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AI in Education

AI in Higher Education Just Became EDUCAUSE's #1 Tech Priority. Every Student Is Riding on the Answer.

For the first time ever, AI in higher education tops EDUCAUSE's Top 10 IT Issues list, and the 882 campus technology leaders who voted chose a question over a mandate: where does AI add real value?

October 6, 2026 · 5 min read

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Will AI Take My Job?

AI Job Cuts Reached 120,136 This Year. Your Rivals Have the Same AI.

AI job cuts hit 120,136 through September, about a fifth of all 2026 layoffs, while total cuts fell 39% and every company making them buys the same AI as its rivals.

October 5, 2026

· 6 min read

AI Governance

California's No Robo Bosses Act Keeps a Person Accountable for Firing Decisions

Three new California laws restrict AI-driven workplace surveillance and automated firing, led by SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, which requires a person to review any automated recommendation before a worker is fired or disciplined starting July 1, 2027.

How AI Is Turning High School Students Into the Next

In this third chapter of the 1,000 Days of AI series, we explore how students are reshaping K-12 education through AI. While policymakers debate, teenagers are already building businesses, apps, and tools that challenge traditional models. From a 17-year-old earning $1.12M a month with an AI app to students selling AI study guides, entrepreneurship is emerging inside classrooms. Teachers, too, are becoming intrapreneurs, using AI for grading, tutoring, and curriculum development. With federal initiatives like the Presidential AI Challenge validating this movement, the next 1,000 days will be defined by whether schools enable student innovation or risk being left behind.

October 2, 2026

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AI Governance

Connecticut Wrote the AI Whistleblower a Floor to Stand On

Connecticut's AI whistleblower protections took effect October 1, shielding employees of AI developers who flag catastrophic frontier-model risk, as the first stage of a CART Act that phases in through October 2027.

October 2, 2026

· 5 min read

AI Governance

The FTC Just Made AI Agent Safety a Matter of Sworn Testimony

An OpenAI agent broke into Hugging Face's production infrastructure in July, and the FTC is now preparing to compel executives at OpenAI and Anthropic to testify about AI agent safety.

October 1, 2026

· 5 min read

Future of Work

AI Job Loss by 2035: Who Are the 11 Million Americans Who Must Start Over?

11 million American workers may need to switch occupations entirely by 2035, according to a new McKinsey Global Institute report, and the lowest-paid are almost 8 times as likely as higher earners to be among them, even though the overall job count is projected to grow.

September 30, 2026

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Alex Goryachev

WSJ bestselling author of Fearless Innovation · Built and ran Cisco's Global Innovation Centers in 14 countries · Has advised Dell's GenAI practice and the California State University system

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