DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Terry Sejnowski, a renowned computational neuroscientist, discusses the progress and future of deep learning in artificial intelligence, highlighting its impact on various fields and the need for continued innovation in the field.
https://bdtechtalks.com/2023/04/10/deep-learning-revolution-terry-sejnowski/…
Yoshua Bengio, the Canadian professor (Université de Montréal) who is considered one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence, said the technology he helped create should be paused before AI turns into something too big to control.
https://financialpost.com/technology/canadian-godfather-ai-pause-technology-helped-create…
Microsoft Insider users can now insert their own choice of videos on a PowerPoint slide. and create more personalized presentations.
https://www.makeuseof.com/use-your-own-videos-powerpoint-web/…
Post, a Twitter alternative of sorts that’s rethinking how publishers should engage with social media — and how they should monetize their readership — has opened its doors to the public.
The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US start-up OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft. The regulator said it would ban and investigate OpenAI “with immediate effect”.
This is a tutorial on having ChatGPT write questions to be imported into Moodle using the GIFT format.
This video explains the big idea of Mastodon and why it matters. You’ll learn how it differs from Twitter and what happens when social media is powered by people instead of companies.
The choice of an app can decide your effectiveness when working remotely. See if these productivity tools make a difference to your day.
https://www.makeuseof.com/apps-maximize-productivity-working-remotely/…
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our AI writing detector. The detector will support over 2.1 million educators and more than 10,700 institutions, reaching more than 62 million students. It is a milestone that represents an incredible …
Some tech titans think AI development past GPT-4 should be halted for 6 months. Here’s why I’m not so sure they should be the ones calling the shots.
https://www.coolcatteacher.com/should-ai-be-stopped/
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The first handheld cellphone call was made 50 years ago, and since then these devices have become an essential multi-tool that helps us run our lives. But are they also altering the way our brains work?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230403-how-cellphones-have-changed-our-brains…
This is a study of students from eleven Oberlin Group institutions (non-profit liberal arts colleges in the U.S.) on the cost of textbooks and its impact on students.
EdWeek Research Center asked teachers, principals, and district leaders across the country this open-ended question: “What is the worst or most misguided use of educational technology you have experienced during your career in K-12 education?” See the answers below.
We think of Bard as complementary to Google Search. We want to be bold in how we innovate with this technology as well as be responsible.
https://www.digitalbodies.net/google-bard-ai-arrives-can-it-compete-with-chatgpt/…
Microsoft Teams has been totally overhauled to run faster and have a more simplified interface.
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