Goodnotes has introduced new AI-powered features that can read, edit, and even discuss handwritten notes, enhancing digital notetaking. These capabilities, including handwriting editing and a math-specific AI assistant, leverage the app’s Smart Ink technology to seamlessly merge traditional pen-and-paper flexibility …
4 AI Tools For Education That Are Nothing Like ChatGPT
These AI tools can help you find academic papers, debunk conspiracies, and more.
https://www.techlearning.com/news/4-ai-tools-for-education-that-are-nothing-like-chatgpt…
Google’s AI podcast tool transforms your text into stunningly lifelike audio – for free
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 …
How to use past exam papers to revise effectively
Here are some tips on how to use past papers effectively to level up your revision.
https://www.theuniguide.co.uk/advice/revision-help/how-to-use-past-exam-papers-to-revise-effectively…
Learning Types by Tim Klapdor
Learning Types is a resources developed to create and share a typology of learning to aid the design and development of engaging learning experiences.
Inside an Effort to Build an AI Assistant for Designing Course Materials
AI developers are pushing to create AI tutors, but edtech expert Michael Feldstein sees a better use in helping educators design course materials. Feldstein’s AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA) aims to guide instructors through course creation, potentially reducing development time …
Microsoft: ‘ever present’ AI assistants are coming
Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, predicts AI assistants with advanced long-term memory are about a year away, potentially transforming user interactions with personalized and persistent support. While some are concerned about privacy and data security, advocates argue that deep …
STORM: Get a Wikipedia-like report on your topic
STORM is a research prototype for automating the knowledge curation process.
OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity
OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation, moving away from control by its nonprofit board. The shift marks a dramatic change for the AI company behind ChatGPT, potentially making it more …
Be Internet Awesome World: A fun new game to learn about online safety
Google’s new gaming experience on Roblox teaches kids how to be safe online.
https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/be-internet-awesome-roblox…
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.