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No, ChatGPT isn’t dead yet. But this weekend was chaos weekend at OpenAI, the company that created it. (CEO Altman was out! Then maybe he wasn’t! Then he was hired by Microsoft! And then most of OpenAI’s employees were ready to follow him! Wheeee!!!!!) OpenAI may survive, but the sharks are circling. Now’s a perfect …
My edu-geekery dial went to 11 last week when OpenAI announced custom GPTs. And here I’ve been talking about how you can use ChatGPT for learning! 🤓 I’ve been building an AI tutor ever since. Turns out it isn’t easy. Here are a sampling of the things I wanted it to do:🤔 Start by evaluating the …
I’ve been thinking a lot about the below since I posted it. The risk of trusting AI to get pseudo-human interaction right, the difficulty of knowing just how to balance AI’s advantages with the necessity of a human touch, the cognitive reward of human interaction that’s missing from AI. I released a podcast episode with …
She’d just told me she’d started learning about the human nervous system for a class by Googling articles. I asked her a few questions about the topic, and then thought: Aha! Perfect opportunity to employ AI for learning! I asked whether she’d like to build a prompt in ChatGPT that would help her learn what …
How do we nurture excellence in a world where “artificial intelligence can do it for me”? I homeschooled my elder daughter last year and this year. This year she’s attending Sora Schools (and loving it, I might add); last year I built her curriculum. This story is about last year, when she was in 7th grade. I …
If you’ve been following this series, you know the answer is yes. At least in some ways. Here’s where you find out what to do about it! Part 1 of this series, on Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence, is here. Part 2, on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI, is here.Part 3, Is Artificial …
Most likely: yes. And you’ll find out why in this very post! Wait, don’t leave! This is a four-part series on how we can use artificial intelligence to our advantage! Part 1 of this series, on Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence, is here.Part 2, on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI, is here.This is …
Sorry, but the answer might be yes. Wait, don’t leave! This is a four-part series on how we can use artificial intelligence to our advantage! Part 1 of this series, on Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence, is here.This is part 2, on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI.Part 3, Is Artificial Intelligence Smarter Than …
Sorry, but the answer might be yes. Wait, don’t leave! This is a four-part series on how we can use artificial intelligence to our advantage! This is Part 1, on Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence.Part 2, on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI, is here.Part 3, Is Artificial Intelligence Smarter Than I Am? is …
Another notable voice has spoken against banning ChatGPT in schools. Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, was interviewed by Education Week yesterday. He says banning ChatGPT and other AI technologies will leave students at a disadvantage: “The same week that New York City public schools banned ChatGPT, Anthropic [an AI safety and research company] posted a prompt engineer …
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the new podcast Ways We Learn! Joe Burgess, Brian Tobal, and I are investigating the ways people learn across all modalities and ages. We’ll cover it all, from the power of storytelling to hands-on experience to the effectiveness of science-backed learning techniques. We’ll explore the latest educational technology, …
There’s a huge learning curve if you’re just getting started in video production. I’ve been producing videos for years and it’s definitely not easy if you’re new to it! If you don’t have the skills yet, don’t want to spend the time building them, and have money to throw at the problem, outsourcing some or …
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