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AI Insights for February 5, 2026

This message was originally shared to subscribers February 5, 2026.

AI at Work

Curious how generative AI can actually help with your day-to-day work? Join us for our next AI at Work: Claude Skills, where we’ll explore practical ways to use Claude to boost productivity, streamline tasks, and support your work at Syracuse. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to level up, you’ll walk away with tips you can use right away.

Feb. 11 | 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
500 Hall of Languages or via Teams

In This Issue

AI is rapidly reshaping work, education and society, with adoption accelerating even as trust lags. Faculty feel overwhelmed, students quietly adapt to AI policing and employers increasingly expect AI fluency. Meanwhile, tech giants push into classrooms, expand AI “memory” and race ahead of clear norms—raising urgent questions about ethics, privacy, authorship and who gets to shape how AI is used.

News and Views

Access to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and other paywalled content is available to all students, faculty and staff with a valid Syracuse University NetID. Learn more.

Education, Teaching and Learning

Companies, Strategies and Power Plays

  • Anthropic Takes Aim at OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Super Bowl Ad Debut (The Wall Street Journal)
  • Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Help Ensure AI’s Economic Upside Is Shared (The Wall Street Journal)
  • Anthropic Publishes Claude’s “Constitution” (Anthropic)
  • Your Favorite Work Tools Are Now Interactive Inside Claude (Anthropic)
  • The New Era of Browsing: Putting Gemini to Work in Chrome (Google)
  • The AI Disruption in Software Is Here (Axios)

Culture, Experiments and The Weird Stuff

  • Moltbook, A Social Network Where AI Agents Hang Together, May Be ‘The Most Interesting Place on the Internet’ (Fortune)
  • FOUR HUNDRED METERS on MARS (Anthropic)

Ethics, Privacy and Human Limits

Health and Science

  • AI Boosts Breast Cancer Detection While Halving Radiologist Workload, Major Study Finds (The Lancet)

Policy, Governance and Global Risk

  • Congress Warns of Event-Driven AI Cyber Threats (PYMNTS)
  • Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI (Dario Amodei)
  • AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy (Wired)

    Work, Labor and Economic Impact

    • How Americans Are Using AI at Work, According to A New Gallup Poll (AP News)
    • Jim VandeHei’s Note to His Kids: Blunt AI Talk (Axios)
    • AI at Davos 2026: From Work Impact to Europe’s Place. Here’s What the Tech Leaders Hope and Fear (Euronews)

      This Issue’s Tip: Turn Meeting Transcripts Into Minutes, Summaries and Task Lists

      This quick guide walks you through using Claude to transform Zoom or Microsoft Teams meeting transcripts into clear, actionable outputs. Whether you need formal meeting minutes, topic-based summaries, or just a clean list of action items, the Claude Meeting Transcripts Project has prompts ready to go — no prompt-writing required. It’s private, easy to use and a big time-saver for anyone who runs or attends a lot of meetings.

      This Issue’s Win: Make AI Your Thinking Partner

      A prompt is how you ask generative AI tools to do something for you (e.g., creating, summarizing, editing or transforming). Treat it like a conversation, using clear language and enough context to get the result you have in mind.

      To get more practice, use the generative AI tool of your choice (for example, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI ChatGPT or Anthropic Claude) to execute the following prompt:

      “I’m working on a project, decision, or communication related to higher education. Ask me 5–7 smart clarifying questions that will help me think more clearly, spot gaps, and improve the final outcome. Prioritize questions about audience, timing, risks, and what success looks like.“

      Helpful Resources

      Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

      Tech Tips: February 2026 Faculty/Staff Newsletters

      This message was originally shared to all faculty and staff via email on February 5, 2026.

      At a Glance

      Each month, Information Technology Services provides tech tips for the Orange community. Pressed for time? Here are this edition’s topics:

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      Orange Online: February 2026 Student Newsletters

      This message was originally shared to all students via email on February 5, 2026.

