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Japan's AI Education Guidelines Skip the Question That Matters Most

Japan's 2026 AI-in-education guidelines tell teachers how to use AI but never ask whether a given lesson needs it, a gap that recent evidence on time-to-mastery makes hard to ignore.

Sep 20, 2026

By Marvin Starominski-Uehara
PERSPECTIVES

I, Me, Myself: Black Coffee and ChatGPT

Sep 20, 2026

By Rochna Roy
PERSPECTIVES

AI Education Needs Authority Literacy Before Agent Literacy

Sep 16, 2026

By Gleb Tsipursky
PERSPECTIVES

Beyond Model Capability: The Pedagogical Singularity as Institutional Reorganization

Jul 16, 2026

By Szymon Machajewski
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Perspective Article AI Education

School Years vs. Release Cycles: Teaching in a World That Updates Weekly

AI models are launched faster than schools can write a lesson plan. What the mismatch means, and what education can teach that outlasts every release.

Oct 5, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
OPINION Ai governance

I Believe Altman and Amodei. That's Why I'm Worried.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei told the UN Security Council that AI is a global security issue. I believe them, and I think the harder, unfunded work lies in classrooms, not …

Sep 27, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Ai in education

Japan's AI Education Guidelines Skip the Question That Matters Most

Japan's 2026 AI-in-education guidelines tell teachers how to use AI but never ask whether a given lesson needs it, a gap that recent evidence on time-to-mastery makes …

Sep 20, 2026

By Marvin Starominski-Uehara
PERSPECTIVES Ai in education

I, Me, Myself: Black Coffee and ChatGPT

An honest reflection on the role of educators in the ongoing discussion surrounding AI in education, critical thinking, curriculum integration, teacher accountability, …

Sep 20, 2026

By Rochna Roy
PERSPECTIVES Ai governance

AI Education Needs Authority Literacy Before Agent Literacy

Agentic AI is shifting from answering questions to taking actions. Before students learn to make AI agents more capable, they need to learn how to define, inspect, and …

Sep 16, 2026

By Gleb Tsipursky
PERSPECTIVES Ai environment

What It Costs Us Now: Toward a Life Cycle Ledger for Every AI Query

The UN has confirmed what AI firms long obscured. A case for full life cycle accounting of every query, so its true environmental magnitude can no longer be hidden.

Aug 16, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli, Poulomi Chakravarty
PERSPECTIVES Ai in education

Beyond Model Capability: The Pedagogical Singularity as Institutional Reorganization

Dr. Szymon Machajewski relocates the 'pedagogical singularity' from a threshold in AI capability to a threshold in institutional design, arguing that what determines …

Jul 16, 2026

By Szymon Machajewski
COMMENTARY Agi

On "From AGI to ASI"

A commentary on Genewein et al.'s Google DeepMind report mapping the pathways from human-level AGI to superintelligence, read through the lenses of education, societal …

Jun 23, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Ai in education

The Emerging AI Divide in Higher Education

Drawing on experience across higher education in the UK and Malaysia, two academics argue that the real AI divide in universities is not about access to tools but about …

Jun 15, 2026

By Ria Sidhu, Omkar Dastane
PERSPECTIVES Ai governance

Built for AI, or Built for Us?

Reading Anthropic's new reports on the 'AI exponential' and recursive self-improvement alongside recent scholarship on tech oligarchy, this piece asks a simple question: …

Jun 11, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
OPINION Ai governance

A Moral Architecture for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

While big tech races to release larger models and newer capabilities, Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas offers something no benchmark can measure: a moral …

May 27, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
EDITORIAL Educause

Society & AI Named in the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report on Teaching and Learning

An independent scholarly platform founded in July 2025, recognized in higher education's most influential annual report on the future of teaching and learning.

May 20, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
WORKING PAPER On device ai

Infrastructure as Curriculum: What Students Learn When AI Works Offline

A short paper arguing that when AI runs offline on local devices in classrooms, the infrastructural constraints themselves become pedagogically meaningful.

