AI Tutors, Bias & GPT-5: What Just Happened?

In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, Dan and Ray dive into the latest developments shaping the future of AI in learning environments - from vocational colleges to elite universities. All the links to items and research discussed are below!
News
• Australia's Future Skills Organisation and Microsoft launched the FSO Skills Accelerator-AI partnership • futureskillsorganisation.com.au/skills-acceler…

• Microsoft Elevate • blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/07/09/e…

• Google commits US$1bn for AI training at US universities • innovationaus.com/google-commits-us1bn-for-ai-…

• CAUDIT Top Ten 2025 • caudit.edu.au/resources/2025-top-ten-report

• South Korea pulls plug on AI textbooks • koreaherald.com/article/10546695

• Consumer news reporting on AI in Education • ABC • abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/artificial-intellig…

• Channel 9 • youtube.com/watch?v=ZGUygg-q0ok
• 9news.com.au/national/artificial-intelligence-…

• Productivity Commission report that highlights the use of AI in education, including to reduce teacher workload • pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/adaptable-workforc…

• New DFE AI guidance for schools • gov.uk/government/publications/generative-arti…

• Ofsted's findings on AI in Education • gov.uk/government/publications/ai-in-schools-a…

Research
• AI tutoring outperforms in-class active learning: an RCT introducing a novel research-based design in an authentic educational setting • nature.com/articles/s41598-025-97652-6

• AI tools used by English councils downplay women's health issues • Original paper: bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/article…
• News reporting: theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/11/ai-tool…

Go deeper: the free AI for Humans course covers this in "Bias in, bias out - spotting unfair patterns"