      Orange Online at a Glance

      Each month, Information Technology Services provides tech tips for the Orange community. Pressed for time? Here are this edition’s topics:

      Phishing Alert

      A phishing email with the subject line “Syracuse University General Email Account Maintenance Update Act Now…” is circulating throughout the campus community. Stay alert and reach out to the IT Security team (infosec@syr.edu) with any questions or concerns. Learn More.

        AI at Work

        Join us for our next AI at Work session, Claude Skills, to explore how generative AI can support your daily work at Syracuse. Learn practical ways to use Claude to boost productivity and streamline tasks. Feb. 11, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in 500 Hall of Languages or via Teams. Register.

        Research Computing Resources for Undergraduates

        Undergraduates working on faculty research projects have access to Syracuse University’s research computing infrastructure, including our GPU clusters for machine learning and AI workloads. If you are part of a research team, you can get an account and tap into resources like 125,000+ CPU cores and 375+ GPUs. Get Started.

        Digital Accessibility Tip: Meaningful Reading Order in PowerPoint

        PowerPoint reads slide objects such as text boxes and images in the order they were added, not their visual layout, so screen readers may jump around illogically when reading to a user. To inspect reading order, go to Review > Check Accessibility > Reading Order Pane to display all objects and reorder them logically. Office Hours. 

        AI Insights

        Explore the latest in artificial intelligence with AI Insights, the newsletter for all things AI. Whether you’re looking to enhance your work with smart tools or simply stay informed, each issue brings you news from higher ed and the tech world and weekly AI tips. Newsletter. 

        Tech Tips Weekly

        Stay connected and ahead with Tech Tips Weekly—for quick, practical advice to make the most of campus technology. Each week, our new newsletter delivers easy-to-follow how-tos, timely service updates and insider looks at the newest features, tools and resources. Subscribe. 

        Helpful Resources

        ITS and the campuswide information technology community are available year-round to help with your tech questions. Resources include:

        Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

        Security Alert: Beware of Fake “Account Shutdown” Phishing Emails

        URGENT: Recent phishing campaigns are targeting Syracuse University community members with convincing fake warnings.

        Phishing email example

        Cybercriminals are sending emails that appear to come from Syracuse University or a representative of the University, claiming your email account will be shut down unless you take immediate action. These messages are NOT from the University and are designed to steal your personal information and passwords.

        Red Flags 

        Personal Email Addresses: These fake warnings come from individual email accounts; many of them from student accounts (e.g., “studentname123@syr.edu”). The University does not send official account security notices from personal accounts. Legitimate communications come from official service accounts or ITS directly.

        Suspicious Links

        These emails contain:

        • Shortened URLs (like shorturl.at/xyz123) that hide the real destination
        • Links to Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, or WIX sites asking for personal information
        • Requests for passwords, Social Security numbers, or banking information

        What to Do

        • When in doubt, verify independently by contacting the ITS Service Center

        Get Help

        • ITS Service Center: 443-2677 or help@syr.edu
        • Your local IT Administrator

        Stay vigilant and protect your digital identity. When something seems urgent or threatening, take a moment to verify before acting.

        Adobe Tools for Faculty and Staff

        As an Adobe Creative Campus, Syracuse University offers faculty and staff access to Adobe Express, Adobe Sign and Adobe Acrobat, which offer the following features:

        • Adobe Express: Web and mobile design tool for creating social media graphics, videos, web pages and marketing materials using templates and simple editing tools.
        • Adobe Sign: Electronic signature solution for sending, signing, tracking and managing document agreements digitally. If you have not already done so, you can request sign through the Microsoft Access Package portal.
        • Adobe Acrobat: PDF software for creating, editing, converting and managing PDF documents, including form creation and annotation tools.

        Beginning March 9, 2026, if you need access to the Adobe Creative Cloud, you can request it by visiting the Microsoft Access Package portal.