May 13, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Cultural intelligence

The Cultures That Calibrate AI

The responses AI systems produce as correct, appropriate, and helpful are not discovered — they are decided. This essay asks who does the deciding, and what gets erased …

May 9, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
Photo Story Earth month

Hyderabad Earth Day Photo Story, Day Three: Young Minds Present Cooler City Futures

The concluding photo story from Earth Month 2026 in Hyderabad, where learners presented their Cool Your City Challenge models, welcomed environmental advocates, and …

Apr 25, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli, Poulomi Chakravarty
Photo Story Earth month

Hyderabad Earth Day Photo Story, Day Two: Pollinators, Heat Maps, and Cooling the City

A follow-up photo story from day two of Earth Month 2026 in Hyderabad, where children explored pollinators, real-time climate maps, and city-cooling design through …

Apr 23, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli, Poulomi Chakravarty
Photo Story Earth month

Hyderabad Earth Day Photo Story: Learning From the Ground Below

A photo story from the opening day of Earth Month 2026 in Hyderabad, where children explored soil as a living system through observation, worksheets, magnifiers, and …

Apr 23, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli, Poulomi Chakravarty
WORKING PAPER Intelligence management

Beyond AI Literacy: Teaching Intelligence Management

A working paper arguing that education must move from AI tool use toward human authority, judgment, and accountability over AI systems.

Apr 21, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Library publishing

AI and Library Publishing: A Reflection

A Scholarly Communications Librarian reflects on how AI is reshaping library publishing programs—from ethical disclosure frameworks to the philosophical tensions between …

Apr 12, 2026

By Melissa Chim
OPINION Pedagogy

Toward an Intelligence Management Curriculum

After reading Anthropic's Project Glasswing announcement, an AI in education researcher argues that the field is facing a genuine emergency: a frontier AI model now …

Apr 8, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Causality

We Are Living in the Effects of a Cause We Never Authorized

Borrowing the causal invariance principle from physics, this essay argues that AI is producing a structural violation of causal order in society, displacing workers and …

Apr 4, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
EDITORIAL Open education week

A Closing Note on Open Education Week 2026 at Society & AI

Six guest contributors joined Society & AI for Open Education Week 2026 — from classroom practitioners to policy researchers, across three countries and five disciplines. …

Apr 2, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Nature based education

AI Is Not the Root: A Reflection from Nature-Based Education

A nature-based educator reflects on the tension between AI integration in education and the structural inequities it claims to solve, arguing for the enduring value of …

Mar 31, 2026

By Alicia M. Highland
PERSPECTIVES Compute divide

Beyond the Open-Weights: Open Education, the Global Compute Divide, and the Future of AI Literacy

Open AI is not truly open if schools, researchers, and communities lack the compute to run it. The next frontier for Open Education is equitable access to infrastructure, …

Mar 31, 2026

By Will Lee
INSIGHTS Ai education

From Yes-Man to Wait-Man: What Changed When I Stopped Letting AI Talk Over My Thinking

A bilingual educator examines how alignment with AI emerges not from better prompting but from deliberate boundary-setting and sustained correction over time—building on …

Mar 28, 2026

By Alex Luciano
INSIGHTS Ai literacy

Lecturer Development Requirements to Teach AI Literacy: Lessons from a European Student Survey

An instructional designer and researcher with the METACOG Erasmus+ project draws on survey data from 360 students across four countries to identify what lecturers must …

Mar 27, 2026

By Tamara N. Lewis Arredondo
INSIGHTS Research integrity

Critical Thinking for Equity on Both Ends of the AI Model

A Research Support Librarian and Open Research Champion at Sheffield Hallam University examines what transparency, equity, and responsible practice really require when …

Mar 25, 2026

By Domi Smithson
INSIGHTS Ai literacy

The Case for Coherent, Whole-Program AI Literacy Integration

Higher education's AI response requires systems thinking, not a triage or 'you do you' mindset — which places students last. A report from the ACORN initiative at San …

Mar 6, 2026

By Elisa Sobo, Norah Shultz
PERSPECTIVES Adaptation

Who Is Adapting Whom?

