AI Is Entering the Classroom, Because Universities are running out of money.Plus: AI Is Entering the Classroom, Because Universities are running out of money.
Just days before kids start opening their holiday gifts, connected toys are topping wish lists, but many come with serious privacy risks. We break down why these smart toys can quietly collect data on children and families. Teens are also flocking to chatbots. We look at which ones they actually use and what they rely on them for. And as budget cuts squeeze universities, schools are turning to AI teaching assistants, raising big questions about cost savings, learning quality, and the future of education. Let’s dive in and stay curious.
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Introducing Zenflow by ZencoderA Spec-Driven, Multi-AI Agent Orchestration Engine with a Kanban Board for Agent Execution
Zenflow by Zencoder is your new AI engineering engine. From new features to refactors, Zenflow runs a complete spec-driven workflow that delivers reliable, production-ready code. Just describe what you need, and Zenflow handles everything:
Let’s you monitor progress with a Kanban-style board. Thus making Zenflow the complete orchestration platform for AI-First Engineers. Work with any IDE, CLI, model, or workflow - no new tools to learn. You stay in control, and Zenflow turns your intent into clean, validated code. It’s like having a full engineering sub-team working 24/7. AI Is Entering the ClassroomBecause Universities Are Running Out of Money
U.S. universities are rapidly adopting AI teaching assistants not mainly for innovation, but for survival. A looming “enrollment cliff” starting in 2025 is expected to shrink the college-age population by nearly 15% by 2039, gutting tuition revenue as costs keep rising. Schools like UCLA Anderson, Harvard, Georgia Tech, and ASU are using AI to automate grading, tutoring, advising, and even recommendation letters, cutting reliance on human TAs amid budget cuts and labor pressures. While AI offers 24/7 support, lower costs, and broader access, it also raises risks: fewer graduate jobs, weaker mentorship, and a more automated, less human university experience. The takeaway: AI in higher ed isn’t optional, it’s a financial response to crisis, and it’s reshaping how education is delivered. 🛠️ AI Jobs CornerApply Today - Open Positions.
Smart Toys Are a Privacy NightmareIt’s that time of the year when kids are getting a lot of gifts. And what do they want? Gadgets, even my kids who are under 10 are asking for a phone or an iPad, which they will not get for another decade (well, at least I’ll try to delay it as long as possible), but lots of kids will get a mobile device, ipad or another type of connected toy. Now there are a slew of connected devices even for toddlers. Kids tablets, smartwatches, companion robots, STEM toys, Bluetooth puzzles, and audio players, including products from Amazon, Huawei, Tonies, TickTalk, Sphero, and others. These toys are very entertaining, addictive, and an entertained kid, means parents get their time back. But there are a lot of concerns with these devices: They are always on. These devices could always be listening, recording footage, and gathering how the users interact with them, data that can be used by the toy makers to improve these devices and gather data about the entire house or environment where these toy resides. If we decide to bring these devices home and allow kids to use them, be very aware of the private data you are exposing and how it could be used.
A new Mozilla Foundation report, backed by independent audits from cybersecurity firm 7ASecurity, found that 10 of the most popular internet-connected toys. The results are alarming. Key findings
What can go wrong
Cheap, cloud-connected toys are collecting adult-grade data with toy-grade security. Until third-party audits become standard, the safest option for kids this holiday season may be low-tech toys. 🧰 AI Tools of The Day
Which Chatbots are Teens Using?
Pew surveyed U.S. teenagers in late Sept–early Oct on chatbot usage. The results show a clear hierarchy:
Even though the data is a few months old, rankings are unlikely to change much. Teen usage is driven more by habit, personality, and school workflows than by marginal model quality improvements. Bottom line: Consumer mindshare with teens ≠ enterprise success. ChatGPT owns the youth funnel, while Claude plays a different game entirely. 🚀 Showcase Your Innovation in the Premier Tech and AI Newsletter (link) As a vanguard in the realm of technology and artificial intelligence, we pride ourselves in delivering cutting-edge insights, AI tools, and in-depth coverage of emerging technologies to over 55,000+ tech CEOs, managers, programmers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. Our readers represent the brightest minds from industry giants such as Tesla, OpenAI, Samsung, IBM, NVIDIA, and countless others. Explore sponsorship possibilities and elevate your brand's presence in the world of tech and AI. Learn more about partnering with us. You’re a free subscriber to Yaro’s Newsletter. For the full experience, become a paying subscriber. Disclaimer: We do not give financial advice. Everything we share is the result of our research and our opinions. Please do your own research and make conscious decisions.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
AI Is Entering the Classroom, Because Universities are running out of money.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The State of AI Coding 2025
The holidays are almost here, and with that comes some drinking and fun conversations (well… most of the time). But what if you could get your AI drunk or high, too? How will that conversation be? Some people are now paying to put their chatbots on “digital drugs,” and we break down why they’re doing it and how it works. We also look at how developers are becoming 2×–3× more productive with AI, and whether Google is about to rethink the browser as we know it. Let’s dive in and stay curious.
