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AI Insights for June 25, 2026

This message was originally shared to subscribers June 25, 2026.

Upcoming Events

This July, ITS is bringing back the basics—and then some. Join Shannon Glennon for a free Claude Refresher on July 23 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. and walk away with sharper AI skills for your everyday work.

This Issue’s Tip: See How Colleagues Use Claude

What does Claude actually look like in practice at Syracuse University? Three colleagues showed us: faster HR workflows, personalized student tools, and 300 pages of survey data summarized in seconds. Watch the AI at Work: Claude Success Stories recording to see how they did it.

News and Views

In Summary

Anthropic is pushing hard on policy—proposing FAA-style model regulation, a job displacement framework and a $150M Claude Corps nonprofit fellowship. Meanwhile, the Trump administration slapped export restrictions on Anthropic’s top models, colleges are scrambling to define what “AI fluency” even means and students are outpacing detection tools with AI-powered cheating apps.

Academia and Higher Education

Claude and Anthropic

  • Anthropic Announces ‘Claude Corps’ to Teach Nonprofits to Use AI More Effectively (AP News)

Cybersecurity

  • AI Shifts Cyber’s Hardest Problem From Finding Flaws to Fixing Them (The Wall Street Journal)
  • AI Scam Surge Prompts Google to File Lawsuit (PYMNTS)

Geopolitics

    • World Leaders Want American AI. They Just Don’t Want America to Be Able to Turn It Off. (TechCrunch)
    • New Global Order: AI CEOs As Heads of Nation-States (Axios)

    Opinion

    Policy and Regulation

    • Policy on the AI Exponential (Dario Amodei)
    • Anthropic’s Economic Policy Framework (Anthropic)
    • Connecticut Requires AI Companies to Disclose Subscription Limits (PYMNTS)
    • Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use (The Wall Street Journal)
    • Britain Unveils Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Under-16s (NBC News)

              Workforce and Jobs

              • In the Hybrid A.I.-Human Work Force, Who Will Actually Thrive? (The New York Times)
              • AI, Jobs, and The Next Generation (Microsoft)
              • The AI Layoff Wave is Becoming a Powder Keg (TechCrunch)
              • AI Is Splitting the Job Market in Two, PwC Study Shows (Bloomberg)
              • Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: We Can’t Let AI Giants Eat the Economy (The Wall Street Journal)
              • ChatGPT Reaches 1 Billion Users as the AI Economy Takes Shape (PYMNTS)

              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.

              This Issue’s Win: Look at Your Own Work

              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:

              “Look at my last month of work tasks: [paste a short list]. Identify which ones AI could already be doing for me, which ones I’m probably overcomplicating, and one thing I’m likely not doing at all that I should be.“

              AI Insights for June 11, 2026

              This message was originally shared to subscribers June 11, 2026.

              AI at Work Returns June 24

              What does AI actually look like in someone else’s workday? Find out at the next AI at Work session on June 24, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in 500 Hall of Languages or on Microsoft Teams, where your colleagues share what’s clicking, what surprised them and how Claude is changing the way they work.

              This Issue’s Tip: How to Use Claude’s Memory

              Anthropic’s persistent memory is now live for all Claude users, meaning Claude quietly builds a profile of your preferences, work style and habits across conversations. This article breaks down how it works, how to shape it intentionally and when to opt out entirely. Spoiler: three words make all the difference.

              News and Views

              In Summary

              Anthropic is warning that AI may soon improve itself without human input—and is calling for a global pause. Meanwhile, enterprises are still struggling to measure ROI, faculty are questioning whether lectures still make sense and students are caught in an AI addiction cycle they resent but can’t quit.

              Academia and Higher Education

              Enterprise and Business Strategy

              Industry News and Model Releases

                • Dreaming: Better Memory for a More Helpful ChatGPT (OpenAI)
                • OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO, Prepping Wall Street for Mega AI Debut (CNBC)
                • Apple Is Attempting AI (Again) With a Smarter Siri (The New York Times)
                • Anthropic Releases Claude Fable 5 (Anthropic)

                Policy, Ethics and Society

                • OpenAI Sued by Florida’s Attorney General Over AI Harms (The Wall Street Journal)
                • Trump Signs AI Executive Order After Postponement Last Month (Nextgov/FCW)
                • AI is Ushering in a New Era of Colonialism (Axios)
                • Trump the Dealmaker Wants a Slice of the AI Boom (Axios)
                • Ads in New York Must Now Label AI-Generated ‘Synthetic Performers’ (AP News)

