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Beyond One Definition of AI Literacy: What Universities Can Learn from the UNESCO, EU, and Stanford Frameworks

Отвъд единствено определение за AI грамотност: Какво могат да научат университетите от рамките на UNESCO, ЕС и Stanford Plamen MILTENOFF Yesterday, we explored why the new European Commission and OECD AI Literacy Framework matters for higher education. Although...
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When AI Supports Learning and When It Replaces It

Когато изкуственият интелект подпомага ученето и когато го замества Plamen MILTENOFF VodcastПодкастUnderstanding Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development can help educators make better decisions about the use of Artificial Intelligence in teaching.The idea sounds...
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From School AI Literacy to University AI Fluency: Why Europe’s New AI Literacy Framework Matters for Higher Education

От AI грамотност в училище към AI компетентност в университета: Защо новата европейска рамка за AI грамотност е важна за висшето образование Plamen MILTENOFF VodcastПодкастThe European Commission and the OECD recently introduced the AI Literacy Framework for Primary...
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Brain Rot and AI: Are We Creating the Problem That AI Is Solving?

„Brain Rot“ и изкуственият интелект: Създаваме ли проблема, който AI се опитва да реши? Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастArtificial intelligence is often presented as the solution to many of today's problems. It summarizes long articles, writes emails, organizes...
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MCP vs. API: Why Do We Need Both?

MCP срещу API: Защо са ни нужни и двете? Plamen MILTENOFF Imagine you run a hotel. Guests may ask for a taxi, room service, laundry, or a wake-up call. Each service has its own phone number and its own way of taking requests. Those phone lines are like APIs.An API, or...
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Claude Cowork for Teaching and Publishing: From Chatbot to Project Assistant

Claude Cowork за преподаване и издателска дейност: от чатбот към проектен асистент Plamen MILTENOFF Most people use AI as a chatbot. They ask a question, receive an answer, and then copy the result into a document.Claude Cowork works differently. It is closer to a...
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Kimi K3: What Educators and Universities Need to Know

Kimi K3: Какво трябва да знаят преподавателите и университетите Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастKimi K3 has become the talk of town Moonshot AI announced Kimi K3 on July 16, 2026. The model quickly attracted attention because of its size, performance, price, and...
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State the Boundaries: Why Smarter AI Agents Need Clearer University Rules

Поставете ясни граници: защо по-умните AI агенти се нуждаят от по-ясни университетски правила Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастAnthropic’s safeguard for Claude Fable 5 drew attention because requests in sensitive fields can now be blocked or redirected to Claude Opus...
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Simple Tools, Smarter AI: What Aaron Tay Adds to the RAG Debate

По-прости инструменти, по-ефективен AI: какво добавя Aaron Tay към дебата за RAG Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастOur previous post asked whether universities need more complex AI systems. It discussed a study comparing basic RAG, GraphRAG, modular RAG, and agentic RAG....
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Do Universities Need More Complex AI Systems?

Нуждаят ли се университетите от по-сложни системи с изкуствен интелект? Plamen Miltenoff PodcastПодкастArtificial intelligence tools are becoming increasingly complex. Universities now hear terms such as RAG, GraphRAG, knowledge graphs, AI agents, and agentic...
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AI as a space for thinking: a new approach to teaching

17 March 2026

ИИ като пространство за мислене: нов подход в обучението Educators still treat AI as a tool that predicts the next word. This view comes from the idea that large language models are “stochastic parrots.” The author challenges this. He argues that AI works more like a...

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Is Elsevier’s LeapSpace the right fit?

17 March 2026

Подходящ ли е LeapSpace на Elsevier? As we navigate the evolution of AI in education, the mantra at the University of Economics – Varna remains: "Trust, but verify." While 84% of researchers now use AI, only 22% actually trust its outputs. To bridge this gap, Elsevier...

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Weekly AI Research Workshops – March 16–20 | Science and Research Institute, University of Economics Varna

16 March 2026

Седмични AI уъркшопи за научни изследвания – 16–20 март | Научноизследователски институт, Икономически университет – Варна This week, March 16–20, the Science and Research Institute of the University of Economics – Varna is hosting a series of self-paced hands-on...

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The Free Microsoft Copilot Training Path We All Should Consider

15 March 2026

Безплатният път за обучение с Microsoft Copilot, който всички трябва да имаме пред вид AI fluency is no longer about knowing one tool — it's about navigating ecosystems. Most students and faculty at University of Economics Varna are already comfortable in Google's...

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Stop Using One AI for Everything

15 March 2026

Спрете да използвате един за всичко After months of testing every major AI tool, here's the insight most academics miss: these tools aren't competitors. They're specialists. Forcing a single AI to handle every academic task is like using a calculator for your...

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In Memoriam: Remembering Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026)

15 March 2026

In Memoriam: Да споменем Юрген Хабермас (1929–2026) The world of ideas lost one of its most towering figures yesterday. Jürgen Habermas, one of Germany's most influential postwar philosophers, died at the age of 96. euronews His death on March 14, 2026, in Starnberg,...

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Tonight: Join the Global Conversation on AI and Academic Integrity

12 March 2026

Тази вечер: Присъединете се към глобалния диалог за ИИ и академичната почтеност As we navigate the 2025-2026 academic year at the University of Economics – Varna, the integration of generative AI into our classrooms has moved from a "future possibility" to a "daily...

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