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Week of August 31

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Anthropic and OpenAI both shipped new flagship models, University IT added a ChatGPT Edu deck and tutorial to the library, and the fall AI classes start next week.

In the news 4

  1. Introducing Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 (opens in a new tab)

    Fable 5.1 is live on claude.ai, Claude Code and the API at about 25 percent lower cost; check your Claude for Education model picker before big jobs.

    Anthropic

  2. GPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligence (opens in a new tab)

    OpenAI's new flagship for computer use, coding and science; Enterprise admins enable it per workspace, so do not expect it in ChatGPT Edu until UIT says so.

    OpenAI

  3. Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT, and GPT-5.6 Luna for free users (opens in a new tab)

    Sol, the model UIT's ChatGPT Edu deck recommends for hard problems, now gives more factual and focused answers; worth re-running work it got wrong.

    OpenAI

  4. What students gain from ChatGPT and critical-thinking training (opens in a new tab)

    Bocconi and OpenAI experiment: ChatGPT access raised answer quality, causal-reasoning training raised originality; a case for grading more than polish.

    OpenAI

New at Stanford 2

  1. A Working Introduction: ChatGPT Edu (slide deck)

    25 UIT slides on the Stanford ChatGPT Edu workspace: picking Sol, Terra or Luna, Work mode, Codex, Skills, plugins and pitfalls; Stanford sign-in to view.

    Stanford

  2. ChatGPT Edu Tutorial (recording)

    Recorded walkthrough of ChatGPT Edu at Stanford: the free Standard and paid Pro plans, data approvals including PHI, and the GPT-5.6 models; Stanford sign-in.

    Stanford

Coming up 3

  1. Stanford AI Playground 101: Practice and Exploration

    Tuesday Sep 8, 9 am to noon, live online, $200: a beginner's three hours in the AI Playground with prompting practice; register on the class page.

    Stanford

  2. Better AI Prompts for a Better Response

    Thursday Sep 10, 9 am to noon, live online, $300: hands-on prompt engineering with ChatGPT; it repeats on Oct 21 if this date fills.

    Stanford

  3. 7 Amazing Things You Can Do with Anthropic Claude

    Friday Sep 11, 1 to 4 pm, live online, $325: seven practical Claude workflows from research to document analysis, now that every SUNet ID has Claude.

    Stanford

Added to the catalog 1

  1. AI Fluency for Educators (Claude Academy) (opens in a new tab)

    Anthropic's free course on course design and classroom practice with AI, added with AI Fluency for Students, Claude Code 101 and Introduction to Claude Cowork.

    Anthropic

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