A Cautionary Tale for Higher Education Leaders: Lessons from the AllHere Fraud Case
In a recent high-profile case, the founder of an education technology startup, AllHere, which developed an AI chatbot for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), has been charged with defrauding investors. The company is now in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. LAUSD proudly publicized its new chatbot developed in collaboration with AllHere, “Ed,” as a groundbreaking […]
Five Priorities for the Higher Ed CIO’s 2021 Agenda
If I were to say one thing about 2020, it would be this: Thank goodness that it’s almost over. Despite the many difficult challenges of the year, however, one really important shift occurred in higher education. Institutions realized, perhaps for the first time, the importance and value of technology in their environments. When the whole […]
