Latest updates · 21 October 2026
In the full issue →AI education is being built into degrees and classrooms: IIT (BHU) Varanasi is creating a School of Physical AI and Autonomous Systems with a BTech from 2027, and an Illinois high school now lets students use AI when teachers allow it.
Research, industry & policy
- IIT BHU to launch a School of Physical AI and Autonomous Systems, Education Times · 20 Oct 2026: The school will combine intelligence with sensors and machines, and a four-year, project-based BTech programme is reported to start in 2027.
- New ETHS guidelines allow AI use in class at teachers' discretion, The Daily Northwestern · 20 Oct 2026: At Evanston Township High School, students may use AI for coursework if the teacher authorises it and they attach a disclosure statement explaining how they used it.
Conferences, workshops & events
- Techfest IIT Bombay: Artificial Intelligence Workshop, 15–16 Dec 2026 · Mumbai (IIT Bombay): Two-day AI workshop; register by 6 Dec.
Why it matters
Clear classroom rules and new physical-AI degrees show education moving from banning AI to teaching it.
