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Welcome to the AI in Education podcast With Dan Bowen and Ray Fleming. It's a weekly chat about Artificial Intelligence in Education for educators and education leaders. Also available through Apple Podcasts and Spotify. "This podcast is co-hosted by an employee of Microsoft Australia & New Zealand, but all the views and opinions expressed on this podcast are their own.”

Oct 2, 2025

This week, Dan and Ray bring a whirlwind of AI news, research, and reflection from across the education world. From South Australia and New South Wales announcing state-wide AI chatbot rollouts for schools, to Oxford University embracing ChatGPT Education for all staff and students, the scale of adoption is hard to ignore.
The hosts explore what these bold moves mean for schools, universities, and the future of assessment. They highlight contrasts between Australia’s rapid school-level deployments and the slower university approach, and compare these with global examples such as Arizona State University’s 158,000-student rollout.
The conversation doesn’t stop at institutions. Ray and Dan unpack new releases from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google - including multi-model Copilot, parental controls in ChatGPT, and the startling realism of Sora 2 videos. They also reflect on recent surveys showing student demand for clearer AI guidance.
Packed with insights, surprises, and a few laughs, this episode shows why AI in education is evolving faster than ever.
 
Links and References

News
SA High Schools get EdChat for all students
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/education-chat-gpt-style-ai-app-to-roll-out-to-sa-high-schools/105772944
 
NSW EduChat for all staff and students in Years 5 to 12 in NSW government schools
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO7VOVNiAGA/?igsh=YzdlOHlvajFsMmMw
 
ASU signs up for ChatGPT Edu for every staff member, researcher and student
https://tech.asu.edu/features/asu-and-openai-expand-collaboration-scaling-ai 
 
UNSW signs Australia’s biggest education deal with OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT to staff
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/09/unsw-sydney-inks-australias-biggest-chatgpt-edu-deal-with-openai 
 
Oxford University in the UK just announced they’d do it for all staff and students
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09-19-oxford-becomes-first-uk-university-offer-chatgpt-edu-all-staff-and-students 
 
Google signs up 2 million students and staff via California Community Colleges
https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/News-and-Media/Press-Releases/2025-ai-partnership-with-google 
 
Microsoft M365 Copilot Chat now free in Office apps
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-copilot-chat-in-microsoft-365-apps-676db5e8-9568-4bdb-bf0b-e207e29e056b 
 
Copilot now allows Claude/Anthropic models for Researcher & Agents
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/anthropic-joins-the-multi-model-lineup-in-microsoft-copilot-studio/ 
 
OpenAI launch parental controls for ChatGPT
https://x.com/openai/status/1972604360204210600?s=46&t=p57lLRpTCXGNBiwhIjsl7Q 
 
OpenAI release Sora2
OpenAI on X: https://t.co/QHDxq6ubGt 
 
OpenAI Prompt Packs
https://academy.openai.com/public/tags/prompt-packs-6849a0f98c613939acef841c 
Prompt Guides for education:
K12 IT Managers https://academy.openai.com/public/blogs/k-12-prompt-pack-for-it-staff 
Faculty https://academy.openai.com/public/clubs/higher-education-05x4z/resources/prompt-pack-for-faculty 
School administrators https://academy.openai.com/public/clubs/higher-education-05x4z/resources/prompt-pack-for-administrators 
 
Google Homework Help story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/18/google-homework-help-ai-cheating-schools-colleges/ 
 
Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data
https://www.fastcompany.com/91376687/google-indexing-chatgpt-conversations 
 
IPSOS Education Monitor
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2025-08/Education_Monitor_AU_country_2025_v1.pdf 
 
You gov survey on UK student use of AI
https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/52855-how-are-uk-students-really-using-ai 
 
Exam Hack AI
https://examhackai.site/ 
 
Arden University students get AI detector shut down
https://www.ardenstudents.org/news/article/6013/Turnitin-AI-Detector-Shut-it-down/ 
 
 
Research
 
Prompt Injection Attacks on LLM Generated Reviews of Scientific Publications
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10248v2  
 
The Transparency Dilemma: How AI disclosure erodes trust
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597825000172