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The Teachers AI Café

The Teachers AI Café is a podcast designed for educators eager to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their classrooms. Join us for engaging conversations, practical tips, and real-world examples on how AI can streamline lesson preparation, provide insightful feedback, and foster student skill development. Whether you’re a tech novice or a digital native, this café is your go-to space to learn, share, and revolutionize your teaching with AI.

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Ai Tech update for educators 16th Mar

March 16, 2026 • Kane Pittard • Season 1 • Episode 64

0:00 | 5:06

Kane from the Teacher’s AI Cafe recaps key AI updates affecting teachers: OpenAI has removed older models (including the 5.1 family as of March 11), which may explain changes in outputs; Google’s substantial Gemini update across Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive can build spreadsheets, fill missing data, and answer questions across Drive content, targeting the “blank page” problem but raising professional judgment questions; Microsoft’s Office 365 Wave 3 expands Copilot integration across apps; Grok 4.2 beta and multi-agent beta suggest a trend toward semi-autonomous AI workflows that may later reach teaching tools; and Anthropic launched the Anthropic Institute focused on governance and public interest research. He notes a report of Australian schools using chatbots to question students about submitted work, highlighting the assessment arms race, and urges teachers to check and try new features in existing tools.

00:00 Welcome to AI Cafe

00:23 Weekly AI Headlines

00:26 OpenAI Model Changes

00:50 Gemini in Google Workspace

01:37 Microsoft Copilot Wave 3

02:12 Grok Multi Agent Direction

02:44 Anthropic Institute and Trust

03:29 AI Policing AI in Schools

04:27 Takeaways and Sign Off

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