Artificial Intelligence
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What the 2025 State of AI Report means for global health and humanitarian action
The 2025 State of AI Report has arrived, painting a picture of an industry being fundamentally reshaped by “The Squeeze.” This is a critical, intensifying constraint on three key resources: the massive-scale compute (processing power) required for training, the availability of high-quality data, and the specialized human talent to build frontier models. This squeeze, the…
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The great unlearning: notes on the Empower Learners for the Age of AI conference
Artificial intelligence is forcing a reckoning not just in our schools, but in how we solve the world’s most complex problems. When ChatGPT exploded into public consciousness, the immediate fear that rippled through our institutions was singular: the corruption of process. The specter of students, professionals, and even leaders outsourcing their intellectual labor to a…
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Eric Schmidt’s San Francisco Consensus about the impact of artificial intelligence
“We are at the beginning of a new epoch,” Eric Schmidt declared at the RAISE Summit in Paris on 9 July 2025. The former Google CEO’s message grounded in what he calls the San Francisco Consensus carries unusual weight—not necessarily because of his past role leading one of tech’s giants, but because of his current…
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Why peer learning is critical to survive the Age of Artificial Intelligence
María, a pediatrician in Argentina, works with an AI diagnostic system that can identify rare diseases, suggest treatment protocols, and draft reports in perfect medical Spanish. But something crucial is missing. The AI provides brilliant medical insights, yet María struggles to translate them into action in her community. What is needed to realize the promise…
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Language as AI’s universal interface: What it means and why it matters
Imagine if you could control every device, system, and process in the world simply by talking to it in plain English—or any language you speak. No special commands to memorize. No programming skills required. No technical manuals to study. Just explain what you want in your own words, and it happens. This is the transformation…
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What does AI reasoning mean for global health?
When epidemiologists investigate a disease outbreak, they do not just match symptoms to known pathogens. They work through complex chains of evidence, test hypotheses, reconsider assumptions when data does not fit, and sometimes completely change their approach based on new information. This deeply human process of systematic reasoning is what artificial intelligence systems are now…
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The agentic AI revolution: what does it mean for workforce development?
Imagine hiring an assistant who never sleeps, never forgets, can work on a thousand tasks simultaneously, and communicates with you in your own language. Now imagine having not just one such assistant, but an entire team of them, each specialized in different areas, all coordinating seamlessly to achieve your goals. This is the “agentic AI…
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The business of artificial intelligence and the equity challenge
Since 2019, when The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) launched its first AI pilot project, we have been exploring how the Second Machine Age is reshaping learning. Ahead of the release of the first framework for AI in global health, I had a chance to sit down with a group of Swiss business leaders at the…
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Why YouTube is obsolete: From linear video content consumption to AI-mediated multimodal knowledge production
Does the educational purpose of video change with AI? The purpose of video in education is undergoing a fundamental transformation in the age of artificial intelligence. This medium, long established in digital learning environments, is changing not just in how we consume it, but in its very role within the learning process. Video has always…
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Artificial intelligence, accountability, and authenticity: knowledge production and power in global health crisis
I know and appreciate Joseph, a Kenyan health leader from Murang’a County, for years of diligent leadership and contributions as a Scholar of The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF). Recently, he began submitting AI-generated responses to Teach to Reach Questions that were meant to elicit narratives grounded in his personal experience. Seemingly unrelated to this, OpenAI just…
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