📰 AI News and Trends
Other Tech News
Introducing Zenflow by ZencoderA Spec-Driven, Multi-AI Agent Orchestration Engine with a Kanban Board for Agent Execution
Zenflow by Zencoder is your new AI engineering engine. From new features to refactors, Zenflow runs a complete spec-driven workflow that delivers reliable, production-ready code. Just describe what you need, and Zenflow handles everything:
Let’s you monitor progress with a Kanban-style board. Thus making Zenflow the complete orchestration platform for AI-First Engineers. Work with any IDE, CLI, model, or workflow - no new tools to learn. You stay in control, and Zenflow turns your intent into clean, validated code. It’s like having a full engineering sub-team working 24/7. The State of AI Coding 2025“We aren’t writing code anymore; we are managing the agents that do.”
Greptile’s latest report paints a picture of a software industry radically transformed by AI agents and advanced tooling. The headline metric is undeniable: Developer output has nearly doubled (+76%) in lines of code per developer, while the gap between major model providers (OpenAI vs. Anthropic) has effectively closed. The report highlights a shift from simple “copilots” to autonomous agents that manage larger, denser Pull Requests. 1. Engineering Velocity: The “Force Multiplier” EffectThe report analyzes internal data from March to November 2025, showing that AI tools are no longer just assisting developers, they are scaling them.
2. Tool Adoption: The New StackThe “AI Native” stack has solidified around a few key players.
3. The Model Wars: A Dead HeatThe dominance of OpenAI is eroding rapidly.
4. Benchmarks: GPT-5 vs. Claude 4.5 vs. Gemini 3Greptile benchmarked the major “2025 era” models (GPT-5-Codex, GPT-5.1, Claude Sonnet/Opus 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro) specifically for coding agent workloads.
5. Research Radar
Summary for Newsletter ReadersThe 2025 Reality is, we aren’t writing code anymore; we are managing the agents that do. The Greptile report confirms that 2025 is the year of the “AI Force Multiplier.” With developer output nearly doubling and PRs becoming denser, the bottleneck has officially shifted from writing code to reviewing and architecting it. For engineering leaders, the message is clear: if your tooling stack (memory, observability, rules) isn’t AI-native, your team is likely operating at half-velocity. 🛠️ AI Jobs CornerApply Today - Open Positions.
Why People Are Experimenting With “Drugged” AI
People are now paying to make chatbots act like they’re on drugs. A new marketplace called Pharmaicy sells code modules ($25–$50+) that, when uploaded to paid versions of ChatGPT, alter behavior to simulate cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, or alcohol. Built by Swedish creative director Petter Ruddwall, the modules loosen logic, increase randomness, and push more emotional or abstract responses—aimed at unlocking creativity. Early users say the “tripping” bots feel less rigid and more free-thinking, especially for brainstorming. Researchers caution that this doesn’t change AI understanding, only surface-level outputs, but the trend reflects a growing curiosity around AI creativity, altered states, and even long-term questions about AI welfare and consciousness. 🧰 AI Tools of The DaySlack AI Integrations.
Will Google Release a New Browser?
Google is testing a new experimental browser called Disco and an AI-driven concept called GenTabs, designed to rethink how people use the web, not replace Chrome. Built by the Chrome team as a Google Labs experiment, Disco takes a prompt (like trip planning or studying), opens relevant web tabs, and then uses Gemini AI to generate a one-off interactive web app, maps, planners, calculators, or visual models, grounded in those sources. The key idea is collaboration: users open real websites while the AI continuously updates the GenTab, blending search, browsing, and “vibe-coded” mini apps. Early tests show this approach pushes users back to the open web instead of pure chatbot use. Google is still unsure whether GenTabs should be temporary, shareable, or integrated into tools like Docs, but Disco signals a serious experiment in merging AI interfaces with traditional browsing. 🚀 Showcase Your Innovation in the Premier Tech and AI Newsletter (link) As a vanguard in the realm of technology and artificial intelligence, we pride ourselves in delivering cutting-edge insights, AI tools, and in-depth coverage of emerging technologies to over 55,000+ tech CEOs, managers, programmers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. Our readers represent the brightest minds from industry giants such as Tesla, OpenAI, Samsung, IBM, NVIDIA, and countless others. Explore sponsorship possibilities and elevate your brand's presence in the world of tech and AI. Learn more about partnering with us. You’re a free subscriber to Yaro’s Newsletter. For the full experience, become a paying subscriber. Disclaimer: We do not give financial advice. Everything we share is the result of our research and our opinions. Please do your own research and make conscious decisions.
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