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It was a privilege to join the AI x Higher Ed Podcast recently to discuss the evolving landscape of technology in higher education. If you’re interested in my thoughts on the future of AI in higher education, I hope you’ll give it a listen/watch here: https://www.podswit.ch/p/i/e/1850508648/1000746748904

The Real Bottleneck Isn’t Tech—it’s Culture (w/ Internet2’s Sean O’Brien) | AI x Higher Ed Podcast | PodSwitch

Listen to "The Real Bottleneck Isn’t Tech—it’s Culture (w/ Internet2’s Sean O’Brien)" from AI x Higher Ed Podcast on any podcast app. Just PodSwitch it.

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Sean O’Brien Nov 4

ICYMI: Google, Internet2 NET+, and 10 higher ed institutions have teamed up to work collaboratively to support AI adoption.

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/internet2-ai-leadership-higher-education/

Google and Internet2 launched a collaborative AI leadership program for higher education.

Last week, we launched the Internet2 NET+ Google AI Education Leadership Program (ELP).

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Sean O’Brien Jun 17, 2025

Virginia Lieutenant Governor race would have been a great opportunity to test ranked choice voting IMO

Sean O’Brien Jun 9, 2025

Apple’s like, "Today, we’re excited to bring some of the most exciting features of Google Voice and WhatsApp to the iPhone.”

Sean O’Brien Feb 19, 2025

Great to be at the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot (NAIRR) pilot annual meeting this morning kicked off by my friend and colleague Ana Hunsinger.

Sean O’Brien Feb 7, 2025

Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington has found a way to train an AI reasoning model for ~$50 https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-academic-ai.html

Academic researchers find a way to train an AI reasoning model for less than $50

A small team of AI researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington has found a way to train an AI reasoning model for a fraction of the price paid by big corporations that produce widely known products such as ChatGPT. The group has posted a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing their efforts to inexpensively train chatbots and other AI reasoning models.

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Sean O’Brien Jan 15, 2025

I haven't dug too far into the details yet, but I LOVE the idea of a pay-as-you-go model for a Chatbot. More thoughts later. https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/microsofts-newest-copilot-plan-for-business-is-pay-as-you-go/

Microsoft's newest Copilot plan for business is pay-as-you-go | TechCrunch

Microsoft is launching a new pay-as-you-go plan for corporate customers that bundles together several of the company's existing AI-powered productivity features for Microsoft 365.

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Sean O’Brien Jan 14, 2025

Check out my interview in Campus Technology to learn more about why we’re building a new Cloud Scorecard website to support service discovery and assessment in research and higher education https://campustechnology.com/Articles/2025/01/13/Internet2-Kicks-Off-2025-with-a-Major-Cloud-Scorecard-Update.aspx

Internet2 Kicks Off 2025 with a Major Cloud Scorecard Update -- Campus Technology

The latest release on Internet2's Cloud Scorecard Finder website previews new features that include dynamic selection criteria and options to explore multiple solutions side-by-side. More updates are planned in the new year.

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Sean O’Brien Jan 7, 2025

Stanford's new AI research tool helps users generate comprehensive, research-backed articles by scanning multiple sources https://storm.genie.stanford.edu

Sean O’Brien Dec 31, 2024

Ushering in 2025 with a crazy thunderstorm in the nation's capital somehow seems fitting