                  Safety and Security

                        Workforce and Jobs

                        • AI is ‘Going to Break Down Millions of Careers,’ Gartner Analyst Says (HR Dive)
                        • AI Will Not Take Your Job, It Will Transform It – but Only If You Trust It (University of VAASA)
                        • CEOs Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says That’s a ‘Lazy’ Excuse. (Entrepreneur)
                        • How One Tech Company Created 13 New Types of Jobs Because of A.I. (The New York Times)
                        • AI-Driven Explosion in the Number of Entrepreneurs (Apollo)
                        • AI Is Rewriting the Economics of Outsourcing (Harvard Business Review)
                        • An Anthropic Employee’s 2-Sentence Quote Crystallizes the State of AI Confusion at Work (Business Insider)

                        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.

                        This Issue’s Win: Beyond the Headlines

                        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’ve been reading that AI may soon be able to improve itself without human input, that enterprises are struggling to prove its value, and that students and faculty are losing trust in the learning process. Help me make sense of where we actually are right now—not the hype, not the doom. What should a thoughtful person pay attention to, and what questions are worth sitting with?“

                        Helpful Resources

                        Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

                        Tech Tips: June 2026 Faculty/Staff Newsletter

                        his message was originally shared to all faculty and staff via email on June 11, 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:

                        AI at Work

                        What does Claude actually look like in practice at Syracuse University? Join us on June 24 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in 500 Hall of Languages or on Microsoft Teams for the next AI at Work session—real stories, real takeaways straight from colleagues across campus. Register.

                          Claude Design

                          Claude Design—built into your Claude account—lets you generate presentation slides through a conversational prompting process. Upload source files, pull in docs from OneDrive, refine through back-and-forth edits and export a finished .pptx. Read Article.

                            Spring 2026 Favorites

                            Our Tech Tips Weekly newsletter wrapped up the semester with a greatest-hits edition—and the results are in. Here are the five most-clicked stories from Spring 2026, curated entirely by reader engagement:

                            • 5 Claude Features You Didn’t Know You Needed – Memory, file uploads, web search, custom personas and code generation. At least one of these is probably hiding in plain sight.
                            • AI at Work: Claude Skills – A session on building, sharing, and managing Skills inside Claude, with live demos of writing-style, branding and accessibility skills.
                            • Claude Design – Describe what you need, refine through conversation and export to Canva, PDF, or PPTX—no design background required.
                            • Complete Guide to Building Skills – Anthropic’s deep-dive on creating reusable instruction sets to automate workflows and get consistent results without re-explaining yourself every time.
                            • Generative AI Video Playlist – Everything from Claude basics to advanced features like Projects and Skills, plus past AI at Work session recordings. Learn at your own pace.

                            Want more tips like these delivered to your inbox every week? Subscribe to Tech Tips Weekly.

                            Information Security Tip: Phishing

                            Phishing attempts targeting the Syracuse University community are on the rise—and getting harder to spot. Scammers are impersonating trusted sources to steal your login credentials and personal information. Phish Bowl.

                            Digital Accessibility Tip: Alt Text

                            With updates to Blackboard Ally, adding alt text to images in Blackboard has never been easier, and you can do so right within your Blackboard Ultra course. There’s even an AI assistant available to help!! Add Descriptions.

                            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. 

                            Classroom Technology

                            The ITS Learning Environments team provides orientation sessions to help faculty become familiar with classroom technology. You also can schedule a tour or workshop at the MakerSpace over the summer. Classroom Tech.

                            Helpful Resources

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

                            • Academic and administrative IT staff

                            • Classroom Resource Guide

                            • ITS Service Center

                            • Self-Serv NetID and password management portal

                            Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

                            AI Insights for May 28, 2026

                            This message was originally shared to subscribers May 28, 2026.

                            AI at Work Returns June 24

                            Your colleagues have been putting Claude to work—and they’ve got stories to tell. Catch the next AI at Work session on June 24, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in 500 Hall of Languages or on Microsoft Teams to hear what’s clicking, what’s surprising and how AI is showing up in everyday work across campus.

                            This Issue’s Tip: Build a Presentation with Claude Design

                            Got a presentation to build? Claude Design—Anthropic’s visual design tool built into your Claude account—lets you generate slides through a conversational prompting process. Upload your own files, pull in docs from OneDrive, refine through back-and-forth edits and export a finished .pptx when you’re done.

