Some are useful, some aren’t the gamechangers that are promised.
https://mashable.com/article/my-week-with-generative-ai-review…
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 …
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 …
8 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024
When it comes to using AI, it’s important to remember that these tools can only help. They do not completely do the work for you. Think of AI products as good rough drafts — to reach the level of quality …
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
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 …
What Is the Best Free Plagiarism Checker?
Make sure that your work is original with these free online plagiarism checkers. Check URLs, documents, and more.
https://www.makeuseof.com/best-free-plagiarism-checker-website…
How to Create Gmail Filters to Easily Organize Your Inbox
Struggling with email overload? Here are some simple steps to create Gmail filters and organize your inbox effortlessly.