Google’s adding generative AI to another one of its products, and this time it’s Google Maps’ turn to integrate itself with the up and coming technology. Specifically in a way that’s designed to help you find new places in your …
One year in, Khan Academy’s AI has 65,000 students, and is still learning new skills
Roughly a year ago, the online learning nonprofit Khan Academy launched Khanmigo—an experimental AI tutor designed to give students one-on-one guidance without doing their homework for them.
This smart pen uses ChatGPT and your iPhone to turn your handwritten notes into almost anything you want it to
It’s called XNote and it’s available via a Kickstarter campaign today. A combination of an iPhone app and a smart pen that can write on normal paper, the system can convert handwritten notes into on-screen text if needed, and it …
How AI Can Help Teachers Guide Students to Active Learning
These teachers believe that AI can redistribute teachers’ and students’ roles to further personalized learning.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/ai-teacher-student-relationships…
How to Use Microsoft’s Copilot AI, and 10 Things to Try Right Away
Copilot and ChatGPT share a lot of similarities, but Microsoft’s chatbot offers certain advantages on its own. Here’s how to take it for a spin and check out its most compelling features.
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-use-microsoft-copilot-ai-what-to-try…
Teacher devises an ingenious way to check if students are using ChatGPT to write essays
This video describes a teacher’s diabolical method for checking whether work submitted by students was written by themselves, or if they cheated by getting ChatGPT to write essays.
Artificial intelligence and the emergence of “generative synesthesia”
A recent study published in the journal PNAS Nexus sheds light on the impact of text-to-image generative AI tools like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E on the artistic process. The researchers discovered that these AI systems tend to enhance artists’ …
Here’s why AI search engines really can’t kill Google
The AI search tools are getting better — but they don’t yet understand what a search engine really is and how we really use them.
https://www.theverge.com/24111326/ai-search-perplexity-copilot-you-google-review…
This AI Art Generator Produces Accurate Text Within Images
Frustrated with AI’s inability to generate legible text in images? This AI art generator nails it almost every time.
https://www.makeuseof.com/ideogram-ai-art-generator-legible-text/…
Microsoft is quietly installing the Copilot app on Windows PCs
While the company has yet to launch an official Copilot app for Windows, latest developments suggest that Redmond is working on bringing its AI software to the desktop sooner rather than later.
https://www.techspot.com/news/102397-microsoft-quietly-installing-copilot-app-windows-11-pcs.html…
ChatGPT use linked to sinking academic performance and memory loss
The AI chatbot can generate convincing answers to simple text prompts and is already used weekly by up to 32% of university students.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/chatgpt-academic-performance-memory-loss-113708486.html…
How Generative AI Owns Higher Education. Now What?
The article highlights the profound impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on higher education, positing a future where GenAI transforms learning, course design, and the roles of professors and students. Emphasizing GenAI’s potential to create more effective and accessible educational materials, …
Pearson Expanding Generative AI Study Tools to More Pearson+ E-Textbooks
Since learning company Pearson introduced generative AI (Gen AI) study tools in beta testing to its Pearson+ e-textbooks in fall 2023, the feature has become increasingly popular, and the company has announced plans to add at least 40 more titles …
What I learned from looking at 900 most popular open source AI tools
Four years ago, I did an analysis of the open source ML ecosystem. Since then, the landscape has changed, so I revisited the topic. This time, I focused exclusively on the stack around foundation models. The full list of open …
Gemini Advanced vs. Copilot Pro: which is the better deal?
Google and Microsoft both have free versions of their AI chatbots, but the paid versions offer significantly more features. Google recently announced its Gemini Advanced chatbot, which is paired with its Google One AI Premium suite of tools, services, and …