Patient Data, Playground AI and Prompting: Gemini for Kids, 57 M Health Records Uploaded to AI, and Prompting Like a Pro
Welcome to Episode 2 of Adjunct Intelligence the podcast where higher-ed meets high-tech at break-neck speed. This week Dale and Nick tackle a news cycle that rockets from schoolyard chatbots to nation-scale health analytics, dives into GenAi Video and hands you the prompt-writing cheats you’ll need to survive it all. Buckle up, charge your tokens, and let’s roll.🚀 Big-Ticket AI HeadlinesGemini for Kids is coming → Are the frameworks and regulatory considerations ready?TEQSA Gen-AI Hub → your free vault of academic-integrity guides, assessment-redesign blueprints, and AI policy samples—download in seconds.Microsoft Workforce Trends → layoffs and the future of work is an Agent partner.New models from ChatGPT-4.1, and whispers of Claude Sonnet & Opus → deep reasoning, code autocompletion, MCP connectors that let chatbots control apps like magic.🎬 Video & Virtual FacultyWill Smith eating pasta and how it measures the pace of change in AI VideoRunway Gen-2 + Google Veo-2 = photoreal lecture trailers, brand promos, & course intros—zero film crew needed.HeyGen / Synthesia avatars → build a 24-hour “clone faculty” that never loses its voice, crushes onboarding, and scales feedback.🏥 Precision Medicine Meets EdTechNHS “Foresight” trains on 57 M anonymised records → Can it predict heart attacks before symptoms. Imagine that power nudging at-risk students before they fail.⚖️ Policy at Warp SpeedUAE “Living Regulations” → AI-drafted laws 70 % faster, dynamically linked to rulings & impact data. Agile governance or surveillance on steroids?🧑🏫 Adaptive Campus 2.0Students could expect hyper-personalised, AI-driven learning paths. We map the roadmap—and reveal how to dodge algorithmic echo chambers that kill curiosity.🛠️ Prompt Lab 2.0Structured Briefs = Context ➡️ Role ➡️ Goal ➡️ Process ➡️ Constraints ➡️ ExamplesMarkdown Anchors = Bold 📣 Bullets • Headers # the model “sees”Vibe-Prompting = Creative riffing, rapid iteration, no Yoda syntax 👽, be the manager your employees deserve 00:00 – Welcome01:00 – Gemini for Kids (Google) 01:38 – TEQSA Gen-AI Knowledge Hub 02:38 – Model Mania: GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet/Opus, MCP connectors 03:45 – Notion-AI Love Letter 04:10 – Text-to-Video Take-off: Runway, Veo-2, Will-Smith-spaghetti 07:48 – Digital Humans in the Classroom: Synthesia, HeyGen 11:40 – AI Gets Personal (productivity & prediction) 11:56 – NHS “Foresight”: 57 M patient records → predictive health 14:59 – UAE’s AI-Driven Laws (“living regulations”) 16:12 – Higher-Ed Fallout: LMS evolution & adaptive learning 18:02 – Echo-Chamber Risk: protecting curiosity 22:50 – Prompt Engineering 2.0 – structured Markdown briefs 24:06 – Outro🔗 Links & Further ReadingGoogle Gemini for Families TEQSA Gen-AI Knowledge Hub — assessment & integrity resourcesNHS “Foresight” pilot — Nature coverage