Across hiring and education, AI is already deciding who gets seen, shortlisted, or passed over. Tools built on large language models can read thousands of CVs, mark essays, and sort candidates faster and cheaper than any human team. The efficiency story is compelling. The safety story is not.
Today, December 11, 2025, OpenAI launched GPT-5.2. If you've been watching the space, you might be wondering: is this it? Have we reached the point where foundation models can truly replace human judgment? The answer is still no. And understanding why is critical for anyone building assessment, hiring, or decision systems that matter.
The regulator has chosen a slow path for digital assessment. The economy can’t afford to wait. Here is why the future of skills depends on Transformation, not just Substitution.
The latest NFER report confirms that the skills of the future - Creativity, Collaboration, and Problem Solving - are the hardest to measure. Here is how we solve that.
As artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) revolutionise learning and work, evaluative judgement—the capability to decide what “good” really means—has never been more important. RM Compare is at the heart of this movement, guiding educators, students, assessors, and designers to thrive in an AI-rich future.
If you are user of an LLM you may have seen something similar to this image. Looks familiar right? This image is taken from Perplexity, but the problem they are trying is a universal one - and it's not going away any time soon!
We are already preparing for 'back-to-school', but no need to think about that right now. For many educators' summer is a time for much needed rest and recuperation. It is also a time for reflection. This bumper summer edition of our newsletter mixes quite a few opinion pieces with some product updates.
Our Features and Functionality page sets out the entitlement for our standard plans - for many customers this configuration meets their requirements. We recognise however that in some cases there may be the need to set things up differently - this is where our Enterprise Plan comes in.
System Level Administration refers to a situation where there are multiple child Licence Centres connected to a Parent Licence Centre. In such a case the Parent requires System Level Administration capability.
I have just received the wonderful books from this years ISEB | Independent Schools Examinations Board and IAPS Time to Write competition. We are very proud to support this annual event which goes from strength to strength.
Putting users in control of their data is a fundamental principle behind how we build RM Compare - it is part of the over-arching approach of building data protection by design and default. At its heart RM Compare is a collaborative system. Our technology brings people together safely to make better decisions. As a System Creator it is important to understand the system principles, control mechanisms and key features.
RM Compare DataShare enables organisations to collaborate at any scale, with privacy and compliance built-in at every step. Your data is kept private and protected by default; nothing is ever shared unless you make the decision to do so. Our approach means you get the best of both worlds: powerful, scalable digital collaboration and ironclad data security.
Step into nearly any city in the world and chances are you’ll find a “hipster coffee shop” with familiar elements: white walls, subway tiles, massive wood tables, plenty of plants, and a cappuccino with elaborate latte art. This isn’t a global chain at work, but the subtle hand of algorithms and online platforms shaping what success looks like and nudging independents, often unconsciously, toward conformity.