Enterprises Move From Experimentation to Measurable ROI On AI, Says Wharton School

Enterprises are rapidly transitioning from experimentation to proving measurable ROI, said a research study conducted by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. "Gen AI is becoming deeply integrated into modern work." The report examines how generative AI technology is being adopted in mainstream enterprises, highlighting the ROI. The shift is moving from exploration to pilots to more disciplined, enterprise-level adoption, according to the study, which concludes that "the next phase is not about adoption; it is about advantage." • 82% of enterprises used Gen AI at least weekly, and 46% used it daily, with 89% agreeing that Gen AI enhances employees’ skills. • A total of 72% of organizations formally measured the ROI of Gen AI, focusing on productivity gains and incremental profit. • Three out of four leaders see positive returns on Gen AI investments. The Wharton School predicted that approximately one-third of Gen AI technology budgets will be allocated to internal R&D, indicating that many enterprises are building custom capabilities for the future. "Training, hiring, and rollout approaches are key human capital aspects that need to be addressed to increase chances of success." • Download the Executive Summary • Download the 2025 Report

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Alpha Schools and Other AI-Driven Private Schools Expand Their Footprint In the U.S.

AI-driven private schools, run by for-profit companies, are expanding their footprint in the U.S. while public schools struggle to attract and retain students, and others accelerate their investments in AI. These schools teach core subjects for two hours a day and devote the afternoon to developing practical skills, such as financial literacy, public speaking, and entrepreneurship. Alpha Schools was founded in 2014 as a pricey private school in Austin. Today, with an annual tuition of $45,000, it is leading the parental school choice movement while embracing AI technology that generates personalized learning plans for students. This fall, Alpha Schools will launch in Santa Barbara, California; New York City; Chantilly, Virginia; and Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, before expanding to Houston, Tampa, and Puerto Rico. Existing locations are in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Miami, and Palm Beach. There are also five in Texas, including Brownsville, home of Elon Musk's SpaceX. Instead of teachers, these schools employ professional guides and coaches who come from a range of backgrounds, from tech to law. Their mission is to motivate students. They make over $100,000 a year. Students learn on third-party apps, such as Synthesis Tutor and Math Academy, as well as Alpha Schools' own programs. Each subject is taught in 25-minute sessions, with short breaks in between. Skeptics have questioned the effectiveness of replacing teachers with AI-assisted learning and restricting learning to 25 minutes per subject. Alpha School is gaining more national attention, boosted by the support of billionaire Bill Ackman, an outspoken critic of DEI. • The New York Times: AI-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You

Apple Marketed Its New iPhones As a Best-In-Class Hardware, Not As an AI Device Maker [Video]

Through a splashy event yesterday, Apple introduced its newest iPhones: the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a sleek, lightweight, and slimmer version, the iPhone Air, [in the picture above], 5.6 mm with a 6.5-inch display device. The Air’s price point of $999 is 22% more expensive than the 17 base model, which starts at $799. The iPhone 17 Pro starts at $1,099. At Apple's event, the audience witnessed that the company continues to market itself as a best-in-class hardware maker first, not an AI device maker. The most compelling use of AI was the Live Translation feature coming to AirPods 3. Priced at $249, AirPods 3 feature live translation technology, powered by Apple Intelligence, to help users translate foreign languages in real time. Beyond the AirPods, AI technology has received only minor upgrades, mostly to its front camera. There was no mention of Siri. To date, Apple has only released a baseline of AI features, such as AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images, live translation, visual search, and Genmoji. Sources said that Apple is still looking to outsource some technology to Google Gemini to catch up in the AI race. Meanwhile, Google last month rolled out its latest release of an AI-powered Android phone with its Pixel 10. TechCrunch wrote that "today’s iPhone owners often swap out Apple’s technology for Google’s by opting for Gmail, Google Drive and Docs, Google Maps, and Chrome over Apple’s own apps like Mail, its iWork suite, Apple Maps, and Safari, for example. When people search the web, they turn to Google’s Search app, not Apple’s built-in Spotlight search, despite its many integrations over the years to offer basic facts and answers, leveraging sources like Wikipedia." The company conveyed that the look and feel of updated iPhones, along with their hardware advancements, will continue to drive sales, enabling Apple to incorporate quality, camera improvements, privacy-preserving technology, intentional software design changes like Liquid Retina, and now, super-thin phones. first new iphone upgrade i have really wanted in awhile! looks very cool. — Sam Altman (@sama) September 9, 2025

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Creators on Facebook and Instagram Will Be Able to Translate Voice Content Automatically

Meta rolled out this month an AI feature that allows users on Instagram and Facebook to translate voice content with their sound, tone, and lip-sync from English to Spanish. With more languages to be added over time, these AI translations are available to Facebook creators with 1,000 or more followers and all public Instagram accounts globally. Creators can view translations and lip syncs before they’re posted publicly. Viewers watching the translated reel will see a notice at the bottom that indicates it was translated with Meta AI. Creators are also gaining access to a new metric in their Insights panel, where they can see their views by language. Instagram head Adam Mosseri explained in a post on Instagram, “If we can help you reach those audiences who speak other languages, reach across cultural and linguistic barriers, we can help you grow your following and get more value out of Instagram and the platform.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Adam Mosseri (@mosseri)

Elon Musk's xAI Releases Its First Coding Assistant "Grok Code Fast 1"

Elon Musk's xAI released its first coding assistant model, Grok Code Fast 1, this week, marking the company's entry into the competitive software development market segment. It is available for free use for a limited time, with select launch partners, including GitHub Copilot and Windsurf. Grok Code Fast 1 is one of the fastest coding models currently available. • It shows an impressive processing speed of up to 92 tokens per second. • It features a 256,000-token context window. • It is powered by a mixture-of-experts architecture with 314 billion parameters, designed specifically for agentic coding workflows with visible reasoning traces. xAI positioned it also as an alternative to existing solutions. This release aligns with xAI's broader strategy of open-sourcing various versions of its Grok models, including the base models of Grok-1 and Grok 2.5.    

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