PLUS: new AI agent updates and a major shift in open source models

Good morning AI Rockstars.

A college professor is reframing AI detection tools not as plagiarism cops, but as teaching partners. She is using GPTZero to show students how to responsibly collaborate with AI in their work.

This approach shifts the focus from catching cheaters to building essential digital literacy. Could this model of guided AI collaboration become the new standard for preparing students for the future workforce?

In today’s Lean AI Native recap:

• How one professor uses AI as a teaching tool, not a cop
• The latest updates impacting emerging AI agents
• A major shift in the open source model landscape
• GPTZero's new certificate program for educators

AI in the Classroom: Coach, Not Cop

The Report: Instead of banning AI, a sociology professor at Modesto Junior College is pioneering a new approach by using GPTZero to teach students how to collaborate with AI responsibly. This reframes the tool from a plagiarism cop into an educational partner.

Broaden your horizons:

• Geri Sawicki designs assignments that require personal reflection, making it difficult for AI to complete alone and shifting its role from a shortcut to a brainstorming partner.
• Her syllabus now encourages students to use GPTZero themselves before submitting work, promoting transparency and teaching them to verify their own AI-assisted writing.
• To build trust and expertise, Sawicki enrolled in GPTZero's certificate program and now plans to lead workshops to help other faculty integrate AI effectively.

If you remember one thing: This approach flips the script on AI in education, focusing on building digital literacy rather than simply catching cheaters. It models how to prepare students for a future where collaborating with AI is a core professional skill.

The Shortlist

GPTZero offers a "Teaching Responsibly with AI" certificate program to help faculty build trust and expertise in using AI tools transparently in their curriculum.

GPTZero highlighted another educator, Eddie del Val, who is also reframing the AI tool from a plagiarism catcher to a classroom coach to improve student learning.

GPTZero is curating a collection of educator case studies, demonstrating various strategies for integrating AI detection and literacy tools into higher education.