Conversations with chatbots may feel intimate, but you’re really sharing every word with a private company.
https://www.makeuseof.com/things-you-must-not-share-with-ai-chatbots…
A Practical ChatGPT Toolkit for Teachers
Do you find ChatGPT intimidating? Or maybe you are unfamiliar with its functionalities? Whether you are a beginner seeking to dip your toes into the world of ChatGPT or a more experienced user looking to enhance your skills, this ChatGPT …
Deepfake pedagogy
The article discusses the emergence of Sora, a synthetic video engine following the likes of DALL-E and MidJourney, noting its advanced rendering and movement prediction capabilities but also highlighting its lack of a physical or causal understanding. It raises concerns …
PowerNotes Launches Composer, an AI-Enriched, Semi-Proctored Writing Tool
PowerNotes, a provider of tools that help students and professionals create high-quality research quickly and efficiently, has added Composer, an advanced, web-based word processor, to its PowerNotes+ platform. The new tool provides a semi-proctored environment for organizing research and writing …
I spent a week using AI tools in my daily life. Here’s how it went.
Some are useful, some aren’t the gamechangers that are promised.
https://mashable.com/article/my-week-with-generative-ai-review…
Windows 11 Has a Free Video Editor Again (and It’s Pretty Good)
Clipchamp arrived to serve as the new default video editor in Microsoft’s operating system, and it comes with a variety of useful features that can help you put together impressive-looking footage.
https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-use-clipchamp-in-windows-11…
My McLuhan lecture on enshittification
This is Cory Doctorow at his absolute best, a definitive statement describing enshittification and suggestions on how to counter it. Enshittification, writes Doctorow, is “a three stage process: First, platforms are good to their users; then they abuse their users …
Apple Vision Pro review: A revolution in progress
The Apple Vision Pro is pricey and far from perfect but it’s amazingly immersive and revolutionizes both mobile computing and entertainment.
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/smart-glasses/apple-vision-pro-review…
Microsoft’s Copilot AI app is now available on iOS for free — here’s what it can do
Microsoft’s latest AI chatbot, Microsoft Copilot, has just been made available to download for iOS and iPadOS. If you feel the need for another AI tool to tinker with, both can be downloaded from the App Store for free right …
A smartphone without apps? This AI assistant aims to replace them all
Applications make our everyday lives easier, enabling us to perform all sorts of tasks, from ordering food to booking a trip right from our phones. But what if all those apps could be replaced by one seamless AI assistant that …
How to turn your voice memos into text
Voice notes can be a handy way of recording ideas and reminders while on the go. But in audio form, they have limitations: You can’t easily search through them, and you can’t quickly check them when you need to be …
Exploring New Horizons: Teacher Professional Development in the Age of AI – Insights from Thematic Seminar and Report
In an age marked by rapid technological advancements, teachers stand at the forefront of a revolution that necessitates not just a reconsideration of teaching methods but also an ongoing dedication to professional growth. As artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as …
One month with Microsoft’s AI vision of the future: Copilot Pro
Copilot Pro is a $20 per month subscription that includes AI features in Office apps and better image generation tools.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24078972/microsoft-copilot-pro-ai-hands-on-features…
5 Ways Google’s Gemini AI Can Be Useful Everyday
Formerly known as Bard, Gemini is a general use generative AI chatbot like ChatGPT that integrates with Google’s other products and can work with both text and photos to generate its responses.
https://www.slashgear.com/1516136/ways-ggemini-ai-can-be-useful…
OpenAI Launches AI Text-to-Video Generator Sora
Sora is OpenAI’s new generative AI model to create videos from textual prompts. Currently in preview, the new model is able to create photorealistic videos up to 60 seconds long leveraging its ability to understand how things exist in the …