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Disrupting Academia: David Hatami’s Vision for Ethical AI in Higher Education

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AI is rapidly reshaping higher education, creating a divide between those who embrace it and those who resist. On the Disruption Interruption podcast, David Hatami, Managing Director and Founder of EduPolicy.ai, explains how institutions can navigate the “Wild West” of AI adoption. He discusses the need for clear policies, ethical oversight, and data-driven governance to ensure AI enhances learning rather than undermines academic integrity.

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — With 60% of teachers now integrating AI into their daily teaching practices and 55% of educators reporting improved learning outcomes, the conversation around responsible AI adoption in education has never been more urgent. (1-2) In this week’s episode of Disruption Interruption, host Karla Jo Helms (KJ) sits down with David Hatami, Managing Director and Founder of EduPolicy.ai, to discuss how AI is reshaping academia. Hatami unpacks the challenges institutions face in the “Wild West” of AI adoption and shares insights on how data-driven decisions can enhance learning outcomes while mitigating risks. “We have a responsibility to teach AI literacy now,” highlights Hatami. “We are setting the bar for how the first generation of digital natives will teach subsequent generations to utilize technology.”

“We have a responsibility to teach AI literacy now. We are setting the bar for how the first generation of digital natives will teach subsequent generations to utilize technology” — David Hatami, Managing Director and Founder of EduPolicy.ai

The Wild West of AI in Higher Education: Adapt or Fall Behind
“Higher education is divided into two camps when it comes to AI adoption: ‘Camp GPT All Day’ and ‘Camp GPT No Way’,” explains Hatami. Some faculty members actively embrace AI, integrating it into their teaching by having students generate, refine, and critically assess AI-generated content. They see AI as a tool for engagement, deeper learning, and skill development. In contrast, others resist its use, fearing it undermines academic integrity or replaces essential critical thinking skills.

Bridging this AI divide is crucial to ensuring its responsible and effective use in education. “What we’re really looking at is a cultural paradigm shift,” says Hatami. “Technology is advancing faster than we are, and as a society, we must recalibrate to keep up.” But resistance alone will not stop AI’s influence. Without proper guidance, students will turn to AI anyway—without oversight, structure, or ethical considerations.

The Challenges of AI Without Clear Policies
Without clear policies, academic institutions are facing a growing backlog of AI-related integrity cases. Some faculty members reject AI outright, relying on detection tools to penalize students, while others offer second chances or escalate cases to the administration. “We’re creating an adversarial system where students claim they didn’t use AI, the software says they did, and administrators are left chasing their tails,” Hatami explains. “Every institution handles it differently, leading to inconsistency, frustration, and an overwhelmed administration.”

Meanwhile, students—who have grown up in a digital-first world—naturally turn to AI as a learning tool. Banning it doesn’t stop its use; it just drives it underground, leaving students without proper guidance. “The only ones benefiting from this cycle are the tech companies selling detection software,” Hatami notes. Institutions must decide whether to keep fighting a losing battle or implement structured, transparent policies that prepare students for the future.

EduPolicy.ai: A Data-Driven Approach to AI Governance
Many institutions are rushing to implement AI policies without first assessing how students, faculty, and administrators perceive and use AI. “Administrators have the authority to dictate policy, but it behooves them to acknowledge the challenge and recognize they’re not where they need to be,” Hatami emphasizes.

Without a grounded understanding of AI’s role in academia, policies risk being out of touch with reality. EduPolicy.ai works with institutions to gather data-driven insights, implement targeted training, and establish adaptive governance models that keep pace with AI’s rapid evolution. “We’ve developed a methodology that helps institutions assess their standing—gathering insights from students, faculty, administrators, and staff,” Hatami explains. “By integrating this information into customized training and governance programs, we ensure institutions aren’t just reacting to AI but actively shaping its responsible use in education.”

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Disrupting Academia: David Hatami’s Quest for AI Innovation with Integrity
https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-academia-david-hatami-s-quest-for-ai-in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-h-b288114/
Company Website: https://edupolicy.ai/

Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you will hear from today’s biggest Industry Disruptors. Learn what motivated them to bring about innovation and how they overcame opposition to adoption.
Disruption Interruption can be listened to in Apple’s App Store and Spotify.

About Disruption Interruption™
Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, impacting all manner of industries— MedTech, Finance, IT, eCommerce, shipping, logistics, and more—and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disruptors and when did they say, “THAT’S IT! I’VE HAD IT!”? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo “KJ” Helms, veteran communications disruptor. KJ interviews badasses who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have become antiquated with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering secrets from industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common traits—and not-so-common—that are changing our economic markets… and lives. Visit the world’s key pioneers that persist to success, despite arrows in their backs at http://www.disruption-interruption.com.

