AI Update for Educators 16th May
From The Teachers AI Café by Kane Pittard
May 18, 2026 · 8 min · Season 1 · Episode 79
About this episode
Kane discusses recent AI advancements relevant to educators, including updates from OpenAI and Microsoft.
Kane from Teachers AI Cafe shares an AI update for educators, highlighting OpenAI adding Codex to the ChatGPT mobile app to make AI automation more portable, including voice use via CarPlay. He notes Microsoft Edge now embeds Copilot to interpret open tabs and help create study sessions, quizzes, writing support, and podcast-style summaries, plus new Copilot keyboard shortcuts rolling out across Microsoft 365 apps. He covers Anthropic and the Gates Foundation’s four-year $200M initiative for ...
People in this episode
Host: Kane Pittard
Topics covered
- AI updates
- education technology
- Microsoft tools
- OpenAI advancements
- AI in classrooms
Keywords
- AI update
- educators
- OpenAI
- Microsoft Edge
- Copilot
- Codex
- Gates Foundation
- education technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenAI, Microsoft, Gates Foundation
Products: Codex, Copilot
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