We speak of adapting to AI as though it is a natural force we must accommodate. But AI is built from human traces—and the question of who is shaping whom is far more …

Feb 22, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
RESEARCH Ai education

To Boldly Go Where Our Purpose-Built AI Had Not Gone Before

Teacher educators document how a purpose-built math bot evolved into a broader instructional co-designer through exploratory prompting.

Feb 13, 2026

By Robert W. Maloy, Sharon A. Edwards, Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Philosophical intelligence

The Case for Philosophical Intelligence

What happens when we stop asking machines to answer and start asking them to wonder? A case for philosophical intelligence as the next frontier beyond reasoning and world …

Feb 7, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Human in the loop

The Human-in-the-Loop Economy

Why cultural context, embodied wisdom, and the capacity to sense what machines cannot may define the most valuable form of intelligence in the age of automation

Jan 31, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Algorithmic discipline

Is AI Disciplining Society?

Examining how algorithmic systems discipline society—training populations to conform, punishing deviation, and reshaping behavior without consent.

Jan 24, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
COMMENTARY Wef 2026

The Vanishing Ladder: Education in a Post-Labor Society

A commentary on the World Economic Forum 2026 debate between Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, examining urgent implications for workforce …

Jan 21, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
INSIGHTS Ai education

Holding the Line: Teaching Alongside AI Without Losing Voice

A bilingual educator reflects on maintaining professional judgment, voice, and human accountability while working alongside AI systems in high-need public school contexts

Jan 15, 2026

By Alex Luciano
PERSPECTIVES Ai environment

The Invisible Cost of Every Chat

AI companies warn us about accuracy—but remain silent on the environmental footprint of every query

Jan 10, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli and Poulomi Chakravarty
PERSPECTIVES Cloud capital

Cloud Capital and the Extraction of Mind

How AI systems extract cognitive labor while accumulating capital for the few, and what this means for education and society

Jan 2, 2026

By Sai Gattupalli
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS Society centered ai

The Learning Society Thesis: Why Education Is Humanity's Only Scalable Adaptation Technology

A foundational framework arguing that education, not tools, not resources, not institutions, is the mechanism through which human societies adapt to existential change. …

Dec 20, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
WORKING PAPER Education

Is Education at a Punctuated Equilibrium?

When AI becomes the new blackboard: exploring the transformation of learning in an age of artificial intelligence

Dec 12, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
COMMENTARY Generative ai

When AI Gives Instant Answers, What Are We Really Learning?

A commentary on how generative AI in education challenges us to rethink what skills matter when knowledge is always at our fingertips.

Dec 6, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
COMMENTARY Undp

Brain Drain 2.0: The Invisible Extraction

Why the next great divergence won't be about who leaves, but what is taken.

Dec 2, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
CURRENTS Ai in education

AI, Education & Society: November 2025 in Review

A comprehensive worldwide review of significant developments in society-centered AI and AI in education during November 2025

Dec 1, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Ai education

Is the AI-Generation AI-Damaged?

A reflective inquiry into cognitive atrophy, educational purpose, and what it means to learn when generative systems can imitate thinking faster than human minds can …

Nov 23, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli and Joan Giovannini
WORKING PAPER Universal basic ai

What Is Universal Basic AI?

Why everyone deserves an AI companion aligned to their flourishing

Nov 22, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
INSIGHTS Ai literacy

Adopting and Adapting in AI Societies

Why education is the essential vehicle for navigating the age of artificial intelligence.

Nov 19, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
YOUNG MINDS Growth mindset

Building Confidence & Growth Mindset for Young Learners

A joyful song-based resource to teach young learners about confidence, perseverance, and growth mindset—aligned with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) standards worldwide.

Nov 16, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
COMMENTARY Personality psychology

Personality-Aware AI as a Design Imperative for Human-Centered Societies

A commentary on personality-informed AI design frameworks, examining the shift from universal usability to pluralistic AI ecosystems that adapt to psychological diversity

Nov 16, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Fundamental Concepts Vibe pedagogy

What is Vibe Pedagogy?

