The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment when AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced. This year, we have broadened our scope to more extensively cover essential trends such as …
The best free AI courses (and whether AI ‘micro-degrees’ and certificates are worth it)
Want to become an expert in AI? We’ll help you navigate through a sea of online educational options with our guide on where to get the best free AI training and certifications.
Gemini Advanced vs. ChatGPT Plus: Which Is Better?
ChatGPT Plus leads the march in AI chatbots, but is Google’s Gemini Advanced a worthy competitor?
This AI gadget let me speak in languages I don’t know or understand
Timekettle is a bi-directional, simultaneous translation earbuds, WT2 Edge voice translator delivers real-time two-way translations for natural conversation in up to 40 different languages.
The art of being human in the age of AI (TEDx by George Siemens)
In this thoughtful look at the past, present and future of AI, Dr. George Siemens talks about the intersection of people, nature and technologies — and what it means for our sense of connection, community, and self-identity.
How Texas is preparing higher education for AI
Texas colleges are thinking about how to prepare students for a changing workforce and an already overburdened faculty for new challenges in the classroom.
MIT student creates device that is able to search the entire internet using just his mind
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student has created a device that allows humans to communicate with machines using our minds – and it truly is incredible. Arnav Kapur created a device called AlterEgo, which is a wearable type of …
The Fallacy of Best Practices
In an education world obsessed with standardization, the pursuit of “best practices” reigns supreme. Countless systems and schools rely on pre-defined, one-size-fits-all approaches, promising guaranteed success. However, this rigid adherence to a single ideal can stifle innovation and hinder progress. …
Microsoft Introduces Phi-3, LLM That Runs on the Phone
Phi-3-Mini, being highly capable, can run locally on a cell phone. Its small size allows it to be quantized to 4 bits, occupying approximately 1.8GB of memory.
Distracted Students? Understanding These 3 Myths of Attention Span Can Help
How many times per day do you check your phone? According to Gloria Mark, psychologist and author of Attention Span, people swipe from screen to screen about 566 times per day, and about half of those switches are self-motivated, meaning …
Teaching Our Students How to Use ChatGPT
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an indispensable tool. In my opinion, it’s the responsibility of the college network to train students to use it, especially in the technical sector. If our graduates enter the job market without knowing how …
The 10 Best AI Courses in 2024
Today’s options for best AI courses offer a wide variety of hands-on experience with generative AI, machine learning and AI algorithms.
Can Using a Grammar Checker Set Off AI-Detection Software?
A college student says she was falsely accused of cheating, and her story has gone viral. Where is the line between acceptable help and cheating with AI?
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-04-04-can-using-a-grammar-checker-set-off-ai-detection-software…
Teachers are using AI to grade essays. But some experts are raising ethical concerns
Teachers are turning to AI tools and platforms — such as ChatGPT, Writable, Grammarly and EssayGrader — to assist with grading papers, writing feedback, developing lesson plans and creating assignments. They’re also using the burgeoning tools to create quizzes, polls, …
6 Ways to Identify Who an Unknown Caller Is
Unknown calls are pretty common these days, but tracking down the person that’s calling can be tricky. So, here are some ways to identify them.