Week In Edtech, 3/12: SVB Bank Run, ChatGPT4, Google Buys Photomath, and SxSWEDU

In this special, UNEDITED version of Week in Edtech, Ben, Alex and special guest co-host Matt Tower discuss:

1) The sudden demise and federal takeover of Silicon Valley Bank and what it means for Tech, Banking and Edtech.

News:

• Jenna Smialek and Alan Rappeport of NYT
• Eric Wallerstein et al. of WSJ
• Daniel Taub of Bloomberg

Takes

• Kevin Roose of NYT
• Matt Levine of Bloomberg
• Noah Smith of Noahpinion

2) Discuss the rumors of ChatGPT4 launching next week with AI-created video

• Microsoft will launch ChatGPT 4 with AI videos next week | Digital Trends
• New Study Reveals Only 1 in 10 Global Workers Have In-Demand AI Skills
• Grammarly expands beyond proofreading with AI-powered writing

3) Herald the Launch of Non-Profit ai.edu with 50 partners across tech and ed

• Partners include Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Verizon, Intel, TFA and many more

4) Unveil the (secret) purchase of top Education App Photomath by Google

• Matt reports on this in Edtech Thoughts
• You can also read about it in Croatia Week

5) Discuss the on-the-ground happenings at SxSW EDU