About David Hatami
David Hatami is a leading expert in AI ethics and policy, specializing in the responsible integration of artificial intelligence in higher education and industry. As the Founder and Managing Director of EduPolicy.ai, he develops frameworks and best practices that help institutions navigate the ethical and operational challenges of AI adoption.
With over 25 years of experience in higher education administration, curriculum development, and faculty training, David has worked across traditional universities, community colleges, and proprietary education programs. His expertise spans online pedagogy, student services, and academic operations, giving him a deep, systemic understanding of the education landscape.
Throughout his career, David has collaborated with institutions such as Career Education Corporation, St. Leo University, and Charter Universities, shaping policies and designing AI-driven educational solutions. In addition to his work in education, he holds an active Florida Health and Life insurance license and remains committed to lifelong learning and professional development.
A sought-after keynote speaker and thought leader, David is passionate about ensuring AI enhances, rather than compromises, the quality, accessibility, and ethics of education.

About Karla Jo Helms
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way, and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.

References
1.    AIPRM. “AIPRM.” Aiprm.com, 11 July 2024, aiprm.com/ai-in-education-statistics/#overview-top-10-ai-in-education-statistics.
2.    Andre, Dave. “AI Statistics in Education: Market Size, Trends, and Future Impact.” All about AI, 14 May 2024, allaboutai.com/resources/ai-statistics/education/.

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BinBase Expands 2026 BIN Dataset with Instant Payout Intelligence for iGaming, Gambling, and Cross-Border Transfers

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BinBase updates its 2026 dataset with specialized Fast Funds, Visa Direct, and Mastercard MoneySend indicators to help iGaming operators and payout platforms execute seamless, instant card disbursements.

MIAMI, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — BinBase, a global provider of payment routing intelligence and card issuing data, has introduced specialized instant payout indicators as part of its upgraded 2026 BIN Database. Tailored for iGaming operators, online gambling platforms, crypto-to-fiat ramps, and payout aggregators, the updated dataset helps platform engineers streamline real-time card disbursements and Push-to-Card (P2C) transactions.

In high-velocity sectors such as online betting and gaming, instantaneous player payouts are a primary driver of customer retention. However, executing Push-to-Card transactions through protocols like Visa Direct and Mastercard MoneySend requires knowing whether the receiving card issuer supports Fast Funds for specific merchant category codes (MCCs). Attempting instant payouts on non-eligible cards leads to declined transactions, elevated processing fees, and poor user experiences.

The 2026 BinBase release solves this operational bottleneck by delivering dedicated attributes for real-time fund disbursements:

Fast Funds Eligibility: Granular indicators identifying domestic and cross-border Fast Funds support across global Visa and Mastercard ranges.Online Gambling Fast Funds (OG FF): Dedicated flags specifically identifying card ranges authorized to receive real-time gambling and betting payouts.Mastercard MoneySend & Visa Direct Indicators: Precise protocol compatibility markers (MS Ind & MT Ind) ensuring push transactions are routed only to eligible recipient cards.Direct Debit & Pull-Funds Support: Indicators for recurring collections and account-funding transactions.

“Player payouts in iGaming cannot wait for standard 2-to-3-day ACH settlements,” said a spokesperson for Damiko Inc. “By embedding our Fast Funds and Gambling FF flags into their payment engines, operators can instantly validate recipient cards before initiating a transfer, guaranteeing high success rates and instant liquidity for their users.”

Fintech engineers and payout architects can examine the full 29-field database schema and access a free 2026 sample dataset on GitHub.

To explore commercial licensing, bulk database downloads, or custom data feeds, visit BinBase at https://binbase.com.

About Damiko Inc

Damiko Inc is a US-based fintech data provider specializing in card issuer analytics, payment routing data, and global BIN database solutions. Operating through its flagship product, BinBase.com, the company supplies high-precision transaction intelligence to help merchants and payment facilitators worldwide optimize approval rates and mitigate processing fees.

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Walnut Coding’s Young Coders Serve as ‘Instructors’ at Huawei Cloud Developer Training Camp

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Ages 8 and 15, students showcase AI-era project-building skills from concept to working application

BEIJING, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Walnut Coding (the “Company”), a leading online platform for youth coding education, said two of its students – ages 8 and 15 – have joined the “instructor” lineup at Huawei Cloud Developer Training Camp, making them among the youngest “instructors” in the program’s history. The Company cites the pair as a prime example of how young learners can combine coding fundamentals with AI tools to turn ideas into working applications.

The two students, Bolin Du, 8, and Peiqi Gao, 15, built working applications using Huawei Cloud CodeArts, an AI coding assistant, then presented the projects to the training camp themselves – walking the audience through their design choices, technical builds, and debugging process.

