selected several articles and news from both at home and abroad. When selecting content for our newsletter, we usually focus on opportunities and challenges in teaching. However, this week we are both Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters This Week's News: Women Lag Behind in AI This week's newsletter covers, among other topics, SkoleGPT facing criticism for problematic answers, the fact that only a third of Danish school students receive AI instruction, warnings about gender differences in technology use, and how AI is challenging traditional assessment methods in the… Per Størup Lauridsen • 12 min read
Newsletters News of the week: A study reveals widespread fear of plagiarism. This week, we focus on a new study from the University of Copenhagen, which shows that many high school students fear being accused of plagiarism, even when they have not attempted to cheat. This is mainly due to a lack of insight into how plagiarism detection tools operate. Jeppe Klitgaard Per Størup Lauridsen • 13 min read
Newsletters News of the week: AI threatens students' independent thinking Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the educational landscape. While some see AI as a threat to academic depth and critical thinking, others view it as a necessary tool for the future of learning. Per Størup Lauridsen • 9 min read
