Author: Rafael Scapin

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of neural network-based AI, continues to warn about its potential dangers, citing the rapid and unexpected pace of advancement. In a recent interview, he expressed deep concern over AI misuse, emphasizing how quickly progress has …

CourseFlow is a cloud-based platform that helps educators design learning through intuitive, mind map-style workflows for activities, courses, and programs. It offers easy collaboration, content duplication, and organization, saving time across semesters.

https://eductive.ca/en/resource/courseflow-a-tool-for-program-development-and-curriculum-planning…

AI-generated content often feels stiff and inauthentic, hurting engagement and credibility. Fortunately, five proven techniques can make ChatGPT writing sound natural and truly connect with readers.

How to Humanize ChatGPT Content (5 Simple Ways that Work)

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Humans naturally grasp intuitive physics, but teaching AI this common sense is difficult. A new study from Meta AI shows that deep learning models can develop such understanding by watching large amounts of unlabeled videos, advancing general-purpose AI.

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Do you always say “Please” and “Thank you” when conversing with artificial intelligence chatbots? It turns out that that simple act of politeness is expensive, but it may prove to be money well spent in the future.

https://www.makeuseof.com/being-polite-to-chatgpt-costs-money-worthwhile…

AI is becoming increasingly integrated into education, with a significant number of students and teachers using tools like ChatGPT weekly. Surveys show that both K-12 and higher education are embracing generative AI for learning, instruction, and classroom engagement.

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/04/22/how-ai-can-change-online-learning-and-how-edtech-leaders-and-educators-should-prepare…

In education, two camps are forming around AI: pragmatists who use it to ease daily workloads, and visionaries who see it as a tool to radically rethink schooling. True innovation lies in blending both approaches—leveraging AI for immediate support while …

AI may eventually become a dominant force, but for now, we should focus on using it to our advantage. Udemy offers a variety of top-rated AI courses—many of them free—to help you get started today.

https://mashable.com/article/free-ai-courses-april-2025…

AI content is the bane of our online existences; distinguishing between human and AI-generated text and images is becoming unfathomably difficult. That’s why I use these Chrome extensions to detect AI content quickly—they’ll become part of your daily browsing experience …

This study reveals that AI lesson plan generators often reinforce outdated, teacher-centered approaches that limit student agency and dialogue. By applying intentional prompt engineering, the authors demonstrate how these tools can be guided to produce more student-centered, interactive lesson plans …

Experts foresee major shifts in how people think, behave, and live as they adapt to AI, raising concerns about impacts on empathy, independence, and purpose. Others remain hopeful that AI could enhance curiosity, creativity, and decision-making.

https://imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Being-Human-in-2035-ITDF-report.pdf…

Traditional schooling, rooted in 19th-century industrial models, no longer suits our digital, interconnected era. Education must now empower learners to become creative innovators who shape inclusive and sustainable futures.

https://educationfutures.com/post/10-schools-cannot-teach-30-40-50-kids…

OpenAI has released GPT-4.1, a new generation of AI models more capable than any of its predecessors. Although availability is limited, these models excel at coding and following instructions, but they also have other advantages over previous generations.

https://www.makeuseof.com/what-you-can-do-with-gpt-4-1…