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Week in Edtech 4/26/23: ASU GSV, AI eats the world, and special guest Jennifer Carolan of Reach Capital

2023/4/26
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We speak with legendary Edtech investor Jennifer Carolan, Managing Director of Reach Capital, and cover topics like:ASU GSV Takeaways

  • Ben and Alex discuss some of the big takeaways from ASU GSV: Gen AI, Skills-based hiring and assessment +  shorter runways & potential for consolidation

**AI Tools continue to Proliferate in Edtech: **

  • Edtech is going crazy for AI (Josh Bersin))
  • Chegg announces CheggMate, the new AI companion, built with GPT-4)
  • Schoolytics: Building an AI Co-teacher for every classroom)
  • Brainly Announces Beta Access to New AI Features)
  • HiLink Unveils AI-Powered Lesson Planning Feature Purpose-Built for Educators)
  • Labster Announces Automatic User Experience Upgrade to its Virtual Science Lab Simulation EdTech Platform)
  • **Workera **)launches Generative AI and ChatGPT benchmarking

The Edtech Websites That Power LLMs Like ChatGPT

  • Inside the secret list of websites that make AI like ChatGPT sound smart)****

  • We unpack, via WaPo, which Edtech tools are being used to train Large Language Models

  • Wikipedia (#2)

  • Scribd (#3)

  • Coursera (#12)

  • Instructables (#15)

  • Wikihow (#41)

  • Edweek (#91)

  • Youtube (#104)

  • Edweek Blogs (#182)

  • Quizlet (#1,447)

  • Udemy (#5165)

  • Skillshare (#14,528)

  • Course Hero (#15,996)

  • Pearson (#16,709)

  • Unacademy (26,507)

  • Chegg (75,565)

  • Kahoot (133,209)

  • Byju’s (330,315)

  • Duolingo (#507,900)

  • Khan Academy (#570,781)

  • Edx (#646,320)

Guild Rebrands and Expands

  • Guild Unveils New Brand and Product, Evolving Beyond Education to Accelerate Career Mobility for America’s Workforce)