The move lands at a moment when AI coding tools are forcing a rethink across the education sector. Tools that can generate functioning code from a plain-language prompt have undercut the traditional argument for teaching children to program – that they need the skill to build things themselves. Walnut Coding’s answer is that the more valuable skill now is judgment – knowing what problem to solve, breaking it into parts, and determining whether an AI’s output actually works.

Gao built a travel-planning application that generates routes, itineraries, and recommendations based on user input, handling the project end to end, from requirements and design through coding and debugging. Du, the younger of the two, built an interactive calendar application, using HTML for page structure, CSS for visual design, and JavaScript for interactive features. Both students then took on an instructor’s role at the camp, presenting their project goals and technical implementation to the audience – a step Walnut Coding says separated the work from a typical classroom assignment.

These were not classroom exercises but working projects, built and presented inside a professional developer-training environment. The experience demanded more from both students than simply producing something functional – they needed to articulate their reasoning, defend technical choices, and refine the final result under scrutiny. Their participation signals a broader shift underway in what youth coding education can deliver.

AI is making code generation easier, but it is also redrawing which skills actually matter. A student who relies only on one-click generation may get a rough prototype quickly, but still struggle to spot logical flaws, judge whether the output is reliable, or turn an abstract idea into a product that actually works. Students with programming foundations, by contrast, are better positioned to define requirements, evaluate what the AI produces, correct its errors, and treat the technology as a tool rather than a shortcut to lean on.

“AI can help children generate code faster, but it cannot decide for them what problem they should solve, nor can it make the final judgment about whether the result is truly effective,” said Pengxuan Zeng, founder and CEO of Walnut Coding. “What these two students demonstrated is not just coding technique, but the ability to define needs, break down tasks, verify outcomes, and turn an idea into a working product. That is why we believe young people still need to learn programming in the AI era.”

Walnut Coding structures its courses around that thesis, pairing student-led project work with teaching-assistant guidance and AI-assisted support. According to the Company, this data is continuously fed back into its systems to refine the personalization of AI-assisted feedback — a closed-loop process linking teaching, practice, feedback, and curriculum development.

The Company frames the payoffs less around producing professional software engineers than around a broader form of literacy. As AI continues to reshape how tasks get done, the ability to understand the technology, structure problems clearly and collaborate effectively with intelligent tools may prove one of the most durable skills a young learner can develop.

Walnut Coding says it plans to keep expanding opportunities for students to build practical projects, partner with industry technology platforms such as Huawei Cloud, and develop the core capabilities needed to build with technology in the AI era.

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MOREH Showcases High-Performance LLM Inference on AMD GPUs at AMD Advancing AI 2026

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Moreh, an AI infrastructure software company, led by CEO Gangwon Jo, participated in AMD Advancing AI 2026, AMD’s flagship annual AI event held in San Francisco on July 22–23 (local time), where it demonstrated its distributed inference solution, the MoAI Inference Framework, running on AMD GPUs.

At the event, Moreh presented a live demonstration of the GLM-5.1 large language model (LLM) powered by the MoAI Inference Framework on a system equipped with 32 AMD Instinct™ MI300X GPUs across four nodes. Visitors experienced the chatbot firsthand, evaluating its response speed and service quality while observing performance across a range of real-world use cases.

Unlike conventional demonstrations that simply run an AI model, Moreh’s showcase displayed key inference service metrics in real time, including GPU utilization, Tokens Per Second (TPS), Time To First Token (TTFT), and Time Per Output Token (TPOT). This enabled attendees to directly verify both inference performance and GPU resource efficiency in a production-like service environment.

Global AI industry leaders and enterprise customers attending the event expressed strong interest in the system’s fast response times and stable performance. In particular, the live deployment of the computationally demanding GLM-5.1 model on AMD GPUs at production-grade service levels received positive feedback from visitors.

Moreh’s MoAI Inference Framework is widely recognized as the world’s first commercially deployed distributed inference solution built for the AMD ecosystem. Its distributed inference and heterogeneous computing technologies are designed to dramatically reduce AI service costs, enabling broader adoption of AI worldwide. The technology addresses one of the industry’s biggest challenges-the rapidly rising infrastructure and service costs caused by increasingly larger AI models-by delivering a more efficient inference infrastructure.

Moreh CEO Gangwon Jo stated, “This event provided an opportunity for global customers to verify firsthand that top-tier inference performance can be achieved on AMD GPU environments,” and added “We will continue advancing our AI infrastructure software so enterprises can operate AI services as efficiently as possible, regardless of the underlying GPU platform.”

Moreh develops its own AI infrastructure engine and has expanded its end-to-end AI capabilities through its foundation LLM subsidiary, Motif Technologies, covering both AI infrastructure and foundation models. The company is also strengthening its presence in the global AI market through strategic partnerships with leading technology companies, including AMD and Tenstorrent.

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