Edtech Insiders

Week in Edtech 4/5/23: Byju's Valuation Haircut, ChatGPT Craze, $80K College Tuition and Tiktok, with Guest Kian Katanforoosh of Workera.ai


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In this episode, we speak to special guest Kian Katanforoosh, whose company Workera just raised a $23.5M Series B.

We also talk about:

AI Push and Pull

  • Call for a pause on AI training met with skepticism
  • Ed tech experts urge caution on ChatGPT’s student data privacy
  • Italy blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
  • Hello Dolly: Democratizing the magic of ChatGPT with open models 

Higher Ed's Price Hikes in the Face of Uncertainty

  • Ivy League tuition costs over $80K
  • A look at trends in college consolidation since 2016
  • Rising Tuition? It’s Not About Sticker Prices
  • Why are prices rising more for lower-income college students than their higher-income peers?
  •  The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

TikTok Ban Debate

  • TikTok hearing: CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid looming ban – as it happened

Luben Pampoulov's Evaluation of Public Edtechs

  • Learning with Copilots

Big Haircut for Byju's Valuation 

  • Some Investors Cut Byju's Valuation (from $22B to $11B)
  • Byju's Raising $700M on Original $22B Valuation
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