Author: Rafael Scapin

OpenAI’s GPT-4o enhances human-computer interaction with advanced AI capabilities, including personalized education. Demonstrations show it can facilitate learning through interactive problem-solving, as highlighted by Sal Kahn’s example with his son. Despite concerns about AI fostering cheating, research indicates no significant …

To help teachers integrate AI into classrooms, high school ELA teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski shared best practices in two videos.

https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-ai-dos-and-donts-for-teachers-downloadable/2024/04…

MonsterGPT, a new tool by MonsterAPI, helps you fine-tune an LLM of your choice by chatting with ChatGPT. MonsterGPT can help you get through the tough configurations of creating a fine-tuned model by answering a few simple questions.

While ChatGPT can answer any question you may have, some users wonder whether its responses contain plagiarism. To investigate this, we generated four different types of texts using ChatGPT and then evaluated their originality using various plagiarism detection tools.

https://www.makeuseof.com/does-chatgpt-plagiarize/…

For all the hype about AI replacing teachers, the reality is that teachers are irreplaceable. It is a deeply human endeavor. The teachers who can leverage this human element through authentic learning will ultimately prepare students for an unpredictable world …

Recall uses AI features “to take images of your active screen every few seconds.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/…

In the fall of 2023, I asked my History of Sciences and Technology students to use ChatGPT for a summative evaluation, highlighting the tool’s limitations. I believe technology should complement but not replace the pedagogical experience, as it cannot deeply …

From ‘AI Overviews’ to automatic categorization, Google is bringing AI to practically every part of the search process.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24155321/google-search-ai-results-page-gemini-overview…

Here we present our work collaborating with learners and educators to translate high level principles from learning science into a pragmatic set of seven diverse educational benchmarks, spanning quantitative, qualitative, automatic and human evaluations; and to develop a new set …

The company is launching a Gemini add-on for educational institutes through Google Workspace. There’s a base plan called Gemini Education that’s available in English for educators and students over 18, which lets users tap Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides and …

AI is being explored as a potential teaching assistant at Colorado universities, with professors incorporating it into various class activities to enhance learning. Some educators and students are optimistic about its benefits, using AI for tasks like creative writing and …

Microsoft and non-profit educational organization Khan Academy have formed a partnership that will allow all K-12 educators in the US to access the pilot version of Khanmigo for Teachers at no cost. Khanmigo is an AI-powered teaching assistant that can …