Gen AI Is Transforming Skills and Work, According to the Coursera 2024 Report

The learning platform Coursera released the Global Skills Report 2024 yesterday. It identifes critical skills and credential trends for employees in 100+ countries. The report, which draws on data from 184 million learners, covers domains like GenAI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and other technology and business areas. "With Generative AI predicted to automate 60% to 70% of work activities, demand for GenAI skills is surging," said Coursera's CEO Jeff Maggioncalda. "Individuals are eagerly pursuing AI literacy: every minute, four people enroll in GenAI content on Coursera—up from one per minute in 2023, but in contrast, only 5% of organizations are actively reskilling their workforce at scale." "Business leaders must upskill and reskill employees to adapt to this dynamic landscape," he added. [Download the Report]

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ACI Learning Launches a Personalized, AI-Driven Skills Building Platform

ACI Learning, a Denver, Colorado-based IT, cyber, and audit training leader, launched myACI, a personalized enterprise learning system for IT teams. It's a skills-building platform that provides an adaptive learning experience, supports industry-recognized certifications, and includes an AI-powered career mentor. The company said that the company has an 80% content completion rate. "With myACI, we are shifting the company’s market-defining content offerings to a full-service, scalable solution enabling individuals and organizations to leverage amazing training, real-world labs, and integrated AI mentoring to understand and gain the critical skills needed to succeed today," said Brett Shively, CEO of ACI Learning. With over 1,000 courses and labs in IT, cyber, and audit, ACI Learning serves over 3,000 customers and 250,000 subscribers worldwide. According to the company, key features of myACI include: "AI Mentor: This innovative tool empowers learners to identify skill gaps for targeted growth, engage deeply with personalized learning insights, and build custom course curriculum and content tailored to individual needs — without leaving the platform. Skill Labs: With over 5,000 custom labs, the market-leading Skill Labs offer a dynamic and immersive environment to provide learners with hands-on practice and real-world application. Unlike traditional simulations, Skill Labs replicate authentic scenarios and challenges, allowing learners to hone skills in a genuine and practical setting. Leader Dashboards and Reporting: A comprehensive view for leaders to track learners' progress, customize training paths, and add internal training modules. The platform also allows organizations to upload internal training modules and specialized learning paths tailored to team members' needs. Gamified Learning: A fun and motivating way to track progress and achievements, encouraging continuous learning and engagement. Gamification features include skill points, badges, and credentials. Secure Integrations: myACI securely integrates with all existing technologies, including any existing Learning Management Systems (LMS), and can scale to any size team and organization. Improved Content Catalog: A thoughtfully designed catalog that curates content based on individual preferences and past use, making it easier for users to find relevant learning paths." • myACI on LinkedIn [Disclosure: ibl.ai serves ACI Learning] Video 1   Video 2

Mistral Introduced Its First Code Model Called 'Codestral'

The French AI startup Mistral released this week its first model for coding, dubbed Codestral. It can be downloaded on HuggingFace. Like other code-generating models, Codestral is designed to help developers write and interact with code. As a 22B model, Codestral has been trained on a diverse dataset of 80+ programming languages, including Python, Java, C, C++, JavaScript, and Bash. It also performs well on more specific ones like Swift and Fortran. Codestral can complete coding functions, write tests, and “fill in” partial code. It can also answer questions about a codebase in English. Mistral's open-source license prohibits commercial use of the code. Techcrunch wrote that the reason could be that Codestral was trained partly on copyrighted content. According to a June 2023 Stack Overflow poll, over 44% of developers said that they use AI tools. However, security researchers have warned that such tools can amplify existing bugs and security issues in software projects.

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Anthropic's Claude 3 Can Now Create AI Agents

Anthropic announced yesterday that it is releasing a new feature called "tool use" for its chatbot, Claude 3. This release allows people to create various assistants or agents. The feature enables Claude 3 to interact with external tools and APIs, perform tasks, manipulate data, and provide more dynamic responses. Extract structured data from unstructured text: Pull names, dates, and amounts from invoices to reduce manual data entry. Convert natural language requests into structured API calls: Enable teams to self-serve common actions (e.g., "cancel subscription") with simple commands. Answer questions by searching databases or using web APIs: Provide instant, accurate responses to customer inquiries in support chatbots. Automate simple tasks through software APIs: Save time and minimize errors in data entry or file management. Orchestrate multiple fast Claude subagents for granular tasks: Automatically find the optimal meeting time based on attendee availability. Tool use is generally available across the Claude 3 model family on the Anthropic Messages API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud's Vertex AI.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0LLVS_a46Q&t=2s

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Edu for Universities

IBL News | New York This model can reason across text and vision and use advanced tools such as data analysis. "This new offering includes enterprise-level security and controls and is affordable for educational institutions," said OpenAI. "We built ChatGPT Edu because we saw the success universities like the University of Oxford, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University, and Columbia University in the City of New York were having with ChatGPT Enterprise." Campuses can use ChatGPT Edu for various tasks, such as providing personalized tutoring for students and reviewing their resumes, helping researchers write grant applications, and assisting faculty with grading and feedback. OpenAI provided a few examples: Professor Nabila El-Bassel at Columbia University built a GPT with her team that analyzes and synthesizes large datasets in seconds to inform interventions, reducing overdose fatalities. Undergraduates and MBA students in Professor Ethan Mollick’s courses at Wharton completed their final reflection assignments through discussions with a GPT trained on course materials, reporting that ChatGPT got them to think more deeply about what they’ve learned. Christiane Reves, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, is developing a custom Language Buddies GPT for students to engage in German conversations suited to their language level while receiving tailored feedback. The GPT will help students build communication skills and save faculty assessment time. OpenAI's said that its ChatGPT Edu was including: "Access to GPT-4o flagship model, excelling in text interpretation, coding, and mathematics Advanced capabilities such as data analytics, web browsing, and document summarization The ability to build GPTs, custom versions of ChatGPT, and share them within university workspaces Significantly higher message limits than the free version of ChatGPT Improved language capabilities across quality and speed, with over 50 languages supported Robust security, data privacy, and administrative controls such as group permissions, SSO, SCIM, and GPT management Conversations and data are not used to train OpenAI models." Pricing info was not provided, and the San Francisco research lab encouraged universities to contact sales.

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