                            News and Views

                            In Summary

                            Anthropic is on the verge of its first profitable quarter, with revenue set to top $10 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb just rolled out Claude to 30,000 employees. Meanwhile, universities are navigating campus-wide AI adoption with mixed results, new grads are entering an AI-reshaped job market and Silicon Valley’s lobbying push is intensifying by the day.

                            Academia and Higher Education

                            • Artificial Intelligence and Grade Inflation (UC Berkeley)
                            • UCF Commencement Speaker Met with Boos Over Pro-AI Remarks (NY Post)
                            • Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Booed During Graduation Speech About AI (NBC News)
                            • AI Will Make the Academic Article Obsolete (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
                            • Why Are Students Opening Up to AI Instead of People? (Inside Higher Ed)
                            • College Students Are Booing Commencement Speakers Celebrating AI, but Still Using It to Cheat (Fortune)
                            • Ban for Authors Submitting AI Content ‘Welcome but Unenforceable’ (Inside Higher Ed)
                            • Theo Baker Is a F**king Menace! (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
                            • This Big University System Is Embracing AI. Students and Faculty Aren’t All on Board (NPR)
                            • The First Class of AI Natives Is Graduating. Offices Are Getting Ready. (The Wall Street Journal)

                            Capabilities and Research

                            • OpenAI Claims It Solved an 80-year-old Math Problem (TechCrunch)
                            • Claude Mythos Finds 10,000+ Critical Vulnerabilities (Anthropic)
                            • 2028: Two Scenarios for Global AI Leadership (Anthropic)
                            • The AI Superstars Who Say a ‘Vibe Slop’ Crisis Is Coming (The Wall Street Journal)
                            • These 5 Charts Show How ChatGPT Has Flooded Our Lives (The Washington Post)

                            Enterprise

                              Cybersecurity

                              • AI Used to Develop Working Zero-Day Exploit, Researchers Warn (Cybersecurity Dive)
                              • OpenAI Launches Daybreak to Combat Cyber Threats (CIO Dive)

                                Safety, Ethics and Policy

                                      Workforce

                                      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.

                                      This Issue’s Win: Make It Make Sense

                                      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 want to understand something I keep hearing about but don’t fully get. I’ll give you the topic, and I want you to explain it three ways: once like I’m a complete beginner, once like I’m an expert in an unrelated field, and once using an analogy from everyday life.“

                                      Helpful Resources

                                      Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

                                      Claude Has a Memory. Here’s How to Use It.

                                      By Shannon Glennon, AI Technology Transformation Specialist, Syracuse University ITS 

                                      If Claude has started feeling more familiar lately, there’s a reason. Anthropic rolled out persistent memory to all Claude users in March 2026, free and paid plans alike. Claude is now building a picture of who you are across conversations, quietly, in the background. 

                                      Here’s what’s happening and how to work with it. 

                                      What memory is (and isn’t) 

                                      Claude doesn’t save your full conversations. It synthesizes them. After each chat, it extracts relevant details like your role, your preferences and how you like responses formatted, then stores those as a running summary. You can view and customize Claude’s memory features by going to Settings > Capabilities > Memory. “Search and reference chats” and “Generate memory from chat history” are on by default, and you can click on “View and manage memory” to see what Claude has stored. 

                                      Two ways memory gets built 

                                      The first is automatic. Claude picks up on things you mention and adds them over time. The second is intentional, and it’s faster. In any conversation, you can say “add to memory that I prefer concise responses” or “remember that I work in higher education” and it updates immediately, no waiting. 

                                      That second method is where the real value is. The more you intentionally shape your memory profile, the more useful Claude becomes across every conversation. 

                                      When you don’t want something remembered 

                                      Sometimes a conversation is just a one-time thing. If you spend an hour asking Claude to help you source catering for a meeting, you probably don’t need Claude to suggest sandwich platters every time you open a new chat. 

                                      Two easy options: delete the conversation from your history after the fact (Sidebar > Chats > Select chats > Delete) or use login to Claude using Incognito mode in your browser before you start. Incognito sessions don’t get saved to memory or history at all. 

                                      “Add to memory” 

                                      … is the exact phrase I use when I want Claude to add something to memory. It’s quick and makes a big difference in my Claude experience. Honestly, this is one of my favorite features right now. Take five minutes to check your memory settings, then try telling Claude something specific about how you work and ask it to add to memory!