ChatGPT has recently announced that they are teaming up with Chegg to power the Chegg Study Buddy. This collaboration between the two companies will enable Chegg to offer personalized study recommendations based on ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence (AI). As both educators and learners grapple with the challenges brought on by the pandemic and the need to transition to online learning, this partnership could be instrumental in helping them cope.
The UK’s publishing industry is showing resilience and is experiencing record-breaking growth. According to the latest figures from the Publishers Association (PA), total book sales grew 14.4% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Digital books, in particular, saw an impressive 79.5% rise. To mark the end of the year, the PA released their ‘A Year in Publishing’ summary which recognised their members’ huge efforts to ensure that books are available to everyone regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gary Price is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He has an MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit and is the recipient of several awards such as the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006 to 2009, he was the Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. He is now the co-founder of infoDJ, an innovation research consultancy that focuses on just-in-time fact and insight finding for corporate product and business model teams.