Schools and universities fast-track AI rollouts: from Oxford to Australia

This week, Dan and Ray bring a whirlwind of AI news, research, and reflection from across the education world. From South Australia and New South Wales announcing state-wide AI chatbot rollouts for schools, to Oxford University embracing ChatGPT Education for all staff and students, the scale of adoption is hard to ignore. The hosts explore what these bold moves mean for schools, universities, and the future of assessment. They highlight contrasts between Australia's rapid school-level deployments and the slower university approach, and compare these with global examples such as Arizona State University's 158,000-student rollout. The conversation doesn't stop at institutions. Ray and Dan unpack new releases from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google - including multi-model Copilot, parental controls in ChatGPT, and the startling realism of Sora 2 videos. They also reflect on recent surveys showing student demand for clearer AI guidance. Packed with insights, surprises, and a few laughs, this episode shows why AI in education is evolving faster than ever. Links and References News SA High Schools get EdChat for all students abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/education-chat-gpt-… NSW EduChat for all staff and students in Years 5 to 12 in NSW government schools instagram.com/reel/DO7VOVNiAGA/?igsh=YzdlOHlva… ASU signs up for ChatGPT Edu for every staff member, researcher and student tech.asu.edu/features/asu-and-openai-expand-co… UNSW signs Australia's biggest education deal with OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT to staff unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/09/unsw-sydney-… Oxford University in the UK just announced they'd do it for all staff and students ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09-19-oxford-becomes-first-… Google signs up 2 million students and staff via California Community Colleges cccco.edu/About-Us/News-and-Media/Press-Releas… Microsoft M365 Copilot Chat now free in Office apps support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-copilot-… Copilot now allows Claude/Anthropic models for Researcher & Agents microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/cop… OpenAI launch parental controls for ChatGPT x.com/openai/status/1972604360204210600?s=46&a… OpenAI release Sora2 OpenAI on X: t.co/QHDxq6ubGt OpenAI Prompt Packs academy.openai.com/public/tags/prompt-packs-68… Prompt Guides for education: K12 IT Managers academy.openai.com/public/blogs/k-12-prompt-pa… Faculty academy.openai.com/public/clubs/higher-educati… School administrators academy.openai.com/public/clubs/higher-educati… Google Homework Help story washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/18/googl… Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data fastcompany.com/91376687/google-indexing-chatg… IPSOS Education Monitor ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/document… You gov survey on UK student use of AI yougov.co.uk/society/articles/52855-how-are-uk… Exam Hack AI examhackai.site Arden University students get AI detector shut down ardenstudents.org/news/article/6013/Turnitin-A… Research Prompt Injection Attacks on LLM Generated Reviews of Scientific Publications arxiv.org/abs/2509.10248v2 The Transparency Dilemma: How AI disclosure erodes trust sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597…