In this episode of the AI x Higher Ed Podcast, we unpack the latest AI developments shaking up higher education and beyond:-Major AI Model Advances: Memory features in ChatGPT & Claude, and what Sam Altman’s hints about GPT-6 mean for the future.-AI in Research: Proof-of-concept experiments where AI ran the entire scientific process.-Mathematical Breakthroughs: AI solving a decades-old unsolved math problem in minutes.-Grammarly’s AI Overhaul: Citation finders, predictive grading, and why faculty and students are buzzing about it.-Meta Smart Glasses & Ambient AI: How wearable AI could transform classrooms.-Controversies & Ethics: The MIT “AI failure” report, concerns about chatbot relationships, and disturbing proposals for student “personality profiling.”-New Emerging Tools: From Marlin 2’s creative world-building to Elon Musk’s “Macrohard” and Google’s rumored “Nana Banana” video breakthrough.If you teach, work, or study in higher ed, these changes are coming to your campus—sooner than you think.0:04 – Welcome & episode overview0:47 – AI model advances: Memory in ChatGPT & Claude; GPT-6 hints2:22 – AI-driven scientific research experiment proof-of-concept3:40 – AI solves an unsolved math problem (Sebastian Bubeck)4:31 – Grammarly’s AI overhaul & predictive grading controversy8:12 – Meta smart glasses & ambient AI in classrooms11:44 – MIT AI adoption study & AI bubble fears15:01 – Chatbot “consciousness,” addiction & SpiralBench test18:30 – Study linking AI cheating to “dark traits” & ethical concerns21:00 – Emerging capabilities: Marlin 2, Musk’s “Macrohard,” Google’s “Nana Banana”24:06 – Closing thoughts & what’s nextSubscribe for weekly updates on how AI is reshaping learning, research, and the future of education.#AI #HigherEd #AIxHigherEdPodcast #EdTech #AIUpdate