AI update for (Christian) educators, December 2025

At the end of each month I look back: what happened that educators, in my view, should know? A brief selection of AI news that touches on family, school and development. Now then, December 2025.

1. OpenAI released GPT-5.2 (11 December)

The new model in ChatGPT is smarter at reasoning, better with images and remembers conversations longer. Later in the month an update for making images also came, plus a special code model (GPT-5.2-Codex, 18 December).

→ Relevant because children often use ChatGPT for homework or explanations. This version is another step forward, good to know how fast it's changing and to try it yourself.

2. OpenAI added extra teen protections to ChatGPT (18 December)

New guidelines to support young people more safely, based on advice from experts.

→ Relevant because this helps with safe use at home and at school. Also nice to notice that the expert view (from the perspective of young people) seems to flow back to the developers too. Gives me a small (naive) sense of reassurance. 🙂

3. White House AI Education Task Force meeting (11 December)

The American government brought teachers and parents together to talk about safe and good AI use in education.

→ Relevant because parents in the US thus got a very serious voice; it doesn't seem like a bad idea to bundle these parenting forces in the Netherlands too.