Research & Forecasts


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Report: 85% of Organizations Are Leveraging AI

Eighty-five percent of organizations today are utilizing some form of AI, according to the latest State of AI in the Cloud 2025 report from Wiz. While AI's role in innovation and disruption continues to expand, security vulnerabilities and governance challenges remain pressing concerns.

  • 02/28/25
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6 Policy Recommendations for Adopting AI in the Classroom

The Southern Regional Education Board's Commission on AI in Education has published six recommendations on adopting artificial intelligence in schools, colleges, and universities. The guidance mark's the commission's first release since it was established last February, with more recommendations planned in the coming year.

  • 02/24/25
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Study Finds Generative AI Could Inhibit Critical Thinking

A new study on how knowledge workers engage in critical thinking found that workers with higher confidence in generative AI technology tend to employ less critical thinking to AI-generated outputs than workers with higher confidence in personal skills.

  • 02/21/25
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CoSN: School Staffing Is the Top Hurdle to K-12 Innovation

Hiring and keeping educators and IT staff remains the top challenge for K-12 education in 2025, according to the latest Driving K-12 Innovation Report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).

  • 02/18/25
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Report: As Ransomware Payoffs Decline, Attackers Change Tactics

Actors are changing tactics as they collect less money from ransomware payoffs, according to a new report from Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm.

  • 02/10/25
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3 in 4 Administrators Expect a Security Incident to Impact Their School This Year

In an annual survey from education identity platform Clever, 74% of administrators admitted that they believe a security incident is likely to impact their school system in the coming year. That's up from 71% who said the same last year.

  • 02/06/25
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1 in 10 AI Prompts Could Expose Sensitive Data

A recent study from data protection startup Harmonic Security found that nearly one in 10 prompts used by business users when interacting with generative AI tools may inadvertently disclose sensitive data.

  • 01/22/25
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Report: Student Mental Health Issues on the Rise

Nearly half of school mental health providers (46%) in a recent survey said that student mental health has worsened this school year compared to last year.

  • 01/10/25
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Microsoft-IDC Report Makes Business Case for Responsible AI

A report commissioned by Microsoft and published last month by research firm IDC notes that 91% of organizations use AI tech and expect more than a 24% improvement in customer experience, business resilience, sustainability, and operational efficiency due to AI in 2024.

  • 01/07/25
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Congress Releases Recommendations for AI Governance

The bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence recently released a report with recommendations to bolster American leadership in AI.

  • 01/07/25