Intrigued by the new "AI and Digital" ministerial position that was created on Tuesday.

Will there be a department and/or a deputy Minister?

If so, from which ministry will it/they be hived off (I assume ISED, but who knows).

What will relationship be with the science-y bits of government?

@loleenberdahl.bsky.social Executive Director of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, summarized her key learnings from #AICADEMYHESA and questions she continues to ponder in @loleenberdahl.bsky.social

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Did you miss #AICADEMYHESA? Andrew Drinkwater, President of Plaid Analytics, shared his 5 main takeaways from the event in a recent blog post.

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Still thinking about #AICADEMYHESA? Stephanie Verkoeyen, Special Advisor on GenAI @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social, captured attendee perspectives, including from our own @sandrinedesforges.bsky.social The AI Dialogues aim to build AI literacy and bridge knowledge gaps. open.spotify.com/episode/06...

Join us on Thursday, April 10th, from 12:00PM to 1:30PM ET, at our next virtual #AI Roundtable, for interactive discussions and activities to reflect on takeaways from #AICADEMYHESA! Moderated by @sandrinedesforges.bsky.social

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We're now closing the chapter of our first #AICADEMYHESA. With 400+ attendees, 100 speakers/presenters, 40+ distinct sessions, and around 90 PSIs and 25 industry partners present - this was definitely a SUCCESS! THANK YOU to everyone who helped bring this event to life!

We just closed « Global Perspectives on AI in Education » at #AICADEMYHESA with Sengmeng Koo from AI Singapore, Saidou Madougou from @africanunion.bsky.social, Quentin Vidal from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and Robert Luke from @ecampusontario.bsky.social. Thanks to all panelists for their contributions!

In our latest #AI Observatory blog, our Research Associate @sandrinedesforges.bsky.social looks at the recently published AI Agent Index, the MIT's AI Risk Repository, and the paper "Generative AI in #HigherEd: Current practices and ways forward".

Read it here: higheredstrategy.com/hesas-...

#AI | In our latest AI Observatory blog, @sandrinedesforges.bsky.social looked at the International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI, and what she believes will be most relevant for the post-secondary sector: the risks of AI.

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##AI | This week on our AI Observatory blog, our Research Associate @sandrinedesforges.bsky.social looks at the US DoE's "Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education", and the UK Government's "AI Opportunities Action Plan".

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