AI Educator News Update, April 2026 - Bonus Episode
This month: Disney's Olaf robot face-plants on day one, ChatGPT starts showing ads (remember when Sam Altman called that "uniquely upsetting"?), Boston tells high schoolers they need AI skills to graduate, a fourth grader's school AI draws something VERY inappropriate, New York City tries to open an AI high school before it's even approved, and Anthropic builds a model so good at hacking they won't release it. Kelly Booz, Sari Beth Rosenberg, and Christopher Penn break it all down — real stories, real jokes, real talk.
Chapters:
- 00:00 — Welcome to the AI Educator News Update
- 01:38 — Olaf Robot Faceplants at Disneyland Paris
- 03:38 — ChatGPT Gets Ads
- 04:44 — Boston Requires AI Proficiency to Graduate
- 06:08 — Adobe's Pippi Gate
- 07:22 — NYC's AI High School Controversy
- 08:59 — Anthropic's Mythos Model
- 10:24 — Wrap Up
📰 Stories covered:
- Disney's Olaf robot collapses on day one at Disneyland Paris
- ChatGPT rolls out ads for free-tier users
- Boston becomes first major city to require AI proficiency for graduation
- Adobe Express generates wildly inappropriate images for a fourth grader's book report
- NYC proposes an AI-focused high school — parents and educators push back
- Anthropic's new "Mythos" model is too powerful to release publicly
- China's GPUAlly releases GLM 5.1 with similar capabilities — and it's free
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Hosts: Kelly Booz & Sari Beth Rosenberg
Featuring: Christopher Penn
From: Share My Lesson at the AFT
Creators and Guests
Host
Kelly Booz
Director: AFT’s Share My Lesson | Co-Creator: AI Educator Brain Series | Alexandria School Board Member
Host
Sari Beth Rosenberg
NYC Public School Teacher | Writer | Digital Strategist | Co-Creator: AI Educator Brain | Former PBS NewsHour Host | Co-Founder: Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
Guest
Christopher Penn
Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist at TrustInsights.ai | AI Expert | AI Keynote Speaker
