The author discusses Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool that can generate realistic podcast dialogues from written articles, blurring the line between real and artificial conversations. This technology’s potential to create authentic-sounding audio content raises significant implications for content creators, ethics, …
Microsoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yet
Microsoft is unveiling a big overhaul of its Copilot experience today, adding voice and vision capabilities to transform it into a more personalized AI assistant.
AI Reveals How Infants Learn to Interact with Environment
Researchers used AI to analyze how infants transition from random to purposeful actions, revealing key insights into motor development. The study found that infants explore more after losing control of their environment, showcasing AI’s potential in understanding early behavior.
I Quit Teaching Because of ChatGPT
This fall marks my first in nearly 20 years without teaching, as I left academia largely due to the impact of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. Despite my efforts to teach students the importance of writing as a thinking …
Google Spends $25M on AI Training for Teachers
Google.org, the tech company’s philanthropy arm, plans to invest over $25 million to support five education nonprofits in helping educators and students learn more about how to use artificial intelligence.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/google-spends-25m-on-ai-training-for-teachers/2024/09…
Can AI make scientific discoveries?
A recent paper from Harvard researchers argues that while AI excels at optimizing known problems, it struggles with the “hard problem” of independently discovering and defining new scientific questions, a task still reliant on human creativity and insight.
These schools don’t fear artificial intelligence. They put it to work
Researchers at Arizona State University, Harvard University, and Georgia Institute of Technology view AI as a tool, not as a threat.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91186463/ai-ignition-schools-2024…
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Context, Rules and Limits
We are going to talk about artificial intelligence in education in broad, general terms. I will first discuss what AI is and how it works, ever so briefly, and then look at the three major topics of the conference: context, …
What a 63-Year Teaching Veteran Thinks of AI
Strever shares her unique perspective on AI, having lived through the invention of both the computer and the calculator.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-a-63-year-teaching-veteran-thinks-of-ai/2024/09…
Pearson Launches New AI-Powered Study Tools
Digital learning company Pearson has introduced several new AI-powered tools to help provide students personalized help from within their e-textbooks or study platforms. The tools are available through Pearson+ Channels, the video tutorial library part of the company’s e-textbook subscription …
ASBA Releases Artificial Intelligence Policy Guidance for K-12 Education
The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) has released its Artificial Intelligence Policy Guidance to help school boards integrate AI in K-12 education for the 2024/25 school year. The guidance covers ethical AI use, data privacy, and equity, encouraging educators and …
Top 8 Best YouTube Channels for Free AI Tutorials
Check out full recorded lectures, animated explainers, or frenetic YouTube experimenters: Here are the best AI courses.
https://tech.co/news/best-youtube-channels-free-ai-tutorials…
Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.
Preliminary findings inspire other large Harvard classes to test approach this fall.
Students Are Using AI Already. Here’s What They Think Adults Should Know
A new report details what teens think parents and teachers should know about how they use, or don’t use, generative artificial intelligence.
Most students are using AI for academics
As AI becomes critical to future workforce success, students share their views on the role universities play in AI integration and education.