How AI enables educators to create personalized, culturally responsive learning experiences through natural conversation

Nov 16, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
INSIGHTS Ai literacy

Promptgramming: A New Literacy for AI Societies

A companion piece to our 2024 technical report introducing promptgramming—the fusion of programming and prompting—as an essential literacy for navigating AI-mediated …

Nov 10, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
YOUNG MINDS Ai literacy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Explained for Kids

A joyful, song-based introduction to AI designed for young learners, educators, and families—crafted with Educator-in-the-Loop principles and Flesch-Kincaid readability …

Nov 6, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Algorithmic governance

The Rise of Algorithmic Societies: When Machines Govern Learning

How automated decision-making is reshaping education and what it means for human agency

Nov 5, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
RESEARCH Offline ai

SHIELD-ing Education: When AI Works Without the Internet

On-device AI tutoring in rural India shows that equitable computing education does not require connectivity.

Oct 29, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVES Human flourishing

Preserving Wonder: The Role of Curiosity in AI-Mediated Learning Environments

Why efficiency-driven AI systems risk extinguishing the curiosity and wonder that fuel deep learning—and how we can design technology that preserves rather than …

Oct 20, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOCUS AREA Systems thinking

Systems & Complexity

Mapping education as a complex adaptive system to identify AI leverage points

Oct 13, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Blog Education

Education as the Master Lever

Why improving SDG 4 accelerates progress on all SDGs

Oct 11, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS Society

What Is Society?

A pragmatic definition of how people, institutions, and shared meaning organize collective life

Oct 10, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Focus Area Society centered ai

What Is Society-Centered AI?

Society-centered AI extends human-centered design into collective, civic, and institutional contexts—positioning affected communities as co-designers, co-owners, and …

Oct 9, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Blog Regenerative economy

Skills for a Regenerative Economy

Literacy, numeracy, climate and data competencies

Oct 8, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Blog Flourishing

The Flourishing Index

A holistic metric suite for well-being in AI-integrated societies

Oct 8, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Perspective Article Assessment

Measuring Learning that Matters

Success metrics beyond standardized tests

Oct 7, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS Society centered ai

On World Teachers' Day: Why Society & AI Begins with You

A letter to the world's educators on the launch of the Society & AI.

Oct 5, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS Complex systems

Education as a Complex System

Mapping actors, feedbacks, and leverage points for change

Oct 4, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOCUS AREA Educational equity

Educational Equity as Leverage

Why quality education is humanity's meta-solution for addressing global challenges

Oct 3, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Blog Public interest ai

Public-Interest AI

Principles, playbooks, and procurement for the common good

Oct 3, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS Collaborative intelligence

What Is Collaborative Intelligence?

Redefining knowledge as co-authored by humans and machines

Oct 3, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE Ai

AI for Foundational Learning

Early-grade reading and math with equity-centered design

Oct 2, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
Blog Cultural evolution

Cultural Evolution in AI Societies

How norms shift through tools, media, and networks

Oct 1, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOCUS AREA Human flourishing

Human Flourishing in AI Societies

Preserving agency, meaning, and dignity as cognitive labor becomes automated

Sep 29, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
COMMENTARY Ai education

AI and Education Beyond 2030: Mapping the Grand Challenges

Reflections on a collaborative research agenda defining four grand challenges for AI in education

Sep 27, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
FOCUS AREA Knowledge creation

Knowledge & Intelligence

How AI transforms knowledge creation, validation, and collaborative intelligence

Sep 26, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
INSIGHTS Ai ethics

The Next Horizon of AI in Education Research: A Perspective

Exploring the paradigm shift in education research through AI

Sep 23, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
INQUIRY Social cohesion

Social Cohesion & Trust

Guardrails for misinformation, attention, and civic participation

Sep 19, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli
COMMENTARY Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Artificial Intelligence: Toward Ethical Frameworks for Digital Sovereignty

Reframing AI ethics through Indigenous epistemologies, consent protocols, and data governance rooted in sovereignty and relational accountability.

Sep 14, 2025

By